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 8,304,679
Austria 4,755,997
Ireland 3,645,056
China 2,042,253
South Africa 935,870

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 4,592,042 3,712,637 -879,405
Austria 1,635,999 3,119,998 +1,483,999
Ireland 1,640,046 2,005,010 +364,964
China 882,950 1,159,303 +276,353
South Africa 387,673 548,197 +160,524
India 468,212 393,898 -74,314
France 513,193 339,709 -173,484
Kenya 729,233 52,480 -676,753
Turkey 390,956 355,134 -35,822
Spain 172,655 172,742 +87

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 6,347,490
Austria 4,755,997
Ireland 3,082,088
China 1,920,663
South Africa 1,260,952

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 3,672,948 2,674,542 -998,406
Austria 1,635,999 3,119,998 +1,483,999
Ireland 1,562,594 1,519,494 -43,100
China 925,501 995,162 +69,661
South Africa 523,738 737,214 +213,476
Turkey 455,095 665,861 +210,766
India 526,944 467,941 -59,003
Kenya 798,373 75,221 -723,152
Italy 402,542 266,862 -135,680
United States 422,278 123,173 -299,105

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 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 11 7 -4
Inner London - East 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Essex 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 16,727,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,020,596
Air transport 2,394,452
Other 847,850
Road transport 169,645

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) 8,001,957 8,725,134 +723,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,431,685 2,588,911 +157,226
Air transport 1,928,908 465,544 -1,463,364
Other 302,088 545,762 +243,674
Road transport 149,894 19,751 -130,143

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,946,744
Dover 3,761,590
Holyhead 2,910,526
Felixstowe 2,478,087
London Gateway Port 1,767,799

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 3,646,409 3,300,335 -346,074
Dover 1,288,565 2,473,025 +1,184,460
Holyhead 1,391,032 1,519,494 +128,462
Felixstowe 1,209,110 1,268,977 +59,867
London Gateway Port 634,837 1,132,962 +498,125
London Heathrow Airport 1,240,999 26,049 -1,214,950
Harwich 608,721 293,292 -315,429
000 302,088 545,762 +243,674
Manchester Airport 429,860 246,537 -183,323
Southampton 333,262 289,651 -43,611

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 55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Services to buildings and landscape activities 6
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 24
2025-10 32
2025-09 32
2025-08 21

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 46
0-1m 28
54m+ 16
15m-54m 10
Other 10

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 218,876
Denmark 124,438
Netherlands 55,959
France 40,553

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 247,965 2,746 -245,219
Ireland 102,833 116,043 +13,210
Denmark 54,008 70,430 +16,422
Netherlands 33,400 22,559 -10,841
France 26,269 14,284 -11,985
United States 34,120 0 -34,120
Albania 30,257 0 -30,257
Sweden 17,861 12,323 -5,538
Italy 6,895 9,428 +2,533
Belgium 10,076 0 -10,076

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 111,102
Netherlands 43,675
China 3,931
New Zealand 931
India 529

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 58,697 52,405 -6,292
Netherlands 17,295 26,380 +9,085
China 1,690 2,241 +551
New Zealand 564 367 -197
India 0 529 +529
Sri Lanka 79 95 +16
Thailand 0 19 +19

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 315,621
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 235,525
Other 161,814
Air transport 127,074

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 266,242 49,379 -216,863
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,411 117,114 -1,297
Other 79,034 82,780 +3,746
Air transport 115,408 11,666 -103,742

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 161,814
London Gateway Port 153,230
Immingham Docks 149,893
Manchester Airport 106,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,846

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 79,034 82,780 +3,746
London Gateway Port 151,385 1,845 -149,540
Immingham Docks 76,863 73,030 -3,833
Manchester Airport 106,600 0 -106,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 60,755 34,091 -26,664
Holyhead 19,427 18,076 -1,351
Southampton 32,224 0 -32,224
Felixstowe 30,257 0 -30,257
Liverpool Docks 3,225 15,390 +12,165
Eurotunnel 2,880 12,323 +9,443

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