Plant Industry - Seed Section

Seed Dealer's License

A seed dealer's license is required for any person or company selling seeds in or exporting seeds from North Carolina. This includes vegetable, lawn or turf, and agricultural seeds for seeding purposes.

A seed dealer's license is purchased annually and is valid for the calendar year. Fees are as listed below:

The following forms forms are published in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
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Application for Seed Dealer's License ( 08/07/08)
Seed License Fee Update Form ( 7/25/08)

SEED DEALER LICENSE	FEE
Wholesale or combined wholesale and retail seed dealer	$ 100.00
Retail seed dealer with sales of no more than $500	$ 5.00
Retail seed dealer with sales of more than $500;
but no more than $1000	$ 15.00
Retail seed dealer with sales of more than $1,000	$ 25.00

Seed Section, Eddie Martin, Seed Administrator
Mailing Address: 1060 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1060
Physical Address: 216 West Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27603
Phone: (919) 733-3930 ext. 226 ; FAX: (919) 733-1041