Chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
HTS heading 1209: Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing
74 numbered lines under heading 1209, including 60 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1209 | Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing: | ||||
| 1209.10.00.00 | Sugar beet seeds | kg | Free | Free | |
| Seeds of forage plants: | |||||
| 1209.21.00 | Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds | 1.5¢/kg | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 17.6¢/kg | |
| 1209.21.00.20 | Certified | kg | |||
| 1209.21.00.40 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.22 | Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds: | ||||
| 1209.22.20.00 | White and ladino | kg | 1.6¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 13¢/kg |
| 1209.22.40 | Other | Free | 18¢/kg | ||
| 1209.22.40.20 | Alsike | kg | |||
| 1209.22.40.30 | Crimson | kg | |||
| Red: | |||||
| 1209.22.40.41 | Double cut | kg | |||
| 1209.22.40.49 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.22.40.60 | Sweet | kg | |||
| 1209.22.40.95 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.23.00 | Fescue seeds | Free | 4.4¢/kg | ||
| 1209.23.00.20 | Tall | kg | |||
| Creeping red: | |||||
| 1209.23.00.31 | Certified | kg | |||
| 1209.23.00.39 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.23.00.60 | Meadow | kg | |||
| 1209.23.00.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.24.00.00 | Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds | kg | 1.2¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 11¢/kg |
| 1209.25.00 | Rye grass (Lolium multiflorium Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds | 1.4¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 6.6¢/kg | |
| 1209.25.00.20 | Annual | kg | |||
| 1209.25.00.40 | Perennial | kg | |||
| 1209.29 | Other: | ||||
| 1209.29.10.00 | Beet | kg | Free | 9¢/kg | |
| 1209.29.91 | Other | Free | 8% | ||
| 1209.29.91.20 | Bent grass (genus Agrostis) | kg | |||
| Bermuda grass for sowing: | |||||
| 1209.29.91.25 | Husked | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.26 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.30 | Birdsfoot trefoil | kg | |||
| Bromegrass: | |||||
| 1209.29.91.36 | Meadow | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.37 | Smooth | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.38 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.40 | Orchard grass | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.60 | Sudan grass | kg | |||
| Wheatgrass: | |||||
| 1209.29.91.71 | Crested | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.74 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.76 | Wild rye | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.79 | Other grass | kg | |||
| 1209.29.91.96 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.30.00 | Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers | 1¢/kg | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 13.2¢/kg | |
| 1209.30.00.10 | Petunia | kg | |||
| 1209.30.00.90 | Other | kg | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1209.91 | Vegetable seeds: | ||||
| 1209.91.10.00 | Cauliflower | kg | 5.9¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 55¢/kg |
| 1209.91.20.00 | Celery | kg | Free | 4.4¢/kg | |
| 1209.91.40.00 | Onion | kg | Free | 33¢/kg | |
| 1209.91.50.00 | Parsley | kg | 0.68¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 4.4¢/kg |
| 1209.91.60 | Pepper | Free | 33¢/kg | ||
| 1209.91.60.10 | Sweet pepper | kg | |||
| 1209.91.60.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80 | Other | 1.5¢/kg | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 13.2¢/kg | |
| 1209.91.80.05 | Broccoli | kg | |||
| Cabbage: | |||||
| 1209.91.80.08 | Green cabbage | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.09 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.10 | Carrot | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.20 | Radish | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.30 | Spinach | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.40 | Cucumber | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.45 | Kale | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.47 | Kohlrabi | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.50 | Lettuce | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.54 | Parsnip | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.55 | Pumpkin | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.60 | Squash | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.70 | Tomato | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.74 | Turnip | kg | |||
| 1209.91.80.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 1209.99 | Other: | ||||
| 1209.99.20.00 | Tree and shrub | kg | Free | 17.6¢/kg | |
| 1209.99.41 | Other | 0.83¢/kg | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 13.2¢/kg | |
| 1209.99.41.70 | Tobacco | kg | |||
| 1209.99.41.90 | Other | kg |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.