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Code 1209 23 · Heading 1209

Fescue seeds for sowing

This code covers fescue seeds intended for sowing. The specific type is decided by whether the seeds are meadow fescue, red fescue, or another type of fescue.

For example

  • Meadow fescue seeds (Festuca pratensis Huds.) for sowing
  • Red fescue seeds (Festuca rubra L.) for sowing
  • Other fescue seeds for sowing
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Official tariff text

Fescue seed for sowing

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  1. II
  2. 12
  3. 1209
  4. 1209 23
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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 8.3%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

17,68 NOK per kg

  • Their lines1 Norwegian line
  • EU origin17,68 NOK per kg

12.09.2300 Fescue seeds

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 2.0%

  • Their lines3 British lines

1209 23 11 00 Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) seeds

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

0.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines5 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1209.23.00.20 Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of forage plants, Fescue seeds

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

  • 12.09.2300

    Fescue seeds

    Ordinary duty
    17,68 NOK per kg
    Goods of EU origin
    17,68 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

  • 1209 23 11 00

    Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) seeds

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 1209 23 15 00

    Red fescue (Festuca rubra L.) seeds

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 1209 23 80 00

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

  • 1209.23.00.20

    Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of forage plants, Fescue seeds, Tall

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1209.23.00.31

    Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of forage plants, Fescue seeds, Creeping red, Certified

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1209.23.00.39

    Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of forage plants, Fescue seeds, Creeping red, Other

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1209.23.00.60

    Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of forage plants, Fescue seeds, Meadow

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1209.23.00.90

    Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of forage plants, Fescue seeds, Other

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.