Import/export HS code 0601: Dormant or growing bulbs, tubers, and roots

Covers bulbs, tubers, and roots like tulips, gladioli, and chicory plants, whether dormant, growing, or in bloom

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 171,290,984
Israel 501,388
New Zealand 376,617
France 369,414
Belgium 355,981

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 83,617,639 87,673,345 +4,055,706
Israel 267,805 233,583 -34,222
New Zealand 85,749 290,868 +205,119
France 269,565 99,849 -169,716
Belgium 202,839 153,142 -49,697
Germany 167,546 182,128 +14,582
Ireland 108,092 204,606 +96,514
Poland 201,815 93,249 -108,566
Italy 150,828 59,949 -90,879
Spain 44,944 61,779 +16,835

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Netherlands 166,260,295
Israel 1,858,825
Belgium 812,567
New Zealand 557,661
Spain 540,416

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 80,994,418 85,265,877 +4,271,459
Israel 945,951 912,874 -33,077
Belgium 427,277 385,290 -41,987
New Zealand 187,726 369,935 +182,209
Spain 358,777 181,639 -177,138
Poland 246,272 106,940 -139,332
Peru 185,899 147,998 -37,901
Italy 221,658 96,332 -125,326
Germany 147,961 138,819 -9,142
France 92,269 167,239 +74,970

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
North Yorkshire 8

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Lincolnshire 18 21 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
North Yorkshire 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Devon 5 5 +0
Essex 5 6 +1
Lancashire 5 6 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 168,663,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,698,281
Other 1,555,410
Air transport 298,206
Road transport 65,332

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,957,164 85,706,741 +2,749,577
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,275,146 2,423,135 +1,147,989
Other 783,221 772,189 -11,032
Air transport 130,053 168,153 +38,100
Road transport 21,291 44,041 +22,750

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 97,346,213
Harwich 33,965,294
Immingham Docks 23,877,068
Eurotunnel 6,251,188
Killingholme 5,199,684

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 46,731,004 50,615,209 +3,884,205
Harwich 18,126,471 15,838,823 -2,287,648
Immingham Docks 8,738,943 15,138,125 +6,399,182
Eurotunnel 3,443,046 2,808,142 -634,904
Killingholme 4,621,238 578,446 -4,042,792
Wisbech 377,251 1,726,352 +1,349,101
000 783,221 772,189 -11,032
Dover 633,829 707,485 +73,656
Dover / Eurotunnel 791,637 165,881 -625,756
Hull 258,857 219,357 -39,500

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 32
Food and beverage service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 33
2025-10 40
2025-09 63
2025-08 89

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 98
0-1m 36
15m-54m 22
54m+ 11
Other 5

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 6,653,799
United States 4,600,102
Ireland 671,886
Sweden 663,413
Germany 134,719

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 3,701,999 2,951,800 -750,199
United States 2,622,138 1,977,964 -644,174
Ireland 390,060 281,826 -108,234
Sweden 198,733 464,680 +265,947
Germany 60,743 73,976 +13,233
France 27,717 104,904 +77,187
Denmark 56,842 51,884 -4,958
Poland 20,440 8,708 -11,732
Canada 16,215 10,913 -5,302
Spain 19,619 0 -19,619

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 38,485
Netherlands 1,771
XI 25

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 18,547 19,938 +1,391
Netherlands 769 1,002 +233
XI 25 0 -25

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,924,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,898,868
Air transport 220,370
Other 40,482

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,103,007 3,821,712 -281,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,925,961 1,972,907 -953,054
Air transport 99,349 121,021 +21,672
Other 19,407 21,075 +1,668

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 2,312,247
Southampton 2,066,513
Liverpool Docks 2,028,577
Immingham Docks 2,009,074
Felixstowe 1,992,481

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Harwich 1,447,983 864,264 -583,719
Southampton 1,220,518 845,995 -374,523
Liverpool Docks 958,558 1,070,019 +111,461
Immingham Docks 1,091,213 917,861 -173,352
Felixstowe 972,308 1,020,173 +47,865
Hull 368,630 597,895 +229,265
Holyhead 286,517 260,751 -25,766
London Gateway Port 442,803 0 -442,803
Dover 106,466 157,391 +50,925
London Heathrow Airport 72,827 83,722 +10,895

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0601

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Covers bulbs, tubers, and roots like tulips, gladioli, and chicory plants, whether dormant, growing, or in bloom