Orchids

HTS code 0603.13.00 covers fresh orchids, suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes. Use this code when importing orchids, keeping in mind general duty is 6.4% but may be free or 3.2% depending on the country of origin and any applicable trade agreements, as detailed within Chapter 6.

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This tariff code falls within Chapter 6, which covers live trees, plants, bulbs, and cut flowers. Specifically, 0603.13.00 covers fresh orchids suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes. This code has two subdivisions: 0603.13.00.50 for Dendrobium orchids and 0603.13.00.60 for all other orchid types; use the appropriate suffix to specify the type of orchid being imported. Duty rates are generally 6.40%, but may be free or 3.2% depending on the country of origin and any applicable trade agreements.

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

6.40%

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.2% (JP)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 0603.13.00 (Orchids) is 6.40%, applying to imports from countries without specific trade agreements. Several countries, including Australia, Bahrain, Chile, Colombia, and others, have a free (0%) duty rate under special agreements. Japan has a special rate of 3.2% if eligible for FTA or preference programs. These rates also apply to the subdivisions 0603.13.00.50 (Dendrobium orchids) and 0603.13.00.60 (Other orchids). Report units are not specified. Determining the correct duty requires knowing the country of origin and whether any FTA or preference programs apply.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 40%

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Code Subdivisions

0603.13.00.50

Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared: > Fresh: > Orchids > Dendrobium

0603.13.00.60

Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared: > Fresh: > Orchids > 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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