Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 1209.30
1209.30.20.00: In bulk or in packages of a weight of 25 g each or more
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1209 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing.
- 1209.30 Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers
- 1209.30.20 In bulk or in packages of a weight of 25 g each or more
- 1209.30.20.00 In bulk or in packages of a weight of 25 g each or more
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
1209.30 Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers
Canada lines: 1209.30
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N322814 U.S. CBP
The Classification, Country of Origin Marking and Eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) for Substrate with Seeds from Canada
- N300995 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “HWG” Self Water Herb Growing kit from China
- N287678 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of seed growing kits from Japan
Legal notes
Notes
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
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:
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 1209.30.20.00 is one of 2 lines under subheading 1209.30, seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers.
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 3%, the Türkiye duty is 6%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 1209.30 worth US$25m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 1209.30.20.00?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 1209.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$16m), followed by Guatemala.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.