Import/export HS code 060420: Fresh decorative plants

Fresh plants and greenery, such as branches and mosses, used for decoration

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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 49,023,134
Denmark 20,170,993
Ireland 11,445,175
France 4,659,356
Poland 2,126,469

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 26,229,928 22,793,206 -3,436,722
Denmark 10,870,394 9,300,599 -1,569,795
Ireland 5,838,805 5,606,370 -232,435
France 2,469,306 2,190,050 -279,256
Poland 672,343 1,454,126 +781,783
Kenya 102,061 1,131,104 +1,029,043
Italy 625,658 503,459 -122,199
Belgium 685,483 423,022 -262,461
Israel 49,136 372,922 +323,786
Sweden 124,781 229,555 +104,774

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 £
Denmark 25,933,294
Netherlands 19,807,155
Italy 13,046,979
Ireland 11,488,270
Portugal 6,916,601

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 £
Denmark 14,154,855 11,778,439 -2,376,416
Netherlands 10,302,932 9,504,223 -798,709
Italy 7,537,180 5,509,799 -2,027,381
Ireland 5,884,648 5,603,622 -281,026
Portugal 3,364,077 3,552,524 +188,447
Spain 1,194,895 1,482,027 +287,132
Poland 828,310 1,683,727 +855,417
Kenya 129,357 1,162,295 +1,032,938
Germany 653,794 629,182 -24,612
Israel 471,603 645,047 +173,444

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Outer London - East and North East 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 6 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 5 -2
Outer London - East and North East 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Lincolnshire 6 5 -1
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3

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) 76,999,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,043,793
Road transport 4,404,557
Air transport 3,174,946
Other 1,931,594

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) 39,517,601 37,481,630 -2,035,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,037,562 2,006,231 -3,031,331
Road transport 2,172,792 2,231,765 +58,973
Air transport 464,416 2,710,530 +2,246,114
Other 1,040,122 891,472 -148,650

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 24,302,946
Immingham Docks 18,848,628
Felixstowe 10,910,190
Harwich 6,843,932
Holyhead 6,021,001

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 12,574,132 11,728,814 -845,318
Immingham Docks 9,898,966 8,949,662 -949,304
Felixstowe 5,277,444 5,632,746 +355,302
Harwich 4,023,437 2,820,495 -1,202,942
Holyhead 3,033,485 2,987,516 -45,969
Dover 2,283,522 2,542,182 +258,660
499 2,154,949 2,305,596 +150,647
London Heathrow Airport 457,477 2,407,776 +1,950,299
Milford 1,237,749 1,473,518 +235,769
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,233,277 445,829 -1,787,448

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 34
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Forestry and logging 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 83
2025-10 42
2025-09 33
2025-08 28
2025-07 31

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 63
0-1m 35
54m+ 17
15m-54m 10
Other 7

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 £
Lithuania 235,017
Netherlands 132,524
Ireland 129,809
Denmark 83,930
Austria 44,760

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 £
Lithuania 235,017 0 -235,017
Netherlands 71,577 60,947 -10,630
Ireland 74,605 55,204 -19,401
Denmark 0 83,930 +83,930
Austria 27,010 17,750 -9,260
Belgium 0 33,013 +33,013
France 0 15,200 +15,200
Armenia 0 14,015 +14,015
United Arab Emirates 10,975 0 -10,975
United States 0 2,039 +2,039

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 83,220
Ireland 34,886
United States 990
New Zealand 44
XU 29

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 51,628 31,592 -20,036
Ireland 16,590 18,296 +1,706
United States 508 482 -26
New Zealand 0 44 +44
XU 29 0 -29

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) 525,260
Other 119,169
Air transport 54,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,900

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) 313,365 211,895 -101,470
Other 68,755 50,414 -18,341
Air transport 34,692 19,789 -14,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,900 0 -4,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 267,507
000 119,169
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,304
Hull 99,383
London Heathrow Airport 52,974

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 £
Immingham Docks 235,017 32,490 -202,527
000 68,755 50,414 -18,341
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,926 114,378 +111,452
Hull 69,572 29,811 -39,761
London Heathrow Airport 33,185 19,789 -13,396
Felixstowe 0 15,226 +15,226
Portsmouth 0 15,200 +15,200
Holyhead 5,850 4,790 -1,060
London Gateway Port 3,916 0 -3,916
London Stansted Airport 1,507 0 -1,507

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 060420

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

Description: Fresh plants and greenery, such as branches and mosses, used for decoration