GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 0602.90
0602.90.00.00.05: Live plants n.e.s. (including roots other than roots of heading 12.12); mushroom spawn. - Natural Agricultural Gross
Other live plants
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into GCC
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
0602.90 Other live plants: other
UK Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
EU Free – 8.3% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 7% 
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% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Mexico Free – 10% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 24% General (MFN) 43 tariff lines · average 10.1% 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Norway Free – 75% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 45.3% 
North Macedonia Free – 10% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC lines: 0602.90
- 0602.90.00.00.05Live plants n.e.s. (including roots other than roots of heading 12.12); mushroom spawn. - Natural Agricultural Gross
- 0602.90.00.00.06Live plants n.e.s. (including roots other than roots of heading 12.12); mushroom spawn. - Mushroom spawn
- 0602.90.00.99.99Live plants n.e.s. (including roots other than roots of heading 12.12); mushroom spawn. - Other live plants (including their roots)
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
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, 0602.90.00.00.05 is one of 3 lines under subheading 0602.90, other live plants: other.
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–8.3%, 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 Norway duty is 0%–75%, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–10% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 0602.90 worth US$71m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 0602.90.00.00.05?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does the GCC import these goods from?
For subheading 0602.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Netherlands (US$21m), followed by China.
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.