Analysis
Subheading 0603.12 covers carnations, within heading 0603. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.2% to 6.4% with a median of 4.800000000000001%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 0603.12.30 for miniature (spray) carnations (3.2%) and 0603.12.70 for carnations: other (6.4%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Floriculture Production (111422). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 0603.12 once they fall within heading 0603 (cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0603.12.30 | Miniature (spray) carnations | 3.2% |
| 0603.12.70 | Carnations: other | 6.4% |