Heading 1208

Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard

3 declarable lines

Heading 1208 covers flours and meals made from oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard. It is split first between soybean flour and meal under 1208.10 and other oil seed flours and meals under 1208.90, with soybean lines split again by certified organic status.

Products in this heading

Soybean flour
Certified organic soybean flour
Peanut flour
Sunflower seed flour
Ground flaxseed (flaxseed meal)
Sesame seed flour
Safflower seed flour

How to choose the right subheading

Check the seed or fruit source: soybean flour or meal goes in 1208.10; flour or meal of other oil seeds goes in 1208.90.
For soybean lines, check organic certification: certified organic goes to 1208.10.00.10; all other soybean flour or meal goes to 1208.10.00.90.
Confirm the product is a flour or meal, not a whole, broken, or roasted seed.
Exclude mustard flour or meal; heading 1208 does not cover it.
Use the general (MFN) rate shown for the selected line.

Often confused with

Whole soybeans, whether or not broken
Heading 1208 covers flour and meal, not whole or broken beans.
Heading 1201
Whole peanuts, shelled or in shell
Peanuts in whole form are classified in 1202, not as peanut flour.
Heading 1202
Soybean oilcake or extracted soybean meal
Residue left after oil extraction is an oilcake, not a flour or meal of heading 1208.
Mustard flour or mustard meal
Heading 1208 expressly excludes flours and meals of mustard.
Heading 2103

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for organic soybean flour?

Use 1208.10.00.10. Its general (MFN) rate is 1.9%.

What is the duty on non-organic soybean flour?

Use 1208.10.00.90; the general (MFN) rate is 1.9%.

How do I classify flour made from sunflower seeds?

Classify it under 1208.90.00.00 with a general (MFN) rate of 1.4%, provided it is not mustard flour.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.