Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0601
0601.20: Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots
0601.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0601, bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth…, chapter 06.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0601 20 00 00 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots
- 0601 20 10 00 Chicory plants and roots Free
- 0601 20 30 00 Orchids, hyacinths, narcissi and tulips 8%
- 0601 20 90 00 Other 6%
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
- Import controlImport control - CITES
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 8% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, 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 – 4.5% |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £11.2m | 94.9% | -13.7% |
 Germany | £183k | 1.5% | +294.9% |
 Denmark | £151k | 1.3% | +86.3% |
 Ireland | £121k | 1% | +101.8% |
 Belgium | £69k | 0.6% | +55.8% |
 Spain | £27k | 0.2% | +69.9% |
 Israel | £27k | 0.2% | +77.4% |
 France | £20k | 0.2% | -30.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 9.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
Türkiye 6.3% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
USA 1.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 20% General (MFN) 29 tariff lines · average 9% 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$92kUS$92k+US$538k+US$5m+> US$22m
Exports: 107
- Netherlands: US$557m
- Germany: US$64m
- Canada: US$28m
- Belgium: US$22m
- Poland: US$17m
- Denmark: US$15m
- Italy: US$11m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- United States: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- China: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Brazil: US$928k
- Dominican Republic: US$894k
- Pakistan: US$873k
- Kazakhstan: US$800k
- Portugal: US$745k
- Greece: US$730k
- Madagascar: US$538k
- Romania: US$490k
- Croatia: US$471k
- India: US$467k
- Switzerland: US$451k
- South Africa: US$371k
- Sweden: US$359k
- Slovakia: US$345k
- Mexico: US$336k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$297k
- Israel: US$288k
- New Zealand: US$248k
- Indonesia: US$235k
- Czechia: US$217k
- Costa Rica: US$210k
- North Macedonia: US$197k
- United Kingdom: US$196k
- Guatemala: US$179k
- Tanzania: US$161k
- Colombia: US$136k
- Japan: US$135k
- Malaysia: US$131k
- Latvia: US$108k
- Uganda: US$105k
- Ireland: US$92k
- Kenya: US$92k
- Sri Lanka: US$91k
- Oman: US$82k
- Tunisia: US$58k
- Russia: US$50k
- Lebanon: US$49k
- Honduras: US$41k
- Peru: US$40k
- Chile: US$37k
- Mali: US$34k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$137kUS$137k+US$2m+US$14m+> US$31m
Imports: 152
- Germany: US$133m
- Switzerland: US$106m
- France: US$90m
- Italy: US$45m
- United States: US$31m
- Netherlands: US$30m
- Poland: US$27m
- Austria: US$24m
- Belgium: US$23m
- Sweden: US$21m
- Uzbekistan: US$20m
- Romania: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Denmark: US$14m
- Norway: US$14m
- Spain: US$13m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Hungary: US$11m
- Belarus: US$7m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Canada: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Croatia: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Greece: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Moldova: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Israel: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Latvia: US$985k
- Lithuania: US$928k
- Russia: US$711k
- Cyprus: US$699k
- North Macedonia: US$644k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$582k
- United Arab Emirates: US$558k
- Iran: US$471k
- Morocco: US$382k
- Qatar: US$353k
- Kenya: US$344k
- Lebanon: US$343k
- Kuwait: US$336k
- Chile: US$334k
- Aruba: US$264k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$557m | 72.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$64m | 8.3% |
| 3 | Canada | US$28m | 3.6% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$22m | 2.8% |
| 5 |  Poland | US$17m | 2.2% |
| 6 | Denmark | US$15m | 1.9% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$11m | 1.4% |
| 8 |  Slovenia | US$7m | 0.9% |
| 9 | Spain | US$7m | 0.9% |
| 10 | United States | US$6m | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$133m | 17.3% |
| 2 | Switzerland | US$106m | 13.8% |
| 3 | France | US$90m | 11.7% |
| 4 | Italy | US$45m | 5.9% |
| 5 | United States | US$31m | 4% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$30m | 3.9% |
| 7 | Poland | US$27m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Austria | US$24m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$23m | 3% |
| 10 |  Sweden | US$21m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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
- 68number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Vanuatu, Bahamas, Maldives
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 15% | 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) | 5.3% | 0% – 9.6% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Israel | 6% | 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 | 7.7%* | 0.3% – 17% | 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 | 10% | 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) | 10% | 0% – 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 | 6% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0.7% | 0% – 1% | 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 | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 8.5%* | 0.3% – 18% | 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 | 5% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
| United States | 1.4% | 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0601.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0601.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0601.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0601.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0601.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0601.20 | unchanged |
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.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0601.20 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0601.20 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 9.6% (average 5.3%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 8%; 168 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £11.8m (down 11% on the year before), at an average of £3.76 per kg; Netherlands supplied 95%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$767m in 2024, down 2.8% on 2023.
The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 72.6% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots?
Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots fall under HS subheading 0601.20, 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 0601.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. 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 0601.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 9.6%, depending on the line. 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$557m in 2024 (72.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
168 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 Free – 8% 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 Denmark (1%), out of total imports of £11.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.