Import/export HS code 12099180: Various vegetable seeds

Seeds of vegetable plants not listed elsewhere, used for growing various edible crops

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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 £
Netherlands 67,503,059
France 16,853,053
Israel 4,410,169
Italy 3,359,607
United States 2,886,007

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 35,592,594 31,910,465 -3,682,129
France 8,078,660 8,774,393 +695,733
Israel 2,049,101 2,361,068 +311,967
Italy 1,735,280 1,624,327 -110,953
United States 1,395,270 1,490,737 +95,467
New Zealand 386,289 1,360,713 +974,424
Germany 886,656 422,908 -463,748
Denmark 439,524 224,189 -215,335
Portugal 606,459 0 -606,459
Poland 233,632 248,279 +14,647

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 £
France 22,453,303
Netherlands 13,980,623
United States 12,702,877
Chile 10,913,847
New Zealand 8,633,921

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 £
France 12,844,409 9,608,894 -3,235,515
Netherlands 7,098,497 6,882,126 -216,371
United States 5,633,093 7,069,784 +1,436,691
Chile 5,560,419 5,353,428 -206,991
New Zealand 4,277,531 4,356,390 +78,859
Italy 4,271,478 4,130,426 -141,052
Denmark 2,758,883 3,164,209 +405,326
China 1,225,442 1,036,450 -188,992
Guatemala 1,441,201 531,102 -910,099
Australia 1,148,703 790,361 -358,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Lincolnshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Suffolk 6

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Lincolnshire 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Suffolk 6 3 -3
Devon 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 2 -2
Norfolk 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3

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) 67,083,080
Air transport 32,196,950
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,810,737
Other 599,819
Rail transport 152,648

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) 35,657,397 31,425,683 -4,231,714
Air transport 15,110,489 17,086,461 +1,975,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,883,693 927,044 -956,649
Other 280,210 319,609 +39,399
Rail transport 69,556 83,092 +13,536
Road transport 990 0 -990

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 28,724,228
East Midlands Airport 17,316,257
Killingholme 11,026,584
Harwich 9,128,237
Dover 8,001,035

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 £
Felixstowe 14,613,846 14,110,382 -503,464
East Midlands Airport 7,437,732 9,878,525 +2,440,793
Killingholme 8,005,655 3,020,929 -4,984,726
Harwich 3,529,209 5,599,028 +2,069,819
Dover 4,274,006 3,727,029 -546,977
London Heathrow Airport 3,334,073 3,746,958 +412,885
Immingham Docks 1,239,988 2,733,756 +1,493,768
London Stansted Airport 1,885,081 1,270,262 -614,819
Eurotunnel 1,813,882 938,647 -875,235
Birmingham Airport 1,829,002 575,317 -1,253,685

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 40
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 11
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 16
2025-08 16
2025-07 15

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 43
54m+ 27
0-1m 15
15m-54m 15
Other 5

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 £
Spain 6,715,536
Netherlands 5,403,974
United States 3,540,755
Morocco 2,773,336
Australia 2,414,696

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 £
Spain 4,113,163 2,602,373 -1,510,790
Netherlands 2,304,486 3,099,488 +795,002
United States 2,324,539 1,216,216 -1,108,323
Morocco 1,594,680 1,178,656 -416,024
Australia 861,772 1,552,924 +691,152
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,332,672 885,768 -446,904
Canada 863,931 907,801 +43,870
Ireland 755,254 809,344 +54,090
France 601,635 635,739 +34,104
Senegal 605,079 418,817 -186,262

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 219,474
Germany 5,796

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 126,484 92,990 -33,494
Germany 4,354 1,442 -2,912

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) 16,037,957
Air transport 11,607,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,486,536
Other 225,270
Road transport 223,667

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) 7,599,257 8,438,700 +839,443
Air transport 6,964,774 4,642,556 -2,322,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,352,088 3,134,448 -217,640
Other 130,838 94,432 -36,406
Road transport 223,667 0 -223,667

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,046,377
London Heathrow Airport 8,154,078
Felixstowe 3,971,697
London Gateway Port 2,193,552
East Midlands Airport 1,925,043

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,615,843 5,430,534 -185,309
London Heathrow Airport 5,033,405 3,120,673 -1,912,732
Felixstowe 1,848,804 2,122,893 +274,089
London Gateway Port 613,144 1,580,408 +967,264
East Midlands Airport 1,206,829 718,214 -488,615
Southampton 848,760 446,701 -402,059
Liverpool Docks 443,643 668,375 +224,732
London 498,444 346,572 -151,872
London Stansted Airport 397,808 372,507 -25,301
Immingham Docks 375,979 258,126 -117,853

Quick facts

HS code: 12099180

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

Description: Seeds of vegetable plants not listed elsewhere, used for growing various edible crops