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 8,357,198
Austria 4,443,399
Ireland 3,699,589
China 2,112,696
Kenya 1,035,446

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 4,235,299 4,121,899 -113,400
Austria 1,368,922 3,074,477 +1,705,555
Ireland 1,528,171 2,171,418 +643,247
China 902,023 1,210,673 +308,650
Kenya 929,074 106,372 -822,702
South Africa 442,481 492,243 +49,762
France 499,883 384,803 -115,080
India 502,616 369,957 -132,659
Turkey 414,714 372,430 -42,284
Spain 197,134 192,454 -4,680

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 6,314,168
Austria 4,443,399
Ireland 3,136,610
China 1,996,330
South Africa 1,266,215

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 3,286,876 3,027,292 -259,584
Austria 1,368,922 3,074,477 +1,705,555
Ireland 1,485,354 1,651,256 +165,902
China 951,515 1,044,815 +93,300
South Africa 583,949 682,266 +98,317
Turkey 464,586 700,787 +236,201
Kenya 993,372 128,610 -864,762
India 561,348 443,024 -118,324
Italy 386,705 311,398 -75,307
United States 453,721 159,941 -293,780

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 4 +0
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) 16,534,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,126,801
Air transport 2,942,767
Other 870,458
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) 7,268,267 9,265,913 +1,997,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,596,759 2,530,042 -66,717
Air transport 2,280,877 661,890 -1,618,987
Other 277,057 593,401 +316,344
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 6,752,497
Dover 3,616,007
Holyhead 2,965,048
Felixstowe 2,584,612
London Gateway Port 1,788,849

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 3,014,582 3,737,915 +723,333
Dover 1,228,271 2,387,736 +1,159,465
Holyhead 1,384,333 1,580,715 +196,382
Felixstowe 1,293,335 1,291,277 -2,058
London Gateway Port 718,723 1,070,126 +351,403
London Heathrow Airport 1,573,688 33,188 -1,540,500
Harwich 611,551 311,586 -299,965
000 277,057 593,401 +316,344
Manchester Airport 427,540 415,322 -12,218
Southampton 306,407 302,053 -4,354

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 56
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 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 32
2025-09 32
2025-08 21
2025-07 18

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 47
0-1m 30
54m+ 17
Other 10
15m-54m 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 217,947
Denmark 99,800
Netherlands 53,148
United States 38,681

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 98,165 119,782 +21,617
Denmark 54,008 45,792 -8,216
Netherlands 32,234 20,914 -11,320
United States 38,681 0 -38,681
India 37,991 0 -37,991
France 28,812 8,484 -20,328
Albania 0 30,257 +30,257
Sweden 9,955 20,229 +10,274
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 42,538
China 3,931
XU 1,563
New Zealand 1,029

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 12,793 29,745 +16,952
China 1,690 2,241 +551
XU 640 923 +283
New Zealand 604 425 -179
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) 332,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,991
Other 160,885
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 54,998 -222,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,478 119,513 +11,035
Other 74,366 86,519 +12,153
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
000 160,885
Immingham Docks 126,721
Manchester Airport 106,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,872

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 74,366 86,519 +12,153
Immingham Docks 67,823 58,898 -8,925
Manchester Airport 106,600 0 -106,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,888 25,984 -33,904
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