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 51,569,448
Denmark 21,081,703
Ireland 12,498,960
France 5,291,401
Poland 2,188,525

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 27,249,536 24,319,912 -2,929,624
Denmark 10,859,855 10,221,848 -638,007
Ireland 5,758,285 6,740,675 +982,390
France 2,267,453 3,023,948 +756,495
Poland 675,164 1,513,361 +838,197
Kenya 782,944 1,139,706 +356,762
Belgium 685,483 727,706 +42,223
Italy 668,257 593,425 -74,832
Colombia 172,238 511,606 +339,368
Israel 247,989 298,873 +50,884

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 27,723,571
Netherlands 20,186,801
Italy 12,756,664
Ireland 12,661,378
Portugal 9,002,281

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 14,163,493 13,560,078 -603,415
Netherlands 10,757,550 9,429,251 -1,328,299
Italy 7,290,642 5,466,022 -1,824,620
Ireland 5,755,022 6,906,356 +1,151,334
Portugal 4,016,584 4,985,697 +969,113
Spain 1,390,135 1,872,241 +482,106
Poland 864,832 1,787,525 +922,693
Kenya 814,020 1,177,878 +363,858
Germany 663,684 711,280 +47,596
Belgium 685,483 563,124 -122,359

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
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 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -1
Outer London - East and North East 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Lincolnshire 5 5 +0
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 4 5 +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) 81,909,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,369,512
Road transport 4,937,044
Air transport 4,430,557
Other 1,969,402

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) 39,870,838 42,038,735 +2,167,897
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,897,005 2,472,507 -2,424,498
Road transport 2,758,145 2,178,899 -579,246
Air transport 1,689,238 2,741,319 +1,052,081
Other 1,052,397 917,005 -135,392

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 26,832,639
Immingham Docks 20,067,870
Felixstowe 12,066,230
Holyhead 6,927,761
Harwich 6,902,074

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 14,080,222 12,752,417 -1,327,805
Immingham Docks 9,987,721 10,080,149 +92,428
Felixstowe 5,678,254 6,387,976 +709,722
Holyhead 2,877,408 4,050,353 +1,172,945
Harwich 3,734,450 3,167,624 -566,826
Dover 2,264,330 2,918,490 +654,160
499 2,758,145 2,345,393 -412,752
London Heathrow Airport 1,572,872 2,434,454 +861,582
Milford 1,237,749 1,619,602 +381,853
000 1,052,397 917,005 -135,392

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
75
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
33
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4
Forestry and logging
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 31
2026-03 43
2026-02 41
2026-01 31

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 63
0-1m 34
54m+ 18
15m-54m 10
Other 4

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
Ireland 131,182
Netherlands 130,519
Denmark 99,116
Austria 45,590

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
Ireland 66,777 64,405 -2,372
Netherlands 69,572 60,947 -8,625
Denmark 0 99,116 +99,116
Austria 23,850 21,740 -2,110
Belgium 0 33,013 +33,013
France 0 15,200 +15,200
Armenia 0 14,015 +14,015
United Arab Emirates 8,692 0 -8,692
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 79,397
Ireland 43,748
United States 847
New Zealand 355

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 42,126 37,271 -4,855
Ireland 19,314 24,434 +5,120
United States 518 329 -189
New Zealand 0 355 +355

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) 532,591
Other 126,392
Air transport 55,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,617

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) 310,300 222,291 -88,009
Other 61,987 64,405 +2,418
Air transport 33,571 21,740 -11,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,617 0 -2,617

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 267,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,485
000 126,392
Hull 99,383
London Heathrow Airport 53,804

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 921 129,564 +128,643
000 61,987 64,405 +2,418
Hull 69,572 29,811 -39,761
London Heathrow Airport 32,064 21,740 -10,324
Felixstowe 0 15,226 +15,226
Portsmouth 0 15,200 +15,200
Holyhead 4,790 0 -4,790
London Gateway Port 2,617 0 -2,617
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