White Clover Seeds (Trifolium repens) from China
White clover seeds from Trifolium repens, a low-growing perennial legume used for pasture and cover cropping. Classified under HTS 1209.22.20.00 as seeds of forage plants specifically white and ladino clover varieties for sowing. They fix nitrogen in soil, improving fertility for grazing animals.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
• Obtain phytosanitary certificates confirming seed purity over 99% and freedom from weeds/quarantine pests
• Verify germination rates via official tests; U.S. requires minimum 85% for white clover imports
• Avoid misclassification as Chapter 12 products not for sowing; declare end-use as agricultural sowing