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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* 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 4,448,263
Australia 1,857,839
Kenya 1,599,569
Germany 699,807
France 309,143

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 2,169,251 2,279,012 +109,761
Australia 1,264,003 593,836 -670,167
Kenya 607,281 992,288 +385,007
Germany 86,959 612,848 +525,889
France 136,426 172,717 +36,291
Costa Rica 87,778 84,327 -3,451
Turkey 21,779 143,483 +121,704
Portugal 89,908 40,620 -49,288
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 3,085,231
Australia 1,950,879
Kenya 1,867,415
Uganda 801,951
Belgium 556,475

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 1,459,475 1,625,756 +166,281
Australia 1,357,043 593,836 -763,207
Kenya 719,302 1,148,113 +428,811
Uganda 410,947 391,004 -19,943
Belgium 73,746 482,729 +408,983
France 42,785 173,198 +130,413
Turkey 46,282 143,483 +97,201
Ethiopia 86,290 94,765 +8,475
Costa Rica 87,778 84,327 -3,451
Portugal 96,289 69,784 -26,505

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 2 3 +1
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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0

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) 5,447,347
Air transport 2,332,468
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,203,012
Other 63,890

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) 2,677,785 2,769,562 +91,777
Air transport 886,858 1,445,610 +558,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,301,508 901,504 -400,004
Other 44,438 19,452 -24,986

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,966,270
Harwich 1,832,533
Felixstowe 1,563,102
London Gateway Port 889,300
Immingham Docks 716,769

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 878,326 1,087,944 +209,618
Harwich 1,094,014 738,519 -355,495
Felixstowe 509,422 1,053,680 +544,258
London Gateway Port 695,036 194,264 -500,772
Immingham Docks 169,081 547,688 +378,607
Dover 199,631 504,504 +304,873
Grangemouth Docks 449,621 160,882 -288,739
Killingholme 487,826 39,954 -447,872
Eurotunnel 281,215 133,672 -147,543
Manchester Airport 7,425 350,185 +342,760

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 13
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
2026-04 8
2026-03 5
2026-02 3
2026-01 5
2025-12 4

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 19
0-1m 6
54m+ 5
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 961,800
Iraq 164,780
Qatar 86,700
Ireland 61,405
Netherlands 58,750

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 8,413 953,387 +944,974
Iraq 0 164,780 +164,780
Qatar 0 86,700 +86,700
Ireland 35,144 26,261 -8,883
Netherlands 40,000 18,750 -21,250
France 8,743 25,546 +16,803
Australia 11,305 11,510 +205
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 1,251,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 146,249

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 27,041 1,224,572 +1,197,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,887 62,362 -21,525

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,241,479
Felixstowe 40,000
Heysham 26,809
Portsmouth 26,094
Liverpool Docks 21,990

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 25,102 1,216,377 +1,191,275
Felixstowe 40,000 0 -40,000
Heysham 4,165 22,644 +18,479
Portsmouth 8,743 17,351 +8,608
Liverpool Docks 21,990 0 -21,990
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 18,750 +18,750
Holyhead 8,989 3,617 -5,372
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