Code 0603 19 70 · Subheading 0603 19
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This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This covers fresh cut flowers and flower buds intended for bouquets or decoration. It does not cover roses, carnations, orchids, gladioli, ranunculus, chrysanthemums or lilies.
For example
Official tariff text
Fresh cut flowers and buds, of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes (excl. roses, carnations, orchids, gladioli, ranunculi, chrysanthemums and lilies)
Classification complete
0603 19 70
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 06031970.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in San Marino; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); 38 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseA tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in Algeria, Israel, Mexico, Norway and Tunisia.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; Ukraine; any country except Switzerland; Phytosanitary - AG AR AU BB BO BR BS BZ CA CL CO CR CU DM DO EC GD GT GY HN HT JM LC MX NI NZ PA PE PY SR SV TT US UY VC VE; Phytosanitary - All third coutries, excluding: AL, AD, AM, AZ, BY, BA, FO, GE, IS, LI, MD, ME, MK, NO, SM, XS, CH, TR, UA, GB, ex RU; Canada, United Kingdom, United States and Viet Nam; Russian Federation.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
06.03.1911
Roses from 1 November to 31 March, chrysanthemums from 15 December to 15 March, carnations and orchids when these flowers are a part of mixed bouquets but do not give the bouquet its essential character
06.03.1912
Roses from 1 April to 31 October, chrysanthemums from 16 March to 14 December and lilies when these flowers are a part of mixed bouquets but do not give the bouquet its essential character
06.03.1921
Anemone, Genista, Mimosa, Ranunculus and Syringa, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar
06.03.1922
Argyranthemum frutescens from 1 November to 30 April, Freesia from 1 December to 31 March and Tulipa from 1 May to 31 May, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar
06.03.1991
Alchemilla, Anthurium, Aster, Astilbe, Centaurea, Erigeron, Gerbera, Gladiolus, Lathyrus, Liatris, Physostegia, Protea, Scabiosa, Sedum, Solidago, Solidaster, Strelizia, Trachelium and Zinnia, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar
06.03.1992
Tulipa from 1 June to 30 April, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar
06.03.1994
Argyranthemum frutescens from 1 May to 31 October, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar
06.03.1995
Gypsophila, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar
06.03.1996
Alstroemeria, also when imported as part of mixed bouquets and similar
06.03.1998
Other, also when imported as parts of mixed bouquets and similar
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
All 3 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code specifically names fresh cut gladioli and gladiolus buds, while this code excludes them.
That code specifically names fresh cut ranunculus and buds, while this code excludes them.
That code covers fresh leaves, branches and other plant parts without flowers or flower buds, whereas this code covers flowers and flower buds.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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