Creeping Red Fescue Seed
Creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. rubra) seeds for overseeding lawns and erosion control in forage applications. HTS 1209.23.00 covers all fescue seeds used for sowing.
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This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If timothy or other specific grass seeds
Timothy under 1209.91.10; fescue distinctly in 1209.23 per subheading.
If processed into low(erucic) rapeseed meal residues
Chapter notes direct defatted residues to 2302-2306, excluding 1209 sowing seeds.
If sold as live plants/seedlings rather than loose seeds
Live herbaceous plants in Chapter 6; sowing seeds remain in Chapter 12.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Secure Small Lots of Seed permit for quantities under 100 lbs from APHIS
• Declare inert matter content to avoid reclassification as lower-purity products
• Monitor erucic acid/glucosinolate rules if any brassica contamination suspected
Related Products under HTS 1209.23.00
Tall Fescue Grass Seed
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) seeds used primarily for sowing lawns, pastures, and turf in cool-season climates. Classified under HTS 1209.23.00 as fescue seeds of a kind used for sowing forage plants per Chapter 12 notes.
Fine Fescue Seed Blend
Blend of fine fescue varieties (Festuca rubra, F. ovina, F. tricophylla) seeds for shade-tolerant lawns and golf course turf sowing. Falls under HTS 1209.23.00 as fescue seeds for forage/sowing per hierarchy.
Chewings Fescue Turf Seed
Chewings fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. commutata) seeds for fine turf in parks and sports fields, classified as fescue forage seeds for sowing under 1209.23.00.
Hard Fescue Lawn Seed
Hard fescue (Festuca brevipila) seeds for drought-resistant lawns and low-maintenance forage areas. Included in HTS 1209.23.00 for all fescue seeds of sowing kind.
Sheep Fescue Pasture Seed
Sheep fescue (Festuca ovina) seeds for sheep grazing pastures and rough hill forage sowing. HTS 1209.23.00 per full hierarchy for fescue forage seeds.