Kentucky Bluegrass Seed
Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) seeds are fine fescue grass seeds specifically bred and packaged for lawn and turf sowing. They fall under HTS 1209.99.41 as 'other' seeds of a kind used for sowing, excluding celery seeds and those covered by prior subheadings. These seeds are not leguminous vegetables, cereals, or spices per chapter notes.
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More Specific Codes
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing 5% or more celery seeds
Mixtures with significant celery seed content shift to the celery-specific subheading.
If not intended or labeled for sowing
Seeds of herbs like mint or basil not used for sowing are classified as plants for medicinal or ornamental use.
If processed and sold as fertilizer or inoculated
Seeds treated primarily as fertilizers fall under Chapter 31 rather than raw sowing seeds.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain phytosanitary certificates from exporting country to verify seed purity and freedom from pests/quarantine issues
• Label packages with seed species, purity percentage, germination rate, and lot number per US seed importation regulations
• Avoid misclassification as animal feed seeds (1209.99.40); provide documentation proving sowing intent like sales invoices
Related Products under HTS 1209.99.41
Tall Fescue Seed
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) seeds for durable lawn and pasture establishment via sowing. HTS 1209.99.41 covers these as other grass/herbage seeds for sowing, not falling under cereals (Chapter 10) or excluded categories.
Timothy Grass Seed
Timothy grass (Phleum pratense) seeds for hayfield and pasture sowing applications. HTS 1209.99.41 includes these cool-season grass seeds as 'other' for sowing per chapter definition of herbage seeds.
Creeping Red Fescue Seed
Creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra) fine turf seeds for shade-tolerant lawn sowing. HTS 1209.99.41 for other grass seeds of sowing kind, not forest/fruit tree seeds.
Chewings Fescue Seed
Chewings fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. commutata) seeds for fine lawn turf sowing. HTS 1209.99.41 as other non-prioritized sowing seeds.
Hard Fescue Seed
Hard fescue (Festuca brevipila) drought-resistant seeds for low-maintenance sowing. Classified under HTS 1209.99.41 for other herbage sowing seeds.
Sheep Fescue Seed
Sheep fescue (Festuca ovina) seeds for naturalized meadow sowing projects. HTS 1209.99.41 other category for such herbage seeds.