Import/export HS code 12092945: Timothy grass and other seeds

Seeds of timothy grass, vetch, and other grasses like cocksfoot and bent grass, used for forage and lawns

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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 £
Germany 2,311,740
Denmark 1,923,093
Netherlands 1,714,297
Italy 1,617,531
France 1,182,772

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 £
Germany 1,341,159 970,581 -370,578
Denmark 969,146 953,947 -15,199
Netherlands 951,970 762,327 -189,643
Italy 1,161,853 455,678 -706,175
France 616,064 566,708 -49,356
Spain 493,111 478,188 -14,923
Canada 287,692 501,201 +213,509
United States 241,085 277,853 +36,768
New Zealand 58,620 143,557 +84,937
Poland 107,870 66,840 -41,030

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 £
Spain 2,323,785
Canada 2,113,738
Denmark 1,801,121
United States 1,179,437
Italy 970,118

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 £
Spain 1,173,779 1,150,006 -23,773
Canada 1,100,957 1,012,781 -88,176
Denmark 1,072,178 728,943 -343,235
United States 630,457 548,980 -81,477
Italy 753,084 217,034 -536,050
New Zealand 289,976 575,682 +285,706
France 360,646 226,733 -133,913
Hungary 226,416 184,770 -41,646
Poland 204,612 149,635 -54,977
Czechia 248,706 14,890 -233,816

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Lincolnshire 3
Suffolk 3
East Central Scotland 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Suffolk 3 2 -1
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0

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) 6,238,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,745,907
Other 62,229
Air transport 14,555

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) 3,562,554 2,675,493 -887,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,037,657 2,708,250 -329,407
Other 25,031 37,198 +12,167
Air transport 14,555 0 -14,555

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,166,543
Immingham Docks 2,683,958
Felixstowe 2,026,812
London 1,403,953
Grangemouth Docks 507,672

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 1,962,456 1,204,087 -758,369
Immingham Docks 1,535,029 1,148,929 -386,100
Felixstowe 934,513 1,092,299 +157,786
London 767,806 636,147 -131,659
Grangemouth Docks 343,349 164,323 -179,026
Hull 219,472 144,186 -75,286
London Gateway Port 163,923 138,474 -25,449
Thamesport 187,180 85,166 -102,014
Eurotunnel 98,056 156,785 +58,729
Southampton 0 194,372 +194,372

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 13
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 3
2025-09 9
2025-08 9
2025-07 12

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 10
15m-54m 8
54m+ 5
0-1m 3
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 78,382
Sweden 69,458
Netherlands 34,153
Germany 33,500
Denmark 31,599

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 51,480 26,902 -24,578
Sweden 15,281 54,177 +38,896
Netherlands 6,220 27,933 +21,713
Germany 0 33,500 +33,500
Denmark 17,293 14,306 -2,987
Spain 6,872 13,832 +6,960
Norway 0 17,690 +17,690
Belgium 0 1,409 +1,409
Iceland 0 885 +885

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 £
Germany 16,533
XI 845

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 £
Germany 7,624 8,909 +1,285
XI 624 221 -403

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) 149,319
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 110,889
Other 17,420
Air transport 10,152

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) 56,324 92,995 +36,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,831 87,058 +63,227
Other 8,248 9,172 +924
Air transport 8,743 1,409 -7,334

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 120,004
Liverpool Docks 60,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,424
Harwich 35,933
000 17,420

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 £
Immingham Docks 23,831 96,173 +72,342
Liverpool Docks 43,232 17,730 -25,502
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,092 29,332 +16,240
Harwich 0 35,933 +35,933
000 8,248 9,172 +924
East Midlands Airport 8,743 1,409 -7,334
Middlesbrough 0 885 +885

Quick facts

HS code: 12092945

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

Description: Seeds of timothy grass, vetch, and other grasses like cocksfoot and bent grass, used for forage and lawns