Subheading · Chapter 06 · Section II, Vegetable products
HS 0601 20Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots
Live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage › Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 4 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 0% for some goods
- Import policy
- Mostly Free
- Restricted: 1 item
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 7.5%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
4 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0601 20 10 | Bulbs, horticultural | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 0601 20 21 | Plants | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 0601 20 22 | Roots | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 0601 20 90 | Other | 10% | 18% | kg |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 4 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 3 tariff items
- Restricted: 1 tariff item
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 18%, or 0% for some goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 0% for some goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 26 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | Nil |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 639 | Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV , V , VI or VII | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 0% or 18% | 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 0% or 18% | 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) |
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0601 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212 | 0.15% | — |
Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 4 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0601 20, and China's below.
China: the same goods (0601 20)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force under 0601 20. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0601.20.00.10 | Orchid tubers, growing or in flower生长或开花的兰花块茎 | 7.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 15% | 9% | 9% | AFEBPQ |
| 0601.20.00.20 | Cyclamen bulbs, growing or in flower生长或开花的仙客来鳞茎 | 7.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 15% | 9% | 9% | AFEBPQ |
| 0601.20.00.91 | Other endangered plant bulbs, etc., for growing or flowering生长或开花的其他濒危植物鳞茎等 | 7.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 15% | 9% | 0% | AFEBPQ |
| 0601.20.00.99 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 12.12生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根 | 7.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 15% | 9% | 9% | ABPQ |
- India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
- The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.
Every Chinese code in full
0601.20.00Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots
0601.20.00.10Orchid tubers, growing or in flower生长或开花的兰花块茎
Including bulbs, corms and rhizomes包括球茎、根颈及根茎
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 15%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
- EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.State (dormant, growing, flowering)状态(休眠、生长、开花)
- 3.Type (bulbs, tubers, corms, rhizomes, etc.)种类(球茎、块茎、鳞茎、块根等)
- 4.Whether for sowing是否种用
- 5.GTIN
- 6.CAS
- 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 2.3%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 12%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 12%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 7.5%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 7.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 8.2%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0601200010999Orchid tubers, growing or in flower (incl. bulbs, corms and rhizomes)生长或开花的兰花块茎(包括球茎、根颈及根茎)
0601.20.00.20Cyclamen bulbs, growing or in flower生长或开花的仙客来鳞茎
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 15%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
- EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.State (dormant, growing, flowering)状态(休眠、生长、开花)
- 3.Type (bulbs, tubers, corms, rhizomes, etc.)种类(球茎、块茎、鳞茎、块根等)
- 4.Whether for sowing是否种用
- 5.GTIN
- 6.CAS
- 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 2.3%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 12%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 12%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 7.5%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 7.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 8.2%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0601200020999Cyclamen bulbs, growing or in flower生长或开花的仙客来鳞茎
0601.20.00.91Other endangered plant bulbs, etc., for growing or flowering生长或开花的其他濒危植物鳞茎等
Incl. bulbs, corms, rhizomes, scales, tubers, tuberous roots, chicory plants包括球茎、根颈、根茎、鳞茎、块茎、块根、菊苣植物
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 15%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
- EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.State (dormant, growing, flowering)状态(休眠、生长、开花)
- 3.Type (bulbs, tubers, corms, rhizomes, etc.)种类(球茎、块茎、鳞茎、块根等)
- 4.Whether for sowing是否种用
- 5.GTIN
- 6.CAS
- 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 2.3%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 12%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 12%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 7.5%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 7.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 8.2%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0601200091999Other endangered bulbs, etc., for growing or flowering (including corms, rhizomes, tubers, tuberous roots, chicory plants)生长或开花的其他濒危植物鳞茎等(包括球茎、根颈、根茎、鳞茎、块茎、块根、菊苣植物)
0601.20.00.99Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 12.12生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根
Including tubers, roots, bulbs, corms and rhizomes, excluding roots of heading 1212包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 15%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 25 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.State (dormant, growing, flowering)状态(休眠、生长、开花)
- 3.Type (bulbs, tubers, corms, rhizomes, etc.)种类(球茎、块茎、鳞茎、块根等)
- 4.Whether for sowing是否种用
- 5.GTIN
- 6.CAS
- 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 2.3%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 12%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 12%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 7.5%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 7.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 8.2%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0601200099101Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots (excluding endangered species) (including tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, excluding roots of heading 1212) (onions (bulbs, corms, rhizomes))生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(洋葱(鳞球块根茎))
- 0601200099102Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants & roots (excl. endangered) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, excl. roots of heading 1212) (Garlic (for propagation))生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(蒜(种用))
- 0601200099103Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots (excl. endangered) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, excl. roots of heading 1212) (taro (for planting))生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(芋艿(种用))
- 0601200099104Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots (excl. endangered) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, excl. roots of heading 1212) (sweet potato tubers)生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(甘薯块茎)
- 0601200099105Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots (excl. endangered) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, excl. roots of heading 1212) (lily bulbs)生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(百合球茎)
- 0601200099106Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants & roots (excl. endangered) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, excl. roots of heading 1212) (Tulip bulbs)生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(郁金香球茎)
- 0601200099107Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants & roots (excl. endangered) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, excl. roots of heading 1212) (Amaryllis bulbs)生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(朱顶兰球茎)
- 0601200099108Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots (excl. endangered) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, excl. roots of heading 1212) (water lily tuberous roots)生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(睡莲块根)
- 0601200099109Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants & roots (excl. endangered) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns & rhizomes, excl. roots of heading 1212) (Narcissus bulbs)生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(水仙花球茎)
- 0601200099110Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, growing or in flower; chicory plants and roots (excluding endangered species) (incl. tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, excluding roots of heading 1212) (other bulbs, corms, roots, rhizomes)生长或开花的鳞茎、块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎;菊苣植物及其根(濒危除外)(包括块茎、块根、球茎、根颈及根茎,品目1212的根除外)(其他鳞球块根茎)
China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.