Marketmore 76 Cucumber Seeds

Marketmore 76 cucumber seeds produce disease-resistant plants yielding straight, dark green fruits perfect for fresh market sales. Classified under HTS 1209.91.80.40 as cucumber vegetable seeds for sowing, distinct from cereals or excluded products per Chapter 12 legal notes.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1209.29Lower: 10% vs 35%

If erroneously grouped with other non-vegetable sowing seeds

1209.29 covers other seeds for sowing (e.g., herbage), while 1209.91 is specific to vegetables like cucumbers.

2302.40.01Same rate: 35%

If ground into meal or flour, even partially defatted

Processed seed products shift to Chapter 23; heading 1209 excludes flours per Chapter notes.

3101.00.00.00Lower: 25% vs 35%

If treated and marketed as sowing fertilizer blends

Fertilizer preparations containing seeds fall under Chapter 31, not pure sowing seeds of 1209.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Include seed analysis reports verifying varietal purity and germination rates above 85% to support sowing classification

Package seeds in breathable containers with clear labeling as 'cucumber seeds for sowing' to prevent reclassification

Beware of bulk shipments mistaken for Chapter 7 vegetables; specify 'not for consumption' on documentation

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Straight Eight Cucumber Seeds

Straight Eight cucumber seeds (Cucumis sativus) are a popular heirloom variety producing uniform, 8-inch dark green cucumbers ideal for slicing and pickling. These seeds are specifically classified under HTS 1209.91.80.40 as vegetable seeds of cucumbers used for sowing, falling within the 'other' category for non-excluded vegetable seeds per Chapter 12 notes.

Picklebush Cucumber Seeds

Picklebush cucumber seeds produce compact vines with prolific small pickles ideal for bush gardens and containers. Classified in HTS 1209.91.80.40 as other cucumber vegetable seeds for sowing, per the hierarchy excluding Chapter 7 products.

Sweet Success Cucumber Seeds

Sweet Success seeds are gynoecious hybrids producing uniformly sweet, seedless slicing cucumbers on parthenocarpic vines. Fits HTS 1209.91.80.40 for other cucumber seeds used for sowing.

Lemon Cucumber Seeds

Lemon cucumber seeds yield round, yellow fruits resembling lemons with mild, non-bitter flesh, popular in heirloom gardens. These fall under HTS 1209.91.80.40 as cucumber (Cucumis sativus var.) seeds for sowing, regarded as vegetable seeds per heading 1209 notes.

Diva Cucumber Seeds

Diva cucumber seeds are hybrid, parthenocarpic variety producing seedless, burpless cucumbers without pollination needs. HTS 1209.91.80.40 applies to these cucumber seeds used for sowing, as vegetable seeds not excluded by Chapter 12 provisions.

Armenian Cucumber Seeds

Armenian cucumber seeds (Cucumis melo flexuosus) grow long, ribbed fruits used like burpless cucumbers in Mediterranean cuisine. HTS 1209.91.80.40 covers these as cucumber-type vegetable seeds for sowing.