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 19,877,848
United States 2,123,382
Lebanon 1,158,387
Netherlands 610,522
Brazil 521,893

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 10,036,383 9,841,465 -194,918
United States 995,372 1,128,010 +132,638
Lebanon 628,500 529,887 -98,613
Netherlands 420,701 189,821 -230,880
Brazil 330,917 190,976 -139,941
Lithuania 251,536 197,858 -53,678
France 325,425 86,636 -238,789
India 127,224 189,039 +61,815
Hungary 9,957 295,106 +285,149
Italy 255,597 28,522 -227,075

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 19,829,866
United States 2,756,771
Lebanon 1,095,539
Lithuania 480,538
Brazil 439,621

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 10,014,338 9,815,528 -198,810
United States 1,551,111 1,205,660 -345,451
Lebanon 565,652 529,887 -35,765
Lithuania 292,513 188,025 -104,488
Brazil 273,742 165,879 -107,863
China 354,234 42,977 -311,257
India 134,643 206,950 +72,307
Hungary 9,957 295,106 +285,149
Argentina 60,424 186,383 +125,959
Canada 99,507 121,585 +22,078

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 11
Inner London - East 9
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 8
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 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 3 4 +1
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) 15,545,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,832,151
Road transport 236,878
Air transport 62,081
Other 58,095

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) 6,297,054 9,248,172 +2,951,118
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,759,831 4,072,320 -3,687,511
Road transport 236,878 0 -236,878
Air transport 40,343 21,738 -18,605
Other 32,113 25,982 -6,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,908,581
Liverpool Docks 6,014,135
London Gateway Port 5,936,919
Felixstowe 3,304,289
Southampton 1,052,767

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 6,706,732 3,201,849 -3,504,883
Liverpool Docks 1,363,463 4,650,672 +3,287,209
London Gateway Port 3,291,708 2,645,211 -646,497
Felixstowe 1,584,594 1,719,695 +135,101
Southampton 399,936 652,831 +252,895
Eurotunnel 220,633 160,830 -59,803
London 124,143 207,630 +83,487
ZLC 236,878 0 -236,878
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,021 61,689 -80,332
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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of food products 14
Food and beverage service activities 6
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
2025-11 13
2025-10 19
2025-09 13
2025-08 16
2025-07 24

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 37
0-1m 29
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 1,796,295
Spain 1,375,281
Italy 674,884
France 566,158
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 881,332 914,963 +33,631
Spain 686,525 688,756 +2,231
Italy 309,420 365,464 +56,044
France 276,872 289,286 +12,414
United Arab Emirates 180,812 35,786 -145,026
Netherlands 39,348 115,277 +75,929
Romania 73,980 53,072 -20,908
Belgium 29,871 97,154 +67,283
United States 32,942 6,590 -26,352
Malta 13,380 15,466 +2,086

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 4,206,768
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 2,058,042 2,148,726 +90,684
Greece 5,961 5,951 -10

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,218,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 679,986
Air transport 212,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,040

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 2,064,003 2,154,677 +90,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 272,819 407,167 +134,348
Air transport 203,006 9,882 -193,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,349 62,691 +18,342

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,218,680
Dover / Eurotunnel 317,578
London Heathrow Airport 200,524
Holyhead 180,023
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 2,064,003 2,154,677 +90,674
Dover / Eurotunnel 136,938 180,640 +43,702
London Heathrow Airport 190,642 9,882 -180,760
Holyhead 87,956 92,067 +4,111
Felixstowe 1,288 94,168 +92,880
Liverpool Docks 29,493 31,233 +1,740
London Gateway Port 16,262 41,363 +25,101
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