Import/export HS code 060312: Carnations

Fresh or prepared carnations, popular for bouquets and decorations

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 20,960,728
Turkey 18,842,137
Kenya 12,302,303
Colombia 10,993,495
Morocco 7,480,296

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 10,921,138 10,039,590 -881,548
Turkey 10,436,994 8,405,143 -2,031,851
Kenya 5,162,061 7,140,242 +1,978,181
Colombia 5,935,160 5,058,335 -876,825
Morocco 4,257,921 3,222,375 -1,035,546
France 482,470 939,213 +456,743
Spain 668,028 304,854 -363,174
United States 55,539 6,858 -48,681
Ecuador 12,841 14,520 +1,679
South Africa 0 23,167 +23,167

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 £
Turkey 28,899,718
Colombia 17,814,273
Kenya 12,434,410
Morocco 9,725,092
Netherlands 1,700,044

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 £
Turkey 15,248,487 13,651,231 -1,597,256
Colombia 9,260,841 8,553,432 -707,409
Kenya 5,293,111 7,141,299 +1,848,188
Morocco 5,887,890 3,837,202 -2,050,688
Netherlands 750,144 949,900 +199,756
Spain 718,302 417,182 -301,120
Italy 157,275 46,542 -110,733
Mauritania 11,885 127,927 +116,042
Ecuador 38,510 19,427 -19,083
Ethiopia 15,780 8,127 -7,653

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - East and North East 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
West Yorkshire 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 - West 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3 2 -1
Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 27,590,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,348,808
Road transport 17,545,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,655,600
Other 992,208

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 14,205,981 13,384,832 -821,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,208,059 11,140,749 -1,067,310
Road transport 8,654,392 8,891,536 +237,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,320,448 1,335,152 -985,296
Other 556,022 436,186 -119,836

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 24,889,035
ZLC 16,643,318
499 10,155,484
Eurotunnel 6,035,793
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,671,237

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 12,298,818 12,590,217 +291,399
ZLC 9,153,881 7,489,437 -1,664,444
499 4,297,695 5,857,789 +1,560,094
Eurotunnel 2,705,178 3,330,615 +625,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,236,601 1,434,636 +198,035
London Stansted Airport 1,860,168 638,823 -1,221,345
Hull 1,554,851 290,445 -1,264,406
Felixstowe 929,005 645,124 -283,881
Harwich 1,105,719 441,919 -663,800
Dover 770,616 412,490 -358,126

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 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 23
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 23

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 29
0-1m 8
54m+ 8
15m-54m 2
Other 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 157,263
France 2,016
Germany 1,116

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 66,184 91,079 +24,895
France 0 2,016 +2,016
Germany 0 1,116 +1,116

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 111,237
Kenya 306

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 56,548 54,689 -1,859
Kenya 0 306 +306

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 128,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,255
Air transport 3,132

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 58,349 69,659 +11,310
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,835 21,420 +13,585
Air transport 0 3,132 +3,132

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 128,008
Holyhead 29,255
London Heathrow Airport 3,132

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 58,349 69,659 +11,310
Holyhead 7,835 21,420 +13,585
London Heathrow Airport 0 3,132 +3,132

Quick facts

HS code: 060312

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

Description: Fresh or prepared carnations, popular for bouquets and decorations