Subheading · Chapter 67 · Heading 6702

6702.10

6702.10: Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof: of plastics

Plastic artificial flowers

Official description Of plastics

6702.10 is the HS subheading for plastic artificial flowers, under heading 6702 in chapter 67.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 6702 10 00 00 Of plastics 4%

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 1

  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Import requirements 1

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—4%
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–Andorra agreement Andorra 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–Tunisia agreement 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: imports by month

last 12 months£80.1m-8.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£4.97 per kg
Jan 2024: £6.1mFeb 2024: £7.2mMar 2024: £6.7mApr 2024: £5.2mMay 2024: £5.1mJun 2024: £4.8mJul 2024: £6mAug 2024: £7.5mSept 2024: £7.3mOct 2024: £8mNov 2024: £7.2mDec 2024: £6.6mJan 2025: £7.7mFeb 2025: £8.8mMar 2025: £8.8mApr 2025: £6.4mMay 2025: £5.5mJun 2025: £5.8mJul 2025: £7.9mAug 2025: £8mSept 2025: £7.9mOct 2025: £6.2mNov 2025: £5.9mDec 2025: £6.4mJan 2026: £7.3mFeb 2026: £8.2mMar 2026: £8mApr 2026: £5.9mMay 2026: £5.2mJun 2026: £5.7mJul 2026: £7.4mAug 2026: £6.1m 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
China £77.8m 97.1% -9.2%
Ireland £304k 0.4% +248.5%
United States £299k 0.4% +59.7%
Vietnam £245k 0.3% +115%
France £240k 0.3% -18.5%
Hong Kong SAR China £203k 0.3% -15.8%
Netherlands £151k 0.2% -68.4%
Hungary £135k 0.2% +19%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6702.10 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58kUS$58k+US$832k+US$5m+> US$17m

Exports: 147
  1. China: US$2bn
  2. Germany: US$46m
  3. Netherlands: US$38m
  4. Vietnam: US$17m
  5. Poland: US$14m
  6. United States: US$11m
  7. France: US$10m
  8. Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
  9. Belgium: US$8m
  10. Mexico: US$6m
  11. Italy: US$6m
  12. Slovenia: US$6m
  13. Spain: US$5m
  14. Hungary: US$5m
  15. United Kingdom: US$4m
  16. Denmark: US$4m
  17. Türkiye: US$4m
  18. India: US$4m
  19. Slovakia: US$3m
  20. Sweden: US$3m
  21. Indonesia: US$3m
  22. Czechia: US$2m
  23. Thailand: US$2m
  24. Austria: US$2m
  25. Portugal: US$2m
  26. Bulgaria: US$2m
  27. Greece: US$1m
  28. Chile: US$1m
  29. Canada: US$1m
  30. North Korea: US$1m
  31. New Zealand: US$1m
  32. Romania: US$897k
  33. Malaysia: US$849k
  34. Switzerland: US$832k
  35. South Africa: US$770k
  36. Lithuania: US$683k
  37. Philippines: US$669k
  38. Russia: US$665k
  39. Cambodia: US$626k
  40. Australia: US$625k
  41. United Arab Emirates: US$581k
  42. El Salvador: US$520k
  43. Japan: US$519k
  44. Estonia: US$450k
  45. Taiwan: US$425k
  46. Latvia: US$423k
  47. Singapore: US$382k
  48. South Korea: US$313k
  49. Saudi Arabia: US$251k
  50. Kyrgyzstan: US$218k
  51. Kuwait: US$214k
  52. Finland: US$192k
  53. Myanmar (Burma): US$191k
  54. Panama: US$167k
  55. Ukraine: US$166k
  56. Serbia: US$159k
  57. Croatia: US$157k
  58. Norway: US$112k
  59. Ireland: US$112k
  60. Sri Lanka: US$105k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$2bn 90.5%
2 Germany US$46m 1.9%
3 Netherlands US$38m 1.5%
4 Vietnam US$17m 0.7%
5 Poland US$14m 0.6%
6 United States US$11m 0.5%
7 France US$10m 0.4%
8 Hong Kong SAR China US$9m 0.4%
9 Belgium US$8m 0.3%
10 Mexico US$6m 0.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$727m 29.3%
2 Germany US$120m 4.8%
3 Netherlands US$98m 3.9%
4 United Kingdom US$97m 3.9%
5 Poland US$93m 3.7%
6 Mexico US$86m 3.4%
7 Russia US$78m 3.2%
8 France US$69m 2.8%
9 Brazil US$66m 2.7%
10 Vietnam US$65m 2.6%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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.

  • 16%median duty
  • 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 60%highest: Egypt, Iran, Cape Verde

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 16% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 18% 15% – 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15% 2023
Aruba 22% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 18% 15% – 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 18% 15% – 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 5% 2023
Cape Verde 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 8% 2023
Colombia 15% 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 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 60% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 4.7% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 20% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 18% 15% – 20% 2023
Japan 6.6% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 12% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 20% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 30% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 12%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 20% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 23% 20% – 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 20% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 15% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 10% 2023
Paraguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 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 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 20% 15% – 25% 2023
St Lucia 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 10% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 18% 15% – 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 11%* 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 20% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 25% 2023
Tuvalu 15% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 4% 2023
United States 5.9% 3.4% – 8.4% 2023
Uruguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20%* 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 25% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 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
89921 Artificial flowers, foliage/fruit & parts thereof; articles made of plastics
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
CPC 2.1 product
38999 Articles n.e.c. (including candles, tapers, skins of birds with their feathers, artificial flowers, entertainment articles, hand sieves, hand riddles, vacuum flasks, tailors dummies, animated displays used for shop window dressing, and parts n.e.c.)
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
3290 Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176702.10unchanged
20126702.10unchanged
20076702.10unchanged
20026702.10unchanged
19966702.10unchanged
19926702.10unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 62

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.

  • N364270 U.S. CBP 1 September 2026 · 6702.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of a decorative artificial wreath from China.

  • N362344 U.S. CBP 6 July 2026 · 6702.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of a decorative artificial wreath and wreath set from China.

  • N362098 U.S. CBP 18 June 2026 · 6702.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of a decorative artificial wreath from China.

  • N362099 U.S. CBP 18 June 2026 · 6702.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of a decorative artificial wreath set from China.

  • N357865 U.S. CBP 5 February 2026 · 6702.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of artificial trees from China.

  • N357730 U.S. CBP 22 January 2026 · 6702.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of an artificial plastic pear from China.

  • 600011453 HMRC 9 October 2024 – 8 October 2027 · 6702 10 00 00

    Foliage Stem A mix of natural and plastic artificial foliage / greenery, artificial fruit, artificial berries and natural cones, and clustered together being fixed to a single stem. The stem is then be used to stab into other materials as a component of a bigger decoration. Used to decorate…

  • 600011455 HMRC 7 October 2024 – 6 October 2027 · 6702 10 00 00

    Wreath Made with a mix of natural cones, artificial foliage, artificial berries and plastic baubles glued to a polystyrene ring to make a wreath. It is individually packed with a cardboard protection and a multiple of them packed into a carboard case.

  • 600009526 HMRC 9 January 2024 – 8 January 2027 · 6702 10 00 00

    An artificial flower and foliage decoration. This is in the shape of a topiary ball. The arrangement is made of green leaves and purple flowers. The item has a metal chain attached, with fixings, designed to hang the item

62 rulings in total for this code

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6702.10; the duty is 4%.

Subheading 6702.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4.7%.

174 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 4%.

Imports of plastic artificial flowers into the UK came to £80.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 9% on the year before); China supplied 97%, followed by Ireland.

In 2024, countries exported plastic artificial flowers worth US$2bn (+8.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof: of plastics?

Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof: of plastics fall under HS subheading 6702.10, part of heading 6702, in section XII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6702.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6702.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts…?

China, with US$2bn in 2024 (90.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export plastic artificial flowers to the UK duty-free?

174 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import plastic artificial flowers from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (97%), Ireland (0%) and United States (0%), out of total imports of £80.1m.

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