Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Chapter 06 of the Harmonised System covers Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage — 4 four-digit headings spanning plants, live to flowers that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $87.7M
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 06 covers live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers and ornamental foliage. India's floriculture exports — roses, gerberas, orchids and cut foliage grown in Karnataka, Maharashtra and the hill states — move by air to Europe and the Gulf. Classification turns on whether goods are live plants, bulbs, cut flowers or foliage.
How to read this code
06 is the two-digit HS chapter for trees and other plants, live. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many vegetable products lines — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 06
The Harmonised System breaks Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage into these 4 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes; dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading no. 1212
Plants, live; n.e.c. in heading no. 0601, (including their roots) cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
Flowers; cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared
Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens; suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated etc.
Top destinations for Chapter 06 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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Indian exporters in this category
Established export houses with relevant HS focus. Listings are compiled from public records — run your own due diligence.
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