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 49,051,792
Denmark 20,170,993
Ireland 11,533,569
France 4,656,420
Poland 2,135,879

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 26,258,813 22,792,979 -3,465,834
Denmark 10,870,394 9,300,599 -1,569,795
Ireland 5,849,636 5,683,933 -165,703
France 2,530,207 2,126,213 -403,994
Poland 672,343 1,463,536 +791,193
Kenya 189,817 1,155,224 +965,407
Italy 631,601 498,375 -133,226
Belgium 685,483 442,426 -243,057
Israel 67,999 379,009 +311,010
Colombia 77,687 307,893 +230,206

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 25,935,170
Netherlands 19,620,744
Italy 12,992,933
Ireland 11,622,333
Portugal 7,149,038

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 14,153,432 11,781,738 -2,371,694
Netherlands 10,251,701 9,369,043 -882,658
Italy 7,584,027 5,408,906 -2,175,121
Ireland 5,883,927 5,738,406 -145,521
Portugal 3,432,835 3,716,203 +283,368
Spain 1,210,783 1,532,071 +321,288
Poland 830,558 1,692,195 +861,637
Kenya 218,424 1,178,855 +960,431
Germany 657,429 627,064 -30,365
Israel 488,039 627,879 +139,840

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 9
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 7 +3
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) 77,052,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,089,841
Road transport 4,468,791
Air transport 3,390,073
Other 1,893,754

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) 39,543,359 37,508,721 -2,034,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,043,340 2,046,501 -2,996,839
Road transport 2,210,408 2,258,383 +47,975
Air transport 603,634 2,786,439 +2,182,805
Other 1,051,672 842,082 -209,590

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 24,645,298
Immingham Docks 18,914,637
Felixstowe 10,979,688
Harwich 6,769,605
Holyhead 6,143,102

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 13,055,575 11,589,723 -1,465,852
Immingham Docks 9,897,022 9,017,615 -879,407
Felixstowe 5,268,051 5,711,637 +443,586
Harwich 3,982,005 2,787,600 -1,194,405
Holyhead 3,014,853 3,128,249 +113,396
Dover 2,284,845 2,550,269 +265,424
499 2,194,846 2,345,974 +151,128
London Heathrow Airport 596,695 2,474,434 +1,877,739
Milford 1,237,749 1,473,518 +235,769
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,798,515 449,686 -1,348,829

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 77
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
2026-01 31
2025-11 83
2025-10 42
2025-09 33
2025-08 28

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 66
0-1m 34
54m+ 17
15m-54m 9
Other 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 £
Lithuania 235,017
Netherlands 132,524
Ireland 129,337
Denmark 83,930
Austria 45,770

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 73,708 55,629 -18,079
Denmark 0 83,930 +83,930
Austria 27,940 17,830 -10,110
Belgium 0 33,013 +33,013
France 0 15,200 +15,200
Armenia 0 14,015 +14,015
United Arab Emirates 9,991 0 -9,991
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 82,494
Ireland 35,119
United States 963
New Zealand 92

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 50,720 31,774 -18,946
Ireland 16,590 18,529 +1,939
United States 519 444 -75
New Zealand 0 92 +92

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 118,697
Air transport 55,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,916

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 67,858 50,839 -17,019
Air transport 35,622 19,869 -15,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,916 0 -3,916

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 267,507
000 118,697
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,304
Hull 99,383
London Heathrow Airport 53,984

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 67,858 50,839 -17,019
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,926 114,378 +111,452
Hull 69,572 29,811 -39,761
London Heathrow Airport 34,115 19,869 -14,246
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