Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0602

0602.40

0602.40: Roses, grafted or not

Subheading 0602.40 belongs to heading 0602 (other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn) in chapter 06.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0602 40 00 00 Roses, grafted or not Freep/st
  2. 0602 40 00 10 Cuttings Freep/st
  3. 0602 40 00 90 Other 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
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–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–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£12m+33% · previous 12 months
Average import price£3.83 per kg
Jan 2024: £801kFeb 2024: £1.5mMar 2024: £1.7mApr 2024: £898kMay 2024: £671kJun 2024: £665kJul 2024: £643kAug 2024: £350kSept 2024: £309kOct 2024: £277kNov 2024: £760kDec 2024: £625kJan 2025: £685kFeb 2025: £1.2mMar 2025: £1.6mApr 2025: £763kMay 2025: £936kJun 2025: £834kJul 2025: £618kAug 2025: £389kSept 2025: £445kOct 2025: £302kNov 2025: £832kDec 2025: £819kJan 2026: £1.1mFeb 2026: £1.6mMar 2026: £2mApr 2026: £716kMay 2026: £1.3mJun 2026: £1.2mJul 2026: £649kAug 2026: £1.1m 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 £8.8m 73.2% +34.7%
Poland £1.2m 9.7% +25.8%
Denmark £1.1m 9.2% +32.8%
Germany £361k 3% +79.7%
Belgium £170k 1.4% +84.2%
Serbia £155k 1.3% -5.1%
Bulgaria £87k 0.7% -42.7%
Ireland £52k 0.4% +32.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0602.40 · US$201m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$78kUS$78k+US$709k+US$4m+> US$22m

Exports: 79
  1. Netherlands: US$77m
  2. Canada: US$42m
  3. Uganda: US$22m
  4. Denmark: US$12m
  5. Germany: US$10m
  6. United States: US$8m
  7. Poland: US$6m
  8. Italy: US$4m
  9. Serbia: US$3m
  10. Belgium: US$2m
  11. Hungary: US$1m
  12. China: US$1m
  13. Egypt: US$987k
  14. France: US$824k
  15. Spain: US$818k
  16. Uzbekistan: US$762k
  17. South Africa: US$751k
  18. Armenia: US$730k
  19. Bulgaria: US$709k
  20. Ecuador: US$683k
  21. Greece: US$669k
  22. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$467k
  23. United Kingdom: US$412k
  24. Türkiye: US$397k
  25. India: US$392k
  26. Czechia: US$306k
  27. Moldova: US$306k
  28. Russia: US$287k
  29. Colombia: US$278k
  30. Pakistan: US$220k
  31. Malaysia: US$214k
  32. Romania: US$214k
  33. Kenya: US$154k
  34. Slovenia: US$115k
  35. Vietnam: US$107k
  36. Kazakhstan: US$92k
  37. Ireland: US$92k
  38. Latvia: US$78k
  39. Ukraine: US$69k
  40. Thailand: US$60k
  41. Morocco: US$49k
  42. Austria: US$46k
  43. Slovakia: US$45k
  44. Japan: US$36k
  45. Lebanon: US$33k
  46. Iran: US$31k
  47. Indonesia: US$29k
  48. Niger: US$23k
  49. Belarus: US$21k
  50. North Macedonia: US$18k
  51. Croatia: US$15k
  52. Brazil: US$12k
  53. New Zealand: US$12k
  54. Georgia: US$11k
  55. Lithuania: US$11k
  56. Kyrgyzstan: US$10k
  57. Estonia: US$9k
  58. Sri Lanka: US$7k
  59. Switzerland: US$6k
  60. Sweden: US$6k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$77m 38.4%
2 Canada US$42m 20.9%
3 Uganda US$22m 10.9%
4 Denmark US$12m 6.1%
5 Germany US$10m 4.9%
6 United States US$8m 3.8%
7 Poland US$6m 3.1%
8 Italy US$4m 2.2%
9 Serbia US$3m 1.4%
10 Belgium US$2m 1.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$42m 21%
2 Netherlands US$27m 13.2%
3 Germany US$20m 9.9%
4 France US$14m 7%
5 United Kingdom US$12m 6%
6 Canada US$8m 4%
7 Italy US$7m 3.6%
8 Switzerland US$7m 3.3%
9 Poland US$6m 2.8%
10 Romania US$5m 2.6%

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.

  • 4%median duty
  • 65number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 111%highest: Iceland, Norway, Bermuda

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 0% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 25% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 0% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 35% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 2% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 12% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 5% 2023
Chad 5% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 7.5% 0% – 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) 8.3% 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 111%* 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 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 5% 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 5.4%* 1.6% – 7.4% 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 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 0% 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 2% 2023
Norway 64% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 1% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 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 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 5%* 1.5% – 6.8% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 3.9% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 2% 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
29269 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings & slips; mushroom spawn
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
20170602.40unchanged
20120602.40unchanged
20070602.40unchanged
20020602.40unchanged
19960602.40unchanged
19920602.40unchanged

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. 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 0602.40 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 0602.40 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8.3%.

172 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 Free.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £12m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 33% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 73%, followed by Poland.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$201m (−4.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$77m), followed by Canada.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for roses, grafted or not?

Roses, grafted or not fall under HS subheading 0602.40, part of heading 0602, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on roses, grafted or not in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0602.40 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 roses, grafted or not in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0602.40 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 roses, grafted or not?

The Netherlands, with US$77m in 2024 (38.4% 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 Netherlands (73%), Poland (10%) and Denmark (9%), out of total imports of £12m.

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