California Wonder Sweet Pepper Seeds from China
Hybrid F1 seeds of the California Wonder variety, a popular bell pepper producing large, blocky green fruits that ripen to red. These are specifically bred and packaged for sowing in home gardens or commercial fields. Classified under HTS 1209.91.60.10 as sweet pepper seeds used for sowing, excluding spices or cereals per chapter notes.
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 from exporting country to verify seeds are free of pests and diseases like bacterial spot
• Declare exact variety and sowing purpose on entry documents; misclassification as spice seeds can lead to penalties
• Ensure packaging labels germination rates and purity to comply with USDA seed import regulations