Import/export HS code 06031970: Various cut flowers

Miscellaneous fresh or prepared flowers not covered in other categories

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* 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 336,463,042
Kenya 52,528,088
France 39,737,532
South Africa 5,301,338
Colombia 4,903,645

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 169,436,067 167,026,975 -2,409,092
Kenya 24,489,698 28,038,390 +3,548,692
France 14,900,926 24,836,606 +9,935,680
South Africa 1,427,943 3,873,395 +2,445,452
Colombia 2,483,215 2,420,430 -62,785
Ecuador 1,818,742 1,586,781 -231,961
Ireland 1,544,857 1,460,787 -84,070
Israel 638,995 608,577 -30,418
Italy 368,622 409,122 +40,500
United States 144,522 298,851 +154,329

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 £
Netherlands 320,727,642
Kenya 69,598,654
Spain 8,904,621
Colombia 6,007,659
South Africa 5,933,198

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 £
Netherlands 159,211,000 161,516,642 +2,305,642
Kenya 32,208,612 37,390,042 +5,181,430
Spain 3,524,787 5,379,834 +1,855,047
Colombia 2,877,298 3,130,361 +253,063
South Africa 1,740,181 4,193,017 +2,452,836
Ecuador 3,059,658 2,687,809 -371,849
Italy 2,234,818 2,644,328 +409,510
United Republic of Tanzania 2,118,790 2,265,839 +147,049
Israel 1,787,823 1,756,840 -30,983
Ethiopia 1,451,759 1,862,482 +410,723

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Outer London - West and North West 9
Outer London - East and North East 8
Inner London - East 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 12 12 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Inner London - East 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 6 6 +0
Lincolnshire 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 308,216,375
Air transport 70,616,720
Road transport 56,878,849
Other 11,550,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,311,853

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,607,109 155,609,266 +3,002,157
Air transport 31,537,713 39,079,007 +7,541,294
Road transport 27,127,664 29,751,185 +2,623,521
Other 5,815,483 5,734,761 -80,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 640,589 671,264 +30,675
Rail transport 0 28,931 +28,931

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 127,395,053
Felixstowe 85,827,910
London Heathrow Airport 65,999,580
499 57,134,746
Harwich 55,401,659

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 £
Eurotunnel 61,768,591 65,626,462 +3,857,871
Felixstowe 39,250,339 46,577,571 +7,327,232
London Heathrow Airport 29,777,422 36,222,158 +6,444,736
499 27,116,321 30,018,425 +2,902,104
Harwich 30,855,290 24,546,369 -6,308,921
Immingham Docks 4,807,262 8,950,683 +4,143,421
000 5,815,483 5,734,761 -80,722
Killingholme 8,249,864 1,399 -8,248,465
Tyne 3,153,830 3,046,726 -107,104
Hull 2,869,755 3,257,777 +388,022

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
74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 54
2026-04 48
2026-03 61
2026-02 61
2026-01 48

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 51
0-1m 33
54m+ 12
Other 7
15m-54m 5

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 £
Netherlands 35,663,318
Poland 1,520,577
Ireland 876,691
Gibraltar 380,752
United States 232,032

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 £
Netherlands 16,333,177 19,330,141 +2,996,964
Poland 710,172 810,405 +100,233
Ireland 439,267 437,424 -1,843
Gibraltar 190,908 189,844 -1,064
United States 71,902 160,130 +88,228
Belgium 0 6,648 +6,648
Kenya 2,531 0 -2,531
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1,420 +1,420

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 686,758
Kenya 6,977
XI 3,704
Colombia 1,687
Ecuador 1,338

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 347,918 338,840 -9,078
Kenya 0 6,977 +6,977
XI 1,442 2,262 +820
Colombia 0 1,687 +1,687
Ecuador 0 1,338 +1,338
India 0 397 +397

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,683,954
Other 766,563
Air transport 233,452

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,292,773 20,391,181 +3,098,408
Other 383,282 383,281 -1
Air transport 71,902 161,550 +89,648

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 26,781,410
Felixstowe 4,402,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,247,861
Hull 1,014,559
000 766,563

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 £
Harwich 12,314,827 14,466,583 +2,151,756
Felixstowe 2,184,340 2,218,072 +33,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,367,435 2,880,426 +1,512,991
Hull 975,169 39,390 -935,779
000 383,282 383,281 -1
Immingham Docks 341,194 388,688 +47,494
London 0 343,879 +343,879
London Heathrow Airport 59,120 161,550 +102,430
Holyhead 51,506 54,143 +2,637
Tyne 53,353 0 -53,353

Quick facts

HS code: 06031970

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

Description: Miscellaneous fresh or prepared flowers not covered in other categories