HTS heading
1209Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing:
Rates as published in 2026 HTS Revision 15, captured 2026-08-13. Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Current duty rates (18 lines)
| Code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1209.10.00.00 | Sugar beet seeds | Free | — | Free |
| 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 |
| 1209.22.20.00 | White and ladino | 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 |
| 1209.23.00 | Fescue seeds | Free | — | 4.4¢/kg |
| 1209.24.00.00 | Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds | 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 |
| 1209.29.10.00 | Beet | Free | — | 9¢/kg |
| 1209.29.91 | Other | Free | — | 8% |
| 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 |
| 1209.91.10.00 | Cauliflower | 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 | Free | — | 4.4¢/kg |
| 1209.91.40.00 | Onion | Free | — | 33¢/kg |
| 1209.91.50.00 | Parsley | 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 |
| 1209.91.80 | 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 |
| 1209.99.20.00 | Tree and shrub | 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 |
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