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 4,406,222
Australia 1,967,796
Kenya 1,494,711
France 469,373
Germany 253,001

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 2,043,459 2,362,763 +319,304
Australia 1,142,906 824,890 -318,016
Kenya 599,458 895,253 +295,795
France 311,152 158,221 -152,931
Germany 89,066 163,935 +74,869
Portugal 140,140 80,976 -59,164
Costa Rica 99,053 72,327 -26,726
Turkey 151,978 16,640 -135,338
Israel 127,605 0 -127,605
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 3,038,909
Australia 2,060,836
Kenya 1,731,715
Uganda 746,341
France 368,786

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 1,358,465 1,680,444 +321,979
Australia 1,142,906 917,930 -224,976
Kenya 693,248 1,038,467 +345,219
Uganda 384,392 361,949 -22,443
France 312,710 56,076 -256,634
Portugal 172,771 95,267 -77,504
Turkey 193,884 16,640 -177,244
Ethiopia 95,787 90,880 -4,907
Costa Rica 99,053 72,327 -26,726
Israel 127,605 2,616 -124,989

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 4 -1
Lancashire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
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) 5,530,902
Air transport 2,247,209
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,005,301
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) 2,801,011 2,729,891 -71,120
Air transport 1,085,178 1,162,031 +76,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,159,993 845,308 -314,685
Other 33,632 28,297 -5,335

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,016,616
Harwich 1,875,026
Felixstowe 1,419,197
London Gateway Port 933,594
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 1,075,685 940,931 -134,754
Harwich 952,429 922,597 -29,832
Felixstowe 463,084 956,113 +493,029
London Gateway Port 636,428 297,166 -339,262
Grangemouth Docks 387,132 318,948 -68,184
Killingholme 462,837 162,124 -300,713
Immingham Docks 141,586 419,680 +278,094
Dover 457,084 83,768 -373,316
Eurotunnel 263,559 215,833 -47,726
Manchester Airport 8,386 218,312 +209,926

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
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 1

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 22
0-1m 6
54m+ 6
15m-54m 4
Other 1

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