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 21,702,582
Turkey 19,249,455
Kenya 13,098,720
Colombia 11,564,808
Morocco 7,093,533

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 11,442,897 10,259,685 -1,183,212
Turkey 9,212,154 10,037,301 +825,147
Kenya 6,383,288 6,715,432 +332,144
Colombia 5,802,781 5,762,027 -40,754
Morocco 4,019,682 3,073,851 -945,831
France 577,128 1,252,867 +675,739
Spain 493,879 107,814 -386,065
Ireland 11,856 112,240 +100,384
South Africa 0 92,747 +92,747
United States 56,713 9,852 -46,861

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 30,365,006
Colombia 19,153,500
Kenya 13,146,707
Morocco 8,813,313
Netherlands 1,786,672

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 14,753,056 15,611,950 +858,894
Colombia 9,447,672 9,705,828 +258,156
Kenya 6,462,352 6,684,355 +222,003
Morocco 5,113,267 3,700,046 -1,413,221
Netherlands 912,768 873,904 -38,864
Spain 571,962 160,956 -411,006
Italy 89,024 81,243 -7,781
Mauritania 139,812 15,238 -124,574
Ecuador 12,873 52,803 +39,930
Ethiopia 12,463 25,905 +13,442

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
West Yorkshire 4
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3
Outer London - East and North East 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 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 1 2 +1

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 29,565,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,582,478
Road transport 18,888,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,392,397
Other 1,061,501

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 14,774,268 14,791,043 +16,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,522,424 12,060,054 +537,630
Road transport 9,926,988 8,961,230 -965,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,292,496 1,099,901 -192,595
Other 515,741 545,760 +30,019

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 26,878,727
ZLC 15,764,282
499 12,250,307
Eurotunnel 6,952,731
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,910,661

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 13,494,172 13,384,555 -109,617
ZLC 8,103,970 7,660,312 -443,658
499 6,184,667 6,065,640 -119,027
Eurotunnel 3,412,834 3,539,897 +127,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 971,381 1,939,280 +967,899
London Stansted Airport 1,208,031 1,245,851 +37,820
Harwich 858,112 411,976 -446,136
Felixstowe 862,965 389,853 -473,112
000 515,741 545,760 +30,019
Southampton 390,211 575,526 +185,315

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
7
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
2026-05 28
2026-04 25
2026-03 31
2026-02 26
2026-01 24

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+ 9
0-1m 5
15m-54m 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 170,397
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 85,785 84,612 -1,173
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 126,969
Kenya 487

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 49,701 77,268 +27,567
Kenya 0 487 +487

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 142,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,420
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 64,365 78,612 +14,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,420 6,000 -15,420
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 £
000 142,977
Holyhead 27,420
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 64,365 78,612 +14,247
Holyhead 21,420 6,000 -15,420
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