HS HEADING 1209

Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing

HEADING

1209

CHAPTER

12 — Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit

In plain English

This category includes seeds, fruits, and spores intended for planting. The items are separated into specific groups based on their type, such as sugar beet, forage plants like lucerne and clover, flowering plants, and various vegetable seeds. Any other seeds not listed in these specific categories fall into a general remaining group.

PARAPHRASE OF THE OFFICIAL HS 2022 TEXTS BELOW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE

6-digit subheadings (10)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

1209.10

Seed; sugar beet seeds, of a kind used for sowing

1209.21

Seeds of forage plants; lucerne (alfalfa) seeds, of a kind used for sowing

1209.22

Seeds of forage plants; clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing

1209.23

Seeds of forage plants; fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing

1209.24

Seeds of forage plants; Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing

1209.25

Seeds of forage plants; rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing

1209.29

Seeds of forage plants; other than lucerne, clover, fescue, Kentucky blue grass, and rye grass seeds, of a kind used for sowing

1209.30

Seeds of herbaceous plants; cultivated principally for their flowers, of a kind used for sowing

1209.91

Seeds; vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing

1209.99

Seeds; n.e.c. in heading 1209, of a kind used for sowing

Covered items classified under 1209

1209Seeds & Plants— country-by-country customs rules

Chapter 12 classification notes

Seed-for-sowing import (1209) requires phytosanitary certification in almost every destination. Industrial-hemp seed (sterilised, < 0.3% THC) is treated as food in many jurisdictions but restricted in Asia / GCC.

Frequent misclassification in this chapter

Roasted peanuts / nut butter: Chapter 20. Dried spices and seasoning seeds (cumin, fennel): Chapter 09 (spices). Oilseed-derived oils move to Chapter 15.

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Binding tariff ruling database

Other headings in Chapter 12

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