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HS code 1209: Seeds

Covers:
Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing (10 subcodes below).

Official description

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

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What 1209 covers and what it doesn’t

Official text: Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing.

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Common questions

What is HS code 1209?
Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing
What does 1209 include?
It covers 10 subheadings: 120910 Sugar beet seeds; 120921 Seeds of forage plants — Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds; 120922 Seeds of forage plants — Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds; 120923 Seeds of forage plants — Fescue seeds; 120924 Seeds of forage plants — Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds; 120925 Seeds of forage plants — Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds; 120929 Seeds of forage plants — Other; 120930 Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers; 120991 Other — Vegetable seeds; 120999 Other — Other.

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