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Flowers; cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared

0603 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2021
World Trade: $10.5B, Rnk 344 / 1217

2021
Top Exporter | Top Importer: $5.17B | $2.14B, Netherlands | United States

2021
Product Complexity: -1.56, Rnk 953 / 1024

2020 - 2021
Export Growth (CAGR): 24.1%, Rnk 488 / 1217

2018
Mean Tariff: 25.3%, Rnk 39 / 1259

2021
Share of World Trade: 0.05%, Rnk 344 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Cut Flowers. In 2021, Cut Flowers were the world's 344th most traded product, with a total trade of $10.5B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Cut Flowers grew by 24.1%, from $8.47B to $10.5B. Trade in Cut Flowers represent 0.05% of total world trade.

Cut Flowers are a part of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage. They include Fresh cut flowers and flower buds for bouquets and Dried flowers.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Cut Flowers  were Netherlands ($5.17B), Colombia ($1.73B), Ecuador ($937M), Kenya ($766M), and Ethiopia ($235M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Cut Flowers were United States ($2.14B), Germany ($1.63B), United Kingdom ($1.01B), Netherlands ($1B), and France ($608M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Cut Flowers was 25.3%, making it the 39th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Cut Flowers ranks 953rd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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Latest Data

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For a full breakdown of trade patterns, visit the trend explorer or the product in country profile.

* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): Netherlands, $5.17B

Top Destination (2021): United States, $2.14B

Cut Flowers are the world's 344th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Cut Flowers were Netherlands ($5.17B), Colombia ($1.73B), Ecuador ($937M), Kenya ($766M), and Ethiopia ($235M).

In 2021, the top importers of Cut Flowers were United States ($2.14B), Germany ($1.63B), United Kingdom ($1.01B), Netherlands ($1B), and France ($608M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): Netherlands, $1.16B

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): United States, $451M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Cut Flowers grew the fastest in Netherlands ($1.16B), Colombia ($306M), Kenya ($172M), Ecuador ($102M), and Italy ($52.5M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Cut Flowers were United States ($451M), Germany ($374M), Netherlands ($175M), United Kingdom ($172M), and France ($155M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Cut Flowers.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.87. This means that most of the exports of Cut Flowers are explained by 7 countries.

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Net Trade

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): Netherlands, $4.17B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): United States, $2.11B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Cut Flowers. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Cut Flowers during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Cut Flowers were Netherlands ($4.17B), Colombia ($1.72B), Ecuador ($935M), Kenya ($766M), and Ethiopia ($234M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cut Flowers were United States ($2.11B), Germany ($1.57B), United Kingdom ($975M), France ($577M), and Russia ($526M).

Disaggregation

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Value

In 2021, the world most traded Cut Flowers, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Fresh cut flowers and flower buds... ($9.9B) and Dried flowers ($609M)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Cut Flowers.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Cut Flowers in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

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This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Cut Flowers.

Country by Relatedness

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Cut Flowers to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

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