Import/export HS code 060390: Various prepared flowers

Dried, dyed, or otherwise prepared flowers and buds, used for decoration or crafts

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  • 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 31,648,683
Colombia 21,504,189
Kenya 11,397,748
South Africa 5,568,885
Spain 4,215,132

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 14,575,703 17,072,980 +2,497,277
Colombia 12,898,086 8,606,103 -4,291,983
Kenya 8,596,953 2,800,795 -5,796,158
South Africa 3,064,481 2,504,404 -560,077
Spain 1,687,931 2,527,201 +839,270
Ireland 243,415 494,792 +251,377
Ecuador 502,219 185,144 -317,075
China 404,478 155,907 -248,571
United States 212,646 164,597 -48,049
France 230,730 116,879 -113,851

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 31,308,669
Colombia 21,728,778
Kenya 11,537,459
South Africa 5,582,682
Spain 4,111,309

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 14,399,386 16,909,283 +2,509,897
Colombia 13,053,618 8,675,160 -4,378,458
Kenya 8,680,638 2,856,821 -5,823,817
South Africa 3,071,112 2,511,570 -559,542
Spain 1,660,308 2,451,001 +790,693
Ecuador 636,090 291,553 -344,537
China 492,089 243,870 -248,219
Austria 235,726 0 -235,726
Israel 160,241 64,950 -95,291
Malaysia 91,816 85,279 -6,537

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - East and North East 5

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,149,262
Air transport 27,546,064
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,817,813
Other 995,880
Road transport 44,890

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) 16,511,044 19,638,218 +3,127,174
Air transport 18,790,789 8,755,275 -10,035,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,673,497 6,144,316 -1,529,181
Other 383,049 612,831 +229,782
Road transport 44,890 0 -44,890

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 29,808,355
London Heathrow Airport 26,962,406
Hull 11,203,618
Felixstowe 2,785,674
Harwich 2,067,701

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 13,873,815 15,934,540 +2,060,725
London Heathrow Airport 18,475,232 8,487,174 -9,988,058
Hull 5,983,318 5,220,300 -763,018
Felixstowe 1,038,251 1,747,423 +709,172
Harwich 1,059,794 1,007,907 -51,887
Southampton 647,702 507,638 -140,064
000 383,049 612,831 +229,782
Dover / Eurotunnel 285,040 398,247 +113,207
London Gateway Port 419,343 136,653 -282,690
Immingham Docks 30,176 509,472 +479,296

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 13
2026-02 9
2026-01 7
2025-12 14

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 29
0-1m 13
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 £
United States 2,379,654
Ireland 364,117
Canada 230,053
Netherlands 228,369
Barbados 99,351

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 £
United States 2,338,097 41,557 -2,296,540
Ireland 212,298 151,819 -60,479
Canada 219,482 10,571 -208,911
Netherlands 101,590 126,779 +25,189
Barbados 75,675 23,676 -51,999
Portugal 16,128 38,196 +22,068
Malta 29,813 5,497 -24,316
Spain 26,293 2,185 -24,108
Switzerland 4,378 21,136 +16,758
Finland 20,000 0 -20,000

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 184,932
XI 176,806

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 97,517 87,415 -10,102
XI 114,781 62,025 -52,756

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,870,412
Other 361,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 293,712
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,756

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 £
Air transport 2,742,072 128,340 -2,613,732
Other 212,298 149,440 -62,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 130,483 163,229 +32,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,328 2,428 -1,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,947,002
London Gatwick Airport 823,180
000 361,738
Felixstowe 194,182
East Midlands Airport 68,367

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,869,634 77,368 -1,792,266
London Gatwick Airport 823,180 0 -823,180
000 212,298 149,440 -62,858
Felixstowe 89,311 104,871 +15,560
East Midlands Airport 33,130 35,237 +2,107
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,636 35,946 +30,310
Immingham Docks 6,643 20,273 +13,630
Dover 23,277 0 -23,277
ZLC 16,128 2,168 -13,960
London Stansted Airport 0 13,567 +13,567

Quick facts

HS code: 060390

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

Description: Dried, dyed, or otherwise prepared flowers and buds, used for decoration or crafts