Import/export HS code 060210: Unrooted plant cuttings

Fresh cuttings and slips of plants that are not yet rooted, used for propagation

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 4,712,865
Australia 1,749,263
Kenya 1,598,502
Germany 712,778
France 316,786

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 2,517,237 2,195,628 -321,609
Australia 1,229,021 520,242 -708,779
Kenya 602,631 995,871 +393,240
Germany 86,959 625,819 +538,860
France 150,004 166,782 +16,778
Costa Rica 87,778 84,327 -3,451
Turkey 18,355 147,143 +128,788
Portugal 89,908 44,506 -45,402
India 0 129,151 +129,151
Italy 112,419 4,809 -107,610

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 3,310,992
Kenya 1,875,003
Australia 1,842,303
Uganda 817,319
Belgium 559,485

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 1,771,684 1,539,308 -232,376
Kenya 722,876 1,152,127 +429,251
Australia 1,322,061 520,242 -801,819
Uganda 410,565 406,754 -3,811
Belgium 102,576 456,909 +354,333
France 42,785 191,256 +148,471
Turkey 37,766 147,143 +109,377
Ethiopia 87,973 93,082 +5,109
Costa Rica 87,778 84,327 -3,451
Portugal 96,289 73,670 -22,619

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 5
Lancashire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Essex 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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 4 4 +0
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -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) 5,726,898
Air transport 2,292,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,103,325
Other 57,206

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) 3,040,282 2,686,616 -353,666
Air transport 836,123 1,455,964 +619,841
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,266,526 836,799 -429,727
Other 38,945 18,261 -20,684

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,923,103
Harwich 1,862,177
Felixstowe 1,667,658
London Gateway Port 825,563
Immingham Docks 819,316

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 827,591 1,095,512 +267,921
Harwich 1,157,870 704,307 -453,563
Felixstowe 666,262 1,001,396 +335,134
London Gateway Port 631,299 194,264 -437,035
Immingham Docks 257,752 561,564 +303,812
Dover 218,210 515,572 +297,362
Grangemouth Docks 450,728 114,936 -335,792
Killingholme 449,466 39,954 -409,512
Eurotunnel 339,637 76,165 -263,472
Manchester Airport 7,425 352,971 +345,546

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
14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
11
Land transport and transport via pipelines
1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 8
2026-03 5
2026-02 3
2026-01 5

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 20
0-1m 6
54m+ 5
15m-54m 4
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 £
Egypt 1,224,093
Iraq 760,980
Qatar 86,700
Ireland 49,683
France 34,289

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 £
Egypt 10,471 1,213,622 +1,203,151
Iraq 0 760,980 +760,980
Qatar 0 86,700 +86,700
Ireland 27,716 21,967 -5,749
France 8,743 25,546 +16,803
Australia 11,305 11,510 +205
Netherlands 18,750 0 -18,750
Kenya 2,574 0 -2,574
United States 1,939 0 -1,939
Dominican Republic 1,768 0 -1,768

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,110,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,527

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 £
Air transport 29,099 2,081,007 +2,051,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,209 39,318 -15,891

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,099,972
Heysham 26,809
Portsmouth 26,094
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,750
Liverpool Docks 13,916

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 Heathrow Airport 27,160 2,072,812 +2,045,652
Heysham 7,302 19,507 +12,205
Portsmouth 8,743 17,351 +8,608
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,750 0 -18,750
Liverpool Docks 13,916 0 -13,916
Holyhead 6,498 2,460 -4,038
ZLC 0 8,195 +8,195
East Midlands Airport 1,939 0 -1,939

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 060210

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

Description: Fresh cuttings and slips of plants that are not yet rooted, used for propagation