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 2,416,844
Germany 2,219,948
India 860,616
France 570,828
Netherlands 461,679

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 1,346,759 1,070,085 -276,674
Germany 1,148,090 1,071,858 -76,232
India 412,292 448,324 +36,032
France 415,230 155,598 -259,632
Netherlands 215,202 246,477 +31,275
Poland 107,309 166,300 +58,991
Czechia 0 29,157 +29,157
Ireland 1,966 24,540 +22,574
United States 0 21,893 +21,893
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 3,322,589
Germany 1,436,157
India 861,535
Czechia 382,307
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 1,711,677 1,610,912 -100,765
Germany 959,242 476,915 -482,327
India 412,292 449,243 +36,951
Czechia 135,920 246,387 +110,467
Poland 142,642 181,267 +38,625
France 96,911 52,268 -44,643
Netherlands 54,856 29,518 -25,338
Hungary 49,905 13,451 -36,454
New Zealand 23,229 36,004 +12,775
Ukraine 37,503 12,405 -25,098

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
Outer London - West and North West 7
Inner London - 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
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Suffolk 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -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) 3,520,773
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,341,649
Air transport 48,713
Other 24,052
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) 1,917,263 1,603,510 -313,753
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,736,932 1,604,717 -132,215
Air transport 27,261 21,452 -5,809
Other 1,993 22,059 +20,066
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 1,642,373
Felixstowe 1,365,439
Southampton 1,354,013
Liverpool Docks 986,504
Dover 621,285

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 888,185 754,188 -133,997
Felixstowe 629,963 735,476 +105,513
Southampton 475,887 878,126 +402,239
Liverpool Docks 698,251 288,253 -409,998
Dover 319,123 302,162 -16,961
London Gateway Port 214,345 37,838 -176,507
Eurotunnel 179,305 43,885 -135,420
London 75,945 37,601 -38,344
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 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of food products 13
Food and beverage service activities 4
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 17
2025-09 12
2025-08 13
2025-07 19

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 28
54m+ 14
15m-54m 12
0-1m 11
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 628,715
France 547,465
Costa Rica 237,405
Ireland 87,835
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 380,196 248,519 -131,677
France 360,331 187,134 -173,197
Costa Rica 144,129 93,276 -50,853
Ireland 57,738 30,097 -27,641
Netherlands 23,661 6,612 -17,049
Belgium 3,995 12,580 +8,585
Australia 7,145 3,284 -3,861
Germany 6,409 2,981 -3,428
United States 5,695 0 -5,695
Kuwait 0 5,631 +5,631

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 £
XU 950

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 £
XU 443 507 +64

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) 1,124,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 450,636
Air transport 9,320
Other 950

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) 635,531 488,664 -146,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 348,445 102,191 -246,254
Air transport 9,320 0 -9,320
Other 443 507 +64

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 769,848
Harwich 455,149
London Gateway Port 206,182
Holyhead 59,136
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 551,961 217,887 -334,074
Harwich 220,050 235,099 +15,049
London Gateway Port 148,759 57,423 -91,336
Holyhead 40,251 18,885 -21,366
Felixstowe 1,825 44,768 +42,943
Liverpool Docks 6,468 7,681 +1,213
Heysham 8,910 3,024 -5,886
London Heathrow Airport 9,320 0 -9,320
London 0 6,088 +6,088
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