# Live plants and cut flowers (HS2 06) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Live plants and cut flowers at HS2 06, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The live plants and cut flowers sector recorded $25.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $25.6B |
| Latest annual change | +1.5% |
| Active exporters | 188 |
| Active importers | 195 |
| Active HS6 products | 16 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $7.8B | 3,602 | 16 |
| 1996 | $8.1B | 3,693 | 16 |
| 1997 | $7.7B | 3,721 | 16 |
| 1998 | $7.9B | 3,735 | 16 |
| 1999 | $8.8B | 4,034 | 16 |
| 2000 | $8.6B | 4,605 | 16 |
| 2001 | $8.7B | 4,732 | 16 |
| 2002 | $9.9B | 4,729 | 16 |
| 2003 | $11.6B | 4,754 | 16 |
| 2004 | $12.7B | 4,948 | 16 |
| 2005 | $13.5B | 5,033 | 16 |
| 2006 | $14.8B | 5,244 | 16 |
| 2007 | $16.7B | 5,291 | 16 |
| 2008 | $18.5B | 5,329 | 16 |
| 2009 | $16.9B | 5,316 | 16 |
| 2010 | $17.2B | 5,449 | 16 |
| 2011 | $20.1B | 5,619 | 16 |
| 2012 | $19.1B | 5,718 | 16 |
| 2013 | $19.8B | 5,626 | 16 |
| 2014 | $20.2B | 5,754 | 16 |
| 2015 | $18.0B | 5,771 | 16 |
| 2016 | $18.7B | 5,967 | 16 |
| 2017 | $19.6B | 6,184 | 16 |
| 2018 | $21.0B | 6,227 | 16 |
| 2019 | $20.8B | 6,090 | 16 |
| 2020 | $21.2B | 5,955 | 16 |
| 2021 | $26.2B | 6,442 | 16 |
| 2022 | $24.5B | 6,710 | 16 |
| 2023 | $24.8B | 6,661 | 16 |
| 2024 | $25.6B | 6,740 | 16 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: -0.8%
- Five-year CAGR: +4.2%
- Historical peak: $26.2B in 2,021
- Positive-growth years: 72.4%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,787.4
- Importer concentration HHI: 971.6
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.4

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Netherlands | Germany | $3.0B | -6.6% | 16 | 579 km | Yes |
| 2 | Colombia | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.9B | +10.6% | 12 | 3,999 km | Yes |
| 3 | Netherlands | United Kingdom | $1.2B | -6.8% | 16 | 358 km | Yes |
| 4 | Netherlands | France | $997.4M | -4.6% | 16 | 431 km | Yes |
| 5 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $830.5M | +7.1% | 15 | 556 km | Yes |
| 6 | Netherlands | Italy | $561.1M | +1.6% | 16 | 1,298 km | Yes |
| 7 | Netherlands | Belgium | $534.0M | -4.3% | 16 | 174 km | Yes |
| 8 | Netherlands | Poland | $526.9M | +3% | 16 | 1,098 km | Yes |
| 9 | Ecuador | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $519.2M | +4% | 11 | 4,786 km | No |
| 10 | Netherlands | Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $389.8M | -2% | 16 | 615 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Netherlands | $11.5B | 164 | 16 |
| 2 | Colombia | $2.4B | 111 | 16 |
| 3 | Italy | $1.2B | 124 | 16 |
| 4 | Ecuador | $1.2B | 121 | 16 |
| 5 | Germany | $1.0B | 117 | 16 |
| 6 | Kenya | $889.1M | 147 | 16 |
| 7 | Canada | $840.0M | 63 | 16 |
| 8 | Spain | $673.7M | 121 | 16 |
| 9 | China | $601.8M | 167 | 16 |
| 10 | Belgium | $588.9M | 116 | 16 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $4.2B | 95 | 16 |
| 2 | Germany | $3.6B | 105 | 16 |
| 3 | Netherlands | $2.1B | 111 | 16 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $1.9B | 100 | 16 |
| 5 | France | $1.8B | 132 | 16 |
| 6 | Italy | $826.8M | 80 | 16 |
| 7 | Poland | $726.1M | 94 | 16 |
| 8 | Belgium | $660.9M | 82 | 16 |
| 9 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $654.6M | 88 | 16 |
| 10 | Russia | $547.7M | 41 | 16 |

## HS6 products

- Plants, live: bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant (HS6 060110)
- Plants, live: bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots other than of heading no. 1212 (HS6 060120)
- Plants, live: unrooted cuttings and slips (HS6 060210)
- Plants, live: edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not (HS6 060220)
- Plants, live: rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not (HS6 060230)
- Plants, live: roses, grafted or not (HS6 060240)
- Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 (HS6 060290)
- Plants, live: mushroom spawn (HS6 060291)
- Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 (HS6 060299)
- Flowers, cut: flowers, buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh (HS6 060310)
- Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh (HS6 060311)
- Flowers, cut: carnations, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh (HS6 060312)
- Flowers, cut: orchids, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh (HS6 060313)
- Flowers, cut: chrysanthemums, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh (HS6 060314)
- Flowers, cut: lilies (Lilium spp.), flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh (HS6 060315)
- Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums (HS6 060319)
- Flowers: n.e.s. in heading no. 0603 (HS6 060390)
- Mosses and lichens: of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared (HS6 060410)
- Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens: suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh (HS6 060420)
- Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens: suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared (HS6 060490)
- Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses: being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh (HS6 060491)
- Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses: kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated, otherwise prepared, excluding fresh (HS6 060499)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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