Spaghetti Squash Seeds from China
Hybrid spaghetti squash seeds (Cucurbita pepo) optimized for stringy flesh production when sown. HTS 1209.91.80.60 designates these as squash seeds for sowing, aligning with chapter note exclusions for non-cereal/spice seeds. Drought-tolerant variety for versatile planting.
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 Federal Seed Act labels showing purity percentage and weed seed content for lots over 7kg
• Fumigate containers if shipping from high-risk pest areas like powdery mildew hotspots
• Separate hybrid from OPV (open-pollinated) varieties in documentation for breeding accuracy