Import/export HS code 06029030: Vegetable and strawberry plants

Live plants for growing vegetables or strawberries, 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 77,837,204
Bulgaria 5,898,446
Italy 3,470,219
Spain 1,474,768
Germany 1,107,505

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 45,747,146 32,090,058 -13,657,088
Bulgaria 2,753,479 3,144,967 +391,488
Italy 2,007,571 1,462,648 -544,923
Spain 908,614 566,154 -342,460
Germany 671,852 435,653 -236,199
Ireland 270,930 229,155 -41,775
France 43,939 70,449 +26,510
Belgium 72,987 33,203 -39,784
United States 14,821 16,762 +1,941
India 5,255 3,290 -1,965

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 75,465,509
Bulgaria 6,324,764
Italy 3,538,280
Morocco 2,173,791
Spain 1,664,951

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 44,187,771 31,277,738 -12,910,033
Bulgaria 2,984,609 3,340,155 +355,546
Italy 2,209,395 1,328,885 -880,510
Morocco 1,353,026 820,765 -532,261
Spain 950,706 714,245 -236,461
Germany 410,396 219,642 -190,754
Belgium 10,734 52,566 +41,832
Ireland 50,806 3,431 -47,375
United States 14,821 16,762 +1,941
Portugal 17,298 4,021 -13,277

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 10
Eastern Scotland 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Norfolk 5
Inner London - West 4

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
Kent 9 5 -4
Eastern Scotland 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Norfolk 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +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) 89,748,768
Other 557,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,185
Rail transport 63,873
Air transport 40,128

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) 52,056,000 37,692,768 -14,363,232
Other 287,140 270,839 -16,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 92,954 45,231 -47,723
Rail transport 40,424 23,449 -16,975
Air transport 20,076 20,052 -24

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,554,998
Eurotunnel 22,193,060
Harwich 11,661,663
Killingholme 11,324,017
Felixstowe 10,327,964

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 £
Dover 14,476,631 9,078,367 -5,398,264
Eurotunnel 12,918,323 9,274,737 -3,643,586
Harwich 6,817,035 4,844,628 -1,972,407
Killingholme 8,429,390 2,894,627 -5,534,763
Felixstowe 5,727,753 4,600,211 -1,127,542
Immingham Docks 1,036,138 5,277,781 +4,241,643
Tyne 893,802 781,970 -111,832
Hull 766,133 680,396 -85,737
Dover / Eurotunnel 967,716 312,529 -655,187
000 287,140 270,839 -16,301

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 3
2025-10 1
2025-09 1
2025-08 1

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 34
54m+ 12
0-1m 8
15m-54m 7
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 £
Ireland 3,774,734
Germany 668,870
Bulgaria 528,900
France 458,278
Netherlands 456,241

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 £
Ireland 1,776,207 1,998,527 +222,320
Germany 250,252 418,618 +168,366
Bulgaria 170,610 358,290 +187,680
France 421,949 36,329 -385,620
Netherlands 386,330 69,911 -316,419
Italy 198,182 0 -198,182
Belgium 26,089 5,116 -20,973
Ukraine 21,580 0 -21,580
Spain 25 14,713 +14,688
Portugal 9,772 0 -9,772

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 £
XI 2,132,803
Ireland 155,556
Netherlands 45

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 £
XI 1,015,117 1,117,686 +102,569
Ireland 78,728 76,828 -1,900
Netherlands 45 0 -45

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) 3,698,470
Other 2,288,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,361
Air transport 12,939

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) 2,139,943 1,558,527 -581,416
Other 1,093,890 1,194,524 +100,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,908 148,453 +115,545
Air transport 9,633 3,306 -6,327

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,288,414
Dover 1,670,715
Holyhead 1,047,543
Portsmouth 453,847
Dover / Eurotunnel 291,590

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 £
000 1,093,890 1,194,524 +100,634
Dover 875,311 795,404 -79,907
Holyhead 531,954 515,589 -16,365
Portsmouth 417,518 36,329 -381,189
Dover / Eurotunnel 220,346 71,244 -149,102
Ayr Harbour 32,908 148,453 +115,545
Milford 53,269 91,519 +38,250
Liverpool Docks 39,248 48,442 +9,194
London Heathrow Airport 9,633 3,306 -6,327
Fishguard 2,297 0 -2,297

Quick facts

HS code: 06029030

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

Description: Live plants for growing vegetables or strawberries, ready for planting