Import/export HS code 06029099: Various live plants

Miscellaneous live plants not covered in other categories, used for various purposes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 160,193,391
Denmark 4,358,142
Belgium 4,103,062
Italy 3,527,208
France 2,558,710

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 85,204,147 74,989,244 -10,214,903
Denmark 2,255,370 2,102,772 -152,598
Belgium 2,018,502 2,084,560 +66,058
Italy 1,871,767 1,655,441 -216,326
France 1,205,114 1,353,596 +148,482
Ireland 333,229 254,175 -79,054
Germany 246,658 247,452 +794
Spain 74,120 220,794 +146,674
Portugal 271,386 6,656 -264,730
Singapore 126,971 116,792 -10,179

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 148,562,865
Belgium 7,508,334
Denmark 7,159,815
Italy 6,469,439
Spain 1,489,111

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 79,373,776 69,189,089 -10,184,687
Belgium 3,464,576 4,043,758 +579,182
Denmark 3,818,918 3,340,897 -478,021
Italy 3,150,678 3,318,761 +168,083
Spain 685,607 803,504 +117,897
Germany 265,653 427,577 +161,924
Malaysia 316,412 287,891 -28,521
Portugal 273,887 7,338 -266,549
Costa Rica 159,819 118,513 -41,306
Indonesia 104,767 72,661 -32,106

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Essex 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 13 +0
Essex 12 10 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 7 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 11 6 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2

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) 169,653,678
Other 3,119,757
Road transport 3,024,477
Air transport 1,118,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 381,767

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) 89,897,294 79,756,384 -10,140,910
Other 1,800,587 1,319,170 -481,417
Road transport 1,426,164 1,598,313 +172,149
Air transport 503,899 614,841 +110,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 349,508 32,259 -317,249
Rail transport 11,775 9,857 -1,918

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 50,609,499
Harwich 44,322,199
Eurotunnel 28,316,426
Immingham Docks 21,941,353
Killingholme 12,980,137

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 25,680,410 24,929,089 -751,321
Harwich 24,714,413 19,607,786 -5,106,627
Eurotunnel 14,654,703 13,661,723 -992,980
Immingham Docks 8,413,880 13,527,473 +5,113,593
Killingholme 10,678,052 2,302,085 -8,375,967
499 1,426,164 2,043,753 +617,589
000 1,800,587 1,319,170 -481,417
Hull 809,215 2,306,163 +1,496,948
Dover 1,799,644 1,032,604 -767,040
Tyne 1,157,002 934,924 -222,078

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 100
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 92
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Services to buildings and landscape activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 67
2025-11 78
2025-10 72
2025-09 74
2025-08 73

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 122
0-1m 66
15m-54m 18
54m+ 16
Other 11

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 161,082
Netherlands 61,777
Belgium 10,325
Gibraltar 10,298
Portugal 8,139

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 113,093 47,989 -65,104
Netherlands 51,124 10,653 -40,471
Belgium 0 10,325 +10,325
Gibraltar 4,837 5,461 +624
Portugal 1,483 6,656 +5,173
United States 3,800 0 -3,800
China 3,520 0 -3,520
Jordan 0 2,025 +2,025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,345 0 -1,345

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 £
Netherlands 20,165
Ireland 17,699

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 £
Netherlands 10,551 9,614 -937
Ireland 8,907 8,792 -115

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 151,880
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 99,741
Air transport 9,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,345

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 £
Other 113,093 38,787 -74,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,444 42,297 -15,147
Air transport 7,320 2,025 -5,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,345 0 -1,345

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 151,880
Immingham Docks 49,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,762
Harwich 10,243
Holyhead 9,202

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 £
000 113,093 38,787 -74,306
Immingham Docks 47,466 1,882 -45,584
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,320 22,442 +16,122
Harwich 1,472 8,771 +7,299
Holyhead 0 9,202 +9,202
East Midlands Airport 7,320 0 -7,320
Felixstowe 2,186 0 -2,186
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,025 +2,025
Portsmouth 1,345 0 -1,345

Quick facts

HS code: 06029099

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

Description: Miscellaneous live plants not covered in other categories, used for various purposes