1211 20 — Ginseng roots, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered

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 purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whole or cut, crushed or powdered: 1211 20 – Ginseng roots 1211 30 – Coca leaf 1211 40 – Poppy straw 1211 50 – Ephedra, or joint-fir 1211 90 – Other

This heading covers products of plant origin used for perfumery, pharmacy or insecticidal, fungicidal, parasitic or similar purposes. They may be in the form of a whole plant, moss or lichen or parts thereof (such as wood, bark, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, petals, fruits and seeds (other than fruits and seeds of oilseeds included in headings 1201 to 1207) or in the form of waste derived mainly from their mechanical processing. They

are classified in this heading fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whole, cut, crushed, ground, powdered or (where appropriate) grated or husked. Products of this heading impregnated with alcohol are also included here. Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) of trees, shrubs, bushes or other plants are classified in this heading if they are either used directly for the purposes mentioned above or used for the production of extracts, alkaloids or essential oils suitable for those purposes. On the other hand, the heading excludes seeds and fruits of a kind used for the extraction of fixed oils; these fall in headings 1201 to 1207, even if the oils are to be used for the purposes referred to in this heading. It should also be noted that products of vegetable origin more specifically described in other headings of the Nomenclature are excluded from this heading even if they are used in perfumery, pharmacy, etc., for example, citrus fruit peel (heading 0814); vanilla, cloves, aniseed, badian (star anise) and other products of Chapter 09; hop cones (heading 1210); chicory roots of heading 1212; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (heading 1301). Live plants and chicory roots and other live seedlings, bulbs, rhizomes, etc., clearly intended for planting, as well as flowers, foliage, etc., for ornamental purposes, fall in Chapter 06. It should be noted that wood used directly in perfumery, pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes is classified in this heading only when in the form of chips, shavings, sawdust or powder. In other forms such wood is excluded (Chapter 44). Certain plants or parts of plants (including seeds or fruits) of this heading may be put up (e.g., in sachets) for making herbal infusions or herbal "teas". Such products consisting of plants or parts of plants (including seeds or fruits) of a single species (e.g., peppermint "tea") are classified in this heading. However, the heading excludes products consisting of plants or parts of plants (including seeds or fruits) of different species (whether or not containing plants or parts of plants of other headings) or consisting of plants or parts of plants of a single species or of different species mixed with other substances such as one or more plant extracts (heading 2106). It should also be noted that the following products fall in heading 3003, 3004, 3303 to 3307 or 3808, as the case may be: (a) products of this heading, unmixed, but put up in measured doses or in packings for retail sale for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, or put up for retail sale as perfumery products or as insecticides, fungicides or other similar products; (b) mixed products intended for the uses mentioned in subparagraph (a) above. However, the classification of products of vegetable origin in this heading, having regard to their primary use in pharmacy, does not necessarily imply that they may be regarded as medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004 when, mixed or unmixed, they are put up in measured doses or in packings for retail sale. Whereas the term "medicaments" in the context of heading 3003 or 3004 refers only to products having therapeutic or prophylactic uses, the broader term "pharmacy" covers both medicaments and products having no therapeutic or prophylactic uses (e.g., tonic beverages, fortified foods, blood-grouping reagents). The heading also excludes: (a) mixtures of different species of plants or parts of plants of this heading, used as seasonings for sauces (heading 2103);

(b) the following products, used either directly for flavouring beverages or for the preparation of extracts for the manufacture of beverages: (i) mixtures consisting of different species of plants or parts of plants of this heading (heading 2106); and (ii) mixtures of plants or parts of plants of this heading with vegetable products falling in other Chapters (e.g., Chapters 07, 09, 11) (Chapter 09 or heading 2106). The following products are included in this heading: Quince: seeds Sweet flag (Acorus calamus): roots Aconite (Aconitum napellus): roots and leaves Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis): flowers, leaves and roots Angostura (Galipea officinalis): bark Anemone (Anemone pulsatilla): herb Pansy: flowers Orange (Citrus aurantium): leaves and flowers Aralia (Smilax): roots Araroba (Andira araroba): powder Arnica (Arnica montana): roots, stems, leaves, flowers Basil (Ocimum basilicum): flowers and leaves Meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale): corms and seeds Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger): roots, seeds and leaves Belladonna (Atropa belladonna): herb, roots, berries, leaves and flowers Boldo (Peumus boldus): leaves Bryony (Bryonia dioica): roots Elder (Sambucus nigra): flowers and bark Buchu (Barosma betulina, Barosma serratifolia and Barosma crenulata): leaves Borage (Boraga officinalis): stems and flowers Valerian (Valeriana officinalis): roots Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata): leaves Verbena: leaves and tops Speedwell (Veronica officinalis): leaves Culver's root (Veronica virginica): flowers and herb Cherry: stalks Slippery elm (Ulmus fulva): bark Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana): bark and leaves Cocillana (Guarea rusbyi): bark Guaiacum (Guaiacum officinale, Guaiacum sanctum): wood Clove tree (Caryophyllus aromaticus): bark and leaves Hibiscus (ambrette) (Hibiscus abelmoschus): seeds

Yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea): roots Walnut: leaves Derris (or tuba) (Derris elliptica and Derris trifoliata): roots Datura (Datura metel): leaves and seeds Thorn apple (Datura stramonium): leaves and tops Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare); sweet (garden) marjoram (Majorana nortensis or Origanum majorana) is excluded (Chapter 07) Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis): leaves and flowers Angelica (Archangelica officinalis): roots, seeds Golden seal (Hydrastis canadensis): roots Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium, Panax ginseng): roots Cascara buckthorn (Rhamnus purshiana): bark Centaury (Erythraea centaurium): herb Indian berry (Anamirta paniculata): fruit Ipecacuanha (Cephaelis ipecacuanha): roots Mexican scammony (Ipomoea orizabensis): roots Iris (Iris germanica, Iris pallida, Iris florentina): roots Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis): flowers and leaves Yohimbe (Corynanthe johimbe): bark Chinese galangal (Alpinia officinarum): rhizomes Black haw (Viburnum prunifolium): roots, bark Cascarilla (Croton eluteria): bark Cassia (Cassia fistula): pods and unpurified pulp (purified cassia pulp – an aqueous extract – falls in heading 1302) Sharp-leaved cassia and narrow-leaved cassia (Cassia acutifolia, Cassia angustifolia): pods and leaves Quassia (Quassia amara, Picraena excelsa): wood and bark Coca bush (Erythroxylon coca, Erythroxylon truxillense): leaves Calumba (Jaterhiza pialmata): roots Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis): fruit Condurango (Marsdenia condurango): bark Hemp (Cannabis sativa): herb Mullein (Verbascum thapsus, Verbascum phlomoides): leaves and flowers Alder buckthorn: bark Cube (barbasco or timbo) (Yonchocarpus nicou): bark and roots Cubeb (Cubeba officinalis, Piper cubeba): powder Lavender (Lavandula vera): flowers and herb Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus): berries Lime tree (Tilia europaea): flowers and leaves

Lobelia (Lobelia inflata): herb and flowers Greater burdock (Arctium lappa): seeds and dried roots Marjoram Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): heads (unripe, dried) Mallow (Malva silvestris and Malva rotundifolia): leaves and flowers Mandrake: roots and rhizomes Goosefoot: seeds Mexican lavender (Bursera delpechiana): skin of the berries Squill (Urginea maritima, Urginea scilla): bulbs Mint (all species) Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis): leaves, flowers and tops Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea): leaves and seeds Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): roots Comfrey (Symphytum officinale): roots Black nightshade Patchouli (Pogostemon patchouli): leaves Indian long pepper (Piper longum): roots and underground stems Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare): roots, leaves and seeds Pellitory (Anacyclus pyrethrum): roots Plantain (Plantago): herb and seeds May apple (Podophyllum peltatum): roots and rhizomes Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium): leaves and flowers Levant wormseed (Artemisia cina): flowers Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris): roots Couch grass (Agropyrum repens): roots Rhatany (Krameria triandra): roots Rhubarb (Rheum officinale): roots Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis): flowers German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla): flowers Rose: flowers Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis): herb, flowers and leaves Rue (Ruta graveolens): leaves Sabadilla (Schoenocaulon officinale): seeds Sandalwood: chips, shavings (white and yellow) Sassafras (Sassafras officinalis): bark, roots and wood Senega (Polygala senega) Scammony (Convolvulus scammonia): roots Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra): roots

Pine: buds Ergot of cereals Strychnos (Strychnos ignatii) Strophanthus (Strophanthus combe): seeds Bearberry (Uva ursi): leaves Tonka (Dipterix odorata): beans Damiana (Turnera diffusa): leaves Sweet violet (Viola odorata): roots and dried flowers Calabar bean plant (Physostigma venenosum): beans Cinchona tree: bark Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium): leaves, stems and flowers Hellebore (Veratrum album, Veratrum viride): roots Nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica): seeds Sage (Salvia officinalis): leaves and flowers Horehound (Marrubium vulgare): herb and stems Male shield fern, or male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas): roots Evernia (oak moss) (Ewernia furfuracea) (lichen) Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus): leaves Ephedra: stems and branches Jaborandi (Pilocarpus jaborandi and Pilocarpus microphyllus): leaves Jalap (Ipomaea purga): roots Sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata): herb The botanical names in the above list (which is not exhaustive) are given to assist in identifying the plants. The mention of the botanical name of a particular species does not in any way mean that other species of the same plant family are not included in this heading. Certain products of this heading which are regarded as narcotic drugs under international instruments are included in the list at the end of Chapter 29.

Notes

English text as published in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 (Combined Nomenclature). The EAEU tariff and the EU nomenclature copy these notes from the same convention. For a Russian declaration the binding version is the Russian one: Annex to Decision No 80 of the EEC Council of 14 September 2021.

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 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 ‘seeds of a kind used for sowing’. Heading 1209 does not, however, apply to the following, even if for sowing:

(a) leguminous vegetables or sweetcorn (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) fertilisers of heading 3101 or 3105.

Subheading note

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. В субпозиции 1205 10 термин «семена рапса, или кользы, с низким содержанием эруковой кислоты» означает семена рапса, или кользы, дающие нелетучее масло, содержащее менее 2 мас.% эруковой кислоты, и твердый компонент, содержащий менее 30 мкмоль/г глюкозинолатов.