🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of live plants: 2024 trade data
Imports of live plants by the United Kingdom reached $844.8 million in 2024 (273.0 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 5th largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 205 countries. That is close to the 2023 level. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 8% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of live plants by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $844.8M | 273.0K t |
| 2023 | $868.3M | 276.1K t |
| 2022 | $805.0M | 274.6K t |
| 2021 | $626.3M | 238.7K t |
| 2020 | $625.6M | 246.3K t |
| 2019 | $536.5M | 225.5K t |
| 2018 | $548.8M | 213.6K t |
| 2017 | $483.9M | 230.3K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports live plants from
Netherlands alone supplied 73% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $614.4M | 73% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $53.3M | 6.3% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $47.5M | 5.6% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $33.5M | 4% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $19.2M | 2.3% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $15.5M | 1.8% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $15.1M | 1.8% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $11.1M | 1.3% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $9.4M | 1.1% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $5.0M | 0.6% |
Types of live plants under HS 0602
| 0602.90 | Plants, live: n.e.c. in heading no. 0602 | 93% |
| 0602.20 | Plants, live: edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not | 4.2% |
| 0602.40 | Plants, live: roses, grafted or not | 1.4% |
| 0602.30 | Plants, live: rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not | 0.9% |
| 0602.10 | Plants, live: unrooted cuttings and slips | 0.8% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0602.
Average import price of live plants
The average declared value was about $3.09 per kg, 22% above the world average of $2.53. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports live plants
The United Kingdom exported $24.3 million of live plants in 2024 (6.0 thousand tonnes). Most of it went to Ireland (30%), Egypt (20%), Iraq (14%). Among the main buyer markets, Egypt grew fastest (+193% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $7.3M | 30% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $4.9M | 20% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $3.4M | 14% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $2.0M | 8.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $1.7M | 7.1% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $838K | 3.5% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $671K | 2.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $659K | 2.7% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $404K | 1.7% |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $331K | 1.4% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 0602: Plants, live; n.e.c. in heading no. 0601, (including their roots) cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn.
Live plants trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of live plants imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported live plants worth $844.8 million in 2024 (273.0 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import live plants from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Netherlands (73%), Italy (6%), Belgium (6%).
What is the average import price of live plants in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $3.09 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.53 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export live plants?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported live plants worth $24.3 million in 2024, mainly to Ireland, Egypt, Iraq.
What is the HS code for live plants?
Live plants falls under HS heading 0602 (Plants, live; n.e.c. in heading no. 0601, (including their roots) cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading live plants with the United Kingdom?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United Kingdom with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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