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 169,305,015
Israel 523,498
France 396,850
New Zealand 376,617
Belgium 369,527

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 83,715,454 85,589,561 +1,874,107
Israel 279,560 243,938 -35,622
France 300,155 96,695 -203,460
New Zealand 85,749 290,868 +205,119
Belgium 189,908 179,619 -10,289
Germany 192,161 113,159 -79,002
Ireland 95,865 200,916 +105,051
Poland 201,815 93,249 -108,566
Italy 156,719 59,949 -96,770
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 164,435,610
Israel 1,733,537
Belgium 882,879
New Zealand 557,661
Spain 539,445

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 81,222,024 83,213,586 +1,991,562
Israel 855,715 877,822 +22,107
Belgium 491,483 391,396 -100,087
New Zealand 187,726 369,935 +182,209
Spain 358,777 180,668 -178,109
Poland 246,272 106,940 -139,332
Peru 185,899 147,998 -37,901
Italy 227,549 96,332 -131,217
France 92,269 165,720 +73,451
Germany 147,961 110,025 -37,936

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 23
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 19 21 +2
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
Essex 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Devon 5 5 +0
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) 166,709,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,723,727
Other 1,509,985
Air transport 297,685
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) 83,329,149 83,380,814 +51,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,057,839 2,665,888 +1,608,049
Other 783,296 726,689 -56,607
Air transport 124,015 173,670 +49,655
Road transport 19,690 45,642 +25,952

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 96,582,270
Harwich 33,256,336
Immingham Docks 22,429,395
Killingholme 6,320,870
Eurotunnel 5,949,281

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 46,382,073 50,200,197 +3,818,124
Harwich 17,949,913 15,306,423 -2,643,490
Immingham Docks 8,671,913 13,757,482 +5,085,569
Killingholme 5,049,637 1,271,233 -3,778,404
Eurotunnel 3,526,723 2,422,558 -1,104,165
Wisbech 377,251 1,726,352 +1,349,101
000 783,296 726,689 -56,607
Dover 636,742 725,494 +88,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,034,069 162,580 -871,489
Hull 235,497 160,725 -74,772

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 87
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 33
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
2025-11 33
2025-10 40
2025-09 63
2025-08 89
2025-07 18

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 96
0-1m 39
15m-54m 22
54m+ 11
Other 6

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 6,645,068
United States 4,602,302
Ireland 689,168
Sweden 663,413
France 159,511

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 3,698,695 2,946,373 -752,322
United States 2,626,938 1,975,364 -651,574
Ireland 412,173 276,995 -135,178
Sweden 198,733 464,680 +265,947
France 40,160 119,351 +79,191
Germany 60,743 73,976 +13,233
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 57,178
Netherlands 1,807
XU 227
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 48,494 8,684 -39,810
Netherlands 845 962 +117
XU 112 115 +3
XI 16 9 -7

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) 7,941,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,898,868
Air transport 221,220
Other 59,237

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) 4,104,199 3,837,206 -266,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,925,961 1,972,907 -953,054
Air transport 104,149 117,071 +12,922
Other 49,467 9,770 -39,697

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 1,983,750

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 969,004 1,014,746 +45,742
Hull 368,630 597,895 +229,265
Holyhead 301,819 243,976 -57,843
London Gateway Port 442,803 0 -442,803
Dover 118,909 171,838 +52,929
London Heathrow Airport 77,627 81,122 +3,495

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