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Goods guide · HS chapter 06

Live plants and cut flowers

Official chapter title: Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

In 2025 the United States exported $476.5 million of goods in HS chapter 06 and imported $3.5 billion. Exports were down 2.3% on 2024 and imports down 3.7% on 2024.

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US exports, 2025
$476.5MDown 2.3% on 2024
US imports, 2025
$3.5BDown 3.7% on 2024
Share of US goods exports
0.0%83rd of 96 chapters by export value

By country, 2025

Where US exports go

The 10 largest destinations shown here took 93% of the US total.

  1. 1Canada$265.8 million55.8%
  2. 2Mexico$115.4 million24.2%
  3. 3Netherlands$31.2 million6.5%
  4. 4Bahamas$13.7 million2.9%
  5. 5China$4.6 million1.0%
  6. 6Antigua and Barbuda$3.5 million0.7%
  7. 7Turks and Caicos Islands$3.0 million0.6%
  8. 8United Arab Emirates$2.9 million0.6%
  9. 9Japan$2.7 million0.6%
  10. 10Spain$2.3 million0.5%

Where US imports come from

The 10 largest sources shown here took 95% of the US total.

  1. 1Colombia$1.4 billion39.6%
  2. 2Canada$748.5 million21.4%
  3. 3Ecuador$575.8 million16.5%
  4. 4Netherlands$265.1 million7.6%
  5. 5Mexico$82.5 million2.4%
  6. 6Costa Rica$67.7 million1.9%
  7. 7Guatemala$63.3 million1.8%
  8. 8China$58.2 million1.7%
  9. 9Taiwan$53.6 million1.5%
  10. 10India$18.5 million0.5%

Through Norfolk-Newport News

Census port figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, in 2025.

Exports through the port
$1.1M0.2% of US exports in this chapter
Leading destination
Italy$797 thousand
Imports through the port
$26.0M0.7% of US imports in this chapter

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Paperwork

Exports in this chapter are reported under Schedule B numbers that begin 06, and imports are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers that begin 06.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026. Countries under comprehensive US sanctions are left out of the country lists; shares are of the full US total.
  • Chapter titles: the Census API commodity descriptions (E_COMMODITY_LDESC). Schedule B: Census Bureau. HTSUS: US International Trade Commission.
  • Port figures: US Census Bureau, port-level trade for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia (Census port 1401), calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.