Import/export HS code 0601: Dormant or growing bulbs, tubers, and roots

Covers bulbs, tubers, and roots like tulips, gladioli, and chicory plants, whether dormant, growing, or in bloom

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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 177,351,385
Israel 501,356
Belgium 435,113
New Zealand 382,293
Ireland 337,943

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 81,586,728 95,764,657 +14,177,929
Israel 271,480 229,876 -41,604
Belgium 229,656 205,457 -24,199
New Zealand 85,749 296,544 +210,795
Ireland 105,396 232,547 +127,151
Germany 123,388 167,520 +44,132
France 122,043 142,374 +20,331
Poland 93,249 110,695 +17,446
Italy 37,400 59,949 +22,549
Spain 33,177 62,980 +29,803

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 171,643,325
Israel 1,824,339
Germany 1,210,999
Belgium 892,780
New Zealand 563,337

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 79,246,113 92,397,212 +13,151,099
Israel 822,879 1,001,460 +178,581
Germany 112,325 1,098,674 +986,349
Belgium 438,690 454,090 +15,400
New Zealand 187,726 375,611 +187,885
Peru 185,899 171,073 -14,826
France 129,857 147,627 +17,770
Poland 137,706 124,386 -13,320
Denmark 77,449 153,819 +76,370
Spain 188,979 27,038 -161,941

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
North Yorkshire 8
West Yorkshire 8

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
Lincolnshire 19 22 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 12 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
North Yorkshire 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Devon 5 5 +0
Essex 5 6 +1
Lancashire 5 6 +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) 174,503,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,701,339
Other 1,515,351
Air transport 281,294
Road transport 65,332

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) 80,649,401 93,854,301 +13,204,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,164,672 2,536,667 +1,371,995
Other 745,607 769,744 +24,137
Air transport 155,327 125,967 -29,360
Road transport 21,291 44,041 +22,750

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 103,283,787
Harwich 34,323,345
Immingham Docks 25,049,361
Eurotunnel 6,336,479
Killingholme 3,424,762

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 £
Felixstowe 47,916,740 55,367,047 +7,450,307
Harwich 16,545,718 17,777,627 +1,231,909
Immingham Docks 8,828,053 16,221,308 +7,393,255
Eurotunnel 3,039,908 3,296,571 +256,663
Killingholme 3,424,762 0 -3,424,762
Wisbech 324,816 1,726,352 +1,401,536
Dover 734,155 1,133,219 +399,064
000 745,607 769,744 +24,137
Hull 314,400 340,504 +26,104
Dover / Eurotunnel 222,846 118,169 -104,677

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
89
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
55
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
33
Food and beverage service activities
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 14
2026-03 21
2026-02 24
2026-01 36

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 96
0-1m 40
15m-54m 22
54m+ 12
Other 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 £
Netherlands 6,573,140
United States 4,583,082
Ireland 688,328
Sweden 663,413
France 238,832

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 £
Netherlands 3,770,174 2,802,966 -967,208
United States 2,616,540 1,966,542 -649,998
Ireland 391,275 297,053 -94,222
Sweden 198,733 464,680 +265,947
France 117,636 121,196 +3,560
Germany 60,743 75,765 +15,022
Denmark 56,842 51,884 -4,958
Lithuania 0 83,159 +83,159
Poland 20,440 8,708 -11,732
Canada 17,736 7,792 -9,944

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 £
Ireland 37,620
Netherlands 2,003
XI 25

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 £
Ireland 14,435 23,185 +8,750
Netherlands 406 1,597 +1,191
XI 25 0 -25

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) 8,191,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,738,555
Air transport 192,626
Other 39,889

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) 4,402,462 3,789,049 -613,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,765,648 1,972,907 -792,741
Air transport 95,511 97,115 +1,604
Other 14,990 24,899 +9,909

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 2,177,383
Southampton 2,066,513
Liverpool Docks 2,028,577
Immingham Docks 2,009,074
Felixstowe 1,977,112

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 £
Harwich 1,311,330 866,053 -445,277
Southampton 1,220,518 845,995 -374,523
Liverpool Docks 958,558 1,070,019 +111,461
Immingham Docks 1,091,213 917,861 -173,352
Felixstowe 1,137,046 840,066 -296,980
Hull 368,630 597,895 +229,265
Holyhead 292,149 272,154 -19,995
London Gateway Port 442,803 0 -442,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,619 246,036 +143,417
Dover 189,995 88,170 -101,825

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0601

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

Description: Covers bulbs, tubers, and roots like tulips, gladioli, and chicory plants, whether dormant, growing, or in bloom