Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 0604.90
0604.90.99: other (bleached, dyed, impregnated, etc.)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared
- 0604.90 other
- 0604.90.99 other (bleached, dyed, impregnated, etc.)
What you pay
Importing into Switzerland
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
0604.90 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without: other
UK Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU Free – 10.9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4% 
Türkiye 46.8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA Free – 7% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
Canada Free – 8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4% 
Mexico Free – 20% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 13.3% 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Japan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 17% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 9% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 20% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland lines: 0604.90
Binding rulings for similar goods
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
12 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. Subject to the second part of heading 0601, this chapter covers only live trees and goods (including seedling vegetables) of a kind commonly supplied by nursery gardeners or florists for planting or for ornamental use; nevertheless, it does not include potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic or other products of Chapter 7.
2. Any reference in heading 0603 or 0604 to goods of any kind shall be construed as including a reference to bouquets, floral baskets, wreaths and similar articles made wholly or partly of goods of that kind, account not being taken of accessories of other materials. However, these headings do not include collages or similar decorative plaques of heading 9701.
Swiss tariff number 0604.90.99 is a line of the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) under HS subheading 0604.90 (foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without: other).
The normal tariff rate is a specific or compound duty: CHF 25.00 per 100 kg gross.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–10.9%, the Türkiye duty is 46.8%, the US duty is 0%–7%, the Canada duty is 0%–8%, the Mexico duty is 0%–20%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–17%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 20% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Switzerland imported goods of subheading 0604.90 worth US$5m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 0604.90.99?
The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is CHF 25.00 per 100 kg gross. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Switzerland import these goods from?
For subheading 0604.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Netherlands (US$2m), followed by Germany.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.