# 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.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0603
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/06) / [06.03](https://staging.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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/060311) Fresh: Roses
- [0603.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/060312) Fresh: Carnations
- [0603.13](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/060313) Fresh: Orchids
- [0603.14](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/060314) Fresh: Chrysanthemums
- [0603.15](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/060315) Fresh: Lilies (Lilium spp.)
- [0603.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/060319) Fresh: Other
- [0603.90](https://staging.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://staging.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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0602) Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
- [06.04](https://staging.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

No national tariff lines under heading 06.03 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

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

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0603.json