Import/export HS code 120930: Flower seeds

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Netherlands 10,993,221
Germany 4,527,364
United States 4,272,254
Kenya 2,647,526
China 1,182,295

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 5,714,484 5,278,737 -435,747
Germany 2,507,180 2,020,184 -486,996
United States 2,171,293 2,100,961 -70,332
Kenya 1,274,563 1,372,963 +98,400
China 512,728 669,567 +156,839
France 610,324 466,734 -143,590
India 677,598 139,585 -538,013
Poland 471,414 258,511 -212,903
Denmark 246,411 273,657 +27,246
Indonesia 430,146 42,904 -387,242

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 7,413,438
United States 5,266,468
Germany 3,249,115
Kenya 2,884,230
China 1,938,848

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 4,063,489 3,349,949 -713,540
United States 2,721,917 2,544,551 -177,366
Germany 1,742,804 1,506,311 -236,493
Kenya 1,419,114 1,465,116 +46,002
China 857,964 1,080,884 +222,920
France 895,292 507,992 -387,300
India 745,070 449,650 -295,420
Poland 439,204 288,706 -150,498
New Zealand 333,749 325,901 -7,848
Indonesia 466,015 95,750 -370,265

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
Lancashire 4
Norfolk 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
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 4 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
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 21,879,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,044,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,993,165
Rail transport 151,729
Other 50,198

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 11,452,531 10,426,820 -1,025,711
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,998,203 2,046,286 +48,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,491,697 501,468 -990,229
Rail transport 113,258 38,471 -74,787
Other 23,589 26,609 +3,020

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,146,643
London Heathrow Airport 5,680,227
London Stansted Airport 5,497,492
London 1,133,127
Harwich 1,016,915

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 4,937,960 4,208,683 -729,277
London Heathrow Airport 2,940,084 2,740,143 -199,941
London Stansted Airport 2,536,212 2,961,280 +425,068
London 466,377 666,750 +200,373
Harwich 536,952 479,963 -56,989
Felixstowe 474,406 479,508 +5,102
Thamesport 585,092 87,873 -497,219
Norwich Airport 508,296 128,611 -379,685
Immingham Docks 330,876 245,159 -85,717
Dover 395,384 168,226 -227,158

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 36
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 31
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
2026-01 20
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 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 46
54m+ 13
0-1m 11
15m-54m 11
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 £
Netherlands 2,615,783
United States 1,577,094
United Arab Emirates 1,285,328
China 940,077
Ireland 575,725

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 1,350,109 1,265,674 -84,435
United States 1,018,006 559,088 -458,918
United Arab Emirates 605,525 679,803 +74,278
China 615,292 324,785 -290,507
Ireland 329,626 246,099 -83,527
Lithuania 286,487 230,357 -56,130
Australia 412,225 90,636 -321,589
Germany 258,743 206,802 -51,941
Canada 150,799 167,668 +16,869
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 9,537,929
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,106,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 639,890
Road transport 26,464
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 5,302,561 4,235,368 -1,067,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 576,575 530,013 -46,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 431,863 208,027 -223,836
Road transport 26,464 0 -26,464
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 3,098,746
East Midlands Airport 2,916,053
London Heathrow Airport 2,898,083
Dover / Eurotunnel 424,792
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 1,815,639 1,283,107 -532,532
East Midlands Airport 1,239,440 1,676,613 +437,173
London Heathrow Airport 1,977,338 920,745 -1,056,593
Dover / Eurotunnel 192,997 231,795 +38,798
London Gateway Port 378,844 0 -378,844
ZLC 263,022 115,644 -147,378
Holyhead 129,492 157,848 +28,356
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