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This code covers dormant bulbs, tubers, corms, crowns, and rhizomes, as well as chicory plants and roots—items commonly sourced from nurseries or florists for planting or ornamental purposes. Use this code when importing these plant parts, keeping in mind a general duty of 3.5% applies, though free trade agreements may offer exceptions for eligible countries.

Detailed information for HTS Code 0601.10.90

This tariff code falls within the section covering live trees, plants, bulbs, and vegetable products, specifically addressing bulbs, tubers, corms, crowns, and rhizomes—whether dormant, in growth, or flowering. Code 0601.10.90 covers these items when they are dormant, and applies to a variety of plant types beyond those specifically listed elsewhere. Statistical suffixes such as .20 (Iris bulbs), .40 (Gladiolus corms), .60 (Begonia tubers) or .80 (Other) should be used to specify the exact type of plant material being imported, with .80 serving as a catch-all for any not otherwise specified. Duty is generally 3.50% but can be free for goods originating from certain countries with which the US has free trade agreements or preference programs.

Chapter	Chapter 6 - Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

3.50%

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 0601.10.90 and its subdivisions is 3.50%, applying to goods from countries without a specified preferential trade agreement. However, a 0% duty rate applies to goods originating from Australia (AU), Bahrain (BH), Canada (D), Chile (CL), Colombia (CO), Costa Rica (P), Dominican Republic (PA), El Salvador (S), Guatemala (P), Honduras (P), Israel (IL), Jordan (JO), Korea (KR), Mexico (MA), Morocco (OM), Nicaragua (P), Oman (OM), Panama (PA), Peru (PE), and Singapore (SG), provided they meet the requirements of their respective Free Trade Agreements or preference programs. Reporting units are not specified. This tiered duty structure extends to all subdivisions (0601.10.90.20, 0601.10.90.40, 0601.10.90.60, 0601.10.90.80) meaning the same duty rates apply based on country of origin and eligibility for special trade programs.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 30%

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Code subdivisions

0601.10.90.20

Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212: > Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: > Other > Iris bulbs

0601.10.90.40

Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212: > Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: > Other > Gladiolus corms

0601.10.90.60

Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212: > Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: > Other > Begonia (tuberous) tubers

0601.10.90.80

Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212: > Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: > Other > Other

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 6 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE II 6-1 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 apply to collages or similar decorative plaques of heading 9701. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 6-2

Section notes

SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS II-1 Note 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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