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THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975 (SCHEDULE)
SECTION II. VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975

SECTION II

VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

NOTE :

In this Section, the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 (percent) by weight.

CHAPTER 12

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

NOTES :

1. Heading 1207 applies, inter alia, to palm nuts and kernels, cotton seeds, castor oil seeds, sesamum 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 " seed 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 1211.

4. Heading 1211 applies, inter alia, to the following plants or parts thereof: basil, borage, ginseng, hyssop, liquorice, 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 micro-organisms of heading 2102;

    (b) cultures of micro-organisms of heading 3002; or

    (c) fertilizers of heading 3101 or 3105.

SUB-HEADING NOTE :

For the purposes of sub-heading 1205 10, the expression " 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% by weight and yielding a solid component which contains less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates per gram.

Tariff Item

Description of goods Unit Rate of duty
Standard Preferential Areas
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1201 SOYA BEANS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN      
1201 10 00 - Seed kg. 45% 20%
1201 90 00 - Other kg. 45% 20%
1202 GROUND-NUTS, NOT ROASTED OR OTHERWISE COOKED, WHETHER OR NOT SHELLED OR BROKEN      
1202 30 - Seed:      
1202 30 10 - - - H. P. S. kg. 30% 20%
1202 30 90 - -- Other kg. 30% 20%
  - Other:      
1202 41 - - In shell:      
1202 41 10 - - - H.P.S. kg. 30% 20%
1202 41 90 - -- Other kg. 30% 20%
1202 42 - - Shelled, whether or not broken:      
1202 42 10 - - - Kernels, H.P.S. kg. 30% 20%
1202 42 20 - - - Kernels,other kg. 30% 20%
1202 42 90 - - - Other kg. 30% 20%
1203 00 00 COPRA kg. 70% 60%
1204 LINSEED, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN      
1204 00 - Linseed, whether or not broken:      
1204 00 10 --- Of seed quality kg. 30% 20%
1204 00 90 --- Other kg. 30% 20%
1205 RAPE OR COLZA SEEDS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN      
1205 10 00 - Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds kg. 30% 20%
1205 90 00 - Other kg. 30% 20%
1206 - SUNFLOWER SEEDS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN      
1206 00 - Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken:      
1206 00 10 --- Of seed quality kg. 30% 20%
1206 00 90 --- Other kg. 30% 20%
1207 OTHER OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN      
1207 10 - Palm nuts and kernels:      
1207 10 10 - - - Palm nuts kg. 30% 20%
1207 10 90 - - - Palm kernels kg. 30% 20%
  - Cotton seeds :      
1207 21 00 - - Seed kg. 30% 20%
1207 29 00 -- Other kg. 30% 20%
1207 30 - Castor oil seeds:      
1207 30 10 - - - Of seed quality kg. 30% 20%
1207 30 90 - -- Other kg. 30% 20%
1207 40 - Sesamum seeds:      
1207 40 10 - - - Of seed quality kg. 30% 20%
1207 40 90 - -- Other kg. 30% 20%
1207 50 - Mustard seeds:      
1207 50 10 - - - Of seed quality kg. 30% 20%
1207 50 90 - -- Other kg. 30% 20%
1207 60 - Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds:      
1207 60 10 - - - Of seed quality kg. 30% 20%
1207 60 90 - -- Other kg. 30% 20%
1207 70 - Melon seeds:      
1207 70 10 - - - Of seed quality kg. 30% 20%
1207 70 90 - - - Other kg. 30% 20%
  - Other :      
1207 91 00 -- Poppy seeds kg. 20% 60%
1207 99 -- Other :      
1207 99 10 --- Ajams kg. 30% 20%
1207 99 20 --- Mango kernel kg. 30% 20%
1207 99 30 --- Niger seed kg. 30% 20%
1207 99 40 --- Kokam kg. 30% 20%
1207 99 90 --- Other kg. 30% 20%
1208 FLOURS AND MEALS OF OIL SEEDS OR OLEAGINOUS FRUITS, OTHER THAN THOSE OF MUSTARD      
1208 10 00 - Of soya beans kg. 30% -
1208 90 00 - Other kg. 30% -
1209 SEEDS, FRUIT AND SPORES, OF A KIND USED FOR SOWING      
1209 10 00 - Sugar beet seeds kg. 30% -
  - Seeds of forage plants :      
1209 21 00 - - Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds kg. 30% -
1209 22 00 - - Clover ( Trifolium spp. ) seeds kg. 30% -
1209 23 00 - - Fescue seeds kg. 30% -
1209 24 00 - - Kentucky blue grass ( Poa pratensis L. ) seeds kg. 30% -
1209 25 00 - - Rye grass ( Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L .) seeds kg. 30% -
1209 29 -- Other :      
1209 29 10 --- Australian lupin seeds kg. 30% -
1209 29 90 --- Other kg. 30% -
1209 30 00 - Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers kg. 30% -
  - Other :      
1209 91 -- Vegetable seeds :      
1209 91 10 --- Of Cabbage kg. 5% -
1209 91 20 --- Of Cauliflower kg. 5% -
1209 91 30 --- Of Onion kg. 5% -
1209 91 40 --- Of Pea kg. 5% -
1209 91 50 --- Of Radish kg. 5% -
1209 91 60 --- Of Tomato kg. 5% -
1209 91 70 --- Of chilly of genus Capsicum kg. 5% -
1209 91 90 --- Other kg. 5% -
1209 99 -- Other :      
1209 99 10 --- Fruit seeds for planting or sowing kg. 5% -
1209 99 90 --- Other kg. 5% -
1210 HOP CONES, FRESH OR DRIED, WHETHER OR NOT GROUND, POWDERED OR IN THE FORM OF PELLETS; LUPULIN      
1210 10 00 - Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets kg. 30% -
1210 20 00 - Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin kg. 30% -
1211 PLANTS AND PARTS OF PLANTS (INCLUDING SEEDS AND FRUITS), OF A KIND USED PRIMARILY IN PERFUMERY, IN PHARMACY OR FOR INSECTICIDAL , FUNGICIDAL OR SIMILAR PURPOSE, FRESH OR DRIED, WHETHER OR NOT CUT, CRUSHED OR POWDERED      
1211 20 00 - Ginseng roots kg. 30% -
1211 30 00 - Coca leaf kg. 30% -
1211 40 00 - Poppy straw kg. 30% -
1211 50 00 - Ephendra kg. 30% -
1211 60 00 - Bark of African cherry (Prunus africana) kg. 30% -
1211 90 - Other:      
  --- Seeds, Kernel, Aril, Fruit, Pericarp, Fruit rind, Endosperm, Mesocarp, Endocarp :      
1211 90 11 ---- Ambrette seeds kg . 30% -
1211 90 12 ---- Nuxvomica, Dried ripe seeds kg . 30% -
1211 90 13 ---- Psyllium seeds (isobgul) kg . 30% -
1211 90 14 ---- Neem seeds kg . 30% -
1211 90 15 ---- Jojoba seeds kg . 30% -
1211 90 16 ---- Garcinia kg . 30 % -
1211 90 19 ---- Other kg . 30 % -
  --- Leaves, Leaf bud, Galls, flowers, Inflorescence, Spadix, Flower bud, Style and Stigma, Stamen and pods :      
1211 90 21 ---- Belladona leaves kg . 30% -
1211 90 22 ---- Senna leaves and pods kg . 30% -
1211 90 23 ---- Neem leaves kg . 30% -
1211 90 24 ---- Gymnema kg . 30% -
1211 90 25 ---- Cubeb kg . 30% -
1211 90 26 ---- Pyrethrum kg . 30% -
1211 90 29 ---- Other kg . 30% -
  --- Bark, Husk and Rind:      
1211 90 31 ---- Cascara sagrada bark kg. 30% -
1211 90 32 ---- Psyllium husk (isobgol husk) kg . 30% -
1211 90 33 ---- Gamboge fruit rind kg. 30% -
1211 90 34 ---- Ashoka (Saraca asoca.) kg. 30% -
1211 90 35 ---- Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) kg. 30% -
1211 90 39 ---- Other kg . 30 % -
  --- Roots, Root stalk, Bulb, Corn, Tuber, Stolon and rhizome :      
1211 90 41 ---- Belladona roots kg . 30% -
1211 90 42 ---- Galangal rhizomes and roots kg . 30% -
1211 90 43 ---- Ipecac dried rhizome and roots kg . 30% -
1211 90 44 ---- Serpentina roots (rowwalfia serpentina and other species of rowwalfias) kg. 30% -
1211 90 45 ---- Zedovary roots kg . 30% -
1211 90 46 ---- Kuth root kg . 30% -
1211 90 47 ---- Sarasaparilla roots kg. 30% -
1211 90 48 ---- Sweet flag rhizomes kg. 30% -
1211 90 49 ---- Other kg . 30% -
  --- Whole Plant, Aerial Part, Stem, Shoot and Wood:      
1211 90 51 ---- Sandalwood chips and dust kg. 30% -
1211 90 52 ---- Vinca rosea herbs kg. 30% -
1211 90 53 ---- Mint kg . 30% -
1211 90 54 ---- Agarwood kg . 30% -
1211 90 55 ---- Chirata kg . 30% -
1211 90 56 ---- Basil, hyssop, rosemary, sage and savory kg. 30% -
1211 90 57 ---- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) kg. 30% -
1211 90 58 ---- Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia) kg. 30% -
1211 90 59 ---- Other kg . 30% -
1211 90 90 --- Other kg . 30% -
1212 LOCUST BEANS, SEAWEEDS AND OTHER ALGAE, SUGAR BEET AND SUGARCANE, 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      
  - Other :      
1212 21 -- Fit for human consumption: kg. 30% -
1212 21 10 --- Seaweeds kg. 30% -
1212 21 90 --- Other algae kg. 30% -
1212 29 -- Other: kg. 30% -
1212 29 10 --- Seaweeds kg. 30% -
1212 29 90 --- Other algae kg. 30% -
1212 91 00 -- Sugar beet kg. 30% -
1212 92 00 - - Locust beans (carob) kg. 30% -
1212 93 00 - - Sugar cane kg. 30% -
1212 94 00 - - Chicory roots kg. 30% -
1212 99 -- Other:      
1212 99 10 --- Kokam (cocum) flowers kg. 30% -
1212 99 20 --- Mohua flowers kg. 30% -
1212 99 90 --- Other kg. 30% -
1213 00 00 CEREAL STRAW AND HUSKS, UNPREPARED, WHETHER OR NOT CHOPPED, GROUND, PRESSED OR IN THE FORM OF PELLETS kg. 30% -
1214 SWEDES, MANGOLDS, FODDER ROOTS, HAY, LUCERNE (alfalfa), CLOVER, SAINFOIN, FORAGE KALE, LUPINES, VETCHES AND SIMILAR FORAGE PRODUCTS, WHETHER OR NOT IN THE FORM OF PELLETS      
1214 10 00 - Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets kg. 30% -
1214 90 00 - Other kg. 30% -

EXEMPTION NOTIFICATIONS

[Notfn. No. 76/03-Cus., dt. 13.5.2003]

For exemption to specified goods of chapter 12 when imported from the transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan see Notfn. No. 76/03-Cus., dt. 13.5.2003.