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 713,250,094
Kenya 311,299,965
Colombia 126,918,289
France 70,581,583
Turkey 19,791,260

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 363,173,084 350,077,010 -13,096,074
Kenya 151,957,703 159,342,262 +7,384,559
Colombia 66,082,518 60,835,771 -5,246,747
France 26,571,726 44,009,857 +17,438,131
Turkey 9,710,008 10,081,252 +371,244
Ethiopia 10,996,604 4,736,991 -6,259,613
Ecuador 6,798,031 6,931,633 +133,602
South Africa 4,917,515 6,907,148 +1,989,633
Ireland 4,537,652 4,148,902 -388,750
Morocco 4,029,473 3,077,301 -952,172

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 621,171,797
Kenya 356,492,140
Colombia 138,235,166
Ethiopia 44,021,569
Turkey 31,053,875

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 315,301,361 305,870,436 -9,430,925
Kenya 172,672,072 183,820,068 +11,147,996
Colombia 71,138,202 67,096,964 -4,041,238
Ethiopia 22,531,283 21,490,286 -1,040,997
Turkey 15,155,659 15,898,216 +742,557
Ecuador 13,484,665 14,083,614 +598,949
Spain 8,583,293 10,644,308 +2,061,015
South Africa 5,217,987 7,130,628 +1,912,641
Morocco 5,132,805 3,711,998 -1,420,807
Uganda 3,613,059 2,914,127 -698,932

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Outer London - East and North East 10
Outer London - West and North West 9
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 14 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Outer London - East and North East 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 6 6 +0
Lincolnshire 5 4 -1
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) 625,017,119
Air transport 404,939,588
Road transport 164,041,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,900,807
Other 25,802,725

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) 315,725,014 309,292,105 -6,432,909
Air transport 198,011,259 206,928,329 +8,917,070
Road transport 77,049,875 86,991,648 +9,941,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,215,749 43,685,058 -11,530,691
Other 13,421,084 12,381,641 -1,039,443
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 381,370,092
Eurotunnel 262,939,228
Felixstowe 175,710,559
499 158,100,046
Harwich 111,825,518

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 186,284,324 195,085,768 +8,801,444
Eurotunnel 130,681,914 132,257,314 +1,575,400
Felixstowe 84,387,902 91,322,657 +6,934,755
499 73,636,884 84,463,162 +10,826,278
Harwich 61,766,438 50,059,080 -11,707,358
Hull 34,315,344 25,856,232 -8,459,112
Southampton 10,921,058 15,172,356 +4,251,298
000 13,421,084 12,381,641 -1,039,443
Immingham Docks 6,629,696 13,144,823 +6,515,127
London Gateway Port 10,739,379 6,411,153 -4,328,226

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
87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
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 62
0-1m 43
54m+ 18
Other 9
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 35,909,304
United States 20,871,124
Canada 2,512,226
Ireland 2,243,864
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 16,508,837 19,400,467 +2,891,630
United States 10,459,725 10,411,399 -48,326
Canada 1,877,188 635,038 -1,242,150
Ireland 1,215,106 1,028,758 -186,348
Poland 710,172 810,405 +100,233
Gibraltar 191,129 178,507 -12,622
Barbados 75,675 23,676 -51,999
Portugal 20,628 33,696 +13,068
Spain 26,293 2,185 -24,108
Switzerland 10,999 17,264 +6,265

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 1,606,603
XI 176,386
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 816,177 790,426 -25,751
XI 114,589 61,797 -52,792
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) 38,045,856
Air transport 23,694,422
Other 2,095,727
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) 17,567,845 20,478,011 +2,910,166
Air transport 12,557,865 11,136,557 -1,421,308
Other 1,106,064 989,663 -116,401
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 26,755,333
London Heathrow Airport 20,035,602
Felixstowe 4,535,192
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,336,634
London Gatwick Airport 3,545,977

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 12,302,253 14,453,080 +2,150,827
London Heathrow Airport 9,004,146 11,031,456 +2,027,310
Felixstowe 2,288,958 2,246,234 -42,724
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,412,550 2,924,084 +1,511,534
London Gatwick Airport 3,491,408 54,569 -3,436,839
000 1,106,064 989,663 -116,401
Hull 975,169 39,390 -935,779
Immingham Docks 396,127 432,489 +36,362
London 0 343,879 +343,879
Holyhead 105,593 39,095 -66,498

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