Import/export HS code 06031970: Various cut flowers

Miscellaneous fresh or prepared flowers not covered in other categories

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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 322,800,402
Kenya 45,747,794
France 32,378,188
Colombia 4,209,202
South Africa 3,818,564

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 168,555,449 154,244,953 -14,310,496
Kenya 21,729,172 24,018,622 +2,289,450
France 14,428,218 17,949,970 +3,521,752
Colombia 2,143,390 2,065,812 -77,578
South Africa 1,083,879 2,734,685 +1,650,806
Ecuador 1,548,740 1,575,046 +26,306
Ireland 1,598,051 847,199 -750,852
Israel 682,160 530,262 -151,898
Italy 270,378 334,474 +64,096
United States 61,065 303,867 +242,802

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 306,489,980
Kenya 60,800,886
Spain 7,100,448
Ecuador 5,600,973
Colombia 5,326,578

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 158,686,524 147,803,456 -10,883,068
Kenya 28,990,074 31,810,812 +2,820,738
Spain 3,162,536 3,937,912 +775,376
Ecuador 3,038,903 2,562,070 -476,833
Colombia 2,806,222 2,520,356 -285,866
South Africa 1,368,912 3,065,787 +1,696,875
United Republic of Tanzania 1,976,600 1,932,379 -44,221
Italy 1,517,544 2,125,733 +608,189
Israel 1,880,036 1,544,399 -335,637
Ethiopia 1,422,505 1,469,736 +47,231

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 7

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 11 10 -1
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 7 6 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Lincolnshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0

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) 294,939,365
Air transport 60,102,556
Road transport 50,735,746
Other 10,484,906
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,315,772

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) 154,362,911 140,576,454 -13,786,457
Air transport 26,846,558 33,255,998 +6,409,440
Road transport 24,807,221 25,928,525 +1,121,304
Other 5,884,471 4,600,435 -1,284,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 647,262 668,510 +21,248
Rail transport 0 954 +954

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 113,094,462
Felixstowe 70,453,800
Harwich 61,665,940
London Heathrow Airport 55,460,486
499 50,838,378

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 £
Eurotunnel 56,362,895 56,731,567 +368,672
Felixstowe 30,601,104 39,852,696 +9,251,592
Harwich 34,359,666 27,306,274 -7,053,392
London Heathrow Airport 25,034,958 30,425,528 +5,390,570
499 24,660,094 26,178,284 +1,518,190
Killingholme 12,375,632 3,374,136 -9,001,496
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,314,501 980,938 -12,333,563
000 5,884,471 4,600,435 -1,284,036
Immingham Docks 2,429,038 5,675,639 +3,246,601
Hull 3,006,508 2,948,099 -58,409

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 78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 51
2025-10 48
2025-09 53
2025-08 50
2025-07 51

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 48
0-1m 43
54m+ 12
Other 9
15m-54m 6

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 32,003,891
Poland 1,276,980
Ireland 834,747
Gibraltar 354,815
United States 320,083

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 15,029,622 16,974,269 +1,944,647
Poland 566,808 710,172 +143,364
Ireland 446,726 388,021 -58,705
Gibraltar 165,887 188,928 +23,041
United States 250,931 69,152 -181,779
Canada 59,310 0 -59,310
Belgium 0 6,648 +6,648
Kenya 2,531 0 -2,531

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 675,278
XU 51,421
XI 3,109
Colombia 1,408
India 397

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 381,643 293,635 -88,008
XU 28,730 22,691 -6,039
XI 2,081 1,028 -1,053
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,659,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,087,083
Other 731,613
Air transport 380,493

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 710,937 17,948,879 +17,237,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,087,083 0 -15,087,083
Other 412,454 319,159 -93,295
Air transport 311,341 69,152 -242,189

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 26,062,424
Felixstowe 3,637,939
Hull 1,837,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,545,548
000 731,613

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 13,089,075 12,973,349 -115,726
Felixstowe 1,453,599 2,184,340 +730,741
Hull 874,533 963,465 +88,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 181,232 1,364,316 +1,183,084
000 412,454 319,159 -93,295
Immingham Docks 149,392 341,194 +191,802
London Heathrow Airport 288,274 59,120 -229,154
Holyhead 33,642 63,913 +30,271
Tyne 0 53,353 +53,353
London Gatwick Airport 19,217 10,032 -9,185

Quick facts

HS code: 06031970

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

Description: Miscellaneous fresh or prepared flowers not covered in other categories