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.
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If celery seed content exceeds 5%
Presence of prioritized seeds triggers specific mixture subheading.
If wild grass seeds not cultivated for sowing
Uncultivated herbage classified as other plants/materials.
If coated with diammonium phosphate fertilizer
Fertilizer-coated seeds reclassified under Chapter 31.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify noxious weed seed limits (<0.1%) via lab analysis before import to comply with Federal Seed Act
• Use ISPM 15 compliant wooden pallets for bulk seed shipments to prevent pest introduction
• Document end-use as sowing to differentiate from processed flours/meals in heading 1208
Related Products under HTS 1209.99.41
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.
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.