Creeping Red Fescue Seed from China
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.
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
• 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