EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0603.19
Other fresh cut flowers
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
Importing into EU
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
| Order number | Origin | In-quota duty | Period | Volume | Balance | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.1211 | Tunisia | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 1,120,000 kg | 1,120,000 kg | Open |
| 09.1306 | Israel | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 22,196,000 kg | 19,961,033 kg | Open |
| 09.1341 | Israel | Free | 1 November 2026 – 15 April 2027 | 7,840,000 kg | 7,840,000 kg | Not yet open |
| 09.1837 | Mexico | Free | 1 June 2026 – 31 October 2026 | 400,000 kg | 400,000 kg | Open |
| 09.1841 | Mexico | Free | 1 November 2026 – 31 May 2027 | 400,000 kg | 400,000 kg | Not yet open |
Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026.
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.
Austria 13% reduced rate 
Belgium 6% reduced rate 
Bulgaria 20% 
Croatia 25% 
Cyprus 19% 
Czechia 21% 
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 21% 
Slovakia 23% 
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate 
Spain 10% reduced rate 
Sweden 25% TEDB · 26 October 2026
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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–Algeria agreementQuota | Algeria | 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 agreementQuota | Israel | Free |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| EU–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | 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 agreementQuota | Mexico | 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–Tunisia agreementQuota | Tunisia | 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 |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | 4.8% |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 6 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 8.5% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 10.5% |
From 1 January to 31 May: 8,5,
from 1 June to 31 October: 12,
from 1 November to 31 December: 8,5.
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kenya | €95.8m | 28.1% | +2.8% |
 Ecuador | €82.1m | 24% | +4.5% |
 Colombia | €41.2m | 12.1% | +9.5% |
 Israel | €28.2m | 8.3% | +7.9% |
 South Africa | €25.9m | 7.6% | +21.2% |
 United Kingdom | €24.3m | 7.1% | -10% |
 Ethiopia | €21.1m | 6.2% | -0.1% |
 Tanzania | €5.6m | 1.6% | -10.6% |
0603.19 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, other
UK 8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye 46.8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA 6.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 19 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 20% – 22% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 20.2% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Norway Free – 249% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 124.5% 
North Macedonia 15% – 20% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 17.5% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 1. Subject to the second part of heading 0601, this chapter covers only live trees and goods (including seedling vegetables) of a kind commonly supplied by nursery gardeners or florists for planting or for ornamental use; nevertheless, it does not include potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic or other products of Chapter 7.
2. Any reference in heading 0603 or 0604 to goods of any kind shall be construed as including a reference to bouquets, floral baskets, wreaths and similar articles made wholly or partly of goods of that kind, account not being taken of accessories of other materials. However, these headings do not include collages or similar decorative plaques of heading 9701.
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
These subheadings include flowers and flower buds, the natural colour of which has been modified or enhanced, particularly by absorption treatment with coloured solutions before or after cutting or merely by soaking, provided that these products are imported fresh.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
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 | Ranunculi | — | p/st |
| 2025 | unchanged | — | p/st |
| 2024 | unchanged | — | p/st |
| 2023 | unchanged | — | p/st |
| 2022 | unchanged | — | p/st |
| 2021 | unchanged | — | p/st |
| 2020 | unchanged | — | p/st |
| 2019 | Ranunculi | — | p/st |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 0603 19 20 is one of 3 lines under subheading 0603.19, cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, other.
No rate is printed on this line itself.
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported other fresh cut flowers (HS 0603.19) worth €341.6m (up 4% on the year before), at an average of €6.43 per kg; Kenya supplied 28%, followed by Ecuador.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 46.8%, the US duty is 6.4%, the Canada duty is 6%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 20%–22%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is 0%–249%, the North Macedonia duty is 15%–20% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 0603.19 worth US$2bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Kenya, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$17m.
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
For subheading 0603.19 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Kenya (US$100m), followed by Ecuador.