Import/export HS code 060311: Roses

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

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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 £
Kenya 205,507,336
Netherlands 115,104,359
Colombia 24,413,017
Ethiopia 18,956,373
France 12,365,224

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 98,694,123 106,813,213 +8,119,090
Netherlands 56,731,180 58,373,179 +1,641,999
Colombia 11,459,693 12,953,324 +1,493,631
Ethiopia 10,590,702 8,365,671 -2,225,031
France 5,147,408 7,217,816 +2,070,408
Ecuador 5,009,435 4,631,162 -378,273
Ireland 2,262,551 1,245,253 -1,017,298
Rwanda 1,148,475 1,265,070 +116,595
India 863,715 1,034,643 +170,928
Uganda 1,581,513 206,432 -1,375,081

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 227,661,742
Netherlands 63,782,132
Ethiopia 39,092,680
Colombia 26,100,484
Ecuador 20,066,559

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 108,995,665 118,666,077 +9,670,412
Netherlands 31,304,604 32,477,528 +1,172,924
Ethiopia 20,450,396 18,642,284 -1,808,112
Colombia 12,470,451 13,630,033 +1,159,582
Ecuador 10,172,150 9,894,409 -277,741
Uganda 3,645,583 2,943,428 -702,155
Rwanda 1,129,676 1,755,691 +626,015
India 863,715 1,087,542 +223,827
Zambia 0 693,233 +693,233
Germany 220,098 345,445 +125,347

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 235,450,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,428,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,968,931
Road transport 27,540,368
Other 6,854,953

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 110,974,163 124,475,934 +13,501,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,806,044 47,622,775 -2,183,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,480,813 12,488,118 -4,992,695
Road transport 11,562,185 15,978,183 +4,415,998
Other 4,033,966 2,820,987 -1,212,979

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 216,999,050
Eurotunnel 47,753,167
Hull 29,952,907
499 27,034,861
Felixstowe 18,941,566

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 99,789,657 117,209,393 +17,419,736
Eurotunnel 21,154,783 26,598,384 +5,443,601
Hull 17,762,917 12,189,990 -5,572,927
499 10,995,156 16,039,705 +5,044,549
Felixstowe 8,390,263 10,551,303 +2,161,040
Harwich 9,716,391 6,797,080 -2,919,311
London Stansted Airport 10,254,261 5,313,581 -4,940,680
000 4,033,966 2,820,987 -1,212,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,102,025 401,419 -5,700,606
Killingholme 2,810,381 1,102,427 -1,707,954

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 34
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
2025-11 20
2025-10 18
2025-09 18
2025-08 20
2025-07 21

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 23
0-1m 10
54m+ 9
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 369,606
Bahrain 123,500
Netherlands 22,077
Belgium 14,991
Saint Helena 9,956

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 186,081 183,525 -2,556
Bahrain 123,500 0 -123,500
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
Falkland Islands 2,081 0 -2,081
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,719 0 -1,719
Germany 960 0 -960

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 215,949
XU 135,673
Kenya 10,864
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 106,207 109,742 +3,535
XU 77,471 58,202 -19,269
Kenya 450 10,414 +9,964
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 369,606
Air transport 138,887
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,068
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 186,081 183,525 -2,556
Air transport 132,056 6,831 -125,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,991 22,077 +7,086
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 £
000 369,606
London Heathrow Airport 130,331
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,008
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 £
000 186,081 183,525 -2,556
London Heathrow Airport 123,500 6,831 -116,669
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,991 22,017 +7,026
Southampton 0 9,956 +9,956
London Gatwick Airport 5,877 0 -5,877
East Midlands Airport 2,679 0 -2,679
London Gateway Port 2,081 0 -2,081
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