Organic Naked Oats Seed from China
Naked oats seed (Avena nuda) certified for organic farming, used primarily for planting to produce hull-less oats. Classified under HTS 1004.10.00.00 as oats seed intended for sowing, distinct from oats for consumption in Chapter 10. Heading 1005 excludes sweet corn but confirms oats seed placement here.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Obtain phytosanitary certificate from exporting country confirming seed is free of pests and diseases
• For organic seeds, provide certification per General Statistical Note 6 standards to qualify for preferential treatment
• Declare as 'seed for sowing' explicitly; misdeclaration as feed oats risks reclassification to 1004.90