Chapter 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage - Section II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

Chapter 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

Notes.

1.- Subject to the second part of heading 06.01, this Chapter covers only live trees and goods (including seedling vegetables) of a kind commonly supplied by nursery gardeners or florists for planting or for ornamental use; nevertheless it does not include potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic or other products of Chapter 7.

2.- Any reference in heading 06.03 or 06.04 to goods of any kind shall be construed as including a reference to bouquets, floral baskets, wreaths and similar articles made wholly or partly of goods of that kind, account not being taken of accessories of other materials. However, these headings do not include collages or similar decorative plaques of heading 97.01.

GENERAL

This Chapter covers all living plants, of a kind supplied by nursery gardeners (including horticulturists) or florists, which are in a condition suitable for planting or ornamental purposes and also chicory plants and roots, other than roots of heading 12.12, even if they are not commonly supplied by nursery gardeners or florists. These range from trees, shrubs and bushes to seedling vegetables including, inter alia, plants for medicinal purposes. The Chapter does not includeseeds and fruit, or certain tubers and bulbs (potatoes, onions, shallots and garlic) for which it is not possible to make a distinction between the kinds used as food and those for planting.

The Chapter also covers :

(1) Cut flowers and flower buds, foliage, branches and other parts of plants, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared for ornamental purposes.

(2) Bouquets, wreaths, floral baskets and similar florists’ wares.

06.01 – 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.

0601.10 – Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant

0601.20 – Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots

This heading includes bulbs, etc., whether or not presented in pots, boxes, etc., of, inter alia, plants of the following kinds :

Amaryllis, anemone (bulbous species), begonia, canna, chionodoxa, convallaria (lily of the valley), crocus, cyclamen, dahlia, eremurus, freesia, fritillaria, galanthus (snow-drop), gladiolus, gloxinia, hyacinthus, iris, lilium, montbretia, narcissus, ornithogalum, oxalis, polianthes (tuberose), ranunculus, richardia, tigridia and tulipa.

The heading also includes bulbs, etc., of plants not used for ornamental purposes (e.g., rhubarb crowns) and asparagus crowns.

The heading excludes, however, certain bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes (e.g., onions, shallots, garlic, potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes) of Chapter 7, and ginger rhizomes (heading 09.10).

Chicory plants and roots are also covered by this heading. However, unroasted chicory roots, of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum, are excluded (heading 12.12).

06.02 – Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn (+).

0602.10 – Unrooted cuttings and slips

0602.20 – Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts

0602.30 – Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not

0602.40 – Roses, grafted or not

0602.90 – Other

This heading includes :

(1) Trees, shrubs and bushes of all kinds (forest, fruit, ornamental, etc.), including stocks for grafting.

(2) Plants and seedlings of all kinds for planting, except those ofheading 06.01.

(3) Live roots of plants.

(4) Unrooted cuttings; slips (grafts or scions); runners and shoots.

(5) Mushroom spawn consisting of mushroom plant threads (mycelium) whether or not mixed with soil or vegetable matter.

The trees, shrubs, bushes and other plants covered by this heading may be presented with their roots bare or balled, or planted in pots, tubs, boxes or the like.

The heading excludes tuberous roots (e.g., dahlias, heading 06.01) and chicory roots of heading 06.01or 12.12.

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Subheading Explanatory Notes.

Subheading 0602.20

For the purposes of subheading 0602.20, the term “trees, shrubs and bushes” includes canes and vines having woody stems (e.g., grape, boysenberry, dewberry, kiwitruit) and rooted cuttings thereof.

This subheading does not coverwild roses (subheading 0602.40).

Subheadings 0602.20, 0602.30, 0602.40 and 0602.90

Live roots are to be classified along with plants in their appropriate subheadings.

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.

– Fresh:

0603.11 – – Roses

0603.12 – – Carnations

0603.13 – – Orchids

0603.14 – – Chrysanthemums

0603.15 – – Lilies (Lilium spp.)

0603.19 – – Other

0603.90 – Other

The heading covers not only cut flowers and buds as such, but also bouquets, wreaths, floral baskets and similar articles (e.g., posies and buttonholes) incorporating flowers or flower buds. Provided that such bouquets, etc., have the essential character of florists’ wares, they remain in the heading even if they contain accessories of other materials (ribbons, paper trimmings, etc.).

Cut branches of trees, shrubs or bushes, if bearing flowers or flower buds (e.g., magnolia and certain types of roses), are treated as cut flowers or flower buds of this heading.

The heading excludes flowers, petals and buds of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, provided that, in the condition in which they are presented, they are not suitable for bouquets or for ornamental use (heading 12.11). The heading also excludes collages and similar decorative plaques of heading 97.01.

06.04 – 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.

0604.20 – Fresh

0604.90 – Other

This heading covers not only foliage, branches, etc., as such, but also bouquets, wreaths, floral baskets and similar articles incorporating foliage or parts of trees, shrubs, bushes or other plants, or incorporating grasses, mosses or lichens. Provided that such bouquets, etc., have the essential character of florists’ wares, they remain in the heading even if they contain accessories of other materials (ribbons, wire frames, etc.).

Goods of this heading may bear decorative fruits, but if they incorporate flowers or flower buds they are excluded (heading 06.03).

The heading covers natural Christmas trees, provided that they are clearly unfit for replanting (e.g., root sawn off, root killed by immersion in boiling water).

The heading also excludes plants and parts of plants (including grasses, mosses and lichens) of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes (heading 12.11) or for plaiting (heading 14.01), provided that, in the condition in which they are presented, they are not suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes. The heading also excludes collages and similar decorative plaques of heading 97.01.