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- 1. Heading 1207 applies, inter alia, to palm nuts and kernels, cotton seeds, castor oil seeds, sesame seeds, mustard seeds, safflower seeds, poppy seeds and shea nuts (karite nuts). It does not apply to products of heading 0801 or 0802 or to olives (chapter 7 or chapter 20).
- 2. Heading 1208 applies not only to non-defatted flours and meals but also to flours and meals which have been partially defatted or defatted and wholly or partially refatted with their original oils. It does not, however, apply to residues of headings 2304 to 2306.
- 3. For the purposes of heading 1209, beet seeds, grass and other herbage seeds, seeds of ornamental flowers, vegetable seeds, seeds of forest trees, seeds of fruit trees, seeds of vetches (other than those of the species Vicia faba ) or of lupines are to be regarded as "seeds of a kind used for sowing".Heading 1209 does not, however, apply to the following even if for sowing:
- (a) Leguminous vegetables or sweet corn (chapter 7);
- (b) Spices or other products of chapter 9;
- (c) Cereals (chapter 10); or
- (d) Products of headings 1201 to 1207 or of heading 1211.
- 4. Heading 1211 applies, inter alia , to the following plants or parts thereof: basil, borage, ginseng, hyssop, licorice, all species of mint, rosemary, rue, sage and wormwood.Heading 1211 does not, however, apply to:
- (a) Medicaments of chapter 30;
- (b) Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations of chapter 33; or
- (c) Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, disinfectants or similar products of heading 3808.
- 5. For the purposes of heading 1212, the term "seaweeds and other algae" does not include:
- (a) Dead single-cell microorganisms of heading 2102;
- (b) Cultures of microorganisms of heading 3002; or
- (c) Fertilizers of heading 3101 or 3105.
- 1. For the purposes of subheading 1205.10, the expression "low erucic acid rape or colza seeds" means rape or colza seeds yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of less than 2 percent by weight and yielding a solid component which contains less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates per gram.
- 1. No allowance in weight shall be made for dirt or other impurities in seed of any kind provided for in this chapter.
- 2. The aggregate quantity of peanuts entered under subheadings 1202.30.40, 1202.41.40, 1202.42.15, 1202.42.60, and 2008.11.46 during the 12-month period from April 1 in any year through the following March 31, inclusive, shall not exceed the quantities specified herein (articles the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under this quantitative limitation and no such articles shall be classifiable therein).
Quantity (metric tons) Entered in the 12-month period from April 1 in any year through the following March 31, inclusive Argentina 43,901 Other countries or areas 9,005 For the purposes of this note, imports of peanuts in the shell shall be charged against the quantities in this note on the basis of 75 kilograms for each 100 kilograms of peanuts in the shell.Imports of peanuts under this note are subject to such regulations as may be issued by the United States Trade Representative or other designated agency.
- 1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6.
U.S. Tariff Rates
Soybeans, whether or not broken
Seed
Other
Seeds of a kind used as oil stock
Other
Certified organic
Other
Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken
Seed
Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
Other
Other
In shell
Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
For use as oil stock
Other
Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
For use as oil stock
Other
Other
For use as oil stock
Other
Other
Shelled, whether or not broken
Dry-blanched
Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
For use as oil stock
Other
Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
For use as oil stock
Other
Other
For use as oil stock
Other
Other
Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
For use as oil stock
Other
Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
For use as oil stock
Other
Other
For uses as oil stock
Other
Copra
Flaxseed (linseed), whether or not broken
For sowing
For use as oil stock
Certified organic
Other
Other
Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken
Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds
For sowing
For use as oil stock
Other
Other
For sowing
For use as oil stock
Other
Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
For use as oil stock
For sowing
Other
For human use
In-shell
Other
Other
Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken
Palm nuts and kernels
Cotton seeds
Seed
Other
Castor oil seeds
Sesame seeds
Mustard seeds
Safflower (<u>Carthamus</u> <u>tinctorius</u>) seeds
Melon seeds
Cantaloupe
Watermelon
Other
Other
Poppy seeds
Other
Niger seed
Hemp seed
For sowing
Other
Other
Of soybeans
Certified organic
Other
Other
Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing
Sugar beet seeds
Seeds of forage plants
Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds
Certified
Other
Clover (<u>Trifolium</u> spp.) seeds
White and ladino
Other
Alsike
Crimson
Red
Double cut
Other
Sweet
Other
Fescue seeds
Tall
Creeping red
Certified
Other
Meadow
Other
Kentucky blue grass (<u>Poa</u> <u>pratensis</u> <u>L</u>.) seeds
Rye grass (<u>Lolium</u> <u>multiflorium</u> <u>Lam</u>., <u>Lolium</u> <u>perenne</u> <u>L</u>.) seeds
Annual
Perennial
Other
Beet
Other
Bent grass (genus <u><i>Agrostis</i></u>)
Bermuda grass for sowing
Husked
Other
Birdsfoot trefoil
Bromegrass
Meadow
Smooth
Other
Orchard grass
Sudan grass
Wheatgrass
Crested
Other
Wild rye
Other grass
Other
Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers
Petunia
Other
Other
Vegetable seeds
Cauliflower
Celery
Onion
Parsley
Pepper
Sweet pepper
Other
Other
Broccoli
Cabbage
Green cabbage
Other
Carrot
Radish
Spinach
Cucumber
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Parsnip
Pumpkin
Squash
Tomato
Turnip
Other
Other
Tree and shrub
Other
Tobacco
Other
Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin
Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets
Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin
Hop cone pellets
Other
Ginseng roots
Fresh or dried
Cultivated
Wild
Chilled or frozen
Coca leaf
Poppy straw
Ephedra
Bark of African cherry (<i>Prunus Africana</i>)
Other
Mint leaves
Crude or not manufactured
Other
Herbal teas and herbal infusions (single species, unmixed)
Other
Tonka beans
Other
Fresh or dried
Substances having anesthetic, prophylactic or therapeutic properties and principally used as medicaments or as ingredients in medicaments
Psyllium seed husks
Other
Basil
Sage
Other
Herbal teas and herbal infusions (single species, unmixed)
Other
Chilled or frozen
Seaweeds and other algae
Fit for human consumption
Other
Other
Sugar beet
Locust beans (carob)
Sugar cane
Chicory roots
Other
Apricot, peach (including nectarine) or plum stones and kernels
Nectarine
Other
Other
Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets
Alfalfa (lucerne) meal and pellets
Dehydrated
Cubes
Other
Other
Sun-cured
Cubes
Other
Other
Other
Hay
Alfalfa, whether or not double compressed
Timothy
Other
Clover
Other
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