Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0602
0602.90: Other live plants: other
Other live plants
Official description Other
0602.90 is the HS subheading for other live plants, under heading 0602 in chapter 06.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0602 90 00 00 Other
- 0602 90 10 00 Mushroom spawn Free
- 0602 90 20 00 Pineapple plants Free
- 0602 90 30 00 Vegetable and strawberry plants Free
- Other
- Outdoor plants
- Trees, shrubs and bushes
- 0602 90 41 00 Forest trees Freep/st
- Other
- 0602 90 45 00 Rooted cuttings and young plants Freep/st
- Other
- 0602 90 46 00 With bare roots Freep/st
- Other
- 0602 90 47 00 Conifers and evergreens Freep/st
- 0602 90 48 00 Other Freep/st
- 0602 90 50 00 Other outdoor plants Free
- Indoor plants
- 0602 90 70 00 Rooted cuttings and young plants, excluding cacti Freep/st
- Other
- 0602 90 91 00 Flowering plants with buds or flowers, excluding cacti Freep/st
- 0602 90 91 10 Potted plants not exceeding 1 m in height Freep/st
- 0602 90 91 90 Other Freep/st
- 0602 90 99 00 Other Freep/st
- 0602 90 99 10 Potted plants not exceeding 1 m in height Freep/st
- 0602 90 99 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 6
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 14 lines
- 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 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))
- Tariff lines
- on 13 of 14 lines
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Import controlImport control - IAS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £493.9m | 72.7% | +5.2% |
 Italy | £50.2m | 7.4% | +5.4% |
 Belgium | £45.3m | 6.7% | +14.6% |
 Germany | £25.5m | 3.8% | +7.6% |
 Ireland | £13.1m | 1.9% | +8.7% |
 Spain | £9.9m | 1.5% | +16.4% |
 France | £9.7m | 1.4% | -6.2% |
 Denmark | £8.9m | 1.3% | -4.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 8.3% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 7% 
Türkiye 3.9% – 19.5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 8.8% 
USA Free – 4.8% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 2.3% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 24% Third-country duty 43 tariff lines · average 10.1% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Norway Free – 75% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 45.3% 
North Macedonia Free – 10% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$7m+US$48m+> US$427m
Exports: 152
- Netherlands: US$4bn
- Germany: US$791m
- Italy: US$702m
- Canada: US$493m
- Belgium: US$427m
- Spain: US$401m
- China: US$352m
- United States: US$242m
- Denmark: US$239m
- Taiwan: US$173m
- Poland: US$147m
- France: US$116m
- Portugal: US$76m
- Costa Rica: US$57m
- Türkiye: US$48m
- Thailand: US$47m
- Japan: US$45m
- Hungary: US$40m
- India: US$37m
- Malaysia: US$32m
- Austria: US$26m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Greece: US$21m
- North Macedonia: US$21m
- Ireland: US$20m
- Morocco: US$19m
- Vietnam: US$18m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Finland: US$16m
- South Africa: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Israel: US$13m
- Guatemala: US$13m
- Honduras: US$12m
- Slovenia: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Ecuador: US$8m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Chile: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Sri Lanka: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Albania: US$6m
- Kenya: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Ghana: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Tanzania: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- El Salvador: US$4m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$16m+US$82m+> US$347m
Imports: 200
- Germany: US$1bn
- France: US$1bn
- United Kingdom: US$789m
- United States: US$719m
- Netherlands: US$709m
- Belgium: US$347m
- Poland: US$333m
- Austria: US$300m
- Italy: US$298m
- Switzerland: US$275m
- Denmark: US$208m
- Canada: US$188m
- Spain: US$151m
- Czechia: US$147m
- Sweden: US$146m
- Romania: US$135m
- Vietnam: US$95m
- Norway: US$92m
- Portugal: US$86m
- Ireland: US$82m
- Finland: US$81m
- Hungary: US$79m
- South Korea: US$76m
- Japan: US$73m
- Slovakia: US$65m
- Mexico: US$62m
- Croatia: US$51m
- Türkiye: US$50m
- Singapore: US$46m
- Brazil: US$46m
- Greece: US$45m
- United Arab Emirates: US$40m
- Slovenia: US$40m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$38m
- Belarus: US$36m
- China: US$31m
- Lithuania: US$26m
- Ukraine: US$26m
- Azerbaijan: US$24m
- Kazakhstan: US$24m
- Morocco: US$23m
- Israel: US$23m
- India: US$23m
- Estonia: US$22m
- Serbia: US$21m
- Luxembourg: US$20m
- Latvia: US$17m
- Uzbekistan: US$17m
- Australia: US$16m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$16m
- Iraq: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14m
- Cyprus: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Moldova: US$10m
- Bahamas: US$10m
- Georgia: US$9m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$9m
- Russia: US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$4bn | 45.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$791m | 8.8% |
| 3 | Italy | US$702m | 7.8% |
| 4 | Canada | US$493m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$427m | 4.7% |
| 6 | Spain | US$401m | 4.4% |
| 7 |  China | US$352m | 3.9% |
| 8 | United States | US$242m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Denmark | US$239m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Taiwan | US$173m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$1bn | 15.9% |
| 2 | France | US$1bn | 11.3% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$789m | 8.7% |
| 4 | United States | US$719m | 8% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$709m | 7.8% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$347m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$333m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Austria | US$300m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$298m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$275m | 3% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 45number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 56%highest: Norway, Vanuatu, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data 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 | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 0.5% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 14% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 25% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 9% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 12% | 0% – 35% | 2023 |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 0.5% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 3.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 7.3% | 0% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 1.5% | 0% – 9% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7% | 0% – 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 | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 8.3% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 18% | 5% – 30% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 4.7%* | 0.1% – 11% | 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 | 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 1.7% | 0% – 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 8.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| Norway | 56% | 0% – 75% | 2023 |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0.5% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 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 | 8.6% | 8% – 18% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 4.2%* | 0.1% – 9.5% | 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 | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 10% | 3.9% – 20% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 14% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.3% | 0% – 4.8% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 0.4% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 0.5% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 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 spawn04912 Wild live aquatic plants and animals for ornamental purpose04913 Farmed live aquatic plants and animals for ornamental purpose
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0130 Plant propagation0311 Marine fishing0312 Freshwater fishing0321 Marine aquaculture
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0602.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0602.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0602.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0602.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0602.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0602.91, 0602.99 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- H347082 U.S. CBP
Affirmation of NY N346306 and NY N346309; Tariff Classification of Mushroom Substrate from China
- N346306 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Shiitake Mushroom Spawn from China
- N346309 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Mushroom Substrate from China
- N295026 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Live Plants with Decorative Planters from Canada
- 600011484 HMRC
A young coniferous evergreen tree of the genus Picea (in plant pots and no taller than 1m). The tree is live, potted in soil within a plant pot and with gift wrapping around the pot. The item is an outdoor species of plant, however the use is to use for decoration indoor over the festive period.
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 0602.90 covers 14 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0602.90 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8.3% (average 7%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 171 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 other live plants worth £679.2m (up 6% on the year before), at an average of £2.39 per kg; Netherlands supplied 73%, followed by Italy.
World trade in other live plants reached US$9bn in 2024, down 1.2% on 2023.
The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 45.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other live plants: other?
Other live plants: other fall under HS subheading 0602.90, part of heading 0602, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other live plants: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0602.90 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 other live plants: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0602.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8.3%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other live plants: other?
The Netherlands, with US$4bn in 2024 (45.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export other live plants to the UK duty-free?
171 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 other live plants from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (73%), Italy (7%) and Belgium (7%), out of total imports of £679.2m.
Typical products
- ashwagandha, live
- mushroom spawn
- shrubs, not bearing edible fruit or nuts
- trees, not bearing edible fruit or nuts
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.