Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1209
1209.29: Seeds of forage plants: other
Official description Other
1209.29 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1209, seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing, chapter 12.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1209 29 00 00 Other
- 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) Free
- 1209 29 50 00 Lupine seed 2%
- 1209 29 60 00 Fodder beet seed (beta vulgaris var. alba) 8%
- 1209 29 80 00 Other 2%
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
- Applies to goods from
- Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Uruguay
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1527
- Documents
- N851
- 901Y
- 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))
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 8% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free – 4.5% |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £8.1m | 32.1% | +6.4% | |
| £3.1m | 12.3% | +81.4% | |
| £2.5m | 9.9% | +3.6% | |
| £1.6m | 6.4% | -17% | |
| £1.5m | 5.8% | -8.9% | |
| £1.4m | 5.5% | -25.5% | |
| £1.2m | 4.7% | -18.5% | |
| £1m | 4.1% | -13.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$375kUS$375k+US$3m+US$18m+> US$61m
Exports: 120
- United States: US$80m
- Netherlands: US$67m
- Denmark: US$64m
- Germany: US$61m
- Brazil: US$58m
- Italy: US$33m
- Canada: US$29m
- Poland: US$28m
- France: US$22m
- Hungary: US$21m
- Australia: US$18m
- New Zealand: US$17m
- Spain: US$14m
- Argentina: US$13m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Russia: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Bolivia: US$3m
- Uruguay: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Zimbabwe: US$932k
- Niger: US$855k
- Kazakhstan: US$811k
- Ukraine: US$785k
- Belarus: US$690k
- Finland: US$596k
- Peru: US$564k
- Tanzania: US$475k
- Pakistan: US$452k
- South Korea: US$417k
- Egypt: US$379k
- Guatemala: US$375k
- Kenya: US$312k
- Tunisia: US$308k
- Serbia: US$289k
- Laos: US$280k
- Costa Rica: US$261k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$286kUS$286k+US$3m+US$8m+> US$29m
Imports: 187
- France: US$68m
- Germany: US$49m
- Italy: US$32m
- United States: US$30m
- Netherlands: US$30m
- United Kingdom: US$29m
- Belgium: US$26m
- China: US$25m
- Poland: US$18m
- Colombia: US$18m
- Canada: US$16m
- Spain: US$14m
- Denmark: US$14m
- Mexico: US$14m
- Austria: US$13m
- Uruguay: US$13m
- Romania: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Paraguay: US$8m
- Portugal: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Japan: US$7m
- Honduras: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Guatemala: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Bolivia: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Nicaragua: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Chile: US$3m
- Panama: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- India: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$80m | 12.6% | |
| 2 | US$67m | 10.6% | |
| 3 | US$64m | 10.2% | |
| 4 | US$61m | 9.6% | |
| 5 | US$58m | 9.1% | |
| 6 | US$33m | 5.2% | |
| 7 | US$29m | 4.6% | |
| 8 | US$28m | 4.4% | |
| 9 | US$22m | 3.4% | |
| 10 | US$21m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$68m | 10.7% | |
| 2 | US$49m | 7.8% | |
| 3 | US$32m | 5% | |
| 4 | US$30m | 4.8% | |
| 5 | US$30m | 4.7% | |
| 6 | US$29m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$26m | 4.1% | |
| 8 | US$25m | 3.9% | |
| 9 | US$18m | 2.9% | |
| 10 | US$18m | 2.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 0%median duty
- 99number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 181%highest: Norway, Comoros, Türkiye
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 8.3% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4.5% | 0% – 9% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 181%* | 95% – 226% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 1% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 19% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 8% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 29252 Seeds of forage plants (other than beet seed), of a kind used for sowing
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01940 Beet seeds (excluding sugar beet seeds) and seeds of forage plants
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0119 Growing of other non-perennial crops
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1209.29 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1209.29 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1209.29 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1209.26, 1209.29 | changed |
| 1996 | 1209.19, 1209.26, 1209.29 | changed |
| 1992 | 1209.19, 1209.26, 1209.29 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1209.29 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1209.29 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8.3% (average 3.3%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 8%; 167 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £25.3m (up 1% on the year before), at an average of £2.73 per kg; Denmark supplied 32%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$633m in 2024, down 1.6% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 12.6% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for seeds of forage plants: other?
Seeds of forage plants: other fall under HS subheading 1209.29, part of heading 1209, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on seeds of forage plants: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1209.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on seeds of forage plants: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1209.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8.3%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most seeds of forage plants: other?
The United States, with US$80m in 2024 (12.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
167 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free – 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Denmark (32%), Germany (12%) and New Zealand (10%), out of total imports of £25.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.