Import/export HS code 12060099: Various sunflower seeds

Other types of sunflower seeds not specified elsewhere, including whole or broken

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Bulgaria 56,264,162
France 6,418,542
Turkey 5,426,237
China 2,853,125
Argentina 665,055

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 £
Bulgaria 28,211,490 28,052,672 -158,818
France 3,123,377 3,295,165 +171,788
Turkey 3,036,399 2,389,838 -646,561
China 1,407,474 1,445,651 +38,177
Argentina 128,978 536,077 +407,099
Netherlands 486,125 153,572 -332,553
Poland 370,748 134,707 -236,041
Romania 360,671 13,873 -346,798
Egypt 82,552 177,443 +94,891
Belgium 133,679 47,164 -86,515

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 £
Bulgaria 56,572,888
France 6,308,553
Turkey 5,229,325
China 2,921,812
Argentina 850,731

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 £
Bulgaria 28,460,048 28,112,840 -347,208
France 3,191,301 3,117,252 -74,049
Turkey 2,912,495 2,316,830 -595,665
China 1,502,283 1,419,529 -82,754
Argentina 128,978 721,753 +592,775
Poland 483,353 167,458 -315,895
Netherlands 181,082 141,787 -39,295
Egypt 114,301 177,443 +63,142
Ukraine 162,318 84,049 -78,269
Romania 189,284 28,256 -161,028

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 15
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - East 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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
Outer London - West and North West 9 11 +2
Outer London - East and North East 7 10 +3
Inner London - East 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Essex 3 4 +1
Lincolnshire 2 3 +1

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) 67,674,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,629,507
Air transport 150,467
Road transport 91,731
Other 31,820

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) 34,076,060 33,598,492 -477,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,542,520 3,086,987 -455,533
Air transport 103,259 47,208 -56,051
Road transport 57,582 34,149 -23,433
Other 18,928 12,892 -6,036

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 63,508,012
Glasson Dock 2,190,655
Eurotunnel 1,436,108
Immingham Docks 1,313,704
London Gateway Port 1,280,498

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 £
Felixstowe 32,270,401 31,237,611 -1,032,790
Glasson Dock 1,038,163 1,152,492 +114,329
Eurotunnel 747,574 688,534 -59,040
Immingham Docks 604,229 709,475 +105,246
London Gateway Port 780,196 500,302 -279,894
Dover 666,837 607,103 -59,734
Liverpool Docks 112,129 645,025 +532,896
Portsmouth 308,265 442,009 +133,744
Southampton 233,519 389,931 +156,412
Killingholme 343,983 68,749 -275,234

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 77
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of food products 16
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 33
2025-10 26
2025-09 30
2025-08 26
2025-07 25

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
1m-15m 43
54m+ 26
0-1m 18
15m-54m 16
Other 7

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 £
Ireland 478,299
Australia 262,742
Netherlands 184,921
France 82,507
Germany 25,013

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 £
Ireland 168,060 310,239 +142,179
Australia 82,096 180,646 +98,550
Netherlands 86,337 98,584 +12,247
France 57,002 25,505 -31,497
Germany 10,233 14,780 +4,547
Iceland 0 23,152 +23,152
Jordan 6,325 13,635 +7,310
Italy 6,218 7,647 +1,429
Denmark 9,175 0 -9,175
Czechia 5,880 0 -5,880

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 £
Bulgaria 34,255
France 13,757
XI 10,882
XU 176
Ireland 74

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 £
Bulgaria 18,948 15,307 -3,641
France 7,659 6,098 -1,561
XI 5,929 4,953 -976
XU 125 51 -74
Ireland 0 74 +74

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 589,087
Air transport 265,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,844
Other 59,144

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 274,234 314,853 +40,619
Air transport 84,483 180,646 +96,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,839 155,005 +106,166
Other 32,661 26,483 -6,178

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 205,126
London Heathrow Airport 203,516
Liverpool Docks 201,341
Dover / Eurotunnel 160,750
Immingham Docks 133,721

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 £
Holyhead 52,578 152,548 +99,970
London Heathrow Airport 82,096 121,420 +39,324
Liverpool Docks 81,860 119,481 +37,621
Dover / Eurotunnel 118,023 42,727 -75,296
Immingham Docks 45,628 88,093 +42,465
London Gatwick Airport 0 59,226 +59,226
000 32,661 26,483 -6,178
Felixstowe 0 41,129 +41,129
Harwich 13,090 11,818 -1,272
Heysham 961 11,727 +10,766

Quick facts

HS code: 12060099

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

Description: Other types of sunflower seeds not specified elsewhere, including whole or broken