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 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 26,001,129
Colombia 22,336,941
Kenya 12,070,716
South Africa 5,159,044
Spain 3,549,224

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 £
Netherlands 10,448,685 15,552,444 +5,103,759
Colombia 13,210,656 9,126,285 -4,084,371
Kenya 8,076,309 3,994,407 -4,081,902
South Africa 2,290,960 2,868,084 +577,124
Spain 1,244,942 2,304,282 +1,059,340
Ecuador 574,337 195,881 -378,456
China 417,879 148,811 -269,068
Ireland 112,179 346,079 +233,900
Austria 418,947 0 -418,947
France 238,668 110,576 -128,092

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 25,769,023
Colombia 22,585,112
Kenya 12,177,640
South Africa 5,166,746
Spain 3,475,340

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 10,381,354 15,387,669 +5,006,315
Colombia 13,413,892 9,171,220 -4,242,672
Kenya 8,126,951 4,050,689 -4,076,262
South Africa 2,296,566 2,870,180 +573,614
Spain 1,225,540 2,249,800 +1,024,260
Ecuador 676,070 288,271 -387,799
China 426,462 233,053 -193,409
Austria 422,613 0 -422,613
Israel 132,068 102,605 -29,463
India 118,241 82,785 -35,456

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 - West 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - East and North East 6

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 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 2 -4
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
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) 30,068,830
Air transport 28,350,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,102,689
Other 657,063
Road transport 167,825

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) 12,189,790 17,879,040 +5,689,250
Air transport 17,070,373 11,280,606 -5,789,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,396,017 5,706,672 -2,689,345
Other 214,789 442,274 +227,485
Road transport 167,825 0 -167,825

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 27,525,249
Eurotunnel 24,090,190
Hull 11,310,655
Felixstowe 2,596,183
Harwich 1,622,154

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 16,514,481 11,010,768 -5,503,713
Eurotunnel 9,347,577 14,742,613 +5,395,036
Hull 6,329,571 4,981,084 -1,348,487
Felixstowe 960,313 1,635,870 +675,557
Harwich 935,665 686,489 -249,176
Southampton 673,382 353,456 -319,926
Dover / Eurotunnel 554,064 395,075 -158,989
London Gateway Port 568,520 130,167 -438,353
000 214,789 442,274 +227,485
Dover 430,432 85,918 -344,514

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 20
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
2026-01 7
2025-11 10
2025-10 16
2025-09 9
2025-08 8

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 34
0-1m 15
54m+ 14
Other 6
15m-54m 5

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 3,796,618
Canada 1,052,203
Ireland 348,243
Netherlands 288,778
Barbados 86,313

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 3,740,804 55,814 -3,684,990
Canada 1,039,610 12,593 -1,027,017
Ireland 184,635 163,608 -21,027
Netherlands 183,245 105,533 -77,712
Barbados 59,611 26,702 -32,909
Portugal 0 54,324 +54,324
China 45,007 0 -45,007
Malta 34,932 8,773 -26,159
Spain 34,350 7,452 -26,898
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 192,287
Netherlands 153,577

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 119,914 72,373 -47,541
Netherlands 64,721 88,856 +24,135

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 5,167,095
Other 345,864
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 4,990,207 176,888 -4,813,319
Other 184,635 161,229 -23,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 129,345 141,983 +12,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,712 3,380 -85,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,196,889
London Gatwick Airport 861,570
000 345,864
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 4,084,852 112,037 -3,972,815
London Gatwick Airport 860,550 1,020 -859,530
000 184,635 161,229 -23,406
Felixstowe 89,311 100,240 +10,929
Harwich 85,313 0 -85,313
East Midlands Airport 42,805 34,330 -8,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,498 39,604 +35,106
Dover 23,277 0 -23,277
ZLC 0 17,168 +17,168
London Stansted Airport 2,000 12,333 +10,333

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