1212 — Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included
In the EU Combined Nomenclature this heading has 10 eight-digit codes, conventional duty from 0 to 5.8 %; 3 with a compound or specific duty. In the EAEU tariff, heading 1212 has 11 ten-digit codes, base import duty from 3 to 5 %.
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EU codes
| EU code | Description | EU rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1212 21 00 | Fit for human consumption | 0 % |
| 1212 29 00 | Other | 0 % |
| 1212 91 | Sugar beet | |
| 1212 91 20 | Dried, whether or not ground | 23 €/100 kg/net |
| 1212 91 80 | Other | 6,7 €/100 kg/net |
| 1212 92 00 | Locust beans (carob) | 5.1 % |
| 1212 93 00 | Sugar cane | 4,6 €/100 kg/net |
| 1212 94 00 | Chicory roots | 0 % |
| 1212 99 | Other | |
| 1212 99 41 | Not decorticated, crushed or ground | 0 % |
| 1212 99 49 | Other | 5.8 % |
| 1212 99 95 | Other | 0 % |
EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, conventional rate for third countries · European Commission · rate for your country of origin: TARIC
EAEU codes (base rates)
| Code | HS 6 subheading | Supp. unit | Base rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1212 21 000 0 | Fit for human consumption | — | 3 % |
| 1212 29 000 0 | Other | — | 3 % |
| 1212 91 200 0 | Sugar beet | — | 5 % |
| 1212 91 800 0 | Sugar beet | — | 5 % |
| 1212 92 000 0 | Locust beans (carob) | — | 5 % |
| 1212 93 000 0 | Sugar cane | — | 5 % |
| 1212 94 000 0 | Chicory roots | — | 5 % |
| 1212 99 410 0 | Other | — | 5 % |
| 1212 99 490 0 | Other | — | 5 % |
| 1212 99 950 1 | Other | — | 5 % |
| 1212 99 950 9 | Other | — | 5 % |
EAEU Common Customs Tariff, chapter 12, updated 08.03.2026 · Eurasian Economic Commission
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What the rate does not include
This is the base import duty. It excludes anti-dumping and other trade defence measures, preferential rates under trade agreements, import VAT and excise. Customs decides the code of a specific product — this directory is not a binding classification.