Import/export HS code 120930: Flower seeds

Seeds of plants grown mainly for their flowers, used in gardening and landscaping

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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 £
Netherlands 10,911,915
Germany 4,444,926
United States 4,433,730
Kenya 2,373,554
China 1,162,833

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 £
Netherlands 5,568,068 5,343,847 -224,221
Germany 2,499,600 1,945,326 -554,274
United States 2,256,210 2,177,520 -78,690
Kenya 1,011,411 1,362,143 +350,732
China 479,682 683,151 +203,469
France 657,125 496,542 -160,583
India 664,719 127,528 -537,191
Poland 479,133 268,034 -211,099
Denmark 254,802 283,515 +28,713
Indonesia 491,526 42,904 -448,622

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 £
Netherlands 7,467,854
United States 5,445,145
Germany 3,251,646
Kenya 2,628,889
China 1,869,887

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 £
Netherlands 3,930,140 3,537,714 -392,426
United States 2,776,492 2,668,653 -107,839
Germany 1,814,153 1,437,493 -376,660
Kenya 1,173,650 1,455,239 +281,589
China 844,793 1,025,094 +180,301
France 891,659 535,927 -355,732
India 726,047 439,568 -286,479
Poland 437,841 275,189 -162,652
New Zealand 273,459 386,191 +112,732
Indonesia 530,257 96,073 -434,184

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Norfolk 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4

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
Lincolnshire 6 13 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -1
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 4 +4
Suffolk 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 21,684,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,149,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,996,321
Rail transport 151,729
Other 46,961

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 £
Air transport 11,272,911 10,411,502 -861,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,073,586 2,075,735 +2,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,396,642 599,679 -796,963
Rail transport 107,414 44,315 -63,099
Other 23,711 23,250 -461

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,192,282
London Stansted Airport 5,565,036
London Heathrow Airport 5,390,375
London 1,078,031
Harwich 1,042,861

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 £
East Midlands Airport 5,038,188 4,154,094 -884,094
London Stansted Airport 2,560,535 3,004,501 +443,966
London Heathrow Airport 2,675,842 2,714,533 +38,691
London 419,082 658,949 +239,867
Harwich 510,133 532,728 +22,595
Felixstowe 468,594 496,466 +27,872
Thamesport 589,907 97,543 -492,364
Immingham Docks 392,147 253,938 -138,209
Norwich Airport 495,417 116,554 -378,863
Dover 456,737 145,593 -311,144

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 37
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 17
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
1m-15m 45
54m+ 14
0-1m 12
15m-54m 9
Other 3

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 £
Netherlands 2,809,029
United States 1,586,692
United Arab Emirates 1,270,809
China 940,077
Ireland 574,211

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 £
Netherlands 1,555,626 1,253,403 -302,223
United States 907,563 679,129 -228,434
United Arab Emirates 575,667 695,142 +119,475
China 615,292 324,785 -290,507
Ireland 291,440 282,771 -8,669
Australia 418,022 90,604 -327,418
Lithuania 296,234 201,123 -95,111
Germany 260,427 182,857 -77,570
Canada 142,658 162,767 +20,109
Pakistan 33,586 251,097 +217,511

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 £
Netherlands 223

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 £
Netherlands 0 223 +223

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 9,698,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,098,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 638,640
Road transport 31,960
Other 223

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 £
Air transport 5,307,125 4,391,461 -915,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 548,833 549,178 +345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 431,863 206,777 -225,086
Road transport 31,960 0 -31,960
Other 0 223 +223

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 3,118,168
London Heathrow Airport 3,110,465
East Midlands Airport 2,863,367
Dover / Eurotunnel 425,581
London Gateway Port 378,844

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 Stansted Airport 1,747,352 1,370,816 -376,536
London Heathrow Airport 2,086,790 1,023,675 -1,063,115
East Midlands Airport 1,205,708 1,657,659 +451,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,539 211,042 -3,497
London Gateway Port 378,844 0 -378,844
ZLC 265,649 100,052 -165,597
Holyhead 112,805 170,062 +57,257
Manchester Airport 33,586 239,259 +205,673
Liverpool Docks 144,143 101,441 -42,702
Felixstowe 0 128,087 +128,087

Quick facts

HS code: 120930

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

Description: Seeds of plants grown mainly for their flowers, used in gardening and landscaping