Import/export HS code 0603: Cut flowers and buds

Fresh, dried, or prepared flowers and buds used for bouquets or decoration

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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 741,826,064
Kenya 320,485,804
Colombia 131,576,049
France 73,753,772
Turkey 20,877,788

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 367,202,229 374,623,835 +7,421,606
Kenya 149,434,357 171,051,447 +21,617,090
Colombia 66,322,853 65,253,196 -1,069,657
France 26,681,413 47,072,359 +20,390,946
Turkey 10,094,846 10,782,942 +688,096
Ethiopia 10,914,649 5,725,337 -5,189,312
Ecuador 6,883,844 7,343,909 +460,065
South Africa 4,842,794 7,266,359 +2,423,565
Ireland 4,404,312 4,656,545 +252,233
Morocco 4,085,392 3,503,210 -582,182

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 646,976,434
Kenya 366,932,319
Colombia 143,242,767
Ethiopia 46,477,016
Turkey 32,562,942

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 318,310,028 328,666,406 +10,356,378
Kenya 170,602,269 196,330,050 +25,727,781
Colombia 71,509,006 71,733,761 +224,755
Ethiopia 22,942,946 23,534,070 +591,124
Turkey 15,308,138 17,254,804 +1,946,666
Ecuador 13,591,558 14,968,706 +1,377,148
Spain 8,358,371 11,166,329 +2,807,958
South Africa 5,159,654 7,495,982 +2,336,328
Morocco 5,203,008 4,206,189 -996,819
Uganda 3,860,749 3,084,352 -776,397

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Outer London - East and North East 11
Outer London - West and North West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Inner London - East 8

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
Inner London - West 13 15 +2
Outer London - East and North East 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Lincolnshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -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) 650,919,809
Air transport 417,072,376
Road transport 170,879,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,584,573
Other 26,979,937

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) 319,982,229 330,937,580 +10,955,351
Air transport 195,403,934 221,668,442 +26,264,508
Road transport 77,844,102 93,035,294 +15,191,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,003,826 47,580,747 -7,423,079
Other 13,442,538 13,537,399 +94,861
Rail transport 0 37,727 +37,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 392,636,399
Eurotunnel 274,875,432
Felixstowe 180,785,252
499 164,207,455
Harwich 116,962,450

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 183,846,866 208,789,533 +24,942,667
Eurotunnel 132,928,559 141,946,873 +9,018,314
Felixstowe 82,881,403 97,903,849 +15,022,446
499 74,052,453 90,155,002 +16,102,549
Harwich 63,551,537 53,410,913 -10,140,624
Hull 34,209,324 28,321,848 -5,887,476
000 13,442,538 13,537,399 +94,861
Southampton 10,389,624 16,367,737 +5,978,113
Immingham Docks 6,218,331 13,601,705 +7,383,374
London Gateway Port 11,084,592 6,907,763 -4,176,829

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
89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
34
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 61
2026-04 55
2026-03 68
2026-02 66
2026-01 55

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 63
0-1m 44
54m+ 19
Other 10
15m-54m 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 £
Netherlands 36,029,364
United States 21,257,995
Canada 2,527,058
Ireland 2,328,939
Poland 1,520,577

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 £
Netherlands 16,514,059 19,515,305 +3,001,246
United States 8,222,019 13,035,976 +4,813,957
Canada 1,811,433 715,625 -1,095,808
Ireland 1,174,923 1,154,016 -20,907
Poland 710,172 810,405 +100,233
Gibraltar 190,908 189,844 -1,064
Barbados 75,675 23,676 -51,999
Portugal 20,628 33,696 +13,068
Malta 28,482 2,745 -25,737
Spain 27,493 2,185 -25,308

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 1,672,438
XI 188,751
Kenya 78,855
Colombia 1,687
Ecuador 1,338

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 819,393 853,045 +33,652
XI 114,874 73,877 -40,997
Kenya 450 78,405 +77,955
Colombia 0 1,687 +1,687
Ecuador 0 1,338 +1,338
India 0 397 +397

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) 38,183,482
Air transport 24,103,806
Other 2,174,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,793

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) 17,537,053 20,646,429 +3,109,376
Air transport 10,241,785 13,862,021 +3,620,236
Other 1,101,674 1,072,678 -28,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,365 2,428 -13,937

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 26,782,745
London Heathrow Airport 20,229,792
Felixstowe 4,624,503
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,347,750
London Gatwick Airport 3,752,893

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 £
Harwich 12,314,827 14,467,918 +2,153,091
London Heathrow Airport 7,577,805 12,651,987 +5,074,182
Felixstowe 2,278,269 2,346,234 +67,965
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,412,329 2,935,421 +1,523,092
London Gatwick Airport 2,602,986 1,149,907 -1,453,079
000 1,101,674 1,072,678 -28,996
Hull 975,169 39,390 -935,779
Immingham Docks 399,464 432,489 +33,025
London 0 343,879 +343,879
Holyhead 69,800 81,338 +11,538

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0603

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

Description: Fresh, dried, or prepared flowers and buds used for bouquets or decoration