Agriculture commodity
Linseed (Flax)
Linum usitatissimum — Ethiopia
At a glance
- Family
- Oilseeds & Oil Crops
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 1204.00
- Forms
- 2
Traded forms
- Whole Seed
- Flaxseed — whole dried
- Linseed OilHS 1515.11
- Crude or refined linseed oil
Source Linseed (Flax)
Verified linseed (flax), inspected and contract-ready.
Frequently asked
- What is Linseed (Flax)?
- Linum usitatissimum — Ethiopia
- Which forms is Linseed (Flax) traded in?
- Linseed (Flax) is traded as: Whole Seed, Linseed Oil.
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