Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0604
0604.20: Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without: fresh
Official description Fresh
Subheading 0604.20 belongs to heading 0604 (foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds…) in chapter 06.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0604 20 00 00 Fresh
- Mosses and lichens
- 0604 20 11 00 Reindeer moss Free
- 0604 20 19 00 Other Free
- 0604 20 20 00 Christmas trees Freep/st
- 0604 20 40 00 Conifer branches Free
- 0604 20 90 00 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 4
- 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)
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 5 lines
- Import control
- 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 3 of 5 lines
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark | £13.6m | 26% | -4.3% |
 Netherlands | £10.1m | 19.3% | -12.1% |
 Ireland | £7.3m | 14% | +24.2% |
 Italy | £5.9m | 11.3% | -14.1% |
 Portugal | £5.8m | 11.1% | +40% |
 Spain | £2.1m | 4% | +40.8% |
 Poland | £1.8m | 3.4% | +103.3% |
 Kenya | £1.3m | 2.5% | +32.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.4% 
Türkiye 52% Statutory rate (Law 474) 6 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$165.1kUS$165.1k+US$2m+US$26m+> US$101.8m
Exports: 134
- Netherlands: US$197.8m
- Denmark: US$138.3m
- Italy: US$130.6m
- Canada: US$101.8m
- United States: US$73.9m
- China: US$40.4m
- Germany: US$36.3m
- Poland: US$32.5m
- Mexico: US$29.8m
- Costa Rica: US$28.9m
- Guatemala: US$28.2m
- Colombia: US$26.4m
- Spain: US$26m
- Portugal: US$23.7m
- Belgium: US$22.7m
- Ecuador: US$16.1m
- Israel: US$13m
- Malaysia: US$11.8m
- Ireland: US$8.7m
- France: US$8.6m
- Ethiopia: US$7.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$6.3m
- Sri Lanka: US$4.8m
- Indonesia: US$3.7m
- South Africa: US$3.6m
- Australia: US$3.4m
- El Salvador: US$3.4m
- Singapore: US$2.9m
- Türkiye: US$2.9m
- Egypt: US$2.5m
- Thailand: US$2.3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Japan: US$1.9m
- Kenya: US$1.9m
- India: US$1.2m
- Austria: US$1.2m
- Slovakia: US$1.1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Georgia: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$869.6k
- Peru: US$854.7k
- Tunisia: US$810.4k
- Sweden: US$797.4k
- Honduras: US$715.5k
- Albania: US$687.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$651.9k
- Morocco: US$626.2k
- Chile: US$625k
- Norway: US$603.6k
- Serbia: US$600.7k
- Ghana: US$576.6k
- Estonia: US$492.1k
- Zimbabwe: US$442.1k
- Vietnam: US$416.2k
- Lebanon: US$318.5k
- Iran: US$304k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$259.7k
- Greece: US$252.6k
- Latvia: US$251.1k
- Taiwan: US$231k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$129.7kUS$129.7k+US$1.9m+US$12.8m+> US$50.9m
Imports: 173
- Netherlands: US$250.4m
- United States: US$150.4m
- Germany: US$138.7m
- France: US$62.2m
- United Kingdom: US$57.9m
- Japan: US$50.9m
- Canada: US$37.3m
- Switzerland: US$24.8m
- Belgium: US$22.7m
- Poland: US$21.4m
- Austria: US$20.5m
- Czechia: US$20.4m
- Denmark: US$16.2m
- Mexico: US$14.9m
- Italy: US$14.8m
- Romania: US$13.1m
- Sweden: US$12.8m
- Spain: US$10.8m
- Norway: US$9.6m
- Russia: US$7.5m
- Slovakia: US$7.3m
- Hungary: US$5.1m
- Ecuador: US$4.5m
- Finland: US$4.4m
- China: US$4.2m
- Belarus: US$3.9m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$3.6m
- Ireland: US$3.6m
- Lithuania: US$3.3m
- South Korea: US$3.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.1m
- Australia: US$3.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.8m
- Bulgaria: US$2.7m
- Slovenia: US$2.5m
- Luxembourg: US$2.3m
- Panama: US$2.3m
- Croatia: US$2.2m
- Ukraine: US$2.1m
- Vietnam: US$1.9m
- Greece: US$1.7m
- Libya: US$1.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.6m
- Thailand: US$1.5m
- Armenia: US$1.3m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- Bahrain: US$1.2m
- Iceland: US$1.2m
- Cyprus: US$1.2m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.1m
- Kuwait: US$1.1m
- Serbia: US$979.9k
- Qatar: US$916.2k
- Moldova: US$835k
- Estonia: US$799.4k
- Türkiye: US$784.5k
- Sint Maarten: US$735.2k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$197.8m | 18.6% |
| 2 | Denmark | US$138.3m | 13% |
| 3 | Italy | US$130.6m | 12.3% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$101.8m | 9.6% |
| 5 | United States | US$73.9m | 6.9% |
| 6 |  China | US$40.4m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$36.3m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Poland | US$32.5m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$29.8m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Costa Rica | US$28.9m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$250.4m | 23.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$150.4m | 14.1% |
| 3 | Germany | US$138.7m | 13% |
| 4 |  France | US$62.2m | 5.8% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$57.9m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$50.9m | 4.8% |
| 7 | Canada | US$37.3m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Switzerland | US$24.8m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$22.7m | 2.1% |
| 10 | Poland | US$21.4m | 2% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0604.20 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0604.20 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5%. 1 of them is duty-free.
173 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 Free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £52.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); Denmark supplied 26%, followed by Netherlands.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.1bn (−2.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$197.8m), followed by Denmark.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without: fresh?
Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without: fresh fall under HS subheading 0604.20, part of heading 0604, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on foliage, branches and other parts of plants… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0604.20 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 foliage, branches and other parts of plants… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0604.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most foliage, branches and other parts of plants…?
The Netherlands, with US$197.8m in 2024 (18.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
173 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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Denmark (26%), Netherlands (19%) and Ireland (14%), out of total imports of £52.2m.