HS Code 0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper

Which HS code 0909 subheading fits your spice seed?

Heading 0909 sorts seed spices by the seed first and by its form second. Coriander has its own pair of subheadings. Cumin has its own pair too. The third pair is shared by a group of seeds: anise, badian, caraway and fennel, plus juniper berries.

Each pair works the same way. One subheading is for the seed as it arrives from the farm. The other is for seed that has been processed into a broken or powdered form.

So the first step is to name your seed. The second step is to check its form. The table above lists every subheading, and the next section explains how to read the form wording.

Whole vs crushed or ground: how 0909 splits

Two phrases do all the work. "Neither crushed nor ground" means the seed is still whole. "Crushed or ground" means it has been broken up or turned into powder.

In every pair, the lower number is the whole seed and the higher number is the powder or broken form. A bag of cumin powder, for example, belongs with the higher number of the cumin pair.

Check the product description on your invoice. It should match the words of the subheading you pick. National customs systems may add extra digits after the international six-digit code, so confirm the full code for your country. The HS code classifier can help you check a product.

HS code for fennel seeds and the anise group

Fennel does not have a code of its own. Their trade records therefore sit together, so a search on that pair returns all of these products at once.

Some older lists show different codes for these seeds, and some pages label 090921 as anise. That is a mistake. According to the official descriptions, 090921 is coriander. Always trust the current wording, not an old list.

If your product is a seed but is not in this heading, the sections below point you to the nearby ones.

Related spice headings in Chapter 09

Many spices look like seeds but are classed elsewhere. Cinnamon is in heading 0906. Cloves are in heading 0907.

If your product is not on the seed list above, check those headings first. You can also go back to the full chapter on coffee, tea, mate and spices.

HS 0909 import and export data: buyers and suppliers

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