Tall Fescue Grass Seed from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• 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