Heading 1209: Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing
Every line of heading 1209 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.
Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing
Chapter 12: Oil seeds, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial and medicinal plants; straw and fodder. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.
Not always the total: additional chapter 99 duties (such as Section 232 or Section 301), antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. See recent chapter 99 changes →
Tariff lines
| HTS code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1209.10.00.00 | Sugar beet seeds | Free |
| 1209.21.00 | Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds | 1.5¢/kg |
| 1209.21.00.20 | Certified | |
| 1209.21.00.40 | Other | |
| 1209.22 | Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds: | |
| 1209.22.20.00 | White and ladino | 1.6¢/kg |
| 1209.22.40 | Other | Free |
| 1209.22.40.20 | Alsike | |
| 1209.22.40.30 | Crimson | |
| 1209.22.40.41 | Double cut | |
| 1209.22.40.49 | Other | |
| 1209.22.40.60 | Sweet | |
| 1209.22.40.95 | Other | |
| 1209.23.00 | Fescue seeds | Free |
| 1209.23.00.20 | Tall | |
| 1209.23.00.31 | Certified | |
| 1209.23.00.39 | Other | |
| 1209.23.00.60 | Meadow | |
| 1209.23.00.90 | Other | |
| 1209.24.00.00 | Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds | 1.2¢/kg |
| 1209.25.00 | Rye grass (Lolium multiflorium Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds | 1.4¢/kg |
| 1209.25.00.20 | Annual | |
| 1209.25.00.40 | Perennial | |
| 1209.29 | Other: | |
| 1209.29.10.00 | Beet | Free |
| 1209.29.91 | Other | Free |
| 1209.29.91.20 | Bent grass (genus Agrostis) | |
| 1209.29.91.25 | Husked | |
| 1209.29.91.26 | Other | |
| 1209.29.91.30 | Birdsfoot trefoil | |
| 1209.29.91.36 | Meadow | |
| 1209.29.91.37 | Smooth | |
| 1209.29.91.38 | Other | |
| 1209.29.91.40 | Orchard grass | |
| 1209.29.91.60 | Sudan grass | |
| 1209.29.91.71 | Crested | |
| 1209.29.91.74 | Other | |
| 1209.29.91.76 | Wild rye | |
| 1209.29.91.79 | Other grass | |
| 1209.29.91.96 | Other | |
| 1209.30.00 | Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers | 1¢/kg |
| 1209.30.00.10 | Petunia | |
| 1209.30.00.90 | Other | |
| 1209.91 | Vegetable seeds: | |
| 1209.91.10.00 | Cauliflower | 5.9¢/kg |
| 1209.91.20.00 | Celery | Free |
| 1209.91.40.00 | Onion | Free |
| 1209.91.50.00 | Parsley | 0.68¢/kg |
| 1209.91.60 | Pepper | Free |
| 1209.91.60.10 | Sweet pepper | |
| 1209.91.60.90 | Other | |
| 1209.91.80 | Other | 1.5¢/kg |
| 1209.91.80.05 | Broccoli | |
| 1209.91.80.08 | Green cabbage | |
| 1209.91.80.09 | Other | |
| 1209.91.80.10 | Carrot | |
| 1209.91.80.20 | Radish | |
| 1209.91.80.30 | Spinach | |
| 1209.91.80.40 | Cucumber | |
| 1209.91.80.45 | Kale | |
| 1209.91.80.47 | Kohlrabi | |
| 1209.91.80.50 | Lettuce | |
| 1209.91.80.54 | Parsnip | |
| 1209.91.80.55 | Pumpkin | |
| 1209.91.80.60 | Squash | |
| 1209.91.80.70 | Tomato | |
| 1209.91.80.74 | Turnip | |
| 1209.91.80.90 | Other | |
| 1209.99 | Other: | |
| 1209.99.20.00 | Tree and shrub | Free |
| 1209.99.41 | Other | 0.83¢/kg |
| 1209.99.41.70 | Tobacco | |
| 1209.99.41.90 | Other |
Exporting this product from the U.S.?
Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 1209 has 54 of them; the first 12 are below. Schedule B lookup →
- 1209.10.0000SUGAR BEET SEED OF A KIND USED FOR SOWING
- 1209.21.0020ALFALFA (LUCERNE) SEED FOR SOWING, CERTIFIED
- 1209.21.0040ALFALFA (LUCERNE) SEED FOR SOWING EXCEPT CERTIFIED
- 1209.22.2000CLOVER (TRIFOLIUM SPP.) SEED FOR SOWING, WHITE AND LADINO
- 1209.22.4030CRIMSON CLOVER (TRIFOLIUM SPP.) SEED
- 1209.22.4041DOUBLE CUT RED CLOVER SEED FOR SOWING
- 1209.22.4049CLOVER (TRIFOLIUM SPP.) SEED FOR SOWING, RED OTHER THAN DOUBLE CUT
- 1209.22.4096CLOVER (TRIFOLIUM SPP.) SEED, NESOI
- 1209.23.0020FESCUE SEED FOR SOWING, TALL
- 1209.23.0030CREEPING RED FESCUE SEED OF A KIND USED FOR SOWING
- 1209.23.0060MEADOW FESCUE SEED FOR SOWING
- 1209.23.0090FESCUE SEED FOR SOWING, NESOI
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.
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