Import/export HS code 060490: Prepared decorative plants

Dried, dyed, bleached, or treated plants and greenery 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 9,541,388
Austria 7,246,578
Ireland 4,336,239
China 2,144,699
South Africa 883,385

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 5,287,505 4,253,883 -1,033,622
Austria 2,361,365 4,885,213 +2,523,848
Ireland 2,064,844 2,271,395 +206,551
China 1,190,909 953,790 -237,119
South Africa 328,210 555,175 +226,965
India 454,990 422,650 -32,340
France 521,504 342,099 -179,405
Turkey 350,963 313,009 -37,954
Spain 173,607 233,574 +59,967
Kenya 345,837 5,082 -340,755

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 7,450,789
Austria 7,246,578
Ireland 3,578,192
China 2,072,554
South Africa 1,212,404

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 4,200,271 3,250,518 -949,753
Austria 2,361,365 4,885,213 +2,523,848
Ireland 1,652,282 1,925,910 +273,628
China 997,285 1,075,269 +77,984
South Africa 479,378 733,026 +253,648
Turkey 686,617 325,692 -360,925
India 512,435 495,072 -17,363
Italy 406,329 305,451 -100,878
Spain 200,653 280,396 +79,743
Kenya 406,137 51,617 -354,520

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Inner London - East 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Inner London - East 8 4 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 4 4 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0

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) 20,968,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,093,378
Air transport 1,602,591
Other 1,012,497
Road transport 160,434

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) 9,518,043 11,450,618 +1,932,575
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,685,396 2,407,982 -277,414
Air transport 1,301,372 301,219 -1,000,153
Other 601,748 410,749 -190,999
Road transport 136,331 24,103 -112,228

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 8,353,629
Dover 5,939,906
Holyhead 3,404,072
Felixstowe 2,624,398
London Gateway Port 1,728,358

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 4,469,043 3,884,586 -584,457
Dover 1,885,561 4,054,345 +2,168,784
Holyhead 1,480,720 1,923,352 +442,632
Felixstowe 1,510,201 1,114,197 -396,004
London Gateway Port 594,893 1,133,465 +538,572
000 601,748 410,749 -190,999
Harwich 606,844 391,745 -215,099
Southampton 318,037 335,258 +17,221
London Heathrow Airport 622,223 23,162 -599,061
Immingham Docks 205,846 307,850 +102,004

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
53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5
Services to buildings and landscape activities
5
Other manufacturing
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 14
2026-03 17
2026-02 19
2026-01 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 45
0-1m 25
54m+ 18
15m-54m 9
Other 9

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 Arab Emirates 250,711
Ireland 237,406
Denmark 88,272
Netherlands 69,385
France 41,744

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 Arab Emirates 248,465 2,246 -246,219
Ireland 123,976 113,430 -10,546
Denmark 45,792 42,480 -3,312
Netherlands 17,014 52,371 +35,357
France 19,523 22,221 +2,698
Sweden 30,184 3,694 -26,490
Albania 30,257 0 -30,257
Italy 11,648 1,397 -10,251
Poland 2,708 7,033 +4,325
United States 2,862 5,568 +2,706

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 £
XI 117,990
Netherlands 52,883
China 5,509
Ireland 1,990
New Zealand 670

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 £
XI 58,816 59,174 +358
Netherlands 27,985 24,898 -3,087
China 1,690 3,819 +2,129
Ireland 0 1,990 +1,990
New Zealand 594 76 -518
India 0 558 +558
Sri Lanka 124 50 -74
United States 0 114 +114
Thailand 0 41 +41

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) 252,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 247,909
Other 181,273
Air transport 132,642

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) 138,538 114,279 -24,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 204,084 43,825 -160,259
Other 89,949 91,324 +1,375
Air transport 117,807 14,835 -102,972

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 181,273
London Gateway Port 151,310
Immingham Docks 118,651
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,652
Manchester Airport 106,600

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 89,949 91,324 +1,375
London Gateway Port 149,965 1,345 -148,620
Immingham Docks 70,399 48,252 -22,147
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,561 65,091 +22,530
Manchester Airport 106,600 0 -106,600
Holyhead 14,265 22,309 +8,044
Felixstowe 30,257 0 -30,257
Liverpool Docks 18,615 0 -18,615
Dover 1,900 11,269 +9,369
Eurotunnel 12,323 0 -12,323

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 060490

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

Description: Dried, dyed, bleached, or treated plants and greenery for decoration