Code 1209 29 80 · Subheading 1209 29

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Other forage plant seeds for sowing, excluding cereals, white fodder beet, sugar beet, lucerne, clover, fescue, meadow-grass, ryegrass, timothy, vetch, cocksfoot, bent-grass and lupin

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This code covers seeds of forage plants intended for sowing when they are not cereals and are not seeds of the specifically excluded plants or plant groups listed in the title. The listed exclusions include white fodder beet, sugar beet, lucerne, clover, fescue, the named meadow-grass and ryegrass species, timothy, vetch, cocksfoot, bent-grass and lupin.

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Seeds of a forage plant for sowing, other than cereals and the specifically excluded plant types listed in the title

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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)

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Step 1 · Section II Vegetable products
Is the product a living plant or flower; an edible vegetable, root, tuber, fruit or nut; coffee, tea, maté or a spice; cereal; a milling product, malt, starch, inulin or wheat gluten; a seed, plant for industrial or medical use, straw or fodder plant; shellac, a carbohydrate gum, natural resin, plant sap or plant extract; or a vegetable plaiting material or another vegetable product not listed elsewhere?
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Step 2 · Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grai… 7 of 9 chapters in section II
Which named product group is it: soybeans; unroasted or otherwise unheated peanuts; copra; flax seeds; rapeseed or turnip-rape seeds; sunflower seeds; other oilseeds or oil fruits; flour from oilseeds or oil fruits; seeds, fruits or spores for sowing; hops; plants or plant parts mainly used for perfumes, pharmaceutical products, pest control or similar uses; carob, seaweed, sugar beet, sugar cane or other specified plant products for human food; unprocessed cereal straw or chaff; or fodder roots, hay and other named fodder products?
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Step 3 · Heading 1209 Seeds, fruits and spores, for sowing (excl. legumin… 9 of 14 headings under chapter 12
Which named type is it: sugar beet, lucerne, clover of the Trifolium species, fescue, meadow grass, ryegrass, another forage-plant seed, a seed of an herbaceous flowering plant, a vegetable seed, or another seed, fruit or spore for sowing?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1209 29 Seeds of forage plants for sowing (excl. of cereals… 7 of 10 subheadings under heading 1209
Is it timothy, vetch, Poa palustris or Poa trivialis, dog grass, Agrostis, lupin, or fodder beet seed?
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Step 5 · Full code 1209 29 80 Seeds of forage plants, for sowing (excl. cereals a… 4 of 4 codes under subheading 1209 29

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1209 29 80

Other forage plant seeds for sowing, excluding cereals, white fodder beet, sugar beet, lucerne, clover, fescue, meadow-grass, ryegrass, timothy, vetch, cocksfoot, bent-grass and lupin

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 8.3%.

another option 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%
you are here 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.

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; 45 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
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- Exemption for products intended for scientific purposes in accordance with Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
- 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))
- Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

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.

1209 29 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 v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 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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Often confused with

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
That code specifically covers timothy, vetch, Poa palustris L. and Poa trivialis L., cocksfoot and bent-grass seeds for sowing; those are excluded from this code.
1209 29 50 Lupine seed for sowing 2.5%
That code covers lupin seeds for sowing, whereas lupin seeds are excluded from this code.
1209 29 60 Fodder beet seed "Beta vulgaris var. alba", for sowing 8.3%
That code covers white fodder beet seeds (Beta vulgaris var. alba) for sowing, whereas these seeds are excluded from this code.

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.

Other forage plant seeds for sowing, excluding cereals, white fodder beet, sugar beet, lucerne, clover, fescue, meadow-grass, ryegrass, timothy, vetch, cocksfoot, bent-grass and lupin

Other forage plant seeds for sowing, excluding cereals, white fodder beet, sugar beet, lucerne, clover, fescue, meadow-grass, ryegrass, timothy, vetch, cocksfoot, bent-grass and lupin

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Trade measures to be aware of

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Restrictions and paperwork

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