Fine Fescue Seed Mix (Creeping Red Fescue)
Creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra) seeds for sowing shade-tolerant lawns and forage mixes. Falls under HTS 1209.23.0090 as 'other' fescue seeds for forage plant sowing, distinct from cereals or vetches per chapter notes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If bluegrass (Poa) rather than Festuca species
Kentucky bluegrass seeds have dedicated subheading 1209.25.
If dried forage plant material, not viable seeds
Chapter 12 separates seeds for sowing (1209) from herbage plants/parts (1211).
If sold as orchard grass or other non-fescue forage
Specific forage grass seeds like orchard grass use 1209.99 subheadings.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Submit seed analysis certificate detailing varietal purity (>90% required for sowing classification)
• Ensure import permit from USDA if from countries with known fescue endophyte issues
• Avoid bulk packaging without lot numbers; customs requires traceability for quarantine checks
Related Products under HTS 1209.23.00.90
Tall Fescue Grass Seed
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) seeds are used for sowing cool-season pasture and turf grass in lawns, golf courses, and horse pastures. Classified under HTS 1209.23.0090 as 'other' fescue seeds of a kind used for sowing forage plants, per Chapter 12 notes excluding cereals or leguminous vegetables.
Chewings Fescue Lawn Seed
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.
Hard Fescue Pasture Seed
Hard fescue (Festuca brevipila) seeds for drought-tolerant pasture and reclamation sowing. As 'other' fescue seeds under HTS 1209.23.0090 for forage plants, compliant with chapter exclusions for non-sowing seeds.
Sheep Fescue Erosion Control Seed
Sheep fescue (Festuca ovina) seeds for erosion control, roadside revegetation, and sheep pasture sowing. HTS 1209.23.0090 for 'other' fescue forage seeds used for sowing per legal definitions.
Red Fescue Golf Course Seed
Red fescue blend seeds for golf course fairways and tees sowing. Classified HTS 1209.23.0090 as other fescue seeds for forage/turf sowing, meeting Chapter 12 sowing criteria.
Fescue Forage Mixture Seed
Multi-variety fescue seed mix (tall, fine, hard) for livestock forage pasture establishment. HTS 1209.23.0090 covers composite 'other' fescue sowing seeds for forage plants.