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1209 29 45
Timothy, vetch, Poa palustris, Poa trivialis, cocksfoot or bent grass seed for sowing
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Code 1209 29 45 · Subheading 1209 29
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Timothy, vetch, Poa palustris, Poa trivialis, cocksfoot or bent grass seed for sowing
This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This code covers seeds for sowing of timothy, vetch, Poa palustris, Poa trivialis, cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata) or bent grass (Agrostis). The seed must be intended for sowing.
For example
- Timothy grass seed for sowing
- Vetch seed for sowing
- Cocksfoot seed for sowing
- Bent grass seed for sowing
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Official tariff text
Timothy grass seed, vetch seed, seeds of the genus Poa palustris L. and Poa trivialis L., seeds of cocksfoot grass "Dactylis glomerata L.", and seeds of bent grass "Agrostis", for sowing
One last check
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 8.3%.
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you are here 1209 29 45 Timothy grass seed, vetch seed, seeds of the genus Poa palustris L. and Poa trivialis L., seeds of cocksfoot grass "Dactylis glomerata L.", and seeds of bent grass "Agrostis", for sowing Duty free*
- another option 1209 29 50 Lupine seed for sowing 2.5%*
- another option 1209 29 60 Fodder beet seed "Beta vulgaris var. alba", for sowing 8.3%*
- another option 1209 29 80 Seeds of forage plants, for sowing (excl. cereals and fodder beet seed "Beta vulgaris var. alba", sugar beet seed, lucerne seed, clover "Trifolium spp." seed, fesque seed, Kentucky blue grass "Poa pratensis L." seed, ryegrass "Lolium multiflorum lam., Lolium perenne L." seed, Timothy grass seed, vetch seed, seeds of the genus Poa palustris L and Poa trivialis L., cocksfoot grass "Dactylis glomerata L." seed, bent grass "Agrostis" seed and lupine seed) 2.5%*
Trade measures to be aware of
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
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Lower duty for goods from some countries
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in San Marino; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); Andorra; 25 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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Restrictions and paperwork
Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Ukraine; any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; Phytosanitary - AR AU BO BR CL NZ UY.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
- Certificate of inspection for organic products
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseShow all 9 document conditions
- Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Exemption for products intended for scientific purposes in accordance with Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
- Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Export to Norway
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
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12.09.2910
Bent grass (agrostis) seeds
- Ordinary duty
- 29,06 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- 29,06 NOK per kg* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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12.09.2920
Orchard grass or "Cocks` foot", meadow grass and foxtail grass seeds
- Ordinary duty
- 14,81 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- 14,61 NOK per kg* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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12.09.2931
Seeds of turnips and swedes
- Ordinary duty
- 29,06 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
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12.09.2932
Mangolds seeds
- Ordinary duty
- 29,06 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- 28,76 NOK per kg* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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12.09.2939
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 29,06 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- 28,86 NOK per kg* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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12.09.2940
Timothy grass seeds
- Ordinary duty
- 12,25 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
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12.09.2990
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 19,42 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
Export to the United Kingdom
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
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1209 29 45 00
Timothy grass seed; vetch seed; seeds of the genus Poa (Poa palustris L., Poa trivialis L.); cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata L.); bent grass (Agrostis)
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
Check the facts that sit outside the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
- The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
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- Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with SKAT or TARIC.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
Similar products elsewhere in the tariff
- 1207 99 20 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, for sowing (excl. edible nuts, olives, soya beans, groundnuts, copra, linseed, rape or colza seeds, sunflower seeds, palm nuts and kernels, cotton, castor oil, sesamum, mustard, safflower, melon and poppy seeds) No rate on file
- 1207 99 96 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken (excl. for sowing and edible nuts, olives, soya beans, groundnuts, copra, linseed, rape or colza seeds, sunflower seeds, palm nuts and kernels, cotton, castor oil, sesamum, mustard, safflower, melon, poppy and hemp seeds) No rate on file
- 1211 90 30 Tonquin beans, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered 3.0%*
- 1214 90 10 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots 5.8%*
- 1211 90 86 Plants and parts of plants, incl. seeds and fruits, used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered (excl. ginseng roots, coca leaf, poppy straw, ephedra, tonquin beans and bark of African cherry) Duty free*
Often confused with
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1209 29 50
Lupine seed for sowing
2.5%*
This code is for named timothy, vetch, Poa palustris, Poa trivialis, cocksfoot or bent grass seeds, while 1209 29 50 is for lupin seeds for sowing.
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1209 29 60
Fodder beet seed "Beta vulgaris var. alba", for sowing
8.3%*
This code is for the named grass and vetch seeds for sowing, while 1209 29 60 is for fodder beet seeds of Beta vulgaris var. alba.
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1209 29 80
Seeds of forage plants, for sowing (excl. cereals and fodder beet seed "Beta vulgaris var. alba", sugar beet seed, lucerne seed, clover "Trifolium spp." seed, fesque seed, Kentucky blue grass "Poa pratensis L." seed, ryegrass "Lolium multiflorum lam., Lolium perenne L." seed, Timothy grass seed, vetch seed, seeds of the genus Poa palustris L and Poa trivialis L., cocksfoot grass "Dactylis glomerata L." seed, bent grass "Agrostis" seed and lupine seed)
2.5%*
This code specifically names timothy, vetch, Poa palustris, Poa trivialis, cocksfoot and bent grass seeds, while 1209 29 80 covers other forage plant seeds for sowing and excludes those named seeds.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, 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.
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