HTS tariff line · chapter 12
1209.10.00
Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing: sugar beet seeds
Analysis
HTS 1209.10.00 covers seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing: sugar beet seeds under heading 1209 (seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing).
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 77% of the 44 tariff lines in chapter 12. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111991 (Sugar Beet Farming). That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 17 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1209.21.00 | Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds | 1.5¢/kg |
| 1209.22.20 | Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds: white and ladino | 1.6¢/kg |
| 1209.22.40 | Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds: other | Free |
| 1209.23.00 | Seeds of forage plants: fescue seeds | Free |
| 1209.24.00 | 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 |
| 1209.29.10 | Other: beet | Free |
| 1209.29.91 | Other: other | Free |
| 1209.30.00 | Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers | 1¢/kg |
| 1209.91.10 | Vegetable seeds: cauliflower | 5.9¢/kg |
| 1209.91.20 | Vegetable seeds: celery | Free |
| 1209.91.40 | Vegetable seeds: onion | Free |
| 1209.91.50 | Vegetable seeds: parsley | 0.68¢/kg |
| 1209.91.60 | Vegetable seeds: pepper | Free |
| 1209.91.80 | Vegetable seeds: other | 1.5¢/kg |
| 1209.99.20 | Other: tree and shrub | Free |
| 1209.99.41 | Other: other | 0.83¢/kg |