Vetch Forage Seeds for Sowing from China
Common vetch (Vicia sativa) seeds for sowing as a cover crop and forage legume in rotations. HTS 1209.29.91 includes these as other forage plant seeds for sowing, per chapter exclusions for non-vetch lupines.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Specify non-GMO status if required by organic importers
• Document nitrogen-fixing inoculants separately from seed weight
• Avoid winter vetch mix-ups with broad bean seeds under Chapter 7