Import/export HS code 120750: Mustard seeds

Seeds from the mustard plant, used in cooking and condiments

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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 £
Canada 2,349,970
Germany 2,156,866
India 911,156
France 563,533
Netherlands 484,490

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 £
Canada 1,364,586 985,384 -379,202
Germany 1,085,362 1,071,504 -13,858
India 411,806 499,350 +87,544
France 412,426 151,107 -261,319
Netherlands 243,922 240,568 -3,354
Poland 107,309 166,300 +58,991
United States 8,991 39,034 +30,043
Czechia 0 29,157 +29,157
Ireland 2,686 23,800 +21,114
Ukraine 13,002 7,150 -5,852

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 £
Canada 3,293,365
Germany 1,293,802
India 912,075
Czechia 432,993
Poland 323,909

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 £
Canada 1,718,530 1,574,835 -143,695
Germany 896,514 397,288 -499,226
India 411,806 500,269 +88,463
Czechia 154,423 278,570 +124,147
Poland 142,642 181,267 +38,625
France 96,911 52,268 -44,643
Netherlands 54,856 29,518 -25,338
United States 26,160 41,520 +15,360
Hungary 51,506 13,242 -38,264
New Zealand 25,893 33,340 +7,447

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Outer London - East and North East 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 8 +4
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 2 -2
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Suffolk 2 2 +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) 3,559,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,264,816
Air transport 48,713
Other 24,032
Road transport 13,552

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) 1,935,892 1,623,946 -311,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,700,120 1,564,696 -135,424
Air transport 34,964 13,749 -21,215
Other 2,713 21,319 +18,606
Road transport 13,552 0 -13,552

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 1,645,053
Southampton 1,403,846
Felixstowe 1,311,640
Liverpool Docks 958,846
Dover 617,714

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 £
Harwich 920,486 724,567 -195,919
Southampton 586,533 817,313 +230,780
Felixstowe 532,189 779,451 +247,262
Liverpool Docks 668,695 290,151 -378,544
Dover 315,552 302,162 -13,390
London Gateway Port 183,349 38,038 -145,311
Eurotunnel 180,072 34,333 -145,739
London 75,945 66,868 -9,077
Thamesport 67,605 11,670 -55,935
Purfleet 31,754 32,270 +516

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 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of food products 12
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 10
2025-10 17
2025-09 12
2025-08 13

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 27
15m-54m 14
54m+ 13
0-1m 12
Other 4

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 £
Poland 557,988
France 527,174
Costa Rica 213,628
Ireland 89,379
Netherlands 30,273

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 £
Poland 285,389 272,599 -12,790
France 350,868 176,306 -174,562
Costa Rica 141,442 72,186 -69,256
Ireland 57,613 31,766 -25,847
Netherlands 24,553 5,720 -18,833
Belgium 8,695 7,880 -815
Italy 0 13,509 +13,509
Australia 7,145 3,284 -3,861
Germany 6,409 2,981 -3,428
United States 5,695 0 -5,695

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) 1,146,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 329,059
Air transport 9,320
Other 965

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) 634,485 512,436 -122,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 247,958 81,101 -166,857
Air transport 9,320 0 -9,320
Other 486 479 -7

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 753,456
Harwich 357,349
London Gateway Port 182,405
Holyhead 59,599
Felixstowe 46,593

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 551,083 202,373 -348,710
Harwich 122,250 235,099 +112,849
London Gateway Port 146,072 36,333 -109,739
Holyhead 37,382 22,217 -15,165
Felixstowe 1,825 44,768 +42,943
London 0 43,677 +43,677
Liverpool Docks 7,684 7,531 -153
Heysham 10,395 1,539 -8,856
London Heathrow Airport 9,320 0 -9,320
Southampton 2,400 0 -2,400

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 120750

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

Description: Seeds from the mustard plant, used in cooking and condiments