Import/export HS code 120890: Various oil seed flours and meals

Flours and meals made from oil seeds or fruits not listed elsewhere, such as sunflower or sesame

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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 £
Greece 20,242,292
United States 2,160,882
Lebanon 1,143,083
Brazil 640,433
Netherlands 572,854

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 £
Greece 9,922,187 10,320,105 +397,918
United States 1,164,357 996,525 -167,832
Lebanon 623,405 519,678 -103,727
Brazil 322,867 317,566 -5,301
Netherlands 377,757 195,097 -182,660
Lithuania 267,248 183,887 -83,361
Nigeria 34,218 331,403 +297,185
France 246,277 86,636 -159,641
Hungary 8,518 296,321 +287,803
India 113,821 186,167 +72,346

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 £
Greece 20,246,314
United States 2,637,021
Lebanon 1,080,235
Brazil 558,161
Lithuania 482,279

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 £
Greece 9,953,646 10,292,668 +339,022
United States 1,561,800 1,075,221 -486,579
Lebanon 560,557 519,678 -40,879
Brazil 265,692 292,469 +26,777
Lithuania 308,225 174,054 -134,171
China 344,457 42,670 -301,787
Nigeria 34,218 309,289 +275,071
India 121,240 207,691 +86,451
Hungary 8,518 296,321 +287,803
Argentina 60,424 186,383 +125,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 9
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
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 4 +0
West Central Scotland 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 3 2 -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) 16,424,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,514,800
Road transport 157,730
Other 56,662
Air transport 54,927

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) 6,515,255 9,909,265 +3,394,010
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,383,811 4,130,989 -3,252,822
Road transport 157,730 0 -157,730
Other 29,067 27,595 -1,472
Air transport 35,754 19,173 -16,581

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,503,369
Liverpool Docks 6,787,533
London Gateway Port 5,967,518
Felixstowe 3,231,799
Southampton 1,059,764

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 £
Dover 6,281,083 3,222,286 -3,058,797
Liverpool Docks 1,529,143 5,258,390 +3,729,247
London Gateway Port 3,465,105 2,502,413 -962,692
Felixstowe 1,480,399 1,751,400 +271,001
Southampton 445,828 613,936 +168,108
London 126,580 444,249 +317,669
Eurotunnel 212,141 164,760 -47,381
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,021 62,735 -79,286
ZLC 157,730 0 -157,730
Harwich 110,668 10,042 -100,626

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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of food products 14
Food and beverage service activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 13
2025-10 19
2025-09 13
2025-08 16

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 38
0-1m 32
54m+ 14
15m-54m 6
Other 2

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 1,757,524
Spain 1,391,343
Italy 696,869
France 566,384
United Arab Emirates 216,598

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 850,523 907,001 +56,478
Spain 697,900 693,443 -4,457
Italy 315,330 381,539 +66,209
France 280,076 286,308 +6,232
United Arab Emirates 198,810 17,788 -181,022
Netherlands 26,892 125,087 +98,195
Belgium 29,871 98,616 +68,745
Romania 67,428 53,072 -14,356
Greece 0 61,530 +61,530
United States 31,655 6,590 -25,065

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 4,225,687
Greece 11,912

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 2,058,222 2,167,465 +109,243
Greece 7,448 4,464 -2,984

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,237,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 715,952
Air transport 211,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,451

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 £
Other 2,065,670 2,171,929 +106,259
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 243,413 472,539 +229,126
Air transport 201,719 9,882 -191,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,240 34,211 -37,029

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,237,599
Dover / Eurotunnel 371,499
London Heathrow Airport 200,524
Holyhead 170,845
Felixstowe 95,456

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 £
000 2,065,670 2,171,929 +106,259
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,361 249,138 +126,777
London Heathrow Airport 190,642 9,882 -180,760
Holyhead 74,862 95,983 +21,121
Felixstowe 9,176 86,280 +77,104
London Gateway Port 34,260 23,365 -10,895
Liverpool Docks 27,758 24,191 -3,567
Southampton 23,019 8,221 -14,798
Heysham 8,185 14,710 +6,525
Immingham Docks 5,532 4,862 -670

Quick facts

HS code: 120890

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

Description: Flours and meals made from oil seeds or fruits not listed elsewhere, such as sunflower or sesame