Import/export HS code 060210: Unrooted plant cuttings

Fresh cuttings and slips of plants that are not yet rooted, used for propagation

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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 4,385,128
Australia 2,022,934
Kenya 1,339,052
France 491,721
Germany 251,525

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 1,973,326 2,411,802 +438,476
Australia 996,685 1,026,249 +29,564
Kenya 680,125 658,927 -21,198
France 338,270 153,451 -184,819
Germany 102,629 148,896 +46,267
Turkey 199,426 17,399 -182,027
Portugal 129,848 83,630 -46,218
Costa Rica 108,287 65,189 -43,098
Israel 129,684 0 -129,684
Italy 95,124 28,555 -66,569

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 3,028,429
Australia 2,115,974
Kenya 1,577,901
Uganda 746,317
France 391,134

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 1,286,674 1,741,755 +455,081
Australia 996,685 1,119,289 +122,604
Kenya 784,476 793,425 +8,949
Uganda 383,958 362,359 -21,599
France 339,828 51,306 -288,522
Turkey 242,338 17,399 -224,939
Portugal 161,537 90,011 -71,526
Ethiopia 116,847 83,824 -33,023
Costa Rica 85,707 65,189 -20,518
Israel 129,684 2,616 -127,068

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 6
Lancashire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Essex 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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 5 5 +0
Lancashire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Essex 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Norfolk 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0

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) 5,530,680
Air transport 2,137,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,071,260
Other 61,929

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) 2,774,183 2,756,497 -17,686
Air transport 1,209,842 927,921 -281,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,024,593 1,046,667 +22,074
Other 31,008 30,921 -87

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,120,410
Harwich 1,885,365
Felixstowe 1,434,742
London Gateway Port 988,732
Grangemouth Docks 706,080

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,207,774 912,636 -295,138
Harwich 921,769 963,596 +41,827
Felixstowe 424,554 1,010,188 +585,634
London Gateway Port 605,556 383,176 -222,380
Grangemouth Docks 271,783 434,297 +162,514
Killingholme 472,771 172,650 -300,121
Dover 484,202 83,768 -400,434
Immingham Docks 140,635 357,675 +217,040
Eurotunnel 270,842 206,083 -64,759
Tyne 77,857 94,536 +16,679

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 1
2025-07 5

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 20
0-1m 7
54m+ 6
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 £
Egypt 284,535
Iraq 164,780
Netherlands 58,750
Ireland 54,691
Australia 22,815

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 £
Egypt 8,413 276,122 +267,709
Iraq 0 164,780 +164,780
Netherlands 40,000 18,750 -21,250
Ireland 30,979 23,712 -7,267
Australia 11,305 11,510 +205
France 6,794 10,144 +3,350
Kenya 2,574 0 -2,574
Denmark 2,450 0 -2,450
United States 1,939 0 -1,939
Dominican Republic 1,768 0 -1,768

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 487,648
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 122,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,450

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 £
Air transport 27,041 460,607 +433,566
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 77,773 44,411 -33,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,450 0 -2,450

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 477,514
Felixstowe 40,000
Heysham 22,555
Liverpool Docks 21,990
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,750

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 25,102 452,412 +427,310
Felixstowe 40,000 0 -40,000
Heysham 0 22,555 +22,555
Liverpool Docks 21,990 0 -21,990
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 18,750 +18,750
Holyhead 8,989 1,157 -7,832
Portsmouth 6,794 1,949 -4,845
ZLC 0 8,195 +8,195
Immingham Docks 2,450 0 -2,450
East Midlands Airport 1,939 0 -1,939

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 060210

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

Description: Fresh cuttings and slips of plants that are not yet rooted, used for propagation