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 167,086,362
Denmark 4,453,392
Belgium 4,181,842
Italy 3,590,483
France 2,632,550

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 86,055,315 81,031,047 -5,024,268
Denmark 2,176,123 2,277,269 +101,146
Belgium 1,806,796 2,375,046 +568,250
Italy 1,655,932 1,934,551 +278,619
France 1,208,473 1,424,077 +215,604
Ireland 313,435 301,625 -11,810
Germany 226,237 270,513 +44,276
Portugal 366,809 6,656 -360,153
Singapore 107,894 128,058 +20,164
Spain 53,701 181,620 +127,919

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 155,003,783
Belgium 7,630,527
Denmark 7,443,649
Italy 6,526,429
Spain 1,465,055

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 80,300,654 74,703,129 -5,597,525
Belgium 3,352,397 4,278,130 +925,733
Denmark 3,758,759 3,684,890 -73,869
Italy 2,794,640 3,731,789 +937,149
Spain 683,833 781,222 +97,389
Germany 177,758 529,270 +351,512
Malaysia 302,220 329,280 +27,060
Portugal 370,616 8,543 -362,073
Costa Rica 168,740 139,381 -29,359
Thailand 91,462 85,548 -5,914

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - West 14

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 9 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 12 8 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 8 9 +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) 176,558,972
Other 3,282,393
Road transport 3,214,674
Air transport 1,112,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 404,319

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) 90,365,324 86,193,648 -4,171,676
Other 1,822,021 1,460,372 -361,649
Road transport 1,435,270 1,779,404 +344,134
Air transport 469,885 642,220 +172,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,008 124,311 -155,697
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 51,448,128
Harwich 46,806,051
Eurotunnel 28,025,265
Immingham Docks 21,374,437
Killingholme 14,612,006

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 25,183,954 26,264,174 +1,080,220
Harwich 23,932,859 22,873,192 -1,059,667
Eurotunnel 13,706,856 14,318,409 +611,553
Immingham Docks 8,118,873 13,255,564 +5,136,691
Killingholme 10,904,578 3,707,428 -7,197,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,427,883 394,132 -4,033,751
499 1,435,270 2,221,912 +786,642
000 1,822,021 1,460,372 -361,649
Hull 673,866 2,197,717 +1,523,851
Dover 1,659,596 1,206,349 -453,247

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 95
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Services to buildings and landscape activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 78
2025-10 72
2025-09 74
2025-08 73
2025-07 65

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 19
54m+ 18
Other 12

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 159,585
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 102,774 56,811 -45,963
Netherlands 49,521 12,256 -37,265
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
Norway 1,895 0 -1,895
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 £
XU 110,859
Netherlands 20,575
Ireland 18,949

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 £
XU 81,891 28,968 -52,923
Netherlands 10,499 10,076 -423
Ireland 10,384 8,565 -1,819

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 150,383
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 99,741
Air transport 9,345
Road transport 1,895
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 102,774 47,609 -55,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,841 43,900 -11,941
Air transport 7,320 2,025 -5,295
Road transport 1,895 0 -1,895
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 £
000 150,383
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 £
000 102,774 47,609 -55,165
Immingham Docks 45,863 3,485 -42,378
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
ZLC 1,895 0 -1,895
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