Norway
Duty free*
- Their lines1 Norwegian line
12.09.9900 Other
Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
Code 1209 99 · Heading 1209
This covers seeds, fruits and spores intended for sowing that do not belong to the specifically listed groups excluded above. The supplied tree divides this group into forest-tree seeds, certain flower-growing plant seeds, and the remaining seeds, fruits and spores for sowing.
For example
Official tariff text
Seeds, fruits and spores, for sowing (excl. leguminous vegetables and sweetcorn, coffee, tea, maté and spices, cereals, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, beets, forage plants, vegetable seeds, and seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated mainly for flowers or used primarily in perfumery, medicaments or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes)
Pick the description that best matches your product.
Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–4.0%*
3 codes below this one
Try a shorter word, or search the whole tariff instead.
Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 8.3%.
Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States
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*
12.09.9900 Other
Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
Great Britain
From 0.0% to 4.0%*
1209 99 10 00 Forest-tree seeds
Northern Ireland follows other rules.
UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
United States
0.83¢/kg. No additional US duty applies to this line.†
Estimated from published US measures
1209.99.20.00 Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Other, Tree and shrub
The US importer of record files the entry.
US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.
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.
12.09.9900
Other
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.
1209 99 10 00
Forest-tree seeds
1209 99 91 00
Seeds of plants cultivated principally for their flowers, other than those of subheading|1209|30
1209 99 99 10
Seeds
1209 99 99 90
Other
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.
1209.99.20.00
Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Other, Tree and shrub
1209.99.41.70
Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Other, Tobacco
1209.99.41.90
Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Other
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.
Create a free account to keep the customs codes you care about in one place, and come back to them whenever you need them.