Cut Flowers0603 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)
2019 World Trade: $8.94B, Rnk 346 / 1217
2019 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $4.08B | $1.87B, Netherlands | United States
2019 Product Complexity: -1.56, Rnk 899 / 961
2018 - 2019 Export Growth (CAGR): 0.18%, Rnk 380 / 1217
2018 Mean Tariff: 25.3%, Rnk 39 / 1259
2019 Share of World Trade: 0.049%, Rnk 346 / 1217
Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Cut Flowers. In 2019, Cut Flowers were the world's 346th most traded product, with a total trade of $8.94B. Between 2018 and 2019 the exports of Cut Flowers grew by 0.18%, from $8.92B to $8.94B. Trade in Cut Flowers represent 0.049% of total world trade.
Exports In 2019 the top exporters of Cut Flowers were Netherlands ($4.08B), Colombia ($1.47B), Ecuador ($881M), Kenya ($616M), and Ethiopia ($238M).
Imports In 2019 the top importers of Cut Flowers were United States ($1.87B), Germany ($1.23B), Netherlands ($851M), United Kingdom ($842M), and Russia ($563M).
Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Cut Flowers was 25.3%, making it the 39th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
The countries with the highest import tariffs for Cut Flowers are Finland (149%), Norway (123%), Iran (106%), and Syria (73.5%). The countries with the lowest tariffs are Mauritius (0%), Hong Kong (0%), Japan (0%), Singapore (0%), and Switzerland (0%).
Ranking Cut Flowers ranks 899th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Trade By Country
Top Origin (2019): Netherlands, $4.08B
Top Destination (2019): United States, $1.87B
Cut Flowers are the world's 346th most traded product.
In 2019, the top exporters of Cut Flowers were Netherlands ($4.08B), Colombia ($1.47B), Ecuador ($881M), Kenya ($616M), and Ethiopia ($238M).
In 2019, the top importers of Cut Flowers were United States ($1.87B), Germany ($1.23B), Netherlands ($851M), United Kingdom ($842M), and Russia ($563M).
Trade by country
Top Origin Growth (2018 - 2019): Ethiopia, $135M
Top Destination Growth (2018 - 2019): Netherlands, $72.8M
Between 2018 and 2019, the exports of Cut Flowers grew the fastest in Ethiopia ($135M), Ecuador ($28.6M), Colombia ($16.9M), Belarus ($14.6M), and Uganda ($12.1M).
Between 2018 and 2019, the fastest growing importers of Cut Flowers were Netherlands ($72.8M), United States ($45.5M), Saudi Arabia ($23.4M), Belarus ($18.6M), and Belgium ($18.3M).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Cut Flowers.
In 2019, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.05. This means that most of the exports of Cut Flowers are explained by 8 countries.
TOP NET EXPORTER (2019): Netherlands, $3.23B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2019): United States, $1.85B
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 2019.
In 2019, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Cut Flowers were Netherlands ($3.23B), Colombia ($1.47B), Ecuador ($880M), Kenya ($616M), and Ethiopia ($238M).
In 2019, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cut Flowers were United States ($1.85B), Germany ($1.16B), United Kingdom ($801M), Russia ($562M), and France ($487M).
In 2019, the world most traded Cut Flowers, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Cut flowers and flower buds for... ($8.49B) and Cut flowers and flower buds for... ($451M)
In 2018, the average tariff for importing Cut Flowers was 25.3%. The countries with the highest tariffs for importing Cut Flowers were Finland (149%), Norway (123%), Iran (106%), and Syria (73.5%).
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.