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12.09 - Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing. 1209.10 - Sugar beet seeds - Seeds of forage plants : 1209.21 1209.22 - - Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds - - Clover (Trifoliurn spp.) seeds 1209.23 - - Fescue seeds 1209.24 1209.25 1209.29 1209.30 - - Kentucky blue grass (Poapratemis L.) seeds - - Rye grass (Loliurn mult$orum Lam., Loliumperenne L.) seeds - - Other - Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers - Other : - - Vegetable seeds 1209.99 - - Other 1209.91 This heading covers all seeds, h i t and s ores of a kind used for sowing. It includes such products even if they are no longer capa le of germination. However, it does not include roducts such as those mentioned at the end of this Explanatory Note, which, although intended tor sowing, are classified elsewhere in the Nomenclature because they are normally used other than for sowing. g The heading includes beet seeds, grass or other herbage seeds (lucerne, sainfoin, clover, fescue, rye grass, Kentucky blue grass, timothy grass, etc.), seeds of ornamental flowers, vegetable seeds, seeds of forest trees including plne cones bearin seeds), seeds of fruit trees, seeds of v e t c h (other than those o the specles Viciafoba, i.e., froad beans and horse beans), seeds of lupines, tamarind seeds, tobacco seeds, and seeds (not themselves used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes) of plants yielding the products of heading 12.11. d Products of this heading (especially grass seeds) may be dis ersed with fine fertiliser particles on a paper backing and covered with a fine layer of wadding eld in place by a reinforcing mesh of plashcs. R The heading excludes : (a) Mushroom spawn (heading 06.02). (b) Leguminous vegetables and sweet corn (Chapter 7). (c) Fruit of Chapter 8. (d) Spices and other products of Chapter 9. (e) Cereal grains (Chapter 10). (f) Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits of headings 12.01 to 12.07. (g) Seeds and fruit which are themselves of a kind used rimarily in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for mmecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes (heading l 2 . e ) . (h) Locust beans (heading 12.12). However, the classification of vegetable products in this heading, b virtue of their being used primarily in pharmacy, does not necessarily imp1 that they may be regarde as medicaments of heading 30.03 or 30.04 when they are m~xed,or unmlxe but put up in measured doses or in forms or packin s for retail sale. Whde the term "medicaments" withn the meaning of heading 30.03 or 30.04 re ers on1 to products which have them eufic or prophylactic uses, the broader tern "pharmacy " has reference loth to medicaments and to pro ucts having no therapeutic or prophyIactic uses (e.g., tonic beverages, fortified foods, blood-grouping reagents). dY B B fl The heading also excludes the following products of a kind used either directly for flavouring beverages or for preparing extracts for the manufacture of beverages : (a) mixtures consisting of different species of plants or parts of plants of this heading (heading 21.06); (b) mixtures of plants or arts of plants of this heading with vegetable products falling in other Chapters (e.g., Chapters 7,9, 1 (Chapter 9 or beading 21.06). f) The following products are included in the heading : Aconite (Aconitum na ellus) : roots and leaves. Ambrette (musk) (Hi iscus abelmoschus) : seeds. Angelica (Archangelica oficinalis) : roots and seeds. Angostura (Galipea oflcinalis) : bark. Araroba (Andira araroba) :powder. Arnica (Arnica montana) : roots, sterns, leaves and flowers. Basil (Ocimum basilicum) : flowers and leaves. Bearberry (Uva ursi : leaves. Belladonna (Atropa elladonna) : herbs, roots, berries, leaves and flowers. Boldo (Peumus boldus) : leaves. Borage (Borago of zcinalis) : stems and flowers. Bryony (Blyonia ioica) : roots. Buchu (Barosma betulina, Barosma serratifolia and Barosma crenulata) : leaves. Buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata) : leaves. Burdock ( rctium lappa) : Seeds and dried roots. Calabar (Physosfigmavenenosum) : beans. Calamus (Acorn calamw) : roots. Calumba (Jcsteorhizapalmata . roots. Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) : Lrbs Cascara sa rada (~harnnus~urshiha) :bark. Cascarilla fcroton eluteria) : bark. Cassia (Cassia Jistula) : pods and unpurified pulp. (Purified cassia pulp (aqueous extract) is classified in heading 13.02.) Centauria (E thmea centuurium) : herbs. Cevadilla (Sa adilla) (Schoenocaulon oficinale) : seeds. Chamomile (Matricaria charnomilla, Anthemis nobilis) : flowers. Chenopodium : seeds. Cherry : stalks. Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) :berries. Cinchona : bark. Clove Cuvyophyllus aromaticus) : bark and leaves. Coca ( rythro~loncoca and Elythroxylon truxillense) : leaves. Cocculus indicus (Indian berr ) (Anamirtapaniculata) : h t . Cocillana (Guarea msbyi) : bar . Colchicum (Colchicum autumnale) : corms and seeds. Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) : fruit. Comfrey (Sym hytram oflcinak) : roots. Condurango &arsdenia condurango) : bark. Couchgrass (Triticum) (Agropyrum repens) : roots. $ b d r & k Cub4 (barbasco or timbo) (Lonchocarpus nicou : bark and roots. Cubeb (Cubeba officinalis Miquel or Piper cube a) :powder. Damiana (Turnera d&%sa) : leaves. Dandelion (Taraxacum o zcinale) : roots. Datura metel : leaves an seeds. Derris (or tuba) (Derris elliptica and Derris trifoliata) : roots. Di italis (Digitalispurpurea): leaves and seeds. El er (Sambucus nigra) : flowers and bark. Ephedra (Mahuang) : stems and branches. Ergot of rye. Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) : leaves. FranguIa : bark. : leaves and flowers. b f i Jalap (I omoeapurga) : roots. Laven er (Lavandula vera) : flowers and herbs. Leptandra (Veronica virginica) : roots. Linaloe (Bursera delpechiana) : wood. Linden (Ta'lia europaea) : flowers and leaves. Li uorice (Glycyrrhiza labra) : roots. Lo elia (Lobelia injlataf: herbs and flowers. Long pepper (Piper lon rn) : roots and underground stems. Male fern Dlyopterisfi ix-mas) : root. Mallow ( alva silvestris and Malva rotundgolia) : leaves and flowers. Mandrake : roots or rhizomes. f h ff Orris (Iris germanica, lrispallida and Irisflorentina) : roots. Pansy : flowers. Patchouli (Pogostemonpatchouli) : leaves. Peppermint (see mint). Pine : buds. Plantago syllium : herbs and seeds. Podophyl urn (Podophyllumpeltaturn) : roots or rhizomes. Poppy (Pa aver sornniferum : heads (unripe, dried). Pulsatilla finern~ne~ulsatil a) : herbs. : leaves, stems and flowers. i' Quassia (Quassia amara and Picraena excelsa) : wood and bark. Quince : seeds. Rhatany (K~ameriatriandra) : roots. This heading covers the endosperm, the germs, the whole seeds, and also powdered germs, whether or not mixed with powdered tegument. The heading excludes locust bean endosperm flour which is classified in heading 13.02 as a mucilage or thickener. (D) Fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable roducts (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativumfof a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included. This group includes fruit stones and kernels and other ve etable products of a kind mainly used, directly or indirectly, for human consumption, ut not elsewhere specified or included in the Nomenclature. It therefore includes kernels of peaches (including nectarines), apricots and plums (used mainly as substitutes for almonds). These products remain in the heading even though they may also be used for the extraction of oil. The heading also includes unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichon'um indybus sativum,whether fresh or dried, whole or chopped. The roasted chicory root of this variety, which is used as a coffee substitute, is excluded (heading 21.01). Other unroasted chicory roots are classified in heading 06.01. Angelica stems, used mainly to prepare candied angelica or angelica preserved by sugar, also fall in this heading. They are generally provisionally preserved in 'brine. P' The heading also covers sweet sor urns, such as saccharaturn, which are used primarily for the manufacture of syrup or mo asses. The heading excludes h i t stones and pips of a kind used for carving (e ., date stones) (heading 14.04) and roasted fruit kernels (generally classified as c o d e substitutes heading 21.01).
1.- Heading 12.07 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 08.01 or 08.02 or to olives (Chapter 7 or Chapter 20). 2.- Heading 12.08 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 23.04 to 23.06. 3.- For the purposes of heading 12.09, 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 12.09 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 12.01 to 12.07 or 12.11. 4.- Heading 12.11 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 12.11 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 38.08. 5.- For the purposes of heading 12.12, the term “seaweeds and other algae” does not include : (a) Dead single-cell micro-organisms of heading 21.02; (b) Cultures of micro-organisms of heading 30.02; or (c) Fertilisers of heading 31.01 or 31.05. Subheading Note. 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 % by weight and yielding a solid component which contains less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates per gram.