Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0601

0601.10

0601.10: Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant

Subheading 0601.10 belongs to heading 0601 (bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth…) in chapter 06.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate · across 5 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0601 10 00 00 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant
  2. 0601 10 10 00 Hyacinths 4%p/st
  3. 0601 10 20 00 Narcissi 4%p/st
  4. 0601 10 30 00 Tulips 4%p/st
  5. 0601 10 40 00 Gladioli 4%p/st
  6. 0601 10 90 00 Other 4%p/st

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 1

  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 30 June 2027
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435

Import requirements 4

  • Import controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla and 241 more
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1527
    Documents
    • N851
    • 901Y
    • 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))
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/693
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
  • Import controlImport control - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 5 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—4%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£87.6m+19.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.71 per kg
Jan 2024: £7.7mFeb 2024: £5.9mMar 2024: £5.9mApr 2024: £4mMay 2024: £2.4mJun 2024: £1.3mJul 2024: £2.2mAug 2024: £14.8mSept 2024: £8.7mOct 2024: £7.7mNov 2024: £5.9mDec 2024: £3.9mJan 2025: £8.3mFeb 2025: £5.1mMar 2025: £5.8mApr 2025: £4.1mMay 2025: £1.9mJun 2025: £1.1mJul 2025: £2.9mAug 2025: £17.8mSept 2025: £9.3mOct 2025: £10.3mNov 2025: £9.1mDec 2025: £6.4mJan 2026: £10.3mFeb 2026: £6.1mMar 2026: £8.1mApr 2026: £4.8mMay 2026: £1.5mJun 2026: £933kJul 2026: £3.3mAug 2026: £17.6m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Netherlands £82.9m 94.6% +18%
Germany £1.4m 1.6% +651.3%
Israel £1.1m 1.2% +25.5%
New Zealand £684k 0.8% +74.1%
Belgium £406k 0.5% -3.8%
Peru £171k 0.2% -8%
Ireland £153k 0.2% +18%
Poland £138k 0.2% -0.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0601.10 · US$1.2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$118kUS$118k+US$902k+US$10m+> US$30m

Exports: 104
  1. Netherlands: US$993m
  2. Chile: US$38m
  3. New Zealand: US$30m
  4. Poland: US$25m
  5. Peru: US$25m
  6. Germany: US$12m
  7. Italy: US$12m
  8. Israel: US$11m
  9. France: US$11m
  10. Belgium: US$10m
  11. South Africa: US$10m
  12. United Kingdom: US$9m
  13. Canada: US$7m
  14. United States: US$6m
  15. Portugal: US$4m
  16. Spain: US$4m
  17. Brazil: US$4m
  18. Kazakhstan: US$3m
  19. China: US$2m
  20. Türkiye: US$2m
  21. Slovakia: US$2m
  22. Indonesia: US$2m
  23. Hungary: US$1m
  24. North Macedonia: US$984k
  25. Costa Rica: US$902k
  26. Morocco: US$798k
  27. Lithuania: US$780k
  28. India: US$620k
  29. Georgia: US$603k
  30. Thailand: US$602k
  31. Romania: US$597k
  32. Madagascar: US$509k
  33. Honduras: US$493k
  34. Zambia: US$450k
  35. Ecuador: US$430k
  36. Austria: US$309k
  37. Czechia: US$301k
  38. Japan: US$279k
  39. Ghana: US$234k
  40. Latvia: US$216k
  41. Sweden: US$205k
  42. Slovenia: US$194k
  43. Tanzania: US$179k
  44. Armenia: US$174k
  45. Denmark: US$157k
  46. Taiwan: US$144k
  47. Ireland: US$124k
  48. South Korea: US$120k
  49. Russia: US$118k
  50. Finland: US$114k
  51. Senegal: US$97k
  52. Colombia: US$92k
  53. Niger: US$80k
  54. Australia: US$80k
  55. Mexico: US$65k
  56. Bulgaria: US$61k
  57. Zimbabwe: US$57k
  58. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$45k
  59. Belarus: US$44k
  60. Greece: US$41k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$993m 80.5%
2 Chile US$38m 3.1%
3 New Zealand US$30m 2.4%
4 Poland US$25m 2%
5 Peru US$25m 2%
6 Germany US$12m 1%
7 Italy US$12m 1%
8 Israel US$11m 0.9%
9 France US$11m 0.9%
10 Belgium US$10m 0.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$179m 14.5%
2 China US$162m 13.1%
3 United Kingdom US$88m 7.1%
4 Germany US$67m 5.4%
5 Netherlands US$64m 5.2%
6 Canada US$56m 4.5%
7 Vietnam US$45m 3.7%
8 Poland US$44m 3.6%
9 Mexico US$44m 3.6%
10 France US$43m 3.5%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 2.5%median duty
  • 80number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 30%highest: Iran, Vanuatu, Bahamas

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 0% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 25% 2022
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 0% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 5% 2023
Canada 3% 0% – 6% 2023
Cape Verde 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 5% 2023
Chad 5% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 2.7% 0% – 5% 2023
Colombia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 5% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 5% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 5.1% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 5% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 30% 5% – 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 5% 0% – 10% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 12%* 12% – 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 5% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 5% 0% – 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 0% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 0% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 7.5% 4% – 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 0% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 0% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 10%* 9.9% – 10% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 8% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 6.3% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 4% 2023
United States 3.5% 2023
Uruguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 0% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 0% 2023
Zimbabwe 0% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
29261 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, dormant, in growth/in flower; chicory plants & roots (other than roots of subgroup 054.8)
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 3111
CPC 2.1 product
01961 Live plants; bulbs, tubers and roots; cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0130 Plant propagation

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170601.10unchanged
20120601.10unchanged
20070601.10unchanged
20020601.10unchanged
19960601.10unchanged
19920601.10unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2163 of 17 September 2026 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

    CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0601.10 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 4%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0601.10 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is 5.1%.

169 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 4%.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £87.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 20% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 95%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.2bn (−0.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$993m), followed by Chile.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant?

Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant fall under HS subheading 0601.10, part of heading 0601, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0601.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0601.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.1%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and…?

The Netherlands, with US$993m in 2024 (80.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

169 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (95%), Germany (2%) and Israel (1%), out of total imports of £87.6m.

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