Tall Fescue Seed from China
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.
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
• 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