Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0603
0603.13: Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, orchids
Official description Orchids
0603.13 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0603, cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental…, chapter 06.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0603 13 00 00 Orchids 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 4
- 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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- 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) | — | 8% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreementQuota | Jordan | 3.2% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 4.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £406k | 85.4% | -14.1% |
 Belgium | £49k | 10.3% | +24.3% |
 Malaysia | £6k | 1.3% | +154% |
 South Africa | £6k | 1.2% | +417.1% |
 Thailand | £5k | 1% | +441.8% |
 Taiwan | £3k | 0.7% | +280.8% |
 China | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Colombia | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 46.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 6.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 12.5% – 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 14.3% 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Norway Free – 249% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 124.5% 
North Macedonia 15% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 17.5% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$25kUS$25k+US$189k+US$976k+> US$34m
Exports: 74
- Thailand: US$70m
- Netherlands: US$60m
- Taiwan: US$34m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- China: US$2m
- Singapore: US$976k
- Germany: US$702k
- Italy: US$614k
- Belgium: US$588k
- Guatemala: US$489k
- Slovenia: US$397k
- Spain: US$348k
- Ecuador: US$316k
- Mauritius: US$229k
- South Africa: US$221k
- Poland: US$214k
- Czechia: US$189k
- Latvia: US$145k
- Japan: US$132k
- United Kingdom: US$127k
- South Korea: US$111k
- Portugal: US$109k
- United States: US$100k
- Denmark: US$79k
- Indonesia: US$72k
- Kenya: US$63k
- France: US$62k
- Greece: US$51k
- Colombia: US$51k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$48k
- Hungary: US$45k
- Ethiopia: US$38k
- Panama: US$34k
- Lithuania: US$26k
- Sweden: US$25k
- Canada: US$24k
- Kazakhstan: US$22k
- Zimbabwe: US$21k
- North Macedonia: US$20k
- Slovakia: US$18k
- Croatia: US$15k
- Ireland: US$13k
- Mexico: US$11k
- Philippines: US$11k
- Russia: US$11k
- Australia: US$9k
- Israel: US$8k
- Iran: US$7k
- Austria: US$6k
- Sri Lanka: US$5k
- Costa Rica: US$5k
- Chile: US$4k
- Switzerland: US$4k
- Türkiye: US$4k
- Suriname: US$4k
- Fiji: US$4k
- Peru: US$3k
- India: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58kUS$58k+US$523k+US$2m+> US$12m
Imports: 134
- Japan: US$53m
- United States: US$31m
- Vietnam: US$14m
- Germany: US$12m
- Italy: US$11m
- China: US$9m
- Australia: US$7m
- France: US$7m
- Russia: US$6m
- Poland: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- India: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$827k
- Macao SAR China: US$820k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$809k
- Belgium: US$721k
- Saudi Arabia: US$684k
- Greece: US$667k
- Malaysia: US$555k
- Norway: US$523k
- Philippines: US$464k
- Hungary: US$420k
- Croatia: US$351k
- Slovakia: US$338k
- Serbia: US$335k
- Thailand: US$330k
- Denmark: US$320k
- Belarus: US$307k
- Indonesia: US$303k
- Ireland: US$303k
- Ukraine: US$300k
- Bahrain: US$285k
- Lithuania: US$276k
- Kazakhstan: US$213k
- Morocco: US$210k
- Sweden: US$181k
- Finland: US$166k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$145k
- Slovenia: US$145k
- Oman: US$127k
- Moldova: US$120k
- Egypt: US$115k
- South Africa: US$110k
- Azerbaijan: US$110k
- Luxembourg: US$99k
- Latvia: US$97k
- Maldives: US$92k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | US$70m | 36.6% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$60m | 31.3% |
| 3 | Taiwan | US$34m | 17.6% |
| 4 |  Vietnam | US$8m | 4.2% |
| 5 | New Zealand | US$6m | 2.9% |
| 6 | Malaysia | US$6m | 2.9% |
| 7 | China | US$2m | 1.1% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$976k | 0.5% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$702k | 0.4% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$614k | 0.3% |
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 country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data 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%* | 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 | 14% | 13% – 16% | 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%* | 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 | 2.7%* | 0.9% – 3.7% | 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 | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
| Norway | 125% | 0% – 249% | 2023 |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 10% | 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%* | 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 | 2.2%* | 0.7% – 3% | 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 | 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0603.13 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0603.13 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0603.13 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0603.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 0603.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 0603.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 0603.13 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.
Subheading 0603.13 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 46.8%.
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 168 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £475.6k (down 11% on the year before), at an average of £14.93 per kg; Netherlands supplied 85%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$193m in 2024, down 0.3% on 2023.
Thailand was the largest exporter with 36.6% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, orchids?
Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, orchids fall under HS subheading 0603.13, 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 0603.13 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 0603.13 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…?
Thailand, with US$70m in 2024 (36.6% 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 Netherlands (85%), Belgium (10%) and Malaysia (1%), out of total imports of £475.6k.