Red Clover Inoculated Seeds from China
Inoculated red clover (Trifolium pratense) seeds coated with Rhizobium bacteria for nitrogen fixation, classified under HTS 1209.22.40.95 as other clover seeds for sowing. The inoculation enhances establishment in legume pastures and cover crops.
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
• Declare bacterial inoculation components; Rhizobium coatings may require additional biotech documentation
• Include lot-specific purity analysis (weed seeds <0.25%) to meet Federal Seed Act standards
• Package in breathable containers to preserve live inoculant viability during ocean freight