HSN 12 — Oil Seeds And Oleaginous Fruits

Description: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 1201 — SOYA BEANS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN
  • 1202 — GROUND-NUTS, NOT ROASTED OR OTHERWISE COOKED, WHETHER OR NOT SHELLED O
  • 1203 — COPRA
  • 1204 — LINSEED, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN
  • 1205 — RAPE OR COLZA SEEDS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN
  • 1206 — SUNFLOWER SEEDS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN
  • 1207 — OTHER OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN
  • 1208 — FLOURS AND MEALS OF OIL SEEDS OR OLEAGINOUS FRUITS, OTHER THAN THOSE O
  • 1209 — SEEDS, FRUIT AND SPORES, OF A KIND USED FOR SOWING
  • 1210 — HOP CONES, FRESH OR DRIED, WHETHER OR NOT GROUND, POWDERED OR IN THE F
  • 1211 — PLANTS AND PARTS OF PLANTS (INCLUDING SEEDS AND FRUITS), OF A KIND USE
  • 1212 — LOCUST BEANS, SEAWEEDS AND OTHER ALGAE, SUGAR BEET AND SUGARCANE, FRES
  • 1213 — CEREAL STRAW AND HUSKS, UNPREPARED, WHETHER OR NOT CHOPPED, GROUND, PR
  • 1214 — SWEDES, MANGOLDS, FODDER ROOTS, HAY, LUCERNE (alfalfa), CLOVER, SAINFO
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

no CBAM-relevant chapter by heading — still verify code-level CN scope

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes).

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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