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 12,519,526
Netherlands 5,193,493
Italy 4,760,751
Germany 2,425,726
France 2,084,478

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 5,069,550 7,449,976 +2,380,426
Netherlands 2,302,485 2,891,008 +588,523
Italy 2,872,523 1,888,228 -984,295
Germany 1,521,586 904,140 -617,446
France 1,048,927 1,035,551 -13,376
New Zealand 988,948 883,163 -105,785
Sweden 1,099,513 75,018 -1,024,495
Ireland 323,856 409,072 +85,216
United States 331,934 343,649 +11,715
Poland 274,920 139,983 -134,937

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 13,260,224
New Zealand 3,399,719
Netherlands 2,450,610
Germany 2,064,610
Canada 1,876,587

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 6,082,007 7,178,217 +1,096,210
New Zealand 1,874,402 1,525,317 -349,085
Netherlands 1,112,734 1,337,876 +225,142
Germany 784,454 1,280,156 +495,702
Canada 1,205,764 670,823 -534,941
Poland 1,037,129 711,421 -325,708
Hungary 1,033,464 702,956 -330,508
Italy 646,551 660,025 +13,474
France 715,946 580,739 -135,207
United States 484,966 555,373 +70,407

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
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,686,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,930,176
Other 619,755
Air transport 51,844

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) 8,100,644 8,586,201 +485,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,547,866 7,382,310 -165,556
Other 247,339 372,416 +125,077
Air transport 25,450 26,394 +944

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,751,153
Dover 5,774,186
Felixstowe 3,990,397
London 1,549,102
Southampton 637,176

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 7,927,087 8,824,066 +896,979
Dover 3,116,614 2,657,572 -459,042
Felixstowe 2,153,021 1,837,376 -315,645
London 867,530 681,572 -185,958
Southampton 143,375 493,801 +350,426
000 247,339 372,416 +125,077
Harwich 340,414 183,725 -156,689
Eurotunnel 192,167 260,700 +68,533
Killingholme 101,267 315,212 +213,945
Purfleet 84,365 326,807 +242,442

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 12
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
2025-11 9
2025-10 5
2025-09 6
2025-08 14
2025-07 17

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+ 13
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 5
0-1m 4
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 £
Australia 1,396,200
France 527,412
Netherlands 354,760
Ireland 319,880
United States 53,764

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 1,387,630 8,570 -1,379,060
France 225,640 301,772 +76,132
Netherlands 171,745 183,015 +11,270
Ireland 103,814 216,066 +112,252
United States 2,409 51,355 +48,946
Denmark 34,351 13,676 -20,675
Luxembourg 14,414 31,768 +17,354
Belgium 15,582 24,994 +9,412
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 25,791
Ireland 4,170
XU 280

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 9,709 16,082 +6,373
Ireland 2,450 1,720 -730
XU 61 219 +158

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) 1,393,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,221,128
Air transport 276,652
Other 30,241

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) 1,393,250 0 -1,393,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 527,863 693,265 +165,402
Air transport 133,090 143,562 +10,472
Other 12,220 18,021 +5,801

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,379,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 830,430
East Midlands Airport 165,796
Holyhead 153,357
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 1,379,350 0 -1,379,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 433,660 396,770 -36,890
East Midlands Airport 77,335 88,461 +11,126
Holyhead 28,552 124,805 +96,253
Felixstowe 0 108,171 +108,171
Liverpool Docks 33,032 51,629 +18,597
London Heathrow Airport 33,942 44,254 +10,312
000 12,220 18,021 +5,801
London Stansted Airport 21,813 0 -21,813
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