Import/export HS code 12099180: Various vegetable seeds

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

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 70,819,380
France 17,412,348
Israel 4,320,254
United States 3,461,211
Italy 3,390,050

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 37,507,260 33,312,120 -4,195,140
France 8,940,380 8,471,968 -468,412
Israel 2,392,717 1,927,537 -465,180
United States 1,611,689 1,849,522 +237,833
Italy 1,710,559 1,679,491 -31,068
New Zealand 318,049 1,350,002 +1,031,953
Germany 937,816 472,108 -465,708
Denmark 461,885 184,875 -277,010
Portugal 606,459 0 -606,459
Poland 264,118 211,459 -52,659

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 23,663,980
Netherlands 14,790,306
United States 12,916,718
Chile 11,577,657
New Zealand 9,292,922

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 13,665,533 9,998,447 -3,667,086
Netherlands 7,807,817 6,982,489 -825,328
United States 6,000,932 6,915,786 +914,854
Chile 5,959,563 5,618,094 -341,469
New Zealand 4,071,732 5,221,190 +1,149,458
Italy 4,411,747 4,168,964 -242,783
Denmark 2,816,653 3,269,432 +452,779
China 1,427,893 917,286 -510,607
Australia 1,491,648 595,738 -895,910
Guatemala 1,575,104 408,621 -1,166,483

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
Suffolk 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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
Suffolk 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Devon 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Norfolk 4 2 -2
North Yorkshire 4 0 -4
Essex 3 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,113,889
Air transport 33,224,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,132,623
Other 600,371
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) 37,676,029 32,437,860 -5,238,169
Air transport 16,379,013 16,845,829 +466,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,852,095 1,280,528 -571,567
Other 279,314 321,057 +41,743
Rail transport 89,029 63,619 -25,410
Road transport 990 0 -990

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 31,313,897
East Midlands Airport 18,315,566
Harwich 9,746,433
Killingholme 9,647,448
Dover 8,198,345

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 16,725,251 14,588,646 -2,136,605
East Midlands Airport 8,096,021 10,219,545 +2,123,524
Harwich 4,736,328 5,010,105 +273,777
Killingholme 7,341,363 2,306,085 -5,035,278
Dover 4,716,003 3,482,342 -1,233,661
London Heathrow Airport 3,680,833 3,302,074 -378,759
Immingham Docks 1,399,295 4,724,312 +3,325,017
London Stansted Airport 2,119,369 1,172,196 -947,173
Birmingham Airport 1,946,108 481,299 -1,464,809
Eurotunnel 1,241,174 957,995 -283,179

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 15
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
2026-01 20
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 16
2025-08 16

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
15m-54m 16
0-1m 14
Other 4

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 6,460,846
Netherlands 5,460,007
United States 3,458,700
Morocco 2,773,336
Australia 2,511,334

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 3,867,025 2,593,821 -1,273,204
Netherlands 2,634,542 2,825,465 +190,923
United States 2,120,240 1,338,460 -781,780
Morocco 1,594,680 1,178,656 -416,024
Australia 777,364 1,733,970 +956,606
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,261,263 818,852 -442,411
Canada 862,062 952,401 +90,339
Ireland 646,090 772,215 +126,125
France 366,422 660,545 +294,123
Norway 326,462 661,436 +334,974

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) 15,662,757
Air transport 11,282,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,373,850
Other 225,270
Road transport 218,748

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) 7,475,651 8,187,106 +711,455
Air transport 6,626,081 4,656,337 -1,969,744
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,037,255 3,336,595 +299,340
Other 130,838 94,432 -36,406
Road transport 218,748 0 -218,748

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,670,464
London Heathrow Airport 7,799,558
Felixstowe 4,004,458
London Gateway Port 2,373,626
East Midlands Airport 1,885,380

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 5,323,882 5,346,582 +22,700
London Heathrow Airport 4,667,426 3,132,132 -1,535,294
Felixstowe 1,993,350 2,011,108 +17,758
London Gateway Port 627,537 1,746,089 +1,118,552
East Midlands Airport 1,193,257 692,123 -501,134
Southampton 796,399 446,701 -349,698
Liverpool Docks 443,643 693,859 +250,216
London Stansted Airport 387,530 427,453 +39,923
London 413,898 346,572 -67,326
Immingham Docks 300,949 282,399 -18,550

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