# HS code 1202.30: Seed

> HS code 1202.30 covers seed. It sits in heading 12.02 (ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken) in chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder). Other goods of heading 12.02 are classified under 1202.41 (other, in shell) and 1202.42 (other, shelled, whether or not broken).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120230
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1202.30
- Covers: Seed
- Heading: [12.02: Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1202)
- Chapter: [12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/12)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 1202.30 covers seed.

The legal text of the subheading is “Seed”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 12.02 are classified under 1202.41 (other, in shell) and 1202.42 (other, shelled, whether or not broken).

- [1202.41](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120241) Other: In shell
- [1202.42](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120242) Other: Shelled, whether or not broken

## How it is structured

1202.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 12, are the chapter; the first four, 1202, are heading 12.02; the last two, 30, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
- Heading 12.02: Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken
- Subheading 1202.30: Seed

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1202.30 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1202.30 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

## Related codes

The same text, “Seed”, also divides 1 other heading in chapter 12: 1201.10 under heading 12.01.

- [1201.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120110) Heading 12.01: Soya beans, whether or not broken

- Previous subheading: [1201.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120190) Other
- Next subheading: [1202.41](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120241) Other: In shell

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1202.30 cover?

HS code 1202.30 covers seed.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1202.30 in?

HS code 1202.30 is in heading 12.02 (ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken) in chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder).

### Where are goods of heading 12.02 classified when 1202.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 12.02 are classified under 1202.41 (other, in shell) and 1202.42 (other, shelled, whether or not broken).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120230.json