Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0602
0602.30: Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not
0602.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0602, other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn, chapter 06.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0602 30 00 00 Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not Freep/st
- 0602 30 00 10 Rhododendrons Freep/st
- 0602 30 00 90 Azaleas Freep/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- 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)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £3.3m | 53.8% | +11.2% |
 Netherlands | £2.2m | 36.6% | -9% |
 Germany | £404k | 6.6% | -24.6% |
 Italy | £100k | 1.6% | -49.6% |
 France | £56k | 0.9% | +19.1% |
 Poland | £23k | 0.4% | +9.5% |
 Ireland | £4k | 0.1% | +974.9% |
 St Barthélemy | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$34kUS$34k+US$122k+US$3m+> US$8m
Exports: 73
- Belgium: US$40m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- Germany: US$8m
- Canada: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- United States: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Egypt: US$2m
- China: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Spain: US$910k
- Denmark: US$818k
- Australia: US$662k
- Costa Rica: US$391k
- Türkiye: US$258k
- France: US$187k
- Czechia: US$122k
- Pakistan: US$102k
- Jordan: US$100k
- Brazil: US$94k
- Kazakhstan: US$82k
- North Macedonia: US$81k
- Slovakia: US$78k
- Austria: US$75k
- Greece: US$75k
- Syria: US$71k
- Argentina: US$70k
- Qatar: US$66k
- Indonesia: US$63k
- Saudi Arabia: US$57k
- Hungary: US$53k
- Latvia: US$51k
- Slovenia: US$50k
- Bulgaria: US$47k
- United Arab Emirates: US$34k
- Iran: US$32k
- Oman: US$26k
- Serbia: US$23k
- Ecuador: US$20k
- India: US$16k
- Taiwan: US$15k
- Switzerland: US$14k
- Togo: US$9k
- Sri Lanka: US$9k
- Niger: US$8k
- Finland: US$6k
- Singapore: US$6k
- Madagascar: US$6k
- South Korea: US$5k
- São Tomé & Príncipe: US$5k
- Sweden: US$5k
- South Africa: US$4k
- St Barthélemy: US$3k
- Russia: US$3k
- United Kingdom: US$3k
- Mongolia: US$3k
- Uganda: US$3k
- Croatia: US$3k
- Ireland: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$94kUS$94k+US$661k+US$3m+> US$8m
Imports: 101
- Netherlands: US$14m
- France: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Italy: US$6m
- Germany: US$6m
- United States: US$5m
- China: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$885k
- Hungary: US$772k
- Austria: US$711k
- Vietnam: US$684k
- Belarus: US$661k
- Bahamas: US$555k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$400k
- Ukraine: US$395k
- Slovakia: US$353k
- Latvia: US$288k
- Lithuania: US$285k
- Ireland: US$249k
- Bahrain: US$241k
- Türkiye: US$223k
- Croatia: US$219k
- Kazakhstan: US$216k
- Portugal: US$212k
- Estonia: US$186k
- Singapore: US$181k
- Moldova: US$173k
- Slovenia: US$171k
- Serbia: US$169k
- Greece: US$152k
- Uzbekistan: US$136k
- North Macedonia: US$120k
- Bulgaria: US$108k
- Luxembourg: US$102k
- Malaysia: US$100k
- Uruguay: US$94k
- Azerbaijan: US$82k
- Albania: US$66k
- Lebanon: US$58k
- Egypt: US$57k
- Cyprus: US$53k
- Russia: US$51k
- Taiwan: US$50k
- Iceland: US$45k
- Macao SAR China: US$45k
- United Arab Emirates: US$43k
- Armenia: US$41k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | US$40m | 43% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$20m | 20.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$8m | 8% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$4m | 4.7% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$4m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  United States | US$3m | 3.7% |
| 7 | Italy | US$3m | 3% |
| 8 | Poland | US$3m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Egypt | US$2m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  China | US$1m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$14m | 15.2% |
| 2 | France | US$13m | 14% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$8m | 8% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$7m | 7.9% |
| 5 | Italy | US$6m | 6.5% |
| 6 | Germany | US$6m | 5.9% |
| 7 | United States | US$5m | 4.8% |
| 8 | China | US$4m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$3m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Poland | US$3m | 3.2% |
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.
- 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 0602.30 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0602.30; the duty is 8.3%.
Goods from 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 172 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 £6.1m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £2.41 per kg; Belgium supplied 54%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in these goods reached US$94m in 2024, down 8.9% on 2023.
Belgium was the largest exporter with 43% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not?
Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not fall under HS subheading 0602.30, part of heading 0602, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0602.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0602.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not?
Belgium, with US$40m in 2024 (43% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
172 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 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 Belgium (54%), Netherlands (37%) and Germany (7%), out of total imports of £6.1m.