Chewings Fescue Lawn Seed from China
Chewings fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. commutata) seeds for fine turf sowing in golf roughs and low-maintenance lawns. HTS 1209.23.0090 covers these 'other' fescue forage seeds used for sowing, excluding spice/herbage products.
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
• Include official seed tag showing varietal name, lot number, and test date per AOSCA standards
• Pre-clear with state agriculture dept. for noxious weed seed tolerances (<0.1%)
• Document end-use as sowing to prevent shift to Chapter 12 flours/meals headings