Import/export HS code 06029030: Vegetable and strawberry plants

Live plants for growing vegetables or strawberries, ready for planting

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 87,937,529
Bulgaria 6,772,271
Italy 5,370,837
Spain 1,474,768
Germany 1,299,805

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 45,147,370 42,790,159 -2,357,211
Bulgaria 2,731,602 4,040,669 +1,309,067
Italy 2,803,908 2,566,929 -236,979
Spain 767,085 707,683 -59,402
Germany 739,056 560,749 -178,307
Ireland 268,360 245,449 -22,911
France 40,124 74,264 +34,140
Belgium 74,485 34,979 -39,506
United States 1,536 30,047 +28,511
India 5,255 3,290 -1,965

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 85,348,802
Bulgaria 7,405,343
Italy 5,392,278
Morocco 2,173,791
Spain 1,664,951

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 43,569,235 41,779,567 -1,789,668
Bulgaria 3,067,065 4,338,278 +1,271,213
Italy 2,790,373 2,601,905 -188,468
Morocco 1,353,026 820,765 -532,261
Spain 774,035 890,916 +116,881
Germany 639,163 234,241 -404,922
Ireland 64,458 3,431 -61,027
Belgium 6,919 56,381 +49,462
United States 1,536 30,047 +28,511
Portugal 17,298 4,021 -13,277

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 11
Eastern Scotland 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Inner London - West 5
Norfolk 5

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
Kent 10 5 -5
Eastern Scotland 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Norfolk 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +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) 102,823,656
Other 567,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,185
Rail transport 63,873
Air transport 40,128

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) 52,199,385 50,624,271 -1,575,114
Other 275,781 291,376 +15,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,400 81,785 +25,385
Rail transport 40,424 23,449 -16,975
Air transport 6,791 33,337 +26,546

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 28,249,072
Eurotunnel 26,209,720
Harwich 13,431,984
Killingholme 11,983,378
Felixstowe 11,423,943

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 £
Dover 14,355,587 13,893,485 -462,102
Eurotunnel 13,056,249 13,153,471 +97,222
Harwich 7,422,083 6,009,901 -1,412,182
Killingholme 7,789,582 4,193,796 -3,595,786
Felixstowe 6,272,328 5,151,615 -1,120,713
Immingham Docks 971,487 5,422,986 +4,451,499
Tyne 438,955 1,384,431 +945,476
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,234,644 528,503 -706,141
Hull 587,419 916,283 +328,864
000 275,781 291,376 +15,595

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 3
2025-10 1
2025-09 1
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 34
54m+ 15
0-1m 8
15m-54m 7
Other 4

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 £
Ireland 3,828,866
Germany 752,415
Bulgaria 532,758
France 504,001
Netherlands 458,543

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 £
Ireland 1,775,814 2,053,052 +277,238
Germany 167,753 584,662 +416,909
Bulgaria 174,468 358,290 +183,822
France 448,368 55,633 -392,735
Netherlands 388,632 69,911 -318,721
Italy 198,182 0 -198,182
Belgium 26,089 5,116 -20,973
Ukraine 21,580 0 -21,580
Spain 25 14,713 +14,688
Portugal 9,772 0 -9,772

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 £
XI 2,142,758
Ireland 159,018
Netherlands 45

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 £
XI 1,016,251 1,126,507 +110,256
Ireland 80,939 78,079 -2,860
Netherlands 45 0 -45

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) 3,874,613
Other 2,301,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,361
Air transport 12,939

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) 2,107,624 1,766,989 -340,635
Other 1,097,235 1,204,596 +107,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,569 169,792 +158,223
Air transport 9,633 3,306 -6,327

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,301,831
Dover 1,723,269
Holyhead 1,072,070
Portsmouth 499,570
Dover / Eurotunnel 328,741

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 £
000 1,097,235 1,204,596 +107,361
Dover 761,821 961,448 +199,627
Holyhead 533,367 538,703 +5,336
Portsmouth 443,937 55,633 -388,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 257,497 71,244 -186,253
Ayr Harbour 11,569 169,792 +158,223
Milford 53,269 91,519 +38,250
Liverpool Docks 55,436 48,442 -6,994
London Heathrow Airport 9,633 3,306 -6,327
Fishguard 2,297 0 -2,297

Quick facts

HS code: 06029030

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

Description: Live plants for growing vegetables or strawberries, ready for planting