HS code 1207.40: Sesame seeds
HS code 1207.40 covers: Oil seeds; sesamum seeds, whether or not broken. It is a subheading of heading 1207, in chapter 12.
Where 1207.40 sits in the tariff
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries and regions add their own digits after them.
Chapter
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading
1207Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken
Subheading
1207.40 Oil seeds; sesamum seeds, whether or not broken
Other subheadings under heading 1207
- 1207.10Oil seeds; palm nuts and kernels, whether or not broken
- 1207.21Oil seeds; cotton seeds, seed, whether or not broken
- 1207.29Oil seeds; cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken
- 1207.30Oil seeds; castor oil seeds, whether or not broken
- 1207.40Oil seeds; sesamum seeds, whether or not brokenThis page
- 1207.50Oil seeds; mustard seeds, whether or not broken
- 1207.60Oil seeds; safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds, whether or not broken
- 1207.70Oil seeds; melon seeds, whether or not broken
- 1207.91Oil seeds; poppy seeds, whether or not broken
- 1207.99Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; n.e.c. in heading no. 1207, whether or not broken
How tariffs divide 1207.40 further
National and regional tariffs add digits after the six shared ones, splitting this subheading into more specific lines. The tables list every line we hold for 1207.40 in this language, in each publisher's own wording.
| Tariff | Applies in | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8) | European Union | 2 |
| US Harmonized Tariff Schedule | United States | 2 |
| UK Global Tariff commodity codes | United Kingdom | 2 |
| India ITC-HS (8-digit) | India | 2 |
| GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit) | Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule | 1 |
| EAC Common External Tariff | East African Community | 1 |
| Brazil NCM | Brazil and Mercosur | 2 |
| Turkey GTIP | Türkiye | 3 |
| Egypt customs tariff (10-digit) | Egypt | 2 |
| ECOWAS Common External Tariff | West Africa | 1 |
| Lines in total | 18 | |
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)
European Union — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 10 | Sesamum seeds – Seed |
| 1207 40 90 | Sesamum seeds – Other |
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
United States — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 00 10 | Sesame seeds – Certified organic |
| 1207 40 00 90 | Sesame seeds – Other |
UK Global Tariff commodity codes
United Kingdom — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 10 00 | Sesamum seeds – Seed |
| 1207 40 90 00 | Sesamum seeds – Other |
India ITC-HS (8-digit)
India — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 10 | Sesamum seeds: – Of seed quality |
| 1207 40 90 | Sesamum seeds: – Other |
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)
Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 00 00 00 | Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken. |
EAC Common External Tariff
East African Community — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 00 | Sesamum seeds |
Brazil NCM
Brazil and Mercosur — 2 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 10 | Sesamum seeds – For sowing |
| 1207 40 90 | Sesamum seeds – Other |
Turkey GTIP
Türkiye — 3 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 10 00 00 | Sesame seeds: – Seed |
| 1207 40 90 00 11 | (---Crude > |
| 1207 40 90 00 12 | Dehulled |
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)
Egypt — 2 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 00 10 | Sesamum seeds, for sowing. |
| 1207 40 00 90 | Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing. |
ECOWAS Common External Tariff
West Africa — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1207 40 00 00 | Sesamum seeds |
Descriptions are shown for reference in the publishers' own wording. They are not the official legal text. See all data sources.
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