Durum Wheat Seed from China
Certified durum wheat (Triticum durum) seed varieties like Kronos or Desert Durum, intended exclusively for agricultural planting to grow pasta wheat. Falls under HTS 1001.91.00.00 as seed of durum and other wheat types, separate from milled or feed grain.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Include official seed analysis reports showing varietal identity and freedom from quarantine pests per USDA APHIS guidelines
• Label shipments clearly as 'Seed for Sowing' to prevent CBP reclassification as consumable grain with different duties
• Check for Small Grains Import Permit if originating from regions with wheat rust or other regulated pathogens