Alfalfa Seeds for Sowing from China
High-quality alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seeds specifically packaged and treated for agricultural sowing to produce forage crops. Classified under HTS 1209.29.91 as seeds of forage plants (other than clover or fescue) used for sowing, per Chapter 12 notes excluding certain leguminous vegetables or cereals.
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
• Obtain phytosanitary certificates confirming seed viability and freedom from pests to meet USDA APHIS requirements
• Label packages clearly as 'for sowing' to avoid reclassification as feed under heading 1209.90
• Verify germination rates via AOSA testing to prevent customs holds on low-viability lots