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HS 1209.21

Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds of a kind used for sowing

In short

  • The US imported $25.9M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.7% on the year before.
  • Australia is the largest supplier, with 78.4% of US imports; Canada is next, with 21.6%.
  • Canada is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $5.33/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 0.0% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 2.6 points on a year earlier.
  • Australia is gaining share: 17.5% over the last 12 months, up from 10.2%.
  • US exports were $74.7M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 30.5%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$1.4M

↑ +71% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$25.9M

↓ −2.7% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

0.0%

↓ −2.6 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Australia

78.4% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugAustralia ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$794K
September 2025$872K
October 2025$1.1M
November 2025$2.1M
December 2025$2.8M
January 2026$3.2M
February 2026$4.7M
March 2026$4.0M
April 2026$3.2M
May 2026$1.3M
June 2026$1.1M
July 2026$115K
August 2026$1.4M

What changed

  • US imports were $1.4M in August 2026, up 1081% from July 2026 and up 71% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $25.9M, down 2.7% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Australia up from 0.0% to 78.4%, Canada down from 100.0% to 21.6%.
  • Average price from Canada rose 23% since July 2026, to $6.86/kg.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $25.9M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 32% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $74.7M, down 30%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Australia ↓
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$38.0M
12 months to Aug 2018$57.6M
12 months to Aug 2019$46.3M
12 months to Aug 2020$34.5M
12 months to Aug 2021$34.9M
12 months to Aug 2022$29.4M
12 months to Aug 2023$28.0M
12 months to Aug 2024$31.9M
12 months to Aug 2025$26.7M
12 months to Aug 2026$25.9M
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodCanadaAustraliaItalyMexico
12 months to Aug 201783.1%13.2%1.6%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201888.1%9.8%2.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201983.6%14.4%1.8%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202082.0%16.0%1.4%0.2%
12 months to Aug 202180.1%17.9%1.4%0.3%
12 months to Aug 202267.3%30.6%1.5%0.3%
12 months to Aug 202367.5%28.5%2.9%0.3%
12 months to Aug 202478.0%19.3%1.7%0.2%
12 months to Aug 202587.5%10.2%2.3%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202682.0%17.5%0.3%0.2%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodCanadaAustraliaItalyMexicoAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.2%0.3%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.2%0.3%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.3%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.2%0.3%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.2%0.2%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20250.1%5.4%3.1%n/a0.7%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%4.5%15.0%0.0%0.8%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$25.9M−2.7%0.8%+0.1 pts$74.7M+2.9%
12 months to Aug 2025$26.7M−16%0.7%+0.6 pts$72.6M−11%
12 months to Aug 2024$31.9M+14%0.1%0.0 pts$81.2M−13%
12 months to Aug 2023$28.0M−4.6%0.1%+0.1 pts$93.5M−10%
12 months to Aug 2022$29.4M−16%0.0%0.0 pts$103.9M+28%
12 months to Aug 2021$34.9M+1.2%0.0%0.0 pts$81.4M+6.7%
12 months to Aug 2020$34.5M−25%0.0%0.0 pts$76.3M+8.8%
12 months to Aug 2019$46.3M−20%0.0%0.0 pts$70.1M−19%
12 months to Aug 2018$57.6M+51%0.0%0.0 pts$86.6M−19%
12 months to Aug 2017$38.0M0.0%$106.4M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Australia$1.1M78.4%+52.3 pts$5.78/kg+12%0.0%−10.1 pts
Canada$292K21.6%−38.5 pts$6.86/kg+36%0.0%0.0 pts
All countries$1.4M100.0%$5.98/kg+25%0.0%−2.6 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 99.8% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Canada$5.32/kg$0.02/kg0.4% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$5.33/kg+10%
Australia$5.65/kg$0.11/kg2.0% of price$0.09/kg1.6% of price$5.85/kg+21%
All countries$5.48/kg$0.06/kg1.2% of price$0.04/kg0.8% of price$5.59/kg+14%

Landed at a US port, Canada was cheapest, at $5.33/kg: 8.8% below Australia.

Landed cost from Australia rose 21% on a year earlier, to $5.85/kg, mostly on price: $4.36/kg then, $5.65/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Australia gained the most share: 17.5% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 10.2% in the 12 months before. Canada lost the most: 82.0%, down from 87.5%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Canada
  • Australia
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthCanadaAustraliaItalyMexico
September 202477.9%22.1%0.0%0.0%
October 202498.3%0.0%1.7%0.0%
November 2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202494.6%0.0%5.4%0.0%
January 202585.2%13.4%1.4%0.0%
February 202594.7%5.3%0.0%0.0%
March 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 202577.5%18.7%3.9%0.0%
June 202554.6%45.4%0.0%0.0%
July 202536.7%45.9%17.4%0.0%
August 202560.0%26.1%13.9%0.0%
September 202527.8%72.2%0.0%0.0%
October 202569.2%24.5%6.3%0.0%
November 202536.6%62.6%0.0%0.9%
December 202583.1%16.9%0.0%0.0%
January 202696.9%3.0%0.1%0.0%
February 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 202696.4%2.5%0.0%1.1%
April 202692.9%7.1%0.0%0.0%
May 202690.7%9.3%0.0%0.0%
June 202680.7%19.1%0.0%0.0%
July 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 202621.6%78.4%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthCanadaAustraliaItalyMexicoAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
October 20240.0%n/a0.2%n/a0.0%
November 20240.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
December 20240.0%n/a0.2%n/a0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%0.2%n/a0.0%
February 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 20250.4%n/an/an/a0.4%
April 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
May 20250.0%10.0%0.2%n/a1.9%
June 20250.0%8.1%n/an/a3.7%
July 20250.0%10.1%10.2%n/a6.4%
August 20250.0%10.1%0.0%n/a2.6%
September 20250.0%10.0%n/an/a7.2%
October 20250.0%0.0%15.0%n/a0.9%
November 20250.0%2.9%n/a0.0%1.8%
December 20250.0%10.3%n/an/a1.7%
January 20260.0%10.3%15.0%n/a0.3%
February 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
March 20260.0%10.3%n/a0.0%0.3%
April 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
May 20260.0%10.0%n/an/a0.9%
June 20260.0%10.0%n/an/a1.9%
July 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
August 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. October 2025 · Duty paid: Australia 10.0% → 2.9%.

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Sweetgrass, MT$7.0M · 27.1%
  2. Pembina, ND$6.6M · 25.5%
  3. Eastport, ID$3.3M · 12.6%
  4. Portal, ND$2.3M · 8.8%
  5. Los Angeles, CA$1.6M · 6.2%

Where US exports go

US exports were $4.2M in August 2026, down 51% from August 2025, and $74.7M over the last 12 months, up 2.9% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Canada, up 102%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$22.8M30.5%−6.0%
United Arab Emirates$13.5M18.1%+58%
Libya$7.6M10.1%+16%
Argentina$5.6M7.5%+28%
Algeria$3.9M5.2%−29%
Canada$3.3M4.4%+102%
Peru$2.3M3.1%+7.8%
Egypt$2.3M3.0%+78%
Other countries (30)$13.4M18.0%−20%
All countries$74.7M100.0%+2.9%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 86 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Italy$33.8Min 2025+62%$76K0.2%
Germany$23.8Min 2025+13%$00.0%
Argentina$18.7Min 2025+59%$6.8M36.3%
Netherlands$13.4Min 2025−9.7%$8K0.1%
Romania$12.8Min 2025+11%$00.0%
Hungary$10.9Min 2025+247%$00.0%
France$10.6Min 2025+49%$2390.0%
China$6.6Min 2025−32%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Italy, which imported $33.8M of this product in 2025, 0.2% of that from the US.

The US supplies 36.3% of imports into Argentina, but under 10% into Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.

Of these, imports into Hungary grew fastest: up 247% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 1209: seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Vegetable seeds for sowingHS 1209.91$356.0M$604.8M
Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers, for sowingHS 1209.30$68.7M$74.8M
Seeds of forage plants for sowing, not elsewhere specifiedHS 1209.29$32.3M$88.7M
Rye grass (lolium multiflorum lam., lolium perenne l.) seeds of a kind used for sowingHS 1209.25$23.3M$82.2M
Fescue seeds of a kind used for sowingHS 1209.23$23.9M$32.8M
Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing, not elsewhere specifiedHS 1209.99$13.8M$26.2M
Kentucky blue grass (poa pratensis l.) seeds of a kind used for sowingHS 1209.24$2.1M$37.0M
Clover (trifolium spp.) seeds of a kind used for sowingHS 1209.22$10.8M$15.7M
About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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