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 226,354,408
Netherlands 132,763,558
Colombia 28,644,281
Ethiopia 16,672,371
France 15,758,521

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 102,555,778 123,798,630 +21,242,852
Netherlands 62,387,979 70,375,579 +7,987,600
Colombia 12,363,770 16,280,511 +3,916,741
Ethiopia 10,403,572 6,268,799 -4,134,773
France 5,237,728 10,520,793 +5,283,065
Ecuador 4,666,450 5,367,115 +700,665
Ireland 2,119,005 2,249,229 +130,224
Rwanda 1,633,941 1,013,543 -620,398
India 999,690 1,215,654 +215,964
United States 497,626 1,224,787 +727,161

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 255,499,303
Netherlands 69,904,089
Ethiopia 42,473,760
Colombia 30,656,562
Ecuador 21,692,804

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 115,719,001 139,780,302 +24,061,301
Netherlands 33,193,058 36,711,031 +3,517,973
Ethiopia 21,152,490 21,321,270 +168,780
Colombia 13,190,239 17,466,323 +4,276,084
Ecuador 9,956,937 11,735,867 +1,778,930
Uganda 3,910,350 3,063,251 -847,099
Rwanda 1,727,835 1,705,176 -22,659
India 1,052,589 1,215,654 +163,065
Zambia 175,566 825,898 +650,332
Germany 308,269 365,511 +57,242

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 7
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 6 4 -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 Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 263,860,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 104,741,211
Road transport 39,918,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,908,371
Other 7,970,011

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 118,971,117 144,889,776 +25,918,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,119,229 53,621,982 +2,502,753
Road transport 15,030,384 24,888,503 +9,858,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,676,033 11,232,338 -4,443,695
Other 3,968,560 4,001,451 +32,891
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 248,874,654
Eurotunnel 58,570,354
499 39,837,369
Hull 26,394,590
Felixstowe 21,707,658

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 111,283,520 137,591,134 +26,307,614
Eurotunnel 28,133,065 30,437,289 +2,304,224
499 14,888,507 24,948,862 +10,060,355
Hull 16,096,302 10,298,288 -5,798,014
Felixstowe 9,540,846 12,166,812 +2,625,966
Harwich 8,360,781 7,448,191 -912,590
London Stansted Airport 6,219,969 4,895,199 -1,324,770
000 3,968,560 4,001,451 +32,891
Killingholme 2,802,669 0 -2,802,669
Manchester Airport 1,136,560 1,334,026 +197,466

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
2026-04 22
2026-03 24
2026-02 22
2026-01 19
2025-12 20

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+ 9
0-1m 7
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 490,735
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 226,459 264,276 +37,817
Netherlands 14,681 7,988 -6,693
Belgium 14,991 0 -14,991
France 0 10,144 +10,144
Saint Helena 9,956 0 -9,956
China 6,831 0 -6,831
Gambia 5,877 0 -5,877
Iceland 0 5,633 +5,633
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 276,142
Kenya 66,148
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 117,695 158,447 +40,752
Kenya 450 65,698 +65,248
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 490,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,804
Air transport 22,849
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 226,459 264,276 +37,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,672 18,132 -11,540
Air transport 14,427 8,422 -6,005
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 £
000 490,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,744
Southampton 9,956
London Heathrow Airport 9,620
London Gatwick Airport 5,877

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 £
000 226,459 264,276 +37,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,642 18,102 -11,540
Southampton 9,956 0 -9,956
London Heathrow Airport 6,831 2,789 -4,042
London Gatwick Airport 5,877 0 -5,877
Birmingham Airport 0 5,633 +5,633
London Gateway Port 2,081 0 -2,081
East Midlands Airport 1,719 0 -1,719
Felixstowe 30 30 +0

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