Medium Red Clover Seeds (Trifolium pratense var. medium) from China
Medium red clover seeds from Trifolium pratense, used primarily for sowing in pastures and cover crops to improve soil nitrogen levels. Classified under HTS 1209.22.4049 as 'other' red clover seeds of forage plants intended for sowing, excluding varieties specified elsewhere. These seeds support livestock forage and rotational grazing systems.
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 seed purity and germination certificates from accredited labs to meet USDA APHIS import requirements for forage seeds
• Ensure declaration as 'seeds for sowing' on entry documents; mislabeling as processed feed may shift to Chapter 23
• Verify phytosanitary certificates confirming freedom from pests like clover seed midge, common pitfall in red clover imports