Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0603

0603.90

0603.90: Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: other

Official description Other

Subheading 0603.90 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 10% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0603 90 00 00 Other 10%

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 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—10%
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
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada 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 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–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico 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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 6.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£33.6m-21.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.26 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.2mFeb 2024: £3mMar 2024: £2.8mApr 2024: £1.5mMay 2024: £1.7mJun 2024: £3.4mJul 2024: £3.7mAug 2024: £3.5mSept 2024: £3.5mOct 2024: £4.2mNov 2024: £3.4mDec 2024: £3.8mJan 2025: £3.5mFeb 2025: £4.4mMar 2025: £5.5mApr 2025: £2.8mMay 2025: £3.1mJun 2025: £3mJul 2025: £3mAug 2025: £2.7mSept 2025: £3.2mOct 2025: £2.9mNov 2025: £2.6mDec 2025: £2.6mJan 2026: £2.1mFeb 2026: £3.3mMar 2026: £4.4mApr 2026: £2.2mMay 2026: £3.4mJun 2026: £2.5mJul 2026: £2.2mAug 2026: £2.1m 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
Netherlands £16.6m 49.6% +3.1%
Colombia £7.5m 22.3% -38.7%
South Africa £3.1m 9.1% -0.2%
Spain £2.8m 8.3% +42.2%
Kenya £2.2m 6.4% -71.5%
Ireland £388k 1.2% +4.7%
Ecuador £302k 0.9% -30.6%
China £223k 0.7% -56.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0603.90 · US$669m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$68kUS$68k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$26m

Exports: 135
  1. Netherlands: US$300m
  2. Nigeria: US$68m
  3. Colombia: US$35m
  4. Italy: US$26m
  5. Spain: US$24m
  6. China: US$22m
  7. Israel: US$22m
  8. Ecuador: US$18m
  9. Mexico: US$17m
  10. Kenya: US$16m
  11. India: US$16m
  12. Poland: US$10m
  13. Malaysia: US$7m
  14. United Kingdom: US$7m
  15. Costa Rica: US$6m
  16. South Africa: US$6m
  17. Belgium: US$6m
  18. Austria: US$6m
  19. Thailand: US$6m
  20. Germany: US$6m
  21. Egypt: US$5m
  22. Guatemala: US$4m
  23. France: US$4m
  24. Hungary: US$4m
  25. South Korea: US$3m
  26. United States: US$3m
  27. Denmark: US$2m
  28. Czechia: US$2m
  29. Japan: US$2m
  30. Tanzania: US$2m
  31. Indonesia: US$2m
  32. Pakistan: US$2m
  33. Portugal: US$2m
  34. Türkiye: US$1m
  35. Armenia: US$871k
  36. Luxembourg: US$861k
  37. Chile: US$593k
  38. Sweden: US$506k
  39. Australia: US$424k
  40. Iran: US$306k
  41. Philippines: US$305k
  42. Ethiopia: US$293k
  43. Lithuania: US$290k
  44. Côte d’Ivoire: US$278k
  45. Slovakia: US$268k
  46. Tunisia: US$263k
  47. Morocco: US$257k
  48. Hong Kong SAR China: US$241k
  49. Uganda: US$235k
  50. Bulgaria: US$234k
  51. Latvia: US$223k
  52. Taiwan: US$193k
  53. Greece: US$173k
  54. Ireland: US$134k
  55. Senegal: US$131k
  56. Ukraine: US$105k
  57. Niger: US$99k
  58. Sri Lanka: US$96k
  59. Zimbabwe: US$89k
  60. Rwanda: US$70k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$300m 44.9%
2 Nigeria US$68m 10.2%
3 Colombia US$35m 5.2%
4 Italy US$26m 3.9%
5 Spain US$24m 3.6%
6 China US$22m 3.2%
7 Israel US$22m 3.2%
8 Ecuador US$18m 2.7%
9 Mexico US$17m 2.5%
10 Kenya US$16m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$113m 16.8%
2 United States US$68m 10.1%
3 France US$60m 9%
4 Netherlands US$48m 7.2%
5 United Kingdom US$45m 6.7%
6 Mexico US$37m 5.5%
7 Belgium US$29m 4.3%
8 Denmark US$20m 3.1%
9 Spain US$16m 2.4%
10 Austria US$15m 2.3%

Import duty on this product around the world 163

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
  • 18number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 70%highest: Lebanon, India, Iran

163

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 7.5%* 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 8%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 35% 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 4.8% 0% – 8% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 12% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 23% 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) 10% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 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 7.5%* 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 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 0% 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 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 20% 2023
Norway 0% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 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 0% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 10% 2023
United States 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
20170603.90unchanged
20120603.90unchanged
20070603.90unchanged
20020603.90unchanged
19960603.90unchanged
19920603.90unchanged

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.

  • N361717 U.S. CBP 8 June 2026 · 0603.90.00.00

    The tariff classification of Framed Preserved Floral Bouquet from France

  • N342034 U.S. CBP 11 September 2024 · 0603.90.00.00

    The tariff classification of Glass Globe with Preserved Rose from Mexico

  • N340427 U.S. CBP 27 June 2024 · 0603.90.00.0

    The tariff classification of Dried Flower Decoration from China

  • H313526 U.S. CBP 23 March 2021 · 0603.90.00.00

    Revocation of NY N307028; Tariff classification of Infinity Rose Flower Box from Germany

  • N313148 U.S. CBP 13 August 2020 · 0603.90.00.00

    The tariff classification of a Glass Cloche with Preserved Rose from Colombia

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0603.90; the duty is 10%.

Subheading 0603.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 10%.

166 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 10%.

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 £33.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 22% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 50%, followed by Colombia.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$669m (+8.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$300m), followed by Nigeria.

Questions and answers

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

Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: other fall under HS subheading 0603.90, 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 0603.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. 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 EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0603.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

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

The Netherlands, with US$300m in 2024 (44.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

166 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 10% 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 (50%), Colombia (22%) and South Africa (9%), out of total imports of £33.6m.

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