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 652,463,850
Kenya 271,351,541
Colombia 113,438,313
France 56,633,638
Turkey 18,307,653

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 358,970,336 293,493,514 -65,476,822
Kenya 140,110,950 131,240,591 -8,870,359
Colombia 63,068,926 50,369,387 -12,699,539
France 24,721,379 31,912,259 +7,190,880
Turkey 10,712,078 7,595,575 -3,116,503
Ethiopia 10,621,734 7,084,105 -3,537,629
Ecuador 7,098,425 5,335,088 -1,763,337
South Africa 4,031,761 5,598,208 +1,566,447
Morocco 4,138,066 2,997,609 -1,140,457
Ireland 4,144,802 2,431,010 -1,713,792

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 574,200,100
Kenya 306,616,888
Colombia 123,061,035
Ethiopia 40,443,426
Turkey 27,909,312

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 310,463,628 263,736,472 -46,727,156
Kenya 160,320,455 146,296,433 -14,024,022
Colombia 68,277,077 54,783,958 -13,493,119
Ethiopia 22,092,355 18,351,071 -3,741,284
Turkey 15,359,869 12,549,443 -2,810,426
Ecuador 13,890,308 10,407,989 -3,482,319
Spain 7,963,905 7,842,649 -121,256
South Africa 4,328,609 5,888,307 +1,559,698
Morocco 5,806,298 3,600,206 -2,206,092
Uganda 3,957,769 2,302,005 -1,655,764

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Outer London - East and North East 10
Inner London - East 9

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 12 -1
Outer London - West and North West 10 6 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 6 6 +0
Lincolnshire 4 5 +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) 574,928,473
Air transport 349,032,873
Road transport 140,835,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,913,035
Other 22,169,108

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) 313,901,831 261,026,642 -52,875,189
Air transport 181,669,968 167,362,905 -14,307,063
Road transport 74,295,732 66,539,577 -7,756,155
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,790,735 41,122,300 -13,668,435
Other 13,252,171 8,916,937 -4,335,234
Rail transport 0 954 +954

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 324,781,856
Eurotunnel 232,455,512
Felixstowe 147,099,507
499 133,950,602
Harwich 115,219,142

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 168,666,243 156,115,613 -12,550,630
Eurotunnel 122,898,356 109,557,156 -13,341,200
Felixstowe 68,694,094 78,405,413 +9,711,319
499 69,588,885 64,361,717 -5,227,168
Harwich 70,178,893 45,040,249 -25,138,644
Hull 35,272,725 25,890,230 -9,382,495
Killingholme 21,141,396 3,422,772 -17,718,624
000 13,252,171 8,916,937 -4,335,234
Southampton 9,041,825 11,091,022 +2,049,197
London Gateway Port 11,277,908 6,357,309 -4,920,599

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 36
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 55
2025-11 56
2025-10 60
2025-09 57
2025-08 54

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 59
0-1m 47
54m+ 19
Other 12
15m-54m 7

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 27,658,287
United States 16,528,362
Canada 3,178,809
Ireland 2,044,183
Poland 1,096,920

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 13,864,002 13,794,285 -69,717
United States 3,800,390 12,727,972 +8,927,582
Canada 1,029,401 2,149,408 +1,120,007
Ireland 1,222,272 821,911 -400,361
Poland 479,412 617,508 +138,096
Gibraltar 169,254 162,110 -7,144
Barbados 72,604 13,709 -58,895
Portugal 0 54,324 +54,324
China 45,007 6,831 -38,176
Malta 34,932 8,773 -26,159

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 1,442,292
XI 193,526
Kenya 19,469
Colombia 1,408
India 397

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 821,776 620,516 -201,260
XI 120,283 73,243 -47,040
Kenya 450 19,019 +18,569
Colombia 0 1,408 +1,408
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) 23,136,783
Air transport 20,067,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,200,136
Other 1,902,305

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) 8,437,649 14,699,134 +6,261,485
Air transport 5,075,821 14,991,322 +9,915,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,186,800 13,336 -6,173,464
Other 1,164,906 737,399 -427,507

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 21,940,998
London Heathrow Airport 15,591,325
London Gatwick Airport 4,359,875
Felixstowe 3,422,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,013,263

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 11,874,236 10,066,762 -1,807,474
London Heathrow Airport 4,161,833 11,429,492 +7,267,659
London Gatwick Airport 858,085 3,501,790 +2,643,705
Felixstowe 1,017,256 2,404,945 +1,387,689
Dover / Eurotunnel 713,450 1,299,813 +586,363
000 1,164,906 737,399 -427,507
Hull 568,766 603,873 +35,107
Immingham Docks 345,742 186,116 -159,626
Holyhead 53,917 84,512 +30,595
East Midlands Airport 51,153 30,539 -20,614

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