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 163,771,752
Israel 501,388
New Zealand 376,617
France 356,267
Belgium 330,453

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 82,248,549 81,523,203 -725,346
Israel 273,350 228,038 -45,312
New Zealand 85,749 290,868 +205,119
France 259,345 96,922 -162,423
Belgium 182,516 147,937 -34,579
Germany 158,319 167,449 +9,130
Ireland 104,813 204,217 +99,404
Poland 161,988 93,249 -68,739
Italy 100,446 59,949 -40,497
Spain 34,582 61,779 +27,197

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 159,062,795
Israel 1,733,383
Belgium 722,120
New Zealand 557,661
Spain 540,416

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 79,795,445 79,267,350 -528,095
Israel 875,602 857,781 -17,821
Belgium 377,444 344,676 -32,768
New Zealand 187,726 369,935 +182,209
Spain 358,777 181,639 -177,138
Peru 185,899 147,998 -37,901
Poland 206,445 106,940 -99,505
Italy 166,833 96,332 -70,501
France 90,073 167,239 +77,166
Germany 121,492 133,666 +12,174

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
North 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 18 21 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
North Yorkshire 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
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) 161,070,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,698,281
Other 1,463,438
Air transport 284,833
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) 81,444,299 79,626,697 -1,817,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,293,775 2,404,506 +1,110,731
Other 743,236 720,202 -23,034
Air transport 144,907 139,926 -4,981
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 92,714,639
Harwich 32,618,961
Immingham Docks 23,503,338
Eurotunnel 5,838,008
Killingholme 4,667,736

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 46,206,826 46,507,813 +300,987
Harwich 17,940,052 14,678,909 -3,261,143
Immingham Docks 8,624,943 14,878,395 +6,253,452
Eurotunnel 3,163,000 2,675,008 -487,992
Killingholme 4,428,996 238,740 -4,190,256
Wisbech 377,251 1,726,352 +1,349,101
000 743,236 720,202 -23,034
Dover 546,277 707,485 +161,208
Dover / Eurotunnel 623,288 143,609 -479,679
Hull 324,623 150,965 -173,658

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 86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 32
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
2026-01 36
2025-11 33
2025-10 40
2025-09 63
2025-08 89

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 95
0-1m 37
15m-54m 22
54m+ 10
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 £
Netherlands 6,584,536
United States 4,582,852
Sweden 663,413
Ireland 651,234
Germany 134,719

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 3,734,072 2,850,464 -883,608
United States 2,618,949 1,963,903 -655,046
Sweden 198,733 464,680 +265,947
Ireland 392,551 258,683 -133,868
Germany 60,743 73,976 +13,233
France 27,717 104,904 +77,187
Denmark 56,842 51,884 -4,958
Poland 20,440 8,708 -11,732
Canada 16,215 10,913 -5,302
Spain 19,619 0 -19,619

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 31,404
Netherlands 1,649
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 15,523 15,881 +358
Netherlands 652 997 +345
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) 7,911,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,829,605
Air transport 203,120
Other 33,279

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) 4,207,444 3,703,826 -503,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,856,698 1,972,907 -883,791
Air transport 100,641 102,479 +1,838
Other 16,266 17,013 +747

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 2,264,584
Southampton 2,066,513
Liverpool Docks 2,028,577
Immingham Docks 2,009,074
Felixstowe 1,970,881

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 1,400,320 864,264 -536,056
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 1,015,351 955,530 -59,821
Hull 368,630 597,895 +229,265
Holyhead 292,149 241,670 -50,479
London Gateway Port 442,803 0 -442,803
Dover 140,628 123,229 -17,399
London Heathrow Airport 74,119 65,180 -8,939

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