Import/export HS code 1205: Rape or colza seeds, whole or broken

Seeds from rape or colza plants, used for oil production or animal feed. Includes both whole and broken seeds

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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 £
Ukraine 193,183,963
Netherlands 106,200,855
France 105,943,626
Romania 105,264,532
Uruguay 45,605,247

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 £
Ukraine 108,295,297 84,888,666 -23,406,631
Netherlands 41,580,602 64,620,253 +23,039,651
France 38,083,809 67,859,817 +29,776,008
Romania 24,425,094 80,839,438 +56,414,344
Uruguay 17,320,982 28,284,265 +10,963,283
Ireland 20,745,926 23,360,716 +2,614,790
Latvia 32,668,211 7,667,452 -25,000,759
Lithuania 22,202,824 14,341,182 -7,861,642
United States 0 16,112,998 +16,112,998
Belgium 7,140,533 0 -7,140,533

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 £
Ukraine 240,700,501
France 104,912,376
Romania 91,294,540
Australia 65,554,811
Lithuania 49,960,164

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 £
Ukraine 148,613,849 92,086,652 -56,527,197
France 34,706,438 70,205,938 +35,499,500
Romania 16,871,548 74,422,992 +57,551,444
Australia 15,033,475 50,521,336 +35,487,861
Lithuania 25,641,335 24,318,829 -1,322,506
Uruguay 17,320,982 28,284,265 +10,963,283
Ireland 17,834,611 22,187,886 +4,353,275
Latvia 31,394,446 1,277,819 -30,116,627
United States 0 16,112,998 +16,112,998
Moldova 1,516,119 7,486,065 +5,969,946

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Lincolnshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 422,983,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 292,932,685
Other 903,655
Air transport 66,974

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,321,038 246,662,149 +70,341,111
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,282,067 153,650,618 +14,368,551
Other 800,444 103,211 -697,233
Air transport 50,568 16,406 -34,162

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 355,651,296
Liverpool Docks 250,864,648
Medway 86,229,873
Dover 9,350,242
Eurotunnel 3,928,863

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 £
London 171,790,514 183,860,782 +12,070,268
Liverpool Docks 97,320,943 153,543,705 +56,222,762
Medway 33,297,694 52,932,179 +19,634,485
Dover 4,869,920 4,480,322 -389,598
Eurotunnel 2,664,633 1,264,230 -1,400,403
Felixstowe 1,098,325 1,628,400 +530,075
Hull 2,233,486 290,615 -1,942,871
Purfleet 3,418 1,090,633 +1,087,215
Immingham Docks 392,231 527,856 +135,625
000 800,444 103,211 -697,233

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 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Manufacture of food products 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-08 3
2025-07 7
2025-06 1
2025-05 7
2025-04 3

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
54m+ 6
1m-15m 3
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 15,715,672
Germany 10,807,511
Belgium 9,091,027
Sweden 5,163,226
France 1,126,939

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 £
Netherlands 7,155,625 8,560,047 +1,404,422
Germany 4,478,862 6,328,649 +1,849,787
Belgium 1,191,320 7,899,707 +6,708,387
Sweden 2,193,060 2,970,166 +777,106
France 795,407 331,532 -463,875
Hungary 23,888 90,654 +66,766
Poland 63,884 0 -63,884
Ireland 2,584 59,741 +57,157
Cyprus 22,275 0 -22,275
Denmark 1,462 1,891 +429

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 49,071

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 0 49,071 +49,071

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) 39,258,872
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,862,811
Other 49,071

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) 14,773,516 24,485,356 +9,711,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,154,851 1,707,960 +553,109
Other 0 49,071 +49,071

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ipswich Dock 12,017,481
Immingham Docks 10,076,266
London 8,078,461
Blyth Harbour 4,003,043
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,631,058

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 £
Ipswich Dock 3,555,034 8,462,447 +4,907,413
Immingham Docks 6,833,797 3,242,469 -3,591,328
London 1,625,417 6,453,044 +4,827,627
Blyth Harbour 2,136,635 1,866,408 -270,227
Dover / Eurotunnel 935,659 1,695,399 +759,740
Middlesbrough 0 1,604,833 +1,604,833
Grangemouth Docks 0 1,469,828 +1,469,828
Montrose 0 1,388,218 +1,388,218
Southampton 600,358 0 -600,358
Eurotunnel 216,608 0 -216,608

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 1205

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Seeds from rape or colza plants, used for oil production or animal feed. Includes both whole and broken seeds