Import/export HS code 12099991: Flower plant seeds

Seeds of plants grown mainly for their flowers, excluding those listed under 12093000

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 4,691,970
France 112,065
Israel 68,343
Poland 55,618
Germany 51,418

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 1,970,372 2,721,598 +751,226
France 98,289 13,776 -84,513
Israel 65,316 3,027 -62,289
Poland 17,379 38,239 +20,860
Germany 20,310 31,108 +10,798
Denmark 5,009 44,709 +39,700
Ireland 3,317 34,754 +31,437
Spain 0 21,253 +21,253
China 1,349 19,383 +18,034
Lithuania 0 16,104 +16,104

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 1,466,913
China 975,972
France 955,381
Israel 553,259
United States 481,668

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 941,620 525,293 -416,327
China 150,672 825,300 +674,628
France 263,727 691,654 +427,927
Israel 202,720 350,539 +147,819
United States 383,551 98,117 -285,434
Poland 112,801 28,163 -84,638
United Republic of Tanzania 4,125 119,117 +114,992
India 3,764 93,546 +89,782
Chile 67,837 18,903 -48,934
Germany 20,423 19,355 -1,068

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Essex 2
Cumbria 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1

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 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Cumbria 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 0 1 +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) 4,828,535
Air transport 130,774
Other 101,421
Road transport 43,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,339

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) 2,068,103 2,760,432 +692,329
Air transport 42,944 87,830 +44,886
Other 25,185 76,236 +51,051
Road transport 43,626 0 -43,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,785 25,554 +19,769
Rail transport 3,147 0 -3,147

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,948,979
Harwich 973,898
Immingham Docks 519,415
Killingholme 178,606
Eurotunnel 135,959

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 1,404,514 1,544,465 +139,951
Harwich 218,535 755,363 +536,828
Immingham Docks 326,619 192,796 -133,823
Killingholme 21,495 157,111 +135,616
Eurotunnel 98,289 37,670 -60,619
000 25,185 76,236 +51,051
East Midlands Airport 30,372 47,038 +16,666
499 43,626 0 -43,626
London Stansted Airport 6,607 37,019 +30,412
London 0 41,218 +41,218

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 2
2025-06 4

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 10
0-1m 3
15m-54m 3
54m+ 3
Other 1

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 £
Ireland 39,398
Denmark 8,879
Netherlands 6,905
Malaysia 4,278
Germany 1,731

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 £
Ireland 17,042 22,356 +5,314
Denmark 8,879 0 -8,879
Netherlands 6,905 0 -6,905
Malaysia 1,598 2,680 +1,082
Germany 1,677 54 -1,623
Canada 0 1,479 +1,479
Belgium 0 1,320 +1,320
France 239 182 -57

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 £
China 19,303
United States 1,863
Germany 1,731
XI 1,518
Ireland 436

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 £
China 7,869 11,434 +3,565
United States 957 906 -51
Germany 1,677 54 -1,623
XI 1,518 0 -1,518
Ireland 436 0 -436
Belgium 421 0 -421
Poland 0 250 +250

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 25,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,232
Air transport 14,657

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 £
Other 12,878 12,644 -234
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,284 9,948 -4,336
Air transport 9,178 5,479 -3,699

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 25,522
East Midlands Airport 14,657
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,879
Dover 5,405
Fishguard 4,997

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 £
000 12,878 12,644 -234
East Midlands Airport 9,178 5,479 -3,699
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,879 0 -8,879
Dover 5,405 0 -5,405
Fishguard 0 4,997 +4,997
Holyhead 0 4,951 +4,951

Quick facts

HS code: 12099991

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

Description: Seeds of plants grown mainly for their flowers, excluding those listed under 12093000