Import/export HS code 060490: Prepared decorative plants

Dried, dyed, bleached, or treated plants and greenery 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 8,469,331
Austria 4,755,997
Ireland 3,800,543
China 2,105,417
South Africa 935,870

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 4,367,986 4,101,345 -266,641
Austria 1,503,731 3,252,266 +1,748,535
Ireland 1,618,587 2,181,956 +563,369
China 911,222 1,194,195 +282,973
South Africa 387,673 548,197 +160,524
Kenya 838,847 88,670 -750,177
France 497,827 395,188 -102,639
India 489,980 394,995 -94,985
Turkey 406,096 387,075 -19,021
Spain 178,531 192,153 +13,622

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 6,433,534
Austria 4,755,997
Ireland 3,237,564
China 1,987,135
South Africa 1,267,361

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 3,429,160 3,004,374 -424,786
Austria 1,503,731 3,252,266 +1,748,535
Ireland 1,575,770 1,661,794 +86,024
China 958,798 1,028,337 +69,539
South Africa 529,141 738,220 +209,079
Turkey 453,438 717,156 +263,718
Kenya 905,490 114,811 -790,679
India 548,712 469,038 -79,674
Italy 381,578 311,425 -70,153
United States 450,071 147,480 -302,591

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Inner London - East 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Inner London - West 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Essex 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1

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) 17,064,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,180,152
Air transport 2,721,811
Other 851,840
Road transport 169,645

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) 7,617,536 9,446,837 +1,829,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,539,389 2,640,763 +101,374
Air transport 2,129,414 592,397 -1,537,017
Other 266,869 584,971 +318,102
Road transport 149,894 19,751 -130,143

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,990,859
Dover 3,788,379
Holyhead 3,066,002
Felixstowe 2,602,694
London Gateway Port 1,792,479

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 3,320,545 3,670,314 +349,769
Dover 1,226,256 2,562,123 +1,335,867
Holyhead 1,404,208 1,661,794 +257,586
Felixstowe 1,270,310 1,332,384 +62,074
London Gateway Port 657,312 1,135,167 +477,855
London Heathrow Airport 1,429,156 29,704 -1,399,452
Harwich 613,763 311,158 -302,605
000 266,869 584,971 +318,102
Manchester Airport 437,133 350,324 -86,809
Southampton 327,257 300,171 -27,086

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 55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Services to buildings and landscape activities 6
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 24
2025-10 32
2025-09 32
2025-08 21

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 29
54m+ 17
15m-54m 9
Other 9

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 Arab Emirates 250,711
Ireland 219,068
Denmark 124,438
Netherlands 58,733
France 43,096

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 Arab Emirates 247,965 2,746 -245,219
Ireland 99,841 119,227 +19,386
Denmark 54,008 70,430 +16,422
Netherlands 32,794 25,939 -6,855
France 28,812 14,284 -14,528
United States 38,681 0 -38,681
India 37,991 0 -37,991
Albania 0 30,257 +30,257
Sweden 13,748 16,436 +2,688
Italy 6,895 9,428 +2,533

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 111,102
Netherlands 43,772
China 3,931
New Zealand 959
India 529

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 58,639 52,463 -6,176
Netherlands 14,512 29,260 +14,748
China 1,690 2,241 +551
New Zealand 568 391 -177
India 0 529 +529
Sri Lanka 0 174 +174
Thailand 0 19 +19

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 357,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 239,376
Other 162,006
Air transport 133,961

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 277,829 79,636 -198,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,831 126,545 +13,714
Other 76,042 85,964 +9,922
Air transport 122,295 11,666 -110,629

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 191,221
000 162,006
Immingham Docks 151,359
Manchester Airport 106,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,257

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 Gateway Port 189,376 1,845 -187,531
000 76,042 85,964 +9,922
Immingham Docks 74,216 77,143 +2,927
Manchester Airport 106,600 0 -106,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,848 39,409 -18,439
Holyhead 19,427 18,076 -1,351
Southampton 32,224 0 -32,224
Felixstowe 0 30,257 +30,257
Liverpool Docks 3,225 15,390 +12,165
Eurotunnel 2,880 12,323 +9,443

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 060490

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

Description: Dried, dyed, bleached, or treated plants and greenery for decoration