Import/export HS code 060311: Roses

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 192,579,793
Netherlands 108,168,327
Colombia 21,726,017
Ethiopia 17,434,877
France 11,780,665

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 98,295,957 94,283,836 -4,012,121
Netherlands 60,551,035 47,617,292 -12,933,743
Colombia 11,594,629 10,131,388 -1,463,241
Ethiopia 10,482,149 6,952,728 -3,529,421
France 5,107,353 6,673,312 +1,565,959
Ecuador 4,863,568 3,800,545 -1,063,023
Ireland 2,157,890 1,071,342 -1,086,548
Rwanda 1,349,610 800,703 -548,907
Uganda 1,620,992 24,810 -1,596,182
India 1,074,524 138,783 -935,741

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 213,189,389
Netherlands 59,626,760
Ethiopia 37,674,659
Colombia 23,153,225
Ecuador 18,168,220

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 110,949,857 102,239,532 -8,710,325
Netherlands 32,512,763 27,113,997 -5,398,766
Ethiopia 20,644,988 17,029,671 -3,615,317
Colombia 12,475,841 10,677,384 -1,798,457
Ecuador 10,202,939 7,965,281 -2,237,658
Uganda 3,903,072 2,302,005 -1,601,067
Rwanda 1,346,420 1,276,307 -70,113
India 1,124,130 142,076 -982,054
Zambia 0 752,866 +752,866
Germany 265,497 308,950 +43,453

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Lincolnshire 4
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 7 2 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Lincolnshire 4 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 1 -1
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 220,056,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 89,758,294
Road transport 27,457,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,790,010
Other 6,314,426

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 113,078,805 106,978,024 -6,100,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,524,364 39,233,930 -11,290,434
Road transport 14,054,391 13,403,588 -650,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,210,605 10,579,405 -5,631,200
Other 3,987,178 2,327,248 -1,659,930

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 204,496,788
Eurotunnel 47,867,558
499 27,175,741
Hull 26,742,906
Felixstowe 17,958,022

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 104,090,211 100,406,577 -3,683,634
Eurotunnel 26,468,441 21,399,117 -5,069,324
499 13,711,494 13,464,247 -247,247
Hull 16,707,203 10,035,703 -6,671,500
Felixstowe 8,498,487 9,459,535 +961,048
Harwich 9,084,463 5,598,604 -3,485,859
London Stansted Airport 7,802,313 4,759,541 -3,042,772
000 3,987,178 2,327,248 -1,659,930
Killingholme 2,798,842 411,208 -2,387,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,987,471 331,894 -1,655,577

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 33
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
2026-01 19
2025-11 20
2025-10 18
2025-09 18
2025-08 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 23
0-1m 9
54m+ 9
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 368,405
Netherlands 22,077
Belgium 14,991
Saint Helena 9,956
China 6,831

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 251,718 116,687 -135,031
Netherlands 0 22,077 +22,077
Belgium 14,991 0 -14,991
Saint Helena 0 9,956 +9,956
China 0 6,831 +6,831
Gambia 5,877 0 -5,877
Falkland Islands 2,081 0 -2,081
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,719 0 -1,719

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 206,530
Kenya 19,163
XI 5,167

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 116,026 90,504 -25,522
Kenya 450 18,713 +18,263
XI 1,992 3,175 +1,183

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 368,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,068
Air transport 14,427
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 251,718 116,687 -135,031
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,991 22,077 +7,086
Air transport 7,596 6,831 -765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,081 9,956 +7,875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 368,405
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,008
Southampton 9,956
London Heathrow Airport 6,831
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 £
000 251,718 116,687 -135,031
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,991 22,017 +7,026
Southampton 0 9,956 +9,956
London Heathrow Airport 0 6,831 +6,831
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 0 60 +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