HTS Chapter 06: Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots; cut flowers
HTS Chapter 06 covers Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots; cut flowers. Browse 4 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
2026 HTS Rev 19 Synced Rules verified Operational
Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
US HTS Chapter 06 covers live plants and plant materials mainly used for growing, propagation, bouquets, or ornamental display. It includes bulbs, tubers, roots, corms, crowns, rhizomes, other live plants, cuttings, slips, mushroom spawn, cut flowers, and foliage or other plant parts prepared for ornamental use. The condition of the goods—such as dormant, growing, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, or otherwise prepared—can affect classification.
The HTS is organized from broad to specific: chapter, heading, subheading, and the complete 10-digit HTS code. For Chapter 06 goods, start by identifying the product’s botanical or commercial form, then determine whether it is intended for planting, propagation, or ornamental display. Read the heading and subheading text, including legal notes and exclusions, and confirm the full 10-digit code using the current HTS and, when needed, a customs broker or classification specialist.
What to check
- Identify the product’s physical form and condition—such as bulb, live plant, cutting, flower, foliage, fresh, dried, or treated—before selecting a heading.
- Check the product’s principal use and intended presentation, but do not rely on marketing descriptions alone; compare the actual goods with the HTS wording and applicable legal notes.
- Review exclusions carefully, including references to other chapters or headings for particular roots, seeds, edible plant materials, or processed botanical products.
- Confirm all facts needed for classification, such as species, plant part, propagation status, treatment, packaging, and whether flowers or flower buds are present.
- Check the current HTS for any applicable additional measures, including Chapter 99 provisions, and separately verify agricultural, plant-health, inspection, or import-permit requirements with the relevant US authorities.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 0601 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212: | 0 |
| 0602 | Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn: | 0 |
| 0603 | Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared: | 4 |
| 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: | 1 |
Linked measures
0 linked measure entries in the current snapshot.
Questions about HTS Chapter 06
What does HTS Chapter 06 cover?
HTS Chapter 06 covers Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots; cut flowers. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 06 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.