On 20 February, the US Supreme Court ruled against the import duties imposed by Donald Trump on various countries last year. What does this mean for the export of flowers, flower bulbs and greenhouse construction to the US?
The saga surrounding the import tariffs imposed by Donald Trump at will is almost impossible to follow. Take the export of flowers and flower bulbs from the Netherlands to the United States: before Trump’s second term as President of the United States (US), the import tariff for these ornamentals was 6.8%.
However, in early April last year, Trump announced a 20% duty on all imports from the European Union from Wednesday 9 April 2025. This would constitute a 13.8% increase in duties on flowers and flower bulbs, making these ornamentals from the Netherlands considerably more expensive. This would be particularly harmful for Dutch flower bulb exports, for which the US is an important market.
