Subheading · Chapter 06 · Heading 0604
0604.90: Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without: other
Official description Other
0604.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0604, foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds…, chapter 06.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0604 90 00 00 Other
- Mosses and lichens
- 0604 90 11 00 Reindeer moss Free
- 0604 90 19 00 Other Free
- Other
- 0604 90 91 00 Not further prepared than dried Free
- 0604 90 99 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 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 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
- Import controlImport control - CITES
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–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | 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–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6.6m | 40.5% | +154.2% | |
| £3.2m | 19.9% | -23.7% | |
| £2.1m | 13.2% | -5% | |
| £912k | 5.6% | -24.5% | |
| £772k | 4.8% | +45.3% | |
| £584k | 3.6% | +22.7% | |
| £441k | 2.7% | +15.1% | |
| £290k | 1.8% | +18.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$81kUS$81k+US$2m+US$6m+> US$24m
Exports: 145
- China: US$49m
- India: US$37m
- Netherlands: US$35m
- Mexico: US$24m
- Italy: US$24m
- Spain: US$23m
- Poland: US$14m
- United States: US$10m
- Germany: US$10m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Portugal: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Costa Rica: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Georgia: US$4m
- Finland: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Chile: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$997k
- Vietnam: US$956k
- Egypt: US$908k
- Philippines: US$822k
- Latvia: US$818k
- Indonesia: US$784k
- Sweden: US$761k
- Japan: US$751k
- United Kingdom: US$687k
- Honduras: US$620k
- Australia: US$582k
- St Lucia: US$532k
- Lesotho: US$501k
- Albania: US$459k
- Greece: US$446k
- Bahamas: US$295k
- Madagascar: US$267k
- Bulgaria: US$261k
- Pakistan: US$260k
- Haiti: US$238k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$51kUS$51k+US$439k+US$4m+> US$14m
Imports: 181
- United States: US$79m
- Netherlands: US$52m
- Germany: US$43m
- France: US$21m
- United Kingdom: US$17m
- Austria: US$14m
- Poland: US$11m
- Spain: US$10m
- Canada: US$9m
- Italy: US$8m
- Japan: US$7m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Greece: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Bahamas: US$1m
- India: US$949k
- Yemen: US$927k
- Croatia: US$745k
- Kuwait: US$700k
- Ireland: US$678k
- Georgia: US$651k
- Cyprus: US$634k
- Finland: US$561k
- Luxembourg: US$515k
- Indonesia: US$439k
- Türkiye: US$389k
- Serbia: US$371k
- Thailand: US$364k
- Latvia: US$361k
- Chile: US$308k
- Malaysia: US$302k
- Qatar: US$301k
- Morocco: US$290k
- Botswana: US$285k
- Bahrain: US$284k
- Estonia: US$281k
- Philippines: US$252k
- Kazakhstan: US$249k
- Lithuania: US$231k
- New Zealand: US$229k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$49m | 14% | |
| 2 | US$37m | 10.6% | |
| 3 | US$35m | 9.8% | |
| 4 | US$24m | 6.9% | |
| 5 | US$24m | 6.9% | |
| 6 | US$23m | 6.6% | |
| 7 | US$14m | 4% | |
| 8 | US$10m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$10m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$8m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$79m | 22.5% | |
| 2 | US$52m | 14.8% | |
| 3 | US$43m | 12.3% | |
| 4 | US$21m | 6% | |
| 5 | US$17m | 4.7% | |
| 6 | US$14m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$11m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$10m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$9m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$8m | 2.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 159
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.
- 15%median duty
- 20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 70%highest: Lebanon, Iran, Türkiye
159
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 25% – 35% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 10% – 23% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 11% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 70% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 3% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 47% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.3% | 0% – 7% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 29272 Foliage, branches & other parts of plants, without flowers/flower buds, & grasses, mosses & lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets/for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated/othw. prepared
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 3111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 03249 Other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, suitable for ornamental purposes
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0230 Gathering of non-wood forest products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0604.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0604.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0604.10, 0604.99 | changed |
| 2002 | 0604.10, 0604.99 | changed |
| 1996 | 0604.10, 0604.99 | changed |
| 1992 | 0604.10, 0604.99 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 12
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.
- N363820 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Dried Poppy Heads from the United Kingdom
- N353038 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Dry Lichen from China
- N323211 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Preserved Reindeer Moss
- N313611 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Preserved Moss Wall Panels from Hungary
- N304458 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Preserved Boxwood Wreath from China
- N300224 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of two potted berry arrangements from China.
12 rulings in total for this code
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.
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CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0604.90 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0604.90 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 10.9% (average 4%). 2 of them are duty-free.
Goods from 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 172 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £16.2m (up 10% on the year before), at an average of £3.54 per kg; Austria supplied 41%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in these goods reached US$353m in 2024, down 2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 14% of the total, ahead of India.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without: other?
Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without: other fall under HS subheading 0604.90, 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 0604.90 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 0604.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 10.9%, 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…?
China, with US$49m in 2024 (14% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
172 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 Austria (41%), Netherlands (20%) and Ireland (13%), out of total imports of £16.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.