Import/export HS code 12099999: Various miscellaneous seeds

Seeds of various plants not covered by other categories, used for sowing and cultivation

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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 2,026,405
France 588,351
New Zealand 460,241
Germany 406,046
United States 249,685

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 783,003 1,243,402 +460,399
France 357,626 230,725 -126,901
New Zealand 258,888 201,353 -57,535
Germany 150,815 255,231 +104,416
United States 122,407 127,278 +4,871
Poland 82,411 131,886 +49,475
Lithuania 86,540 108,680 +22,140
Kenya 15,350 127,933 +112,583
Italy 53,162 66,421 +13,259
India 38,391 80,518 +42,127

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 £
Belgium 722,346
Netherlands 709,852
New Zealand 513,311
France 454,108
United States 374,486

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 £
Belgium 5,101 717,245 +712,144
Netherlands 495,280 214,572 -280,708
New Zealand 289,857 223,454 -66,403
France 269,462 184,646 -84,816
United States 176,977 197,509 +20,532
Poland 98,594 255,736 +157,142
Hungary 125,256 136,348 +11,092
Italy 114,168 97,386 -16,782
Lithuania 89,856 108,680 +18,824
Kenya 16,928 127,933 +111,005

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Lincolnshire 6
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 6 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Lincolnshire 5 2 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 4 +0
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
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 1,929,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,841,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 951,562
Other 57,132
Rail transport 30,425

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 913,205 1,016,617 +103,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 694,034 1,147,824 +453,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 422,987 528,575 +105,588
Other 16,453 40,679 +24,226
Rail transport 14,358 16,067 +1,709

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,219,895
Eurotunnel 874,864
Felixstowe 763,292
London Heathrow Airport 400,368
Dover 308,521

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 602,385 617,510 +15,125
Eurotunnel 85,010 789,854 +704,844
Felixstowe 602,329 160,963 -441,366
London Heathrow Airport 182,419 217,949 +35,530
Dover 163,263 145,258 -18,005
London 71,568 184,698 +113,130
Southampton 17,891 183,587 +165,696
London Stansted Airport 37,459 116,430 +78,971
Birmingham Airport 48,866 43,788 -5,078
Thamesport 50,674 37,817 -12,857

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 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of food products 4
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 4
2025-10 10
2025-09 7
2025-08 11

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 35
54m+ 13
0-1m 10
15m-54m 10
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 £
Australia 1,377,335
Netherlands 904,540
Germany 103,208
Denmark 92,696
Ireland 69,647

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 £
Australia 526,465 850,870 +324,405
Netherlands 17,604 886,936 +869,332
Germany 63,018 40,190 -22,828
Denmark 92,696 0 -92,696
Ireland 67,853 1,794 -66,059
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,865 1,017 -47,848
United States 7,281 21,234 +13,953
Brazil 0 18,055 +18,055
Canada 7,501 1,334 -6,167
Guyana 6,093 0 -6,093

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 £
Germany 1,172
Netherlands 631
China 187
XI 140
Ireland 60

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 £
Germany 1,172 0 -1,172
Netherlands 0 631 +631
China 70 117 +47
XI 0 140 +140
Ireland 60 0 -60

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,437,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,124,260
Air transport 120,724
Other 4,507

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 586,665 850,870 +264,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 215,082 909,178 +694,096
Air transport 43,198 77,526 +34,328
Other 2,713 1,794 -919

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,151,726
London Gateway Port 1,098,050
Immingham Docks 95,859
East Midlands Airport 70,275
Liverpool Docks 63,881

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 £
Felixstowe 0 1,151,726 +1,151,726
London Gateway Port 530,341 567,709 +37,368
Immingham Docks 92,696 3,163 -89,533
East Midlands Airport 28,090 42,185 +14,095
Liverpool Docks 63,881 0 -63,881
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,251 4,344 -50,907
Southampton 48,865 0 -48,865
London Heathrow Airport 7,501 23,657 +16,156
Harwich 0 27,389 +27,389
London Stansted Airport 3,648 6,708 +3,060

Quick facts

HS code: 12099999

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

Description: Seeds of various plants not covered by other categories, used for sowing and cultivation