Import/export HS code 12092980: Various plant seeds

Seeds of various plants not listed elsewhere, used for sowing and cultivation

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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 £
Denmark 12,720,431
Netherlands 5,847,381
Italy 4,660,374
Germany 2,266,829
France 2,127,009

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 £
Denmark 5,397,532 7,322,899 +1,925,367
Netherlands 2,593,996 3,253,385 +659,389
Italy 2,872,167 1,788,207 -1,083,960
Germany 1,490,723 776,106 -714,617
France 975,813 1,151,196 +175,383
New Zealand 964,788 934,231 -30,557
Sweden 975,738 75,018 -900,720
Ireland 323,752 416,427 +92,675
United States 526,648 148,515 -378,133
Poland 236,079 243,691 +7,612

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 £
Denmark 13,283,639
New Zealand 3,447,660
Germany 2,650,899
Netherlands 2,553,993
Canada 1,847,323

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 £
Denmark 6,315,509 6,968,130 +652,621
New Zealand 1,928,372 1,519,288 -409,084
Germany 798,401 1,852,498 +1,054,097
Netherlands 1,193,794 1,360,199 +166,405
Canada 1,232,926 614,397 -618,529
Poland 1,003,946 810,215 -193,731
Hungary 1,047,060 600,410 -446,650
France 746,730 598,135 -148,595
Italy 579,169 694,069 +114,900
United States 625,005 359,525 -265,480

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 5
Suffolk 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Lincolnshire 3

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 4 +1
Suffolk 4 2 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 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) 16,728,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,559,659
Other 619,977
Air transport 49,559

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) 8,305,270 8,422,886 +117,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,867,267 7,692,392 -174,875
Other 247,235 372,742 +125,507
Air transport 23,165 26,394 +3,229

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,889,614
Dover 5,516,416
Felixstowe 4,435,873
London 1,515,201
Southampton 727,364

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,185,241 8,704,373 +519,132
Dover 2,825,479 2,690,937 -134,542
Felixstowe 2,485,707 1,950,166 -535,541
London 939,728 575,473 -364,255
Southampton 182,495 544,869 +362,374
Harwich 352,820 300,707 -52,113
000 247,235 372,742 +125,507
Killingholme 110,271 409,916 +299,645
Purfleet 84,365 371,062 +286,697
Eurotunnel 242,505 210,362 -32,143

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 14
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
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 14
2025-11 9
2025-10 5
2025-09 6
2025-08 14

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 13
54m+ 13
15m-54m 7
0-1m 4
Other 1

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 £
Australia 1,300,890
France 514,524
Ireland 309,844
Netherlands 292,610
United States 55,135

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 £
Australia 1,300,890 0 -1,300,890
France 211,649 302,875 +91,226
Ireland 126,161 183,683 +57,522
Netherlands 157,711 134,899 -22,812
United States 2,409 52,726 +50,317
Belgium 22,816 17,760 -5,056
Denmark 27,906 10,308 -17,598
Luxembourg 0 31,768 +31,768
Eritrea 28,955 0 -28,955
Iceland 20,940 0 -20,940

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 25,755
Ireland 4,170

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 9,673 16,082 +6,409
Ireland 2,450 1,720 -730

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,297,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,131,676
Air transport 253,139
Other 30,205

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,297,940 0 -1,297,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 517,807 613,869 +96,062
Air transport 126,273 126,866 +593
Other 12,184 18,021 +5,837

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,284,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 748,285
Holyhead 153,357
East Midlands Airport 142,500
Felixstowe 108,171

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 Gateway Port 1,284,040 0 -1,284,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 398,528 349,757 -48,771
Holyhead 60,935 92,422 +31,487
East Midlands Airport 68,906 73,594 +4,688
Felixstowe 0 108,171 +108,171
Liverpool Docks 33,032 51,629 +18,597
London Heathrow Airport 33,942 45,625 +11,683
000 12,184 18,021 +5,837
London Stansted Airport 20,225 0 -20,225
Immingham Docks 14,840 0 -14,840

Quick facts

HS code: 12092980

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

Description: Seeds of various plants not listed elsewhere, used for sowing and cultivation