Import/export HS code 060390: Various prepared flowers

Dried, dyed, or otherwise prepared flowers and buds, used for decoration or crafts

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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 £
Netherlands 25,186,831
Colombia 23,266,664
Kenya 12,026,848
South Africa 5,134,866
Spain 3,546,685

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 9,657,124 15,529,707 +5,872,583
Colombia 13,578,198 9,688,466 -3,889,732
Kenya 7,429,617 4,597,231 -2,832,386
South Africa 2,165,520 2,969,346 +803,826
Spain 1,269,113 2,277,572 +1,008,459
Ecuador 622,334 193,705 -428,629
China 397,040 198,600 -198,440
Ireland 98,954 359,361 +260,407
Austria 418,947 0 -418,947
France 232,097 116,545 -115,552

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 24,945,539
Colombia 23,507,863
Kenya 12,139,643
South Africa 5,150,552
Spain 3,471,523

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 9,592,872 15,352,667 +5,759,795
Colombia 13,681,571 9,826,292 -3,855,279
Kenya 7,407,598 4,732,045 -2,675,553
South Africa 2,172,611 2,977,941 +805,330
Spain 1,248,512 2,223,011 +974,499
Ecuador 693,018 324,985 -368,033
China 405,623 282,842 -122,781
Austria 422,613 0 -422,613
Israel 129,463 93,972 -35,491
India 121,090 67,183 -53,907

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 7
Inner London - West 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
Outer London - East and North East 5

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

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) 29,392,291
Air transport 28,489,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,711,699
Other 641,101
Road transport 182,201

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) 11,550,654 17,841,637 +6,290,983
Air transport 15,859,019 12,630,472 -3,228,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,878,368 5,833,331 -3,045,037
Other 188,895 452,206 +263,311
Road transport 182,201 0 -182,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 27,621,432
Eurotunnel 23,316,086
Hull 11,696,063
Felixstowe 2,687,957
Harwich 1,565,947

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 15,252,937 12,368,495 -2,884,442
Eurotunnel 8,468,495 14,847,591 +6,379,096
Hull 6,688,968 5,007,095 -1,681,873
Felixstowe 1,124,868 1,563,089 +438,221
Harwich 953,795 612,152 -341,643
Southampton 668,274 387,435 -280,839
Dover / Eurotunnel 621,648 404,992 -216,656
London Gateway Port 521,801 229,518 -292,283
Dover 584,865 79,728 -505,137
000 188,895 452,206 +263,311

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 16
2025-09 9
2025-08 8
2025-07 15

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 32
54m+ 15
0-1m 14
Other 7
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 £
United States 3,780,149
Canada 1,056,228
Ireland 347,478
Netherlands 286,903
Barbados 91,998

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 £
United States 3,736,838 43,311 -3,693,527
Canada 1,042,505 13,723 -1,028,782
Ireland 177,637 169,841 -7,796
Netherlands 183,245 103,658 -79,587
Barbados 15,489 76,509 +61,020
Portugal 0 54,324 +54,324
Spain 39,045 12,341 -26,704
China 45,007 0 -45,007
Malta 34,932 8,773 -26,159
Finland 20,000 0 -20,000

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 £
XI 196,210
Netherlands 147,789

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 £
XI 117,552 78,658 -38,894
Netherlands 58,985 88,804 +29,819

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 5,173,227
Other 343,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 271,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 92,092

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 4,956,021 217,206 -4,738,815
Other 176,537 167,462 -9,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 128,295 143,033 +14,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,582 4,510 -83,072

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,194,570
London Gatwick Airport 871,154
000 343,999
Felixstowe 189,551
Harwich 85,313

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,038,090 156,480 -3,881,610
London Gatwick Airport 870,134 1,020 -869,114
000 176,537 167,462 -9,075
Felixstowe 89,311 100,240 +10,929
Harwich 85,313 0 -85,313
East Midlands Airport 45,797 34,330 -11,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,498 39,604 +35,106
Dover 22,227 1,050 -21,177
ZLC 0 17,168 +17,168
London Stansted Airport 2,000 8,208 +6,208

Quick facts

HS code: 060390

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

Description: Dried, dyed, or otherwise prepared flowers and buds, used for decoration or crafts