HS code for plants
Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
4 of the 8 matching codes below are in this heading. Pick the exact 10-digit code from the table.
Matching HS / commodity codes for “plants” from the official UK Trade Tariff, ranked by match. Read each description: the right code depends on what exactly the product is made of and how it is used. Customs decide the final classification.
| Code | Description | UK duty | Official page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0602000000 | Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn Section II Vegetable products > 06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage > 0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn | - | open |
| 8419400000 | Distilling or rectifying plant Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles >… | - | open |
| 0602909110 | Potted plants not exceeding 1 m in height Section II Vegetable products > 06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage > 0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn > Other… | - | open |
| 0604000000 | 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 Section II Vegetable products > 06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage > 0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and… | - | open |
| 8419000000 | Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporising, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles >… | - | open |
| 8404100000 | Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading 8402 or 8403 Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles >… | - | open |
| 0602905000 | Other outdoor plants Section II Vegetable products > 06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage > 0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn > Other… | - | open |
| 0602907000 | Rooted cuttings and young plants, excluding cacti Section II Vegetable products > 06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage > 0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn > Other… | - | open |
Source: UK Trade Tariff API (HMRC), Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 2026-11-14.
Questions
What is the HS code for plants?
Most matches in the UK Trade Tariff are in heading 0602: Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn. The exact 10-digit code depends on the product; see the table.
What is the import duty on plants?
It depends on the exact code; open the official page for each code.
Is the first code always right?
Not always. Codes are ranked by match. Read the descriptions and check with your customs broker; customs decide the final classification.
Can you classify my whole product list?
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