Pumpkin Squash Seeds (Sowing) from China
Mini pumpkin squash seeds (Cucurbita maxima) for field sowing, yielding edible ornamental pumpkins. Classified HTS 1209.91.80.60 as squash vegetable seeds per sowing definition in notes. High uniformity for Halloween crop production.
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
• Register varieties with USDA if intending domestic sale under Plant Variety Protection Act
• Use vacuum-sealed foil pouches to preserve dormancy during long-haul imports
• Disclose any chemical treatments (e.g
• fungicides) to avoid EPA restricted-use violations