Import/export HS code 06029099: Various live plants

Miscellaneous live plants not covered in other categories, used for various purposes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 167,127,371
Denmark 4,567,112
Belgium 4,255,936
Italy 3,658,758
France 2,649,898

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 85,562,066 81,565,305 -3,996,761
Denmark 2,247,737 2,319,375 +71,638
Belgium 2,006,415 2,249,521 +243,106
Italy 1,867,093 1,791,665 -75,428
France 1,234,180 1,415,718 +181,538
Ireland 324,635 287,464 -37,171
Germany 241,904 265,913 +24,009
Portugal 366,809 6,656 -360,153
Spain 52,236 244,364 +192,128
Singapore 118,501 127,060 +8,559

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 155,076,549
Belgium 7,726,764
Denmark 7,450,369
Italy 6,716,630
Spain 1,511,478

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 79,929,924 75,146,625 -4,783,299
Belgium 3,410,865 4,315,899 +905,034
Denmark 3,822,761 3,627,608 -195,153
Italy 2,957,634 3,758,996 +801,362
Spain 676,740 834,738 +157,998
Germany 215,771 477,459 +261,688
Malaysia 311,813 320,529 +8,716
Portugal 370,560 7,338 -363,222
Costa Rica 171,325 136,288 -35,037
Indonesia 103,774 75,225 -28,549

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 16
Essex 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 14 14 +0
Essex 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 13 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 7 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 11 7 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2

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) 176,953,979
Other 3,283,808
Road transport 3,188,049
Air transport 1,147,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 402,719

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) 90,400,595 86,553,384 -3,847,211
Other 1,841,276 1,442,532 -398,744
Road transport 1,418,751 1,769,298 +350,547
Air transport 462,625 684,814 +222,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 278,408 124,311 -154,097
Rail transport 0 21,632 +21,632

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 52,368,790
Harwich 46,040,368
Eurotunnel 28,945,509
Immingham Docks 22,654,219
Killingholme 13,720,651

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 25,606,483 26,762,307 +1,155,824
Harwich 24,467,665 21,572,703 -2,894,962
Eurotunnel 14,034,635 14,910,874 +876,239
Immingham Docks 8,285,457 14,368,762 +6,083,305
Killingholme 10,686,386 3,034,265 -7,652,121
499 1,418,751 2,214,738 +795,987
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,956,409 380,061 -2,576,348
000 1,841,276 1,442,532 -398,744
Hull 852,155 2,330,131 +1,477,976
Dover 1,792,425 1,161,865 -630,560

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 100
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 94
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Services to buildings and landscape activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 67
2025-11 78
2025-10 72
2025-09 74
2025-08 73

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 124
0-1m 67
15m-54m 17
54m+ 17
Other 10

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 162,679
Netherlands 61,777
Belgium 10,325
Gibraltar 10,298
Portugal 8,139

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 106,824 55,855 -50,969
Netherlands 51,124 10,653 -40,471
Belgium 0 10,325 +10,325
Gibraltar 4,837 5,461 +624
Portugal 1,483 6,656 +5,173
United States 3,800 0 -3,800
China 3,520 0 -3,520
Jordan 0 2,025 +2,025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,345 0 -1,345

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 £
Netherlands 20,858
Ireland 18,603

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 £
Netherlands 10,754 10,104 -650
Ireland 9,811 8,792 -1,019

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 153,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 99,741
Air transport 9,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,345

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 £
Other 106,824 46,653 -60,171
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,444 42,297 -15,147
Air transport 7,320 2,025 -5,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,345 0 -1,345

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 153,477
Immingham Docks 49,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,762
Harwich 10,243
Holyhead 9,202

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 £
000 106,824 46,653 -60,171
Immingham Docks 47,466 1,882 -45,584
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,320 22,442 +16,122
Harwich 1,472 8,771 +7,299
Holyhead 0 9,202 +9,202
East Midlands Airport 7,320 0 -7,320
Felixstowe 2,186 0 -2,186
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,025 +2,025
Portsmouth 1,345 0 -1,345

Quick facts

HS code: 06029099

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

Description: Miscellaneous live plants not covered in other categories, used for various purposes