Smooth Bromegrass Seeds from China
Smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis) seeds are used for sowing cool-season perennial forage grass in pastures and hayfields. They fall under HTS 1209.29.91.38 as seeds of bromegrass, a forage plant, intended for agricultural planting rather than immediate consumption. This classification applies to untreated or coated seeds packaged for sowing purposes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify seed purity and germination rates via official certificates to meet USDA APHIS import requirements for forage seeds
• Ensure packaging labels clearly state 'for sowing' to distinguish from commodity grains under Chapter 10
• Obtain phytosanitary certificates from exporting country to prevent quarantine issues with potential weed seeds