1209 99 10 — Forest-tree seed for sowing

1209 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing: 1209 10 – Sugar beet seeds – Seeds of forage plants: 1209 21 – – Lucerne seeds 1209 22 – – Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds 1209 23 – – Fescue seeds 1209 24 – – Meadow grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds 1209 25 – – Rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds 1209 29 – – Other 1209 30 – Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers – Other: 1209 91 – – Vegetable seeds 1209 99 – – Other

This heading covers all seeds, fruit and spores of a kind used for sowing. It covers such products even if they have lost their germinating power. However, it does not cover the products mentioned at the end of this Explanatory Note which, although they may be used for sowing, are classified in other headings of the Nomenclature because they are generally put to other uses. The heading covers seeds of beet, of grasses or other herbaceous plants (lucerne, sainfoin, clover, fescue, rye grass, meadow grass, timothy, etc.), seeds of ornamental flowers, of vegetables, of forest trees (including seed-bearing cones) and of fruit trees, of vetches (other than those of the species Vicia faba, i.e., field beans), of lupines, of tamarind, of tobacco, and seeds (other than those used, as such, primarily in perfumery, pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes) of plants yielding products of heading 1211. Products of this heading (particularly grass seeds) may be placed, together with small particles of fertiliser, on a paper base and covered with a thin layer of wadding held in place by a plastic grid. The heading excludes: (a) mushroom spawn (heading 0602);

(b) leguminous vegetables and sweet corn (Chapter 07); (c) fruit of Chapter 08; (d) spices and other products of Chapter 09; (e) cereal grains (Chapter 10); (f) oil seeds and oleaginous fruits of headings 1201 – 1207; (g) seeds and fruits of a kind used, as such, primarily in perfumery, pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes (heading 1211); (h) locust beans (heading 1212).

Notes

English text as published in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 (Combined Nomenclature). The EAEU tariff and the EU nomenclature copy these notes from the same convention. For a Russian declaration the binding version is the Russian one: Annex to Decision No 80 of the EEC Council of 14 September 2021.

1. Heading 1207 applies, inter alia, to palm nuts and kernels, cotton seeds, castor oil seeds, sesamum seeds, mustard seeds, safflower seeds, poppy seeds and shea nuts (karite nuts). It does not apply to products of heading 0801 or 0802 or to olives (Chapter 7 or 20).

2. Heading 1208 applies not only to non-defatted flours and meals but also to flours and meals which have been partially defatted or defatted and wholly or partially refatted with their original oils. It does not, however, apply to residues of headings 2304 to 2306.

3. For the purposes of heading 1209, beet seeds, grass and other herbage seeds, seeds of ornamental flowers, vegetable seeds, seeds of forest trees, seeds of fruit trees, seeds of vetches (other than those of the species Vicia faba) or of lupines are to be regarded as ‘seeds of a kind used for sowing’. Heading 1209 does not, however, apply to the following, even if for sowing:

(a) leguminous vegetables or sweetcorn (Chapter 7);

(b) spices or other products of Chapter 9;

(c) cereals (Chapter 10); or

(d) products of headings 1201 to 1207 or 1211.

4. Heading 1211 applies, inter alia, to the following plants or parts thereof: basil, borage, ginseng, hyssop, liquorice, all species of mint, rosemary, rue, sage and wormwood. Heading 1211 does not, however, apply to:

(a) medicaments of Chapter 30;

(b) perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations of Chapter 33; or

(c) insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, disinfectants or similar products of heading 3808.

5. For the purposes of heading 1212, the term ‘seaweeds and other algae’ does not include:

(a) dead single-cell micro-organisms of heading 2102;

(b) cultures of micro-organisms of heading 3002; or

(c) fertilisers of heading 3101 or 3105.

Subheading note

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. В субпозиции 1205 10 термин «семена рапса, или кользы, с низким содержанием эруковой кислоты» означает семена рапса, или кользы, дающие нелетучее масло, содержащее менее 2 мас.% эруковой кислоты, и твердый компонент, содержащий менее 30 мкмоль/г глюкозинолатов.