Import/export HS code 060420: Fresh decorative plants

Fresh plants and greenery, such as branches and mosses, used for decoration

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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 47,078,408
Denmark 20,170,993
Ireland 11,370,995
France 4,405,053
Poland 2,135,879

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 26,281,603 20,796,805 -5,484,798
Denmark 10,870,394 9,300,599 -1,569,795
Ireland 5,780,375 5,590,620 -189,755
France 2,369,479 2,035,574 -333,905
Poland 672,343 1,463,536 +791,193
Kenya 308,558 1,036,483 +727,925
Belgium 685,483 442,426 -243,057
Italy 661,244 421,091 -240,153
Israel 105,854 341,154 +235,300
Colombia 100,928 282,789 +181,861

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 £
Denmark 25,934,107
Netherlands 19,051,749
Italy 12,358,932
Ireland 11,415,040
Portugal 6,715,923

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 £
Denmark 14,164,150 11,769,957 -2,394,193
Netherlands 10,372,034 8,679,715 -1,692,319
Italy 7,571,775 4,787,157 -2,784,618
Ireland 5,786,959 5,628,081 -158,878
Portugal 3,462,305 3,253,618 -208,687
Spain 1,189,383 1,375,388 +186,005
Poland 830,558 1,692,195 +861,637
Kenya 336,504 1,059,195 +722,691
Germany 662,687 621,806 -40,881
Belgium 686,845 404,132 -282,713

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Outer London - East and North 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 10 6 -4
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 5 -2
Outer London - East and North East 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Lincolnshire 6 5 -1
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -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) 74,936,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,075,074
Road transport 4,232,351
Air transport 3,383,904
Other 1,804,540

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) 39,456,593 35,479,527 -3,977,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,064,259 2,010,815 -3,053,444
Road transport 2,169,468 2,062,883 -106,585
Air transport 845,385 2,538,519 +1,693,134
Other 1,052,850 751,690 -301,160

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 24,160,143
Immingham Docks 18,909,249
Felixstowe 10,651,247
Harwich 6,414,985
Holyhead 5,983,821

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 13,787,042 10,373,101 -3,413,941
Immingham Docks 9,891,634 9,017,615 -874,019
Felixstowe 5,120,894 5,530,353 +409,459
Harwich 3,948,055 2,466,930 -1,481,125
Holyhead 2,931,970 3,051,851 +119,881
Dover 2,284,831 2,547,700 +262,869
499 2,158,819 2,150,474 -8,345
London Heathrow Airport 814,113 2,251,840 +1,437,727
Milford 1,237,749 1,473,518 +235,769
000 1,052,850 751,690 -301,160

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 76
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Forestry and logging 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 83
2025-10 42
2025-09 33
2025-08 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 64
0-1m 34
54m+ 16
15m-54m 10
Other 6

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 £
Lithuania 235,017
Netherlands 132,524
Ireland 120,507
Denmark 83,930
Austria 41,120

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 £
Lithuania 235,017 0 -235,017
Netherlands 71,577 60,947 -10,630
Ireland 68,697 51,810 -16,887
Denmark 0 83,930 +83,930
Austria 27,010 14,110 -12,900
Belgium 0 33,013 +33,013
France 0 15,200 +15,200
Armenia 0 14,015 +14,015
United Arab Emirates 9,991 0 -9,991
United States 2,039 0 -2,039

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 79,903
Ireland 34,777
United States 916
New Zealand 92

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 50,912 28,991 -21,921
Ireland 17,271 17,506 +235
United States 485 431 -54
New Zealand 0 92 +92

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) 519,410
Other 115,717
Air transport 50,841
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,916

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) 307,515 211,895 -95,620
Other 68,697 47,020 -21,677
Air transport 36,731 14,110 -22,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,916 0 -3,916

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 267,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,304
000 115,717
Hull 99,383
London Heathrow Airport 49,334

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 £
Immingham Docks 235,017 32,490 -202,527
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,926 114,378 +111,452
000 68,697 47,020 -21,677
Hull 69,572 29,811 -39,761
London Heathrow Airport 35,224 14,110 -21,114
Felixstowe 0 15,226 +15,226
Portsmouth 0 15,200 +15,200
Holyhead 0 4,790 +4,790
London Gateway Port 3,916 0 -3,916
London Stansted Airport 1,507 0 -1,507

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 060420

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

Description: Fresh plants and greenery, such as branches and mosses, used for decoration