Import/export HS code 06029030: Vegetable and strawberry plants

Live plants for growing vegetables or strawberries, ready for planting

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 101,249,814
Bulgaria 7,652,280
Italy 4,935,972
Spain 2,139,690
Germany 1,665,603

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 46,955,363 54,294,451 +7,339,088
Bulgaria 2,616,454 5,035,826 +2,419,372
Italy 2,459,951 2,476,021 +16,070
Spain 831,327 1,308,363 +477,036
Germany 781,624 883,979 +102,355
Ireland 260,650 255,526 -5,124
Belgium 74,142 69,731 -4,411
France 76,110 1,709 -74,401
United States 30,047 0 -30,047
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 98,457,090
Bulgaria 8,413,519
Italy 5,199,023
Spain 2,335,373
Morocco 1,938,607

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 45,870,784 52,586,306 +6,715,522
Bulgaria 2,773,663 5,639,856 +2,866,193
Italy 2,616,443 2,582,580 -33,863
Spain 986,599 1,348,774 +362,175
Morocco 998,450 940,157 -58,293
Germany 417,585 852,633 +435,048
Belgium 55,858 66,361 +10,503
United States 30,047 0 -30,047
Ireland 13,060 2,274 -10,786
India 5,255 3,290 -1,965

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 11
Eastern Scotland 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Inner London - West 5
Norfolk 5

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 7 9 +2
Eastern Scotland 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Norfolk 3 5 +2
Essex 2 2 +0
Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 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) 117,552,422
Other 623,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,751
Rail transport 63,873
Air transport 42,543

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) 53,583,196 63,969,226 +10,386,030
Other 317,312 306,665 -10,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,240 47,511 -43,729
Rail transport 63,873 0 -63,873
Air transport 35,302 7,241 -28,061

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 30,316,650
Eurotunnel 26,651,919
Harwich 18,357,129
Immingham Docks 16,538,818
Felixstowe 13,020,386

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 15,355,484 14,961,166 -394,318
Eurotunnel 13,584,641 13,067,278 -517,363
Harwich 6,261,768 12,095,361 +5,833,593
Immingham Docks 1,502,104 15,036,714 +13,534,610
Felixstowe 6,065,522 6,954,864 +889,342
Killingholme 8,128,175 195,499 -7,932,676
Tyne 1,388,436 47,047 -1,341,389
Hull 682,285 634,227 -48,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 652,897 556,749 -96,148
000 317,312 306,665 -10,647

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
37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Food and beverage service activities
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 20
2026-03 25
2026-02 15
2026-01 11

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 36
54m+ 13
0-1m 10
15m-54m 9
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 £
Ireland 3,950,935
Germany 1,265,897
France 778,816
Bulgaria 570,700
Netherlands 392,513

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 1,911,607 2,039,328 +127,721
Germany 478,018 787,879 +309,861
France 421,949 356,867 -65,082
Bulgaria 159,720 410,980 +251,260
Netherlands 321,833 70,680 -251,153
Belgium 26,089 5,116 -20,973
Spain 6,630 8,108 +1,478
Portugal 9,772 0 -9,772
South Korea 0 3,306 +3,306

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 2,235,779
Ireland 154,311
Netherlands 18

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 1,096,203 1,139,576 +43,373
Ireland 76,999 77,312 +313
Netherlands 18 0 -18

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) 4,443,097
Other 2,390,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,361
Air transport 3,306

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) 1,981,037 2,462,060 +481,023
Other 1,173,220 1,216,898 +43,678
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,361 0 -181,361
Air transport 0 3,306 +3,306

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,390,118
Dover 2,135,515
Holyhead 1,162,304
Portsmouth 774,385
Ayr Harbour 181,361

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 1,173,220 1,216,898 +43,678
Dover 925,931 1,209,584 +283,653
Holyhead 496,527 665,777 +169,250
Portsmouth 417,518 356,867 -60,651
Ayr Harbour 181,361 0 -181,361
Milford 52,402 115,835 +63,433
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,885 73,179 +14,294
Liverpool Docks 27,477 40,818 +13,341
London Heathrow Airport 0 3,306 +3,306
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