Import/export HS code 12079991: Hemp seeds

Seeds from the hemp plant, used for food, oil, or other purposes

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  • 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 £
Netherlands 2,947,802
France 1,318,065
Canada 1,190,412
China 860,853
Colombia 401,960

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 £
Netherlands 1,772,394 1,175,408 -596,986
France 696,758 621,307 -75,451
Canada 229,547 960,865 +731,318
China 107,771 753,082 +645,311
Colombia 336,583 65,377 -271,206
Romania 150,368 117,370 -32,998
Spain 60,020 101,962 +41,942
Lithuania 20,548 135,340 +114,792
Thailand 1,821 139,916 +138,095
Germany 93,214 43,132 -50,082

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 £
Netherlands 2,507,606
France 1,425,754
Canada 1,235,659
China 1,094,100
Colombia 458,097

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 £
Netherlands 1,456,208 1,051,398 -404,810
France 757,343 668,411 -88,932
Canada 229,547 1,006,112 +776,565
China 312,901 781,199 +468,298
Colombia 386,984 71,113 -315,871
Romania 118,225 125,610 +7,385
Estonia 165,957 74,860 -91,097
Lithuania 58,302 135,340 +77,038
Spain 71,828 101,962 +30,134
Thailand 0 141,441 +141,441

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Essex 2
Inner London - East 2
Inner London - West 2

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Norfolk 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,571,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,516,972
Air transport 934,275
Other 8,020

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,589,761 1,981,736 -608,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 584,356 1,932,616 +1,348,260
Air transport 553,747 380,528 -173,219
Other 4,084 3,936 -148

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,109,390
Felixstowe 1,249,438
Southampton 932,728
Dover 858,147
London Heathrow Airport 844,752

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 £
Eurotunnel 907,418 1,201,972 +294,554
Felixstowe 356,591 892,847 +536,256
Southampton 138,298 794,430 +656,132
Dover 430,261 427,886 -2,375
London Heathrow Airport 493,239 351,513 -141,726
Purfleet 565,248 0 -565,248
Harwich 466,797 66,824 -399,973
Belfast Port 64,509 191,882 +127,373
Immingham Docks 133,059 67,657 -65,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,579 95,203 +18,624

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 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 3
2025-10 7
2025-09 2
2025-08 5

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+ 7
0-1m 5
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 4
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 £
Ireland 143,888
Czechia 137,289
Spain 82,528
Netherlands 70,278
Australia 65,612

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 66,274 77,614 +11,340
Czechia 0 137,289 +137,289
Spain 48,147 34,381 -13,766
Netherlands 5,324 64,954 +59,630
Australia 38,079 27,533 -10,546
Morocco 29,583 13,612 -15,971
Belgium 19,123 14,455 -4,668
Uzbekistan 21,257 0 -21,257
Portugal 15,089 4,655 -10,434
France 19,440 0 -19,440

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 208,177
Ireland 7

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 93,859 114,318 +20,459
Ireland 3 4 +1

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 365,397
Other 208,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,332

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 £
Air transport 178,768 186,629 +7,861
Other 93,862 114,322 +20,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,592 89,861 +67,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 9,332 +9,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 209,370
000 208,184
London Stansted Airport 146,574
Immingham Docks 64,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,050

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 56,619 152,751 +96,132
000 93,862 114,322 +20,460
London Stansted Airport 112,696 33,878 -78,818
Immingham Docks 0 64,954 +64,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,123 23,927 +4,804
ZLC 9,453 0 -9,453
Liverpool Docks 0 6,863 +6,863
Holyhead 3,469 0 -3,469
Southampton 0 1,289 +1,289
Felixstowe 0 1,180 +1,180

Quick facts

HS code: 12079991

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

Description: Seeds from the hemp plant, used for food, oil, or other purposes