Toscano Kale Seeds (Black Kale)
Toscano or black kale seeds produce the robust, nutty-flavored variety popular in Italian cuisine, sown for home or farm gardens. Under HTS 1209.91.80.45 as other vegetable seeds specifically for kale, for sowing per heading definition.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not explicitly kale but similar brassica veggie seed
Kale-specific .45 vs residual other veggie seeds .80; precise variety naming controls subhead.
If frozen or otherwise preserved seeds for food
Preserved vegetables/seeds move to Chapter 7; excludes fresh sowing seeds.
If legume vegetable seeds like fava (Vicia faba)
Heading 1209 note specifies vetches/lupines; kale stays other, legumes separate.
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