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HS 2022 subheading

HS code 1209.91: Vegetable seeds for sowing

HS code 1209.91 covers: Seeds; vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing. It is a subheading of heading 1209, in chapter 12.

Where 1209.91 sits in the tariff

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries and regions add their own digits after them.

  1. Chapter

    12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

  2. Heading

    1209Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing

  3. Subheading

    1209.91 Seeds; vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing

Other subheadings under heading 1209

  • 1209.10Seed; sugar beet seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.21Seeds of forage plants; lucerne (alfalfa) seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.22Seeds of forage plants; clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.23Seeds of forage plants; fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.24Seeds of forage plants; Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.25Seeds of forage plants; rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.29Seeds of forage plants; other than lucerne, clover, fescue, Kentucky blue grass, and rye grass seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.30Seeds of herbaceous plants; cultivated principally for their flowers, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.91Seeds; vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowingThis page
  • 1209.99Seeds; n.e.c. in heading 1209, of a kind used for sowing

How tariffs divide 1209.91 further

National and regional tariffs add digits after the six shared ones, splitting this subheading into more specific lines. The tables list every line we hold for 1209.91 in this language, in each publisher's own wording.

TariffApplies inLines
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)European Union2
US Harmonized Tariff ScheduleUnited States22
UK Global Tariff commodity codesUnited Kingdom3
India ITC-HS (8-digit)India8
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule12
EAC Common External TariffEast African Community1
Brazil NCMBrazil and Mercosur1
Turkey GTIPTürkiye15
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)Egypt1
ECOWAS Common External TariffWest Africa1
Lines in total66

EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)

European Union — 2 lines

CodeDescription
1209 91 30Other – Vegetable seeds – Salad beet seed or beetroot seed (Beta vulgaris var. conditiva)
1209 91 80Other – Vegetable seeds – Other

US Harmonized Tariff Schedule

United States — 22 lines

CodeDescription
1209 91 10 00Other – Vegetable seeds – Cauliflower
1209 91 20 00Other – Vegetable seeds – Celery
1209 91 40 00Other – Vegetable seeds – Onion
1209 91 50 00Other – Vegetable seeds – Parsley
1209 91 60 10Other – Vegetable seeds – Pepper – Sweet pepper
1209 91 60 90Other – Vegetable seeds – Pepper – Other
1209 91 80 05Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Broccoli
1209 91 80 08Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Cabbage – Green cabbage
1209 91 80 09Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Cabbage – Other
1209 91 80 10Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Carrot
1209 91 80 20Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Radish
1209 91 80 30Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Spinach
1209 91 80 40Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Cucumber
1209 91 80 45Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Kale
1209 91 80 47Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Kohlrabi
1209 91 80 50Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Lettuce
1209 91 80 54Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Parsnip
1209 91 80 55Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Pumpkin
1209 91 80 60Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Squash
1209 91 80 70Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Tomato
1209 91 80 74Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Turnip
1209 91 80 90Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Other

UK Global Tariff commodity codes

United Kingdom — 3 lines

CodeDescription
1209 91 30 00Other – Vegetable seeds – Salad beet seed or beetroot seed (Beta vulgaris var. conditiva)
1209 91 80 10Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Seeds
1209 91 80 90Other – Vegetable seeds – Other – Other

India ITC-HS (8-digit)

India — 8 lines

CodeDescription
1209 91 10Other : – Vegetable seeds : – Of Cabbage
1209 91 20Other : – Vegetable seeds : – Of Cauliflower
1209 91 30Other : – Vegetable seeds : – Of Onion
1209 91 40Other : – Vegetable seeds : – Of Pea
1209 91 50Other : – Vegetable seeds : – Of Radish
1209 91 60Other : – Vegetable seeds : – Of Tomato
1209 91 70Other : – Vegetable seeds : – Of chilly of genus Capsicum
1209 91 90Other : – Vegetable seeds : – Other

GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)

Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 12 lines

CodeDescription
1209 91 10 00 00Tomato seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 20 00 00Leek seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 30 00 00Radish seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 40 00 00Carrot seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 50 00 00Cucumber seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 60 00 00Marrow seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 70 00 00Pumpkin seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 80 00 00Eggplant seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 91 00 00Lettuce seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 92 00 00Cress seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 93 00 00Capsicum seeds of a kind used for sowing.
1209 91 99 00 00Vegetable seeds of a kind used for sowing excluding of tomato, leek, radish, carrot, cucumber, marrow, pumpkin, eggplant, lettuce, cress & capsicum seeds.

EAC Common External Tariff

East African Community — 1 line

CodeDescription
1209 91 00Other – Vegetable seeds

Brazil NCM

Brazil and Mercosur — 1 line

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
1209 91 00Other: – Seeds of vegetables

Turkey GTIP

Türkiye — 15 lines

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
1209 91 30 00 00Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Beet seed (Beta vulgaris var. "conditiva")
1209 91 80 00 11Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Squash seed
1209 91 80 00 12Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Tomato seed
1209 91 80 00 13Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Cucumber seeds
1209 91 80 00 14Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Onion seed
1209 91 80 00 15Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Carrot seed
1209 91 80 00 17Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Cauliflower seed
1209 91 80 00 18Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Parsley seeds
1209 91 80 00 21Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Spinach seed
1209 91 80 00 22Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Okra seed
1209 91 80 00 23Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Head lettuce seed
1209 91 80 00 24Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Pepper seeds
1209 91 80 00 25Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Aubergine (eggplant) seed
1209 91 80 00 26Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Radish seed
1209 91 80 00 29Other: – Vegetable seeds: – Other – Other vegetable seeds

Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)

Egypt — 1 line

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
1209 91 00 00Vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing

ECOWAS Common External Tariff

West Africa — 1 line

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
1209 91 00 00Other – Vegetable seeds

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