# HS heading 06.03: Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared

> HS heading 06.03 covers cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared. It is in chapter 06 (live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage). It is split into 7 subheadings: 0603.11 (fresh, roses), 0603.12 (fresh, carnations), 0603.13 (fresh, orchids), 0603.14 (fresh, chrysanthemums), 0603.15 (fresh, lilies (Lilium spp.)), 0603.19 (fresh, other) and 1 other. National tariff lines under heading 06.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (35 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0603
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/06) / [06.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0603)

## Key facts

- Heading: 06.03
- Description: Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared
- Chapter: 06: Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
- Subheadings: 7
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 06.03 covers cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared.

It is split into 7 subheadings: 0603.11 (fresh, roses), 0603.12 (fresh, carnations), 0603.13 (fresh, orchids), 0603.14 (fresh, chrysanthemums), 0603.15 (fresh, lilies (Lilium spp.)), 0603.19 (fresh, other) and 1 other.

- [0603.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/060311) Fresh: Roses
- [0603.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/060312) Fresh: Carnations
- [0603.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/060313) Fresh: Orchids
- [0603.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/060314) Fresh: Chrysanthemums
- [0603.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/060315) Fresh: Lilies (Lilium spp.)
- [0603.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/060319) Fresh: Other
- [0603.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/060390) Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 06 are classified in its other 3 headings, listed below.

- [06.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0601) Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 12.12
- [06.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0602) Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
- [06.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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

## How it is structured

Heading 06.03 is one of 4 headings in chapter 06. Its first two digits, 06, are the chapter; the next two, 03, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0603.11, 0603.12, 0603.13).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 06.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (35 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/06): 35 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [06.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0602) Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
- Next heading: [06.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 06.03 cover?

HS heading 06.03 covers cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared.

### Which chapter is HS heading 06.03 in?

HS heading 06.03 is in chapter 06 (live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 06.03 have?

HS heading 06.03 has 7 subheadings: 0603.11 (fresh, roses), 0603.12 (fresh, carnations), 0603.13 (fresh, orchids), 0603.14 (fresh, chrysanthemums), 0603.15 (fresh, lilies (Lilium spp.)), 0603.19 (fresh, other) and 1 other.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 06.03?

National tariff lines under heading 06.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (35 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0603.json