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.
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Alternative Classifications
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If grass seeds other than fescue, such as Kentucky bluegrass
Fescue specifically enumerated under 1209.23; other forage grass seeds fall under 1209.91.
If alfalfa seeds instead of fescue
Alfalfa is a distinct forage plant seed under 1209.30, separate from fescue classification.
If not of a kind used for sowing, e.g., for extraction or ornamental dried use
Chapter notes exclude non-sowing seeds from 1209; moves to plants/parts in 1211.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain phytosanitary certificate confirming seed viability and freedom from pests/quarantine organisms
• Provide documentation on seed purity percentage and germination rate as required by USDA APHIS
• Avoid misclassification as cereal seeds (Chapter 10) by verifying non-cereal forage designation
Related Products under HTS 1209.23.00
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.
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.
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.