Live Dogwood Tree Sapling from China
Cornus florida, the flowering dogwood, is a small ornamental tree celebrated for spring blooms and fall color, commonly offered by nurserymen for garden planting. HTS 0602.90.90.10 applies to these live trees including young saplings with root systems. They are often shipped in pots to preserve the fibrous root ball.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Certify freedom from dogwood anthracnose and borers via origin inspections
• Avoid importing during active growing season to minimize disease transmission risk
• Document cultivar name for traceability in breeding or patented varieties