Import/export HS code 060311: Roses

Fresh or prepared roses, commonly used in floral arrangements or bouquets

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 £
Kenya 208,568,735
Netherlands 116,606,096
Colombia 24,605,813
Ethiopia 18,334,757
France 12,777,117

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 £
Kenya 98,891,994 109,676,741 +10,784,747
Netherlands 57,035,602 59,570,494 +2,534,892
Colombia 11,328,451 13,277,362 +1,948,911
Ethiopia 10,490,023 7,844,734 -2,645,289
France 5,265,371 7,511,746 +2,246,375
Ecuador 4,891,320 4,752,822 -138,498
Ireland 2,237,731 1,238,358 -999,373
Rwanda 1,258,517 1,194,687 -63,830
India 864,056 1,046,834 +182,778
Uganda 1,696,522 27,984 -1,668,538

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 £
Kenya 230,843,044
Netherlands 64,136,544
Ethiopia 39,526,787
Colombia 26,413,649
Ecuador 20,264,809

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 £
Kenya 109,493,140 121,349,904 +11,856,764
Netherlands 31,577,266 32,559,278 +982,012
Ethiopia 20,432,487 19,094,300 -1,338,187
Colombia 12,355,701 14,057,948 +1,702,247
Ecuador 10,182,269 10,082,540 -99,729
Uganda 3,719,793 3,012,785 -707,008
Rwanda 1,258,322 1,668,690 +410,368
India 864,056 1,099,733 +235,677
Zambia 0 752,866 +752,866
Germany 232,847 345,591 +112,744

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Lincolnshire 4
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 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
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Lincolnshire 4 3 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 239,025,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,596,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,375,024
Road transport 29,081,733
Other 6,810,822

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 £
Air transport 111,739,618 127,286,056 +15,546,438
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,828,497 47,768,477 -2,060,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,274,389 12,100,635 -5,173,754
Road transport 11,773,711 17,308,022 +5,534,311
Other 4,016,072 2,794,750 -1,221,322

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 221,427,081
Eurotunnel 49,138,706
Hull 29,285,785
499 28,664,649
Felixstowe 19,195,689

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 101,513,359 119,913,722 +18,400,363
Eurotunnel 22,462,186 26,676,520 +4,214,334
Hull 17,701,767 11,584,018 -6,117,749
499 11,293,410 17,371,239 +6,077,829
Felixstowe 8,412,255 10,783,434 +2,371,179
Harwich 9,578,746 6,664,394 -2,914,352
London Stansted Airport 9,202,668 5,389,651 -3,813,017
000 4,016,072 2,794,750 -1,221,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,976,781 378,338 -4,598,443
Killingholme 2,781,233 959,330 -1,821,903

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 20
2025-10 18
2025-09 18
2025-08 20

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 24
0-1m 9
54m+ 9
Other 3
15m-54m 2

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 381,282
Netherlands 22,077
Belgium 14,991
Saint Helena 9,956
China 6,831

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 187,940 193,342 +5,402
Netherlands 0 22,077 +22,077
Belgium 14,991 0 -14,991
Saint Helena 0 9,956 +9,956
China 0 6,831 +6,831
Gambia 5,877 0 -5,877
Bahrain 3,500 0 -3,500
Falkland Islands 2,081 0 -2,081
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,719 0 -1,719

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 217,454
Kenya 19,163
XI 7,120

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 107,841 109,613 +1,772
Kenya 450 18,713 +18,263
XI 1,953 5,167 +3,214

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 381,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,068
Air transport 17,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,037

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 187,940 193,342 +5,402
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,991 22,077 +7,086
Air transport 11,096 6,831 -4,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,081 9,956 +7,875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 381,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,008
London Heathrow Airport 10,331
Southampton 9,956
London Gatwick Airport 5,877

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 £
000 187,940 193,342 +5,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,991 22,017 +7,026
London Heathrow Airport 3,500 6,831 +3,331
Southampton 0 9,956 +9,956
London Gatwick Airport 5,877 0 -5,877
London Gateway Port 2,081 0 -2,081
East Midlands Airport 1,719 0 -1,719
Felixstowe 0 60 +60

Quick facts

HS code: 060311

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

Description: Fresh or prepared roses, commonly used in floral arrangements or bouquets