Alfalfa Seeds for Sowing from Canada
High-quality alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seeds specifically intended for sowing to produce forage crops used in livestock feed. Classified under HTS 1209.29.91.96 as seeds of forage plants (other than clover or fescue) of a kind used for sowing per Chapter 12 notes. These seeds are untreated and packaged for agricultural planting.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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 seed analysis certificates confirming varietal purity and germination rates exceeding 80% for forage use
• Declare as 'for sowing' on entry documents; failure may reclassify to heading 1209.91 for inedible seeds
• Verify phytosanitary certificates from origin to comply with USDA APHIS import requirements for forage seeds