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 22,564,789
Turkey 20,063,958
Kenya 13,205,322
Colombia 11,893,510
Morocco 7,490,152

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 11,401,881 11,162,908 -238,973
Turkey 9,802,603 10,261,355 +458,752
Kenya 5,450,414 7,754,908 +2,304,494
Colombia 5,787,367 6,106,143 +318,776
Morocco 4,041,218 3,448,934 -592,284
France 491,855 1,332,939 +841,084
Spain 607,631 175,066 -432,565
Ireland 2,942 112,038 +109,096
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 31,503,199
Colombia 19,584,670
Kenya 13,257,419
Morocco 9,503,821
Netherlands 1,772,746

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 15,093,864 16,409,335 +1,315,471
Colombia 9,373,757 10,210,913 +837,156
Kenya 5,529,759 7,727,660 +2,197,901
Morocco 5,346,131 4,157,690 -1,188,441
Netherlands 923,594 849,152 -74,442
Spain 686,119 250,193 -435,926
Italy 109,567 106,481 -3,086
Mauritania 58,226 96,824 +38,598
Ecuador 12,621 46,902 +34,281
Ethiopia 15,736 24,876 +9,140

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
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 - West 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
West of England 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 30,209,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,501,162
Road transport 19,674,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,646,490
Other 1,134,360

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 13,936,343 16,273,052 +2,336,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,224,074 12,277,088 +53,014
Road transport 9,725,613 9,949,256 +223,643
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,265,860 1,380,630 +114,770
Other 520,370 613,990 +93,620

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 27,305,993
ZLC 16,480,642
499 12,559,519
Eurotunnel 6,980,862
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,003,741

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 12,716,041 14,589,952 +1,873,911
ZLC 8,426,313 8,054,329 -371,984
499 5,825,241 6,734,278 +909,037
Eurotunnel 3,293,416 3,687,446 +394,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,198,182 1,805,559 +607,377
London Stansted Airport 1,174,186 1,509,261 +335,075
Harwich 995,528 432,732 -562,796
Felixstowe 872,005 503,599 -368,406
000 520,370 613,990 +93,620
Dover 679,402 316,063 -363,339

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 34
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
2026-04 25
2026-03 31
2026-02 26
2026-01 24
2025-12 28

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 27
54m+ 8
0-1m 7
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 169,191
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 72,022 97,169 +25,147
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 124,785
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 49,523 75,262 +25,739
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 139,936
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 64,187 75,749 +11,562
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 £
000 139,936
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 64,187 75,749 +11,562
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