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
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- 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 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
Türkiye
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$25.4kUS$25.4k+US$188.8k+US$976.4k+> US$33.9m
Exports: 74
- Thailand: US$70.4m
- Netherlands: US$60.3m
- Taiwan: US$33.9m
- Vietnam: US$8.1m
- New Zealand: US$5.6m
- Malaysia: US$5.5m
- China: US$2.1m
- Singapore: US$976.4k
- Germany: US$702.3k
- Italy: US$613.6k
- Belgium: US$587.6k
- Guatemala: US$488.9k
- Slovenia: US$397.1k
- Spain: US$348.4k
- Ecuador: US$316.2k
- Mauritius: US$228.8k
- South Africa: US$220.8k
- Poland: US$213.7k
- Czechia: US$188.8k
- Latvia: US$144.7k
- Japan: US$131.7k
- United Kingdom: US$126.5k
- South Korea: US$110.5k
- Portugal: US$108.6k
- United States: US$100.2k
- Denmark: US$78.9k
- Indonesia: US$71.7k
- Kenya: US$62.5k
- France: US$61.8k
- Greece: US$50.8k
- Colombia: US$50.7k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$47.9k
- Hungary: US$44.7k
- Ethiopia: US$37.5k
- Panama: US$34k
- Lithuania: US$25.5k
- Sweden: US$25.4k
- Canada: US$23.5k
- Kazakhstan: US$22.2k
- Zimbabwe: US$20.5k
- North Macedonia: US$19.7k
- Slovakia: US$17.9k
- Croatia: US$14.9k
- Ireland: US$12.7k
- Mexico: US$11.4k
- Philippines: US$11.1k
- Russia: US$10.5k
- Australia: US$9.3k
- Israel: US$7.8k
- Iran: US$6.8k
- Austria: US$6.1k
- Sri Lanka: US$5.2k
- Costa Rica: US$4.8k
- Chile: US$4.2k
- Switzerland: US$4k
- Türkiye: US$4k
- Suriname: US$3.8k
- Fiji: US$3.7k
- Peru: US$3.2k
- India: US$2.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58kUS$58k+US$523k+US$2.2m+> US$12.2m
Imports: 134
- Japan: US$52.6m
- United States: US$30.8m
- Vietnam: US$14.2m
- Germany: US$12.2m
- Italy: US$10.7m
- China: US$9.4m
- Australia: US$6.7m
- France: US$6.6m
- Russia: US$6.1m
- Poland: US$4.4m
- Singapore: US$3.7m
- South Korea: US$2.5m
- India: US$2.2m
- Portugal: US$1.9m
- Romania: US$1.8m
- Spain: US$1.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.6m
- Canada: US$1.5m
- Kuwait: US$1.5m
- Switzerland: US$1.4m
- Austria: US$1.4m
- Netherlands: US$1.4m
- Taiwan: US$1.3m
- Qatar: US$1.1m
- Czechia: US$1.1m
- United Kingdom: US$826.8k
- Macao SAR China: US$819.9k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$808.9k
- Belgium: US$721k
- Saudi Arabia: US$683.5k
- Greece: US$667.4k
- Malaysia: US$554.5k
- Norway: US$523k
- Philippines: US$464.4k
- Hungary: US$420k
- Croatia: US$351.2k
- Slovakia: US$337.6k
- Serbia: US$334.8k
- Thailand: US$329.7k
- Denmark: US$320.1k
- Belarus: US$306.7k
- Indonesia: US$303.4k
- Ireland: US$303.4k
- Ukraine: US$299.5k
- Bahrain: US$285.1k
- Lithuania: US$275.6k
- Kazakhstan: US$212.9k
- Morocco: US$209.6k
- Sweden: US$181.4k
- Finland: US$166.1k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$145.4k
- Slovenia: US$144.9k
- Oman: US$127.3k
- Moldova: US$120.3k
- Egypt: US$114.7k
- South Africa: US$109.7k
- Azerbaijan: US$109.6k
- Luxembourg: US$99.3k
- Latvia: US$97.2k
- Maldives: US$92k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | US$70.4m | 36.6% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$60.3m | 31.3% |
| 3 | Taiwan | US$33.9m | 17.6% |
| 4 |  Vietnam | US$8.1m | 4.2% |
| 5 |  New Zealand | US$5.6m | 2.9% |
| 6 | Malaysia | US$5.5m | 2.9% |
| 7 | China | US$2.1m | 1.1% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$976.4k | 0.5% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$702.3k | 0.4% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$613.6k | 0.3% |
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$192.7m 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 the EU?
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$70.4m 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.