Tall Fescue Grass Seed from China
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.
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 phytosanitary certificates confirming seed purity and freedom from pests/quarantine weeds as required by USDA APHIS
• Provide germination test results from accredited labs to verify 'seeds for sowing' status and avoid reclassification as uncleaned seeds
• Label packages clearly with scientific name (e.g
• Festuca arundinacea), purity percentage, and sowing instructions to meet customs documentation