Import/export HS code 060311: Roses

Fresh or prepared roses, commonly used in floral arrangements or bouquets

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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 £
Kenya 230,815,823
Netherlands 133,348,231
Colombia 29,285,484
Ethiopia 16,337,474
France 16,230,207

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 £
Kenya 104,541,078 126,274,745 +21,733,667
Netherlands 62,023,470 71,324,761 +9,301,291
Colombia 12,607,640 16,677,844 +4,070,204
Ethiopia 10,749,184 5,588,290 -5,160,894
France 5,534,468 10,695,739 +5,161,271
Ecuador 4,584,613 5,437,724 +853,111
Ireland 2,172,343 2,217,316 +44,973
Rwanda 1,625,056 1,012,562 -612,494
India 999,690 1,215,654 +215,964
United States 465,464 1,210,012 +744,548

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 £
Kenya 259,660,890
Netherlands 70,043,345
Ethiopia 43,111,483
Colombia 31,267,002
Ecuador 21,744,394

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 £
Kenya 117,696,401 141,964,489 +24,268,088
Netherlands 33,237,807 36,805,538 +3,567,731
Ethiopia 21,466,692 21,644,791 +178,099
Colombia 13,375,124 17,891,878 +4,516,754
Ecuador 9,908,928 11,835,466 +1,926,538
Uganda 3,808,302 3,084,352 -723,950
Rwanda 1,718,733 1,701,834 -16,899
India 1,052,589 1,215,654 +163,065
Zambia 273,717 788,986 +515,269
Germany 325,658 352,453 +26,795

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 4
Lincolnshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3

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 - East 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
West of England 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 268,903,416
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 104,801,258
Road transport 40,853,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,604,572
Other 7,980,972

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 £
Air transport 121,356,085 147,547,331 +26,191,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,176,312 53,624,946 +2,448,634
Road transport 14,980,606 25,873,197 +10,892,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,777,888 10,826,684 -4,951,204
Other 4,004,250 3,976,722 -27,528
Rail transport 0 4,997 +4,997

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 254,055,108
Eurotunnel 58,840,946
499 40,830,989
Hull 25,889,072
Felixstowe 22,038,905

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 113,887,447 140,167,661 +26,280,214
Eurotunnel 28,258,967 30,581,979 +2,323,012
499 14,895,131 25,935,858 +11,040,727
Hull 16,087,472 9,801,600 -6,285,872
Felixstowe 9,891,302 12,147,603 +2,256,301
Harwich 8,050,731 7,281,665 -769,066
London Stansted Airport 5,789,003 5,018,371 -770,632
000 4,004,250 3,976,722 -27,528
Manchester Airport 1,261,220 1,348,178 +86,958
Killingholme 2,594,512 0 -2,594,512

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
32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
1
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
1
Manufacture of food products
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 22
2026-03 24
2026-02 22
2026-01 19

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 24
54m+ 10
0-1m 7
15m-54m 4
Other 1

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 492,475
Netherlands 22,669
Belgium 14,991
France 10,144
Saint Helena 9,956

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 229,607 262,868 +33,261
Netherlands 22,077 592 -21,485
Belgium 14,991 0 -14,991
France 0 10,144 +10,144
Saint Helena 9,956 0 -9,956
Iceland 0 8,785 +8,785
China 6,831 0 -6,831
Gambia 5,877 0 -5,877
Falkland Islands 2,081 0 -2,081
Brunei Darussalam 0 1,856 +1,856

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 278,554
Kenya 71,391
XI 11,703

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 120,847 157,707 +36,860
Kenya 450 70,941 +70,491
XI 1,992 9,711 +7,719

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 492,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,804
Air transport 26,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,037

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 229,607 262,868 +33,261
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,068 10,736 -26,332
Air transport 14,427 11,574 -2,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,037 0 -12,037

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 492,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,744
Southampton 9,956
London Heathrow Airport 9,620
Birmingham Airport 8,785

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 £
000 229,607 262,868 +33,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,008 10,736 -26,272
Southampton 9,956 0 -9,956
London Heathrow Airport 6,831 2,789 -4,042
Birmingham Airport 0 8,785 +8,785
London Gatwick Airport 5,877 0 -5,877
London Gateway Port 2,081 0 -2,081
East Midlands Airport 1,719 0 -1,719
Felixstowe 60 0 -60

Quick facts

HS code: 060311

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

Description: Fresh or prepared roses, commonly used in floral arrangements or bouquets