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    0604.20.00

    Fresh

    HTS code 0604.20.00 covers fresh foliage, branches, grasses, mosses, and lichens suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes—including Christmas trees and ferns. Use this code for importing these plant-based decorations, as general duty is free for standard trade partners or may qualify for preferential programs.

    Fresh

    Detailed information for HTS Code 0604.20.00

    This tariff code falls within Chapter 6, which covers live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, and ornamental foliage. Specifically, 0604.20.00 covers foliage, branches, and grasses suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes in a fresh state. Numerous subdivisions exist within this code to classify specific types of foliage, such as Aralia, Eucalyptus, various Evergreen Christmas trees, Ferns, Palms, and others, allowing for detailed statistical reporting. When classifying goods under this code, choose the statistical suffix that most accurately reflects the specific type of foliage being imported or exported.

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

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    General Duty

    Free

    Standard trade partners (NTR)

    Special Duty

    N/A

    Eligible FTA or preference programs

    The general duty rate for HTS code 0604.20.00 and all its subdivisions is Free, meaning no duty is assessed for standard trade partners. Special rates are not specified, but eligibility for preferential trade agreements (FTA) or other preference programs could potentially reduce or eliminate duties further. There are no report units specified for this HTS code, implying reporting may not be required or follows a different standard. This duty structure applies consistently to each subdivision (e.g., 0604.20.00.05 for Aralia, 0604.20.00.15 for Eucalyptus, etc.), meaning each specific type of foliage or plant part is subject to the same general and potential special rate treatment.

    Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free

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    Code subdivisions

    0604.20.00.05

    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: > Fresh > Aralia

    0604.20.00.11

    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: > Fresh > Aspidistra

    0604.20.00.15

    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: > Fresh > Eucalyptus

    Parent subheading for dairy herd replacements
    0604.20.00.20

    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: > Fresh > Evergreen Christmas trees: > Douglas fir

    0604.20.00.40

    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: > Fresh > Evergreen Christmas trees: > Fir except Douglas fir

    0604.20.00.60

    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: > Fresh > Evergreen Christmas trees: > Other

    0604.20.00.65

    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: > Fresh > Ferns: > Leather leaf

    0604.20.00.70

    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: > Fresh > Ferns: > Other

    0604.20.00.72

    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: > Fresh > Mosses and lichens

    Parent subheading for dairy herd replacements
    0604.20.00.74

    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: > Fresh > Palms: > Chamadorea

    0604.20.00.78

    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: > Fresh > Palms: > Other

    0604.20.00.82

    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: > Fresh > Pittosporum

    0604.20.00.84

    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: > Fresh > Ruscus

    0604.20.00.86

    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: > Fresh > 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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