Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0602
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0602 40 00 00 Roses, grafted or not Freep/st
- 0602 40 00 10 Cuttings Freep/st
- 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
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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £8.8m | 73.2% | +34.7% | |
| £1.2m | 9.7% | +25.8% | |
| £1.1m | 9.2% | +32.8% | |
| £361k | 3% | +79.7% | |
| £170k | 1.4% | +84.2% | |
| £155k | 1.3% | -5.1% | |
| £87k | 0.7% | -42.7% | |
| £52k | 0.4% | +32.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$78kUS$78k+US$709k+US$4m+> US$22m
Exports: 79
- Netherlands: US$77m
- Canada: US$42m
- Uganda: US$22m
- Denmark: US$12m
- Germany: US$10m
- United States: US$8m
- Poland: US$6m
- Italy: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Egypt: US$987k
- France: US$824k
- Spain: US$818k
- Uzbekistan: US$762k
- South Africa: US$751k
- Armenia: US$730k
- Bulgaria: US$709k
- Ecuador: US$683k
- Greece: US$669k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$467k
- United Kingdom: US$412k
- Türkiye: US$397k
- India: US$392k
- Czechia: US$306k
- Moldova: US$306k
- Russia: US$287k
- Colombia: US$278k
- Pakistan: US$220k
- Malaysia: US$214k
- Romania: US$214k
- Kenya: US$154k
- Slovenia: US$115k
- Vietnam: US$107k
- Kazakhstan: US$92k
- Ireland: US$92k
- Latvia: US$78k
- Ukraine: US$69k
- Thailand: US$60k
- Morocco: US$49k
- Austria: US$46k
- Slovakia: US$45k
- Japan: US$36k
- Lebanon: US$33k
- Iran: US$31k
- Indonesia: US$29k
- Niger: US$23k
- Belarus: US$21k
- North Macedonia: US$18k
- Croatia: US$15k
- Brazil: US$12k
- New Zealand: US$12k
- Georgia: US$11k
- Lithuania: US$11k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$10k
- Estonia: US$9k
- Sri Lanka: US$7k
- Switzerland: US$6k
- Sweden: US$6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$88kUS$88k+US$686k+US$3m+> US$14m
Imports: 134
- United States: US$42m
- Netherlands: US$27m
- Germany: US$20m
- France: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$12m
- Canada: US$8m
- Italy: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Poland: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Austria: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Armenia: US$3m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Russia: US$937k
- Denmark: US$936k
- Portugal: US$884k
- Belarus: US$861k
- Greece: US$753k
- Japan: US$710k
- Türkiye: US$686k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$646k
- South Korea: US$645k
- Estonia: US$606k
- Lithuania: US$582k
- Slovenia: US$550k
- Serbia: US$514k
- Colombia: US$509k
- Jordan: US$463k
- Uzbekistan: US$463k
- Latvia: US$460k
- Iraq: US$424k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$329k
- Thailand: US$276k
- Lebanon: US$266k
- Moldova: US$260k
- Cyprus: US$253k
- United Arab Emirates: US$246k
- Singapore: US$240k
- Azerbaijan: US$227k
- Turkmenistan: US$189k
- Kuwait: US$187k
- Luxembourg: US$172k
- Saudi Arabia: US$158k
- Mauritius: US$148k
- Libya: US$146k
- Vietnam: US$134k
- Iceland: US$132k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$77m | 38.4% | |
| 2 | US$42m | 20.9% | |
| 3 | US$22m | 10.9% | |
| 4 | US$12m | 6.1% | |
| 5 | US$10m | 4.9% | |
| 6 | US$8m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$6m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$4m | 2.2% | |
| 9 | US$3m | 1.4% | |
| 10 | US$2m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$42m | 21% | |
| 2 | US$27m | 13.2% | |
| 3 | US$20m | 9.9% | |
| 4 | US$14m | 7% | |
| 5 | US$12m | 6% | |
| 6 | US$8m | 4% | |
| 7 | US$7m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$7m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$6m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | 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 country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8.3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 111%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.4%* | 1.6% – 7.4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 64% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 5%* | 1.5% – 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3.9% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0602.40 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0602.40 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0602.40 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0602.40 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0602.40 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0602.40 | 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.
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
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.