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Code 1209 30 · Heading 1209

Seeds of herbaceous plants mainly grown for their flowers, for sowing

This category covers seeds for sowing of herbaceous plants mainly grown for their flowers. The key condition is that the plants are mainly cultivated for their flowers.

For example

  • Flowering herbaceous plant seeds for sowing
  • Marigold seeds for sowing
  • Petunia seeds for sowing
See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated mainly for flowers, for sowing

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  2. 12
  3. 1209
  4. 1209 30
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Import duty on the codes below: 3.0%

Only one code below

1209 30 00

Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated mainly for flowers, for sowing

3.0%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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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

Duty free

  • Their lines1 Norwegian line

12.09.3000 Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

  • Their lines1 British line
  • EU originDuty free

1209 30 00 00 Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

1¢/kg. No additional US duty applies to this line.

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines2 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1209.30.00.10 Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

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.

  • 12.09.3000

    Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

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.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

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

  • 1209 30 00 00

    Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers

    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).

See the 2 US lines

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.

  • 1209.30.00.10

    Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers, Petunia

    General rate
    1¢/kg
    From the EU
    No single figure Estimated from published US measures 1¢/kg. No additional US duty applies to this line. 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

  • 1209.30.00.90

    Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers, Other

    General rate
    1¢/kg
    From the EU
    No single figure Estimated from published US measures 1¢/kg. No additional US duty applies to this line. 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.