EU tariff 12099999 Other
Import duty 4% · 6 border controls
EU import result
12099999Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowingImport duty4%of customs value · Regulation 3115/941 conditional charge may also apply · see Reporting & relief
Border controls6see Border controls
€4.00estimated duty · 4% of value
Rate 4% · TARIC:
4.000 %Border controls
Organic
- Only applies if you sell the goods as organic. Then you need a certificate showing they're certified organic.
- If goods bear a reference to organic production in the labelling, advertising material or accompanying documents of products, the declarant must submit a certificate of inspection (C644) at import in accordance with Article 45(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (release for free circulation). For products not covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/848, certificate Y929 has to be declared. These provisions shall apply in addition to the rules regarding the use of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) by the competent authorities at border control posts in accordance with Article 56(3), point (b)(i), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and at control points in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2123 and with the rules on decisions on consignments laid down in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Endangered species (CITES)
- Covers goods made from protected species, such as ivory, some woods or reptile skin. If yours has one you need a CITES permit. If not, you declare that it doesn't.
- If the product is mentioned in the list annexed to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and its last amendments, an import authorization must be presented.
Plant health
Conditional: applies only in the cases the measure text sets out
- For plants, seeds, fresh produce and wood that can carry pests. Needs a plant health certificate and an inspection.
- The entry into free circulation is subject to the presentation of a common health entry document (CHED-PP), for consignments of: (i) plants, plant products and other objects referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or (ii) plants, plant products and other objects subject at their entry into the Union to one of the measures or conditions provided for in points (d), (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; [Article 40(1)(c) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715]
- Plants, plant products and other objects are exempted from identity and physical checks at border control posts other than controls carried out pursuant to Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, provided that they are intended for scientific purposes in accordance with Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. (Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2122)
- Plants, other than plants for planting, plant products and other objects, which form part of passengers’ personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use, are exempted from official controls. For these ones no CHED-PP is needed. [Article 7(d) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2122]
Plant health
Conditional: applies only in the cases the measure text sets out
- For plants, seeds, fresh produce and wood that can carry pests. Needs a plant health certificate and an inspection.
- The entry into free circulation is subject to the presentation of a common health entry document (CHED-PP), for consignments of: (i) plants, plant products and other objects referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or (ii) plants, plant products and other objects subject at their entry into the Union to one of the measures or conditions provided for in points (d), (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; [Article 40(1)(c) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715]
- Plants, plant products and other objects are exempted from identity and physical checks at border control posts other than controls carried out pursuant to Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, provided that they are intended for scientific purposes in accordance with Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. (Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2122)
Plant health
- For plants, seeds, fresh produce and wood that can carry pests. Needs a plant health certificate and an inspection.
Invasive species (IAS)
- Invasive alien species, meaning plants or animals that could spread and cause harm. Listed ones are banned.
- If the declared goods refer to one of the species described in the "IS" footnote linked to the measure or derive from an alien invasive species described in the latter footnote, a permit must be presented by virtue of Article 8 of Regulation (UE) No 1143/2014.
- Pontederia crassipes Mart
- Acacia mearnsii [as ‘mearnsi’] De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 3: 61 (1925); Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L.Wendl. (Acacia cyanophylla Lindl.); Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle; Andropogon virginicus L.; Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb; Asclepias syriaca L.; Baccharis halimifolia L.; Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L’Hér ex Vent.; Cabomba caroliniana Gray; Cardiospermum grandiflorum Sw.; Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. (02/08/2027); Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone [Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov.]; Cortaderia jubata (Lemoine ex Carrière) Stapf; Crassula helmsii (Kirk) Cockayne Delairea odorata Lem.; Ehrharta calycina Sm.; Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) St. John; Gunnera tinctoria (Molina) Mirbel; Gymnocoronis spilanthoides (D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.) DC.; Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. s.l.; Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier; Heracleum persicum Fischer; Heracleum sosnowskyi Mandenova; Humulus scandens (Lour.) Merr.; Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L. f.; Impatiens glandulifera Royle; Koenigia polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal; Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.Cours.) G.Don (Lespedeza juncea var. sericea (Thunb.) Lace & Hauech); Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet; Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) P.H. Raven; Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.; Lysichiton americanus Hultén and St. John; Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus; Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.; Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michaux; Parthenium hysterophorus L.; Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross (Polygonum perfoliatum L.); Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.; Pueraria montana var. lobata, (Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi); Reynoutria japonica Houtt.; Reynoutria sachalinensis (F. Schmidt) Nakai; Reynoutria × bohemica Chrtek & Chrtková; Triadica sebifera (L.) Small (Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.).
Reporting and relief rows on this code
Customs measure
€3.00Conditional: applies only in the cases the measure text sets out
- From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation, where: (a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or (b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.
Not applicable to this code
Country preference and anti-dumping
- Resolved per shipment in Bindu, once an origin and destination are set. GSP/FTA preferences and anti-dumping duties depend on the trading pair.
Additional duties
condition not resolved from local data
- In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.
Country-group preferences
- Preference rates for country groups exist on this code, but the local TARIC data can't confirm whether your origin belongs to those groups, so they stay unresolved.
Out of scope
- Excise duties
- Which certificates your customs broker files
Selected from the EU TARIC snapshot 2026-07-06.