1209.23.00.90/Fine Fescue Seed Mix (Creeping Red Fescue)/China

Fine Fescue Seed Mix (Creeping Red Fescue) from China

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.

Duty Rate — China → United States

7.5%

Rate breakdown

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)

9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))

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Import Tips

• 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