"E. Exemptions from the Importation Requirements

The following are exemptions from the above requirements:

Where the imported seed lot is 5 kg or less for large seeded crop kinds such as peas, wheat, soybeans and corn or is 500 g or less for small seeded crop kinds such as alfalfa, tomato or canola, neither the import declaration information nor the certificate of analysis need be supplied. See Section X (below) for clarification of importations with multiple small seed lots "

Explanatory Notes

When determining the weight of seed being imported for the purpose of determining fees and lot sizes, the weight of the seed refers only to the weight of the seed itself. The weight does not include any seed coatings, seed packaging material or any material to which the seed is attached e.g. seed tape.
For the purposes of determining whether a "small lot" exemption is triggered, seed lot refers to a quantity of seed to which a unique identifier (such as a variety name or seed lot number) is assigned. There may be one or more packages that make up the seed lot being imported. For example 250 envelopes each containing 1 g of carrot seed of a variety called "Fred" may make up a seed lot for importation. The seed lot size is 250 g. The carrot seed may be accompanied by equal quantities of tomato, beet and bell pepper seed to make up a seed shipment weighing 1 kg. This shipment would be subject to the minimum $15 import fee; however, the individual seed lots would not be subject to the import declaration or certificate of analysis requirements.