Import/export HS code 060312: Carnations

Fresh or prepared carnations, popular for bouquets and decorations

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 £
Netherlands 18,723,565
Turkey 16,467,558
Kenya 11,244,588
Colombia 9,481,720
Morocco 6,843,688

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 11,315,524 7,408,041 -3,907,483
Turkey 9,955,918 6,511,640 -3,444,278
Kenya 5,321,750 5,922,838 +601,088
Colombia 5,854,865 3,626,855 -2,228,010
Morocco 4,071,674 2,772,014 -1,299,660
France 446,319 818,290 +371,971
Spain 660,442 197,467 -462,975
United States 56,713 5,684 -51,029
South Africa 0 23,167 +23,167
Ecuador 8,521 14,520 +5,999

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 £
Turkey 25,464,518
Colombia 15,650,399
Kenya 11,323,952
Morocco 8,867,265
Netherlands 1,488,657

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 £
Turkey 14,886,727 10,577,791 -4,308,936
Colombia 9,385,245 6,265,154 -3,120,091
Kenya 5,407,430 5,916,522 +509,092
Morocco 5,678,856 3,188,409 -2,490,447
Netherlands 908,413 580,244 -328,169
Spain 726,731 279,393 -447,338
Italy 133,799 41,760 -92,039
Mauritania 29,919 109,893 +79,974
Ecuador 6,360 19,427 +13,067
Ethiopia 15,736 4,801 -10,935

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - East and North East 4
West Yorkshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 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 - West 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 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 24,491,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,595,016
Road transport 16,582,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,495,931
Other 874,024

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 13,903,041 10,588,900 -3,314,141
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,390,893 8,204,123 -4,186,770
Road transport 9,440,493 7,141,745 -2,298,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,447,305 1,048,626 -398,679
Other 534,051 339,973 -194,078

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 22,566,893
ZLC 14,696,528
499 9,955,350
Eurotunnel 5,782,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,300,216

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 12,631,719 9,935,174 -2,696,545
ZLC 8,660,541 6,035,987 -2,624,554
499 5,412,390 4,542,960 -869,430
Eurotunnel 3,252,487 2,529,538 -722,949
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,154,481 1,145,735 -8,746
London Stansted Airport 1,240,038 529,218 -710,820
Harwich 1,035,455 211,191 -824,264
Felixstowe 865,229 322,502 -542,727
Hull 879,634 199,686 -679,948
Dover 764,417 225,413 -539,004

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
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 23
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 23

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 26
54m+ 8
0-1m 6
15m-54m 3
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 136,286
France 2,016
Germany 1,116

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 66,252 70,034 +3,782
France 0 2,016 +2,016
Germany 0 1,116 +1,116

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 92,061
Kenya 306

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 43,753 48,308 +4,555
Kenya 0 306 +306

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 107,031
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,255
Air transport 3,132

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 58,417 48,614 -9,803
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,835 21,420 +13,585
Air transport 0 3,132 +3,132

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 107,031
Holyhead 29,255
London Heathrow Airport 3,132

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 58,417 48,614 -9,803
Holyhead 7,835 21,420 +13,585
London Heathrow Airport 0 3,132 +3,132

Quick facts

HS code: 060312

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

Description: Fresh or prepared carnations, popular for bouquets and decorations