Import/export HS code 0603: Cut flowers and buds

Fresh, dried, or prepared flowers and buds used for bouquets or decoration

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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 690,205,665
Kenya 287,781,937
Colombia 123,215,627
France 58,385,673
Turkey 19,380,862

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 354,881,697 335,323,968 -19,557,729
Kenya 139,593,691 148,188,246 +8,594,555
Colombia 64,877,375 58,338,252 -6,539,123
France 25,138,687 33,246,986 +8,108,299
Turkey 10,466,233 8,914,629 -1,551,604
Ethiopia 10,733,878 8,499,961 -2,233,917
Ecuador 7,226,926 6,429,708 -797,218
South Africa 3,802,876 5,879,641 +2,076,765
Morocco 4,435,344 3,275,866 -1,159,478
Ireland 4,281,549 2,765,846 -1,515,703

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 606,149,699
Kenya 325,449,180
Colombia 133,354,681
Ethiopia 42,057,960
Turkey 29,371,221

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 309,502,119 296,647,580 -12,854,539
Kenya 157,281,854 168,167,326 +10,885,472
Colombia 70,021,960 63,332,721 -6,689,239
Ethiopia 21,933,775 20,124,185 -1,809,590
Turkey 15,519,551 13,851,670 -1,667,881
Ecuador 13,983,333 12,820,083 -1,163,250
Spain 7,836,098 9,110,989 +1,274,891
South Africa 4,101,959 6,216,662 +2,114,703
Morocco 6,015,467 3,896,947 -2,118,520
Uganda 3,704,157 2,953,221 -750,936

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Outer London - East and North East 9

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
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 7 +2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Lincolnshire 4 5 +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) 611,395,473
Air transport 370,642,232
Road transport 144,966,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,521,184
Other 23,803,068

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) 313,893,642 297,501,831 -16,391,811
Air transport 177,891,200 192,751,032 +14,859,832
Road transport 71,446,630 73,519,582 +2,072,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,484,392 46,036,792 -12,447,600
Other 13,356,197 10,446,871 -2,909,326
Rail transport 0 954 +954

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 342,276,221
Eurotunnel 231,464,799
Felixstowe 153,320,418
499 137,047,005
Harwich 126,657,863

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 161,713,542 180,562,679 +18,849,137
Eurotunnel 107,120,889 124,343,910 +17,223,021
Felixstowe 67,472,445 85,847,973 +18,375,528
499 65,980,567 71,066,438 +5,085,871
Harwich 72,144,450 54,513,413 -17,631,037
Hull 37,255,913 29,281,819 -7,974,094
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,190,906 3,581,741 -23,609,165
Killingholme 22,305,086 6,253,851 -16,051,235
000 13,356,197 10,446,871 -2,909,326
London Stansted Airport 14,575,193 6,438,704 -8,136,489

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 93
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 56
2025-10 60
2025-09 57
2025-08 54
2025-07 58

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 59
0-1m 50
54m+ 21
Other 13
15m-54m 8

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 £
Netherlands 32,411,332
United States 16,083,410
Canada 3,169,171
Ireland 2,115,507
Poland 1,276,980

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 £
Netherlands 15,221,972 17,189,360 +1,967,388
United States 3,987,769 12,095,641 +8,107,872
Canada 1,101,815 2,067,356 +965,541
Ireland 1,104,956 1,010,551 -94,405
Poland 566,808 710,172 +143,364
Gibraltar 165,887 188,928 +23,041
Bahrain 123,500 0 -123,500
Barbados 15,489 76,509 +61,020
Portugal 0 54,324 +54,324
Spain 40,245 12,341 -27,904

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 1,513,061
XU 237,803
XI 207,896
Kenya 10,864
Colombia 1,408

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 801,092 711,969 -89,123
XU 134,947 102,856 -32,091
XI 121,586 86,310 -35,276
Kenya 450 10,414 +9,964
Colombia 0 1,408 +1,408
India 0 397 +397

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 19,767,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,096,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,199,287
Other 1,971,429

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 5,403,156 14,363,915 +8,960,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 866,762 18,229,301 +17,362,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,184,821 14,466 -15,170,355
Other 1,058,075 913,354 -144,721

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 26,155,812
London Heathrow Airport 15,250,243
London Gatwick Airport 4,399,058
Felixstowe 3,850,937
000 1,971,429

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 £
Harwich 13,182,463 12,973,349 -209,114
London Heathrow Airport 4,449,864 10,800,379 +6,350,515
London Gatwick Airport 895,228 3,503,830 +2,608,602
Felixstowe 1,542,910 2,308,027 +765,117
000 1,058,075 913,354 -144,721
Hull 874,533 963,465 +88,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 200,721 1,435,576 +1,234,855
Immingham Docks 156,035 397,524 +241,489
Holyhead 46,181 92,248 +46,067
East Midlands Airport 53,314 34,330 -18,984

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0603

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

Description: Fresh, dried, or prepared flowers and buds used for bouquets or decoration