Subheading · Chapter 67 · Heading 6702
6702.90: Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof: of other materials
Artificial flowers of other materials
Official description Of other materials
6702.90 is the HS subheading for artificial flowers of other materials, under heading 6702 in chapter 67.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6702 90 00 00 Of other materials 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 2
- 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)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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–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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £36.9m | 95.4% | -15.3% |
 Netherlands | £545k | 1.4% | +0.4% |
 Ireland | £309k | 0.8% | -8.4% |
 India | £306k | 0.8% | +3.8% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £127k | 0.3% | -37% |
 Germany | £99k | 0.3% | +110.3% |
 Belgium | £70k | 0.2% | +218.4% |
 France | £63k | 0.2% | +84.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$53.1kUS$53.1k+US$601.5k+US$3.6m+> US$11.2m
Exports: 146
- China: US$1.3bn
- Netherlands: US$32.6m
- Germany: US$19.4m
- Poland: US$12m
- Belgium: US$11.2m
- United States: US$10.9m
- France: US$10.2m
- Thailand: US$7m
- India: US$6.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6.2m
- Italy: US$6m
- Spain: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$3.7m
- Sweden: US$3.6m
- Slovakia: US$2.9m
- Cambodia: US$2.9m
- Vietnam: US$2.4m
- United Kingdom: US$2.4m
- Portugal: US$2.2m
- Hungary: US$1.9m
- Russia: US$1.6m
- Türkiye: US$1.4m
- Greece: US$1.3m
- Lithuania: US$1.1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Mexico: US$975.1k
- Canada: US$929.9k
- Indonesia: US$922.9k
- South Africa: US$806.9k
- Czechia: US$793.5k
- Austria: US$729.5k
- Taiwan: US$611.8k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$601.5k
- Pakistan: US$578.3k
- North Korea: US$553.7k
- Ireland: US$542.5k
- Armenia: US$515k
- Sri Lanka: US$493.6k
- Switzerland: US$470.6k
- Romania: US$466.8k
- Philippines: US$455.7k
- South Korea: US$377.5k
- Bulgaria: US$362.1k
- Nepal: US$268.1k
- Japan: US$264.6k
- Brazil: US$243.5k
- Chile: US$241.9k
- El Salvador: US$236.3k
- Australia: US$228.4k
- Norway: US$189.5k
- Singapore: US$182.3k
- United Arab Emirates: US$179.4k
- Ukraine: US$165.1k
- Croatia: US$161.3k
- Latvia: US$154.3k
- Dominican Republic: US$137.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$120k
- Kuwait: US$107.8k
- Panama: US$98.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$325.9kUS$325.9k+US$2.6m+US$10.9m+> US$47.3m
Imports: 214
- United States: US$547.1m
- Netherlands: US$93.2m
- Poland: US$72.5m
- Germany: US$57.3m
- France: US$55.6m
- United Kingdom: US$54.2m
- Japan: US$47.3m
- Italy: US$37.2m
- Russia: US$34.5m
- Canada: US$34.1m
- Spain: US$32.6m
- Mexico: US$28.3m
- South Korea: US$23.6m
- Belgium: US$22.1m
- India: US$14.9m
- Australia: US$14.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14m
- Sweden: US$13.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13.4m
- Austria: US$12.8m
- Türkiye: US$12.7m
- Brazil: US$10.9m
- Hungary: US$10.7m
- Philippines: US$10.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$9.9m
- Indonesia: US$9.7m
- Greece: US$9.7m
- Norway: US$9.6m
- Slovakia: US$9.5m
- Czechia: US$9.2m
- Romania: US$8.8m
- Switzerland: US$8.6m
- Ireland: US$7.7m
- Colombia: US$7.5m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$6.1m
- Singapore: US$5.8m
- Denmark: US$5.7m
- Ukraine: US$5.5m
- Portugal: US$5.3m
- Vietnam: US$3.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.5m
- Croatia: US$3.4m
- Slovenia: US$3.3m
- Guatemala: US$3.2m
- Peru: US$3m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2.7m
- Iraq: US$2.7m
- Lithuania: US$2.7m
- South Africa: US$2.6m
- El Salvador: US$2.6m
- Finland: US$2.6m
- Morocco: US$2.6m
- Panama: US$2.4m
- China: US$2.4m
- Bangladesh: US$2.2m
- Egypt: US$2.1m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Israel: US$1.9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1.3bn | 88.6% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$32.6m | 2.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$19.4m | 1.3% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$12m | 0.8% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$11.2m | 0.7% |
| 6 |  United States | US$10.9m | 0.7% |
| 7 | France | US$10.2m | 0.7% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$7m | 0.5% |
| 9 | India | US$6.8m | 0.5% |
| 10 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$6.2m | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$547.1m | 36.5% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$93.2m | 6.2% |
| 3 | Poland | US$72.5m | 4.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$57.3m | 3.8% |
| 5 | France | US$55.6m | 3.7% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$54.2m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$47.3m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$37.2m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$34.5m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$34.1m | 2.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 65
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.
- N361420 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a decorative artificial tree and wreath from China.
- N361329 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a decorative artificial wreath from China.
- N360690 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a decorative artificial wreath from China.
- N358910 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a decorative artificial wreath from China.
- N358275 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of artificial rose petals from China.
- N349747 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an artificial wreath from China.
65 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6702.90; the duty is 4%.
Subheading 6702.90 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 artificial flowers of other materials into the UK came to £38.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 15% on the year before); China supplied 95%, followed by Netherlands.
In 2024, countries exported artificial flowers of other materials worth US$1.5bn (+7.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1.3bn), followed by the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof: of other materials?
Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof: of other materials fall under HS subheading 6702.90, 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 6702.90 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 6702.90 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$1.3bn in 2024 (88.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export artificial flowers of other materials 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 artificial flowers of other materials from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (95%), Netherlands (1%) and Ireland (1%), out of total imports of £38.7m.