Hard Red Spring Wheat Seed from Japan
High-quality seed of hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) used for planting to produce bread flour wheat crops. Classified under HTS 1001.91.00.00 as durum wheat and other wheat seed for sowing, distinguished from grain for consumption by its breeding for propagation.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.8%
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
Import Tips
• Obtain a phytosanitary certificate from the exporting country confirming the seed is free from pests and diseases listed in USDA regulations
• Verify seed germination rates and varietal purity through lab testing to meet APHIS import requirements for planting seed
• Avoid misclassification as food grain by providing documentation proving sowing intent, such as buyer contracts with farmers