EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 1209.22

1209 22 10

1209 22 10: Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1209 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing:
  2. Seeds of forage plants:
  3. 1209 22 Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds:
  4. 1209 22 10 Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 5

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 50% with document Y-155 (Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus) · otherwise free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    Regulation 1227/25
    Documents
    • Y155 Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus
  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 50%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    Regulation 1227/25
  • Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 October 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0382/26
  • Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0382/26
    Documents
    • C127 Merchant product identifier
    • C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
  • Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 2108/26
    Documents
    • Y126 Goods sold in distance sales

Import requirements 5

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    Regulation 0285/18
  • Import controlOfficial control - plants
    Applies to goods from
    Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Uruguay
    Legal act
    Regulation 2072/19
    Documents
    • C085 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))
    • Y146 Exemption for products intended for scientific purposes in accordance with Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
    • Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
    Legal act
    Regulation 2306/21
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0692/14
    Documents
    • Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0263/22
    Documents
    • Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import VAT in the EU member states

The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.

  • Austria 13% reduced rate
  • Belgium 6% reduced rate
  • Bulgaria 20%
  • Croatia 5% reduced rate
  • Cyprus 5% reduced rate
  • Czechia 12% reduced rate
  • Denmark 25%
  • Estonia 24%
  • Finland 25.5%
  • France 5.5% reduced rate
  • Germany 7% reduced rate
  • Greece 13% reduced rate
  • Hungary 27%
  • Ireland 23%
  • Italy 10% reduced rate
  • Latvia 12% reduced rate
  • Lithuania 21%
  • Luxembourg 3% reduced rate
  • Malta 0% reduced rate
  • Netherlands 21%
  • Poland 5% / 8% reduced rate
  • Portugal 6% reduced rate
  • Romania 11% reduced rate
  • Slovakia 19% reduced rate
  • Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate
  • Spain 10% reduced rate
  • Sweden 25%

TEDB · 3 November 2026

EU: imports by month · HS 1209.22

last 12 months€34.6m-0.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price€3.50 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Jan 2024: €1.2mFeb 2024: €2.4mMar 2024: €1.8mApr 2024: €4mMay 2024: €2.5mJun 2024: €3.2mJul 2024: €4.1mAug 2024: €4.7mSept 2024: €3.1mOct 2024: €2.9mNov 2024: €1.8mDec 2024: €2.6mJan 2025: €2.3mFeb 2025: €2.5mMar 2025: €3.9mApr 2025: €4mMay 2025: €2.7mJun 2025: €4.3mJul 2025: €3mAug 2025: €1.8mSept 2025: €3.1mOct 2025: €1.7mNov 2025: €2.2mDec 2025: €1.9mJan 2026: €2.7mFeb 2026: €3.9mMar 2026: €2.3mApr 2026: €2.5mMay 2026: €3.8mJun 2026: €3.7mJul 2026: €3.4mAug 2026: €3.4m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
New Zealand €8.7m 25.1% +6%
Australia €7.3m 21.2% +8.8%
United States €6.2m 18% -7.9%
Argentina €5.1m 14.6% +100.4%
Uruguay €2.5m 7.1% +46.8%
Canada €1.7m 4.8% -14.8%
Egypt €1.2m 3.5% +5.7%
Israel €494k 1.4% -81.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

1209.22 Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds

EU lines: 1209.22

Legal notes

Notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 12 →

This line in earlier years

The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.

YearDescriptionThird-country dutySupplementary unit
2026 Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) Free —
2025 unchanged Free —
2024 unchanged Free —
2023 unchanged Free —
2022 unchanged Free —
2021 unchanged Free —
2020 unchanged Free —
2019 Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) Free —

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 1209 22 10 is one of 2 lines under subheading 1209.22, clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds.

The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.

In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported goods of subheading 1209.22 worth €34.6m (down 0% on the year before), at an average of €3.50 per kg; New Zealand supplied 25%, followed by Australia.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 19.3%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, 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 North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 1209.22 worth US$152m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was New Zealand.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 1209 22 10?

The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 1209 22 10?

Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.

Where does the EU import these goods from?

For subheading 1209.22 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was New Zealand (US$12m), followed by Argentina.

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