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HS code for chamaecyparis (cypress)
0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “chamaecyparis (cypress)” points to heading 0602: other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 0602 covers 24 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 0602 into 20 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8.3% (average 6.5%). 3 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 0602 covers 26 tariff lines and the duty is between 3.9% and 19.5%.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 24 tariff lines 
EU Free – 8.3% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines · average 6.5% 
Türkiye 3.9% – 19.5% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 6.9% 
USA Free – 4.8% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 2% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 6% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines · average 1.2% 
Mexico Free – 10% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines · average 6.9% 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 28 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 24% General (MFN) 85 tariff lines · average 10.5% 
GCC Free – 5% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 26 tariff lines · 24× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free – 75% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines · average 37.8% 
North Macedonia Free – 10% General (MFN) 20 tariff lines · average 6.1% 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines See also
- slips, plant
- stocks, rose
- phyllostachys
- stocks, fruit
- mushroom spawn
- plant cuttings
- standard trees
- ashwagandha, live
- fruit stocks and trees
- eyes for grafting and budding
- buds, for grafting and budding
- stems for grafting and budding
- roots, plant (other than tuberous)
- shrubs, bearing edible fruit or nuts
- trees, not bearing edible fruit or nuts
- shrubs, not bearing edible fruit or nuts
- rose stocks, trees, shrubs, bushes and plants
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chamaecyparis (cypress)?
Chamaecyparis (cypress) are classified under 0602 (Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.