GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 0603.12
0603.12.00.00.00: Carnations cut & flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh.
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Same subheading in other tariffs
0603.12 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, carnations
UK 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 46.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 3.2% – 6.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Canada 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Norway Free – 249% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 124.5% 
North Macedonia 20% – 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 27.5% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
Notes
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.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, 0603.12.00.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0603.12, cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, carnations.
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 46.8%, the US duty is 3.2%–6.4%, the Canada duty is 8%, 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%, the Norway duty is 0%–249%, the North Macedonia duty is 20%–35% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 0603.12 worth US$9m in 2024; the largest supplier was Colombia.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 0603.12.00.00.00?
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 0603.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Colombia (US$5m).