Import/export HS code 060110: Dormant bulbs, tubers, and roots

Includes dormant plant parts like hyacinths, narcissi, and tulips, ready for planting

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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 140,486,211
Israel 486,258
New Zealand 376,617
Belgium 271,312
France 264,657

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 69,178,921 71,307,290 +2,128,369
Israel 273,350 212,908 -60,442
New Zealand 85,749 290,868 +205,119
Belgium 152,410 118,902 -33,508
France 183,506 81,151 -102,355
Poland 152,252 93,249 -59,003
Germany 86,239 128,978 +42,739
Ireland 52,124 142,842 +90,718
Italy 37,400 59,949 +22,549
Thailand 1,167 41,197 +40,030

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 136,600,563
Israel 1,702,642
Belgium 621,979
New Zealand 557,661
Spain 502,859

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 67,218,781 69,381,782 +2,163,001
Israel 875,602 827,040 -48,562
Belgium 315,547 306,432 -9,115
New Zealand 187,726 369,935 +182,209
Spain 329,797 173,062 -156,735
Peru 185,899 147,998 -37,901
Poland 196,709 106,940 -89,769
France 61,300 154,350 +93,050
Italy 102,205 96,332 -5,873
Turkey 111,166 73,026 -38,140

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
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 18 20 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 10 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
North Yorkshire 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -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) 138,124,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,632,303
Other 704,541
Air transport 211,084
Road transport 63,731

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) 68,520,389 69,603,742 +1,083,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,251,539 2,380,764 +1,129,225
Other 335,869 368,672 +32,803
Air transport 103,633 107,451 +3,818
Road transport 19,690 44,041 +24,351

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 78,783,185
Harwich 28,458,893
Immingham Docks 21,811,091
Eurotunnel 4,141,573
Killingholme 3,880,240

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 38,476,850 40,306,335 +1,829,485
Harwich 15,622,826 12,836,067 -2,786,759
Immingham Docks 7,984,279 13,826,812 +5,842,533
Eurotunnel 2,138,722 2,002,851 -135,871
Killingholme 3,722,224 158,016 -3,564,208
Wisbech 335,015 1,726,352 +1,391,337
Dover 455,079 706,513 +251,434
000 335,869 368,672 +32,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 432,978 122,289 -310,689
Hull 278,459 105,303 -173,156

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 82
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 31
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 30
2025-10 37
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 88
0-1m 35
15m-54m 19
54m+ 9
Other 3

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 6,330,764
United States 4,561,803
Sweden 663,413
Ireland 644,357
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 3,683,829 2,646,935 -1,036,894
United States 2,603,100 1,958,703 -644,397
Sweden 198,733 464,680 +265,947
Ireland 387,813 256,544 -131,269
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 9,288 -6,927
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 25,905
Netherlands 497

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 11,432 14,473 +3,041
Netherlands 96 401 +305

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) 7,659,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,826,005
Air transport 175,845
Other 26,402

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) 4,159,364 3,500,297 -659,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,853,098 1,972,907 -880,191
Air transport 82,601 93,244 +10,643
Other 11,528 14,874 +3,346

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 2,235,425
Southampton 2,066,513
Liverpool Docks 2,028,577
Immingham Docks 2,009,074
Felixstowe 1,746,268

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 1,396,720 838,705 -558,015
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 968,708 777,560 -191,148
Hull 368,630 597,895 +229,265
Holyhead 292,149 241,670 -50,479
London Gateway Port 442,803 0 -442,803
Dover 139,191 123,229 -15,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,723 42,563 -38,160

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 060110

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

Description: Includes dormant plant parts like hyacinths, narcissi, and tulips, ready for planting