End-use code 10140 covers raw agricultural materials that serve as direct farming inputs — seeds, planting stock, and similar materials used to produce crops or raise livestock abroad. Code 10130, by contrast, captures raw agricultural materials destined for industrial processing (such as fiber for textiles or cellulose for chemicals). The distinction reflects the downstream use of the exported material, not its physical form.

Key compliance steps include obtaining a USDA APHIS phytosanitary certificate confirming the material is free of regulated pests and diseases, verifying the destination country's seed import registration or variety approval requirements (many countries require pre-registration of seed varieties), and checking whether the material is subject to plant variety protection or intellectual property restrictions that affect export licensing. Some destinations also impose germination and purity testing requirements.