EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0602.90
0602 90 70: Rooted cuttings and young plants, excluding cacti
Other live plants
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn:
- 0602 90 Other:
- Other:
- Indoor plants:
- 0602 90 70 Rooted cuttings and young plants, excluding cacti
What you pay
Importing into EU
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 5
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 50% with document Y-155 (Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus) · otherwise free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- Regulation 1227/25
- Documents
- Y155 Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- Regulation 1227/25
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 5
- Import controlOfficial control - plants
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Switzerland
- Legal act
- Regulation 2072/19
- Documents
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y146 Exemption for products intended for scientific purposes in accordance with Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
- Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 0966/23
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
- Legal act
- Regulation 2306/21
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Tariff quotas
| Order number | Origin | In-quota duty | Period | Volume | Balance | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.0786 | Norway | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 544,848 Euro | 544,848 Euro | Open |
Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026.
Export measures 3
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export controlSanctions regime: Russia | Russia | Regulation 0833/14 | 26 June 2024 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus | Belarus | Regulation 0765/06 | 25 February 2025 |
| Export control - CITES | All third countries | Regulation 0966/23 | 20 May 2023 |
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 13% reduced rate -
Belgium 6% reduced rate -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 5% reduced rate -
Cyprus 19% -
Czechia 12% reduced rate -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 7% reduced rate -
Greece 13% reduced rate -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 8% reduced rate -
Malta 0% reduced rate -
Netherlands 9% reduced rate -
Poland 8% reduced rate -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 11% reduced rate -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate -
Spain 10% reduced rate -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6.5% |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| EU–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| EU–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| EU–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–Norway agreementQuota | Norway | Free |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 6 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 3% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 5.2% |
EU: imports by month · HS 0602.90
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | €52.1m | 18.4% | -7.4% |
 Türkiye | €27.4m | 9.7% | +64.1% |
 Costa Rica | €25.8m | 9.1% | -0.5% |
 Morocco | €22.1m | 7.8% | +20.3% |
 North Macedonia | €18.8m | 6.6% | +9.8% |
 India | €14.6m | 5.2% | +12.8% |
 United Kingdom | €14.2m | 5% | -6.7% |
 Israel | €12.2m | 4.3% | +22.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
0602.90 Other live plants: other
UK Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines Türkiye 3.9% – 19.5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 8.8% 
USA Free – 4.8% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 2.3% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 24% Third-country duty 43 tariff lines · average 10.1% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Norway Free – 75% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 45.3% North Macedonia Free – 10% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU lines: 0602.90
- 0602 90 10Other live plants: other, mushroom spawn
- 0602 90 20Other live plants: other, pineapple plants
- 0602 90 30Vegetable and strawberry plants
- 0602 90 41Trees, shrubs and bushes: forest trees
- 0602 90 45Rooted cuttings and young plants
- 0602 90 46Trees, shrubs and bushes: other, other, with bare roots
- 0602 90 47Trees, shrubs and bushes: other, other, other, conifers and evergreens
- 0602 90 48Trees, shrubs and bushes: other, other, other, other
- 0602 90 50Other live plants: other, other, outdoor plants, other outdoor plants
- 0602 90 70Rooted cuttings and young plants, excluding cacti
- 0602 90 91Flowering plants with buds or flowers, excluding cacti
- 0602 90 99Other live plants: other, other, indoor plants, other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- H347082 U.S. CBP
Affirmation of NY N346306 and NY N346309; Tariff Classification of Mushroom Substrate from China
- N346306 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Shiitake Mushroom Spawn from China
- N346309 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Mushroom Substrate from China
- N295026 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Live Plants with Decorative Planters from Canada
- 600011484 HMRC
A young coniferous evergreen tree of the genus Picea (in plant pots and no taller than 1m). The tree is live, potted in soil within a plant pot and with gift wrapping around the pot. The item is an outdoor species of plant, however the use is to use for decoration indoor over the festive period.
Legal notes
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rooted cuttings and young plants, excluding cacti | 6.5% | p/st |
| 2025 | unchanged | 6.5% | p/st |
| 2024 | unchanged | 6.5% | p/st |
| 2023 | unchanged | 6.5% | p/st |
| 2022 | unchanged | 6.5% | p/st |
| 2021 | unchanged | 6.5% | p/st |
| 2020 | unchanged | 6.5% | p/st |
| 2019 | Rooted cuttings and young plants, excluding cacti | 6.5% | p/st |
CN code 0602 90 70 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 0602.90 (other live plants: other).
The third-country duty is 6.5%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
135 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of 6.5%.
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other live plants (HS 0602.90) into the EU came to €283.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); China supplied 18%, followed by Türkiye.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 3.9%–19.5%, the US duty is 0%–4.8%, the Canada duty is 0%–6%, the Mexico duty is 0%–10%, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–24%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is 0%–75%, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–10% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 0602.90 worth US$6bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 8th with US$10m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 0602 90 70?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 6.5%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 0602 90 70?
149 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 135 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 0602 90 70?
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 0602.90 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$56m), followed by Costa Rica.
Typical products
- ashwagandha, live
- mushroom spawn
- shrubs, not bearing edible fruit or nuts
- trees, not bearing edible fruit or nuts
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.