Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0603

0603.12

0603.12: Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, carnations

Official description Carnations

Subheading 0603.12 belongs to heading 0603 (cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental…) in chapter 06.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0603 12 00 00 Carnations 8%p/st

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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 December 2026
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435

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)—8%
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
CPTPPQuota Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico 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–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreementQuota Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia 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–Tunisia agreementQuota Tunisia 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–Jordan agreementQuota Jordan 3.2%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£40.8m+5.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.38 per kg
Jan 2024: £3mFeb 2024: £3.8mMar 2024: £4.3mApr 2024: £2.9mMay 2024: £3mJun 2024: £3.4mJul 2024: £3mAug 2024: £2.6mSept 2024: £2.7mOct 2024: £2.8mNov 2024: £2.9mDec 2024: £4mJan 2025: £2.6mFeb 2025: £3.2mMar 2025: £4.7mApr 2025: £2.8mMay 2025: £3.3mJun 2025: £3.5mJul 2025: £3.4mAug 2025: £2.9mSept 2025: £3.1mOct 2025: £3mNov 2025: £2.6mDec 2025: £4.1mJan 2026: £2.8mFeb 2026: £3.6mMar 2026: £5.1mApr 2026: £3.2mMay 2026: £3.7mJun 2026: £3.3mJul 2026: £3.6mAug 2026: £2.8m 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
Türkiye £16.8m 41.1% +11%
Colombia £10.7m 26.3% +13.1%
Kenya £7.1m 17.4% +1.7%
Morocco £4.3m 10.5% -11.1%
Netherlands £1.4m 3.4% -3.7%
Spain £164k 0.4% -67.5%
Ireland £147k 0.4% +930.1%
Italy £95k 0.2% +26.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0603.12 · US$587m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$31kUS$31k+US$436k+US$8m+> US$49m

Exports: 87
  1. Colombia: US$326m
  2. Netherlands: US$94m
  3. Türkiye: US$49m
  4. China: US$39m
  5. Ecuador: US$19m
  6. Morocco: US$14m
  7. Kenya: US$12m
  8. Spain: US$11m
  9. Italy: US$8m
  10. Ethiopia: US$4m
  11. Poland: US$2m
  12. Thailand: US$1m
  13. Germany: US$1m
  14. Indonesia: US$899k
  15. Belgium: US$820k
  16. Vietnam: US$813k
  17. Guatemala: US$733k
  18. Bulgaria: US$612k
  19. United States: US$533k
  20. Kazakhstan: US$437k
  21. Finland: US$436k
  22. Azerbaijan: US$247k
  23. Egypt: US$246k
  24. Czechia: US$230k
  25. Uzbekistan: US$221k
  26. United Kingdom: US$201k
  27. Mexico: US$193k
  28. Costa Rica: US$181k
  29. Sweden: US$177k
  30. France: US$116k
  31. Portugal: US$115k
  32. Latvia: US$104k
  33. Hungary: US$95k
  34. Saudi Arabia: US$94k
  35. Armenia: US$85k
  36. Romania: US$78k
  37. Slovakia: US$71k
  38. Austria: US$66k
  39. Lithuania: US$43k
  40. Croatia: US$37k
  41. India: US$32k
  42. Malaysia: US$31k
  43. Israel: US$30k
  44. South Africa: US$28k
  45. Bolivia: US$20k
  46. Denmark: US$18k
  47. Greece: US$15k
  48. Mauritania: US$15k
  49. Taiwan: US$9k
  50. Georgia: US$6k
  51. Uganda: US$6k
  52. Zimbabwe: US$5k
  53. Iran: US$5k
  54. Cocos (Keeling) Islands: US$4k
  55. Cyprus: US$4k
  56. Japan: US$4k
  57. Tanzania: US$4k
  58. Luxembourg: US$3k
  59. Suriname: US$3k
  60. Estonia: US$3k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Colombia US$326m 55.5%
2 Netherlands US$94m 16.1%
3 Türkiye US$49m 8.3%
4 China US$39m 6.6%
5 Ecuador US$19m 3.2%
6 Morocco US$14m 2.4%
7 Kenya US$12m 2%
8 Spain US$11m 1.9%
9 Italy US$8m 1.4%
10 Ethiopia US$4m 0.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$139m 23.7%
2 Netherlands US$88m 15.1%
3 Japan US$69m 11.8%
4 Poland US$40m 6.8%
5 United Kingdom US$40m 6.7%
6 Germany US$28m 4.8%
7 Spain US$18m 3.1%
8 Canada US$13m 2.2%
9 Kazakhstan US$13m 2.2%
10 France US$13m 2.2%

Import duty on this product around the world 161

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.

  • 20%median duty
  • 16number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 125%highest: Norway, Lebanon, India

161

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 16% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5%* 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15%* 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5.8%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 20% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 8% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 20% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 8.5% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
India 60% 2023
Indonesia 20% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 10% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 5%* 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5.8%* 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 70% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 20% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 30% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 3.4%* 1.1% – 4.5% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 20% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 28% 20% – 35% 2023
Norway 125% 0% – 249% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 20% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5.8%* 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 20% 2023
South Korea 25% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 40% 2023
St Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 3.1%* 1% – 4.2% 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 47% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 8% 2023
United States 4.8% 3.2% – 6.4% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20%* 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 20% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.4% 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
29271 Cut flowers & flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets/for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated/othw. prepared
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 313101
CPC 2.1 product
01962 Cut flowers and flower buds including bouquets, wreaths, floral baskets and similar articles
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0119 Growing of other non-perennial crops

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170603.12unchanged
20120603.12unchanged
20070603.12unchanged
20020603.10changed
19960603.10changed
19920603.10changed

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 Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0603.12; the duty is 8%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 0603.12; the duty is 46.8%.

168 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 8%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £40.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Türkiye supplied 41%, followed by Colombia.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$587m (+7.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was Colombia (US$326m), followed by the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, carnations?

Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, carnations fall under HS subheading 0603.12, part of heading 0603, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0603.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable… in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0603.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 46.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable…?

Colombia, with US$326m in 2024 (55.5% 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 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (41%), Colombia (26%) and Kenya (17%), out of total imports of £40.8m.

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