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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 2,076,326
France 659,344
New Zealand 460,241
Germany 393,510
Poland 217,074

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 788,931 1,287,395 +498,464
France 412,653 246,691 -165,962
New Zealand 105,668 354,573 +248,905
Germany 139,993 253,517 +113,524
Poland 82,865 134,209 +51,344
Lithuania 98,840 108,680 +9,840
United States 92,966 88,011 -4,955
Italy 58,130 64,911 +6,781
India 36,160 72,266 +36,106
Kenya 15,350 84,255 +68,905

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 768,457
Belgium 722,346
New Zealand 523,830
France 461,753
Poland 406,709

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 553,223 215,234 -337,989
Belgium 5,101 717,245 +712,144
New Zealand 135,571 388,259 +252,688
France 268,027 193,726 -74,301
Poland 119,907 286,802 +166,895
United States 148,703 158,242 +9,539
Hungary 138,489 134,873 -3,616
Lithuania 102,156 108,680 +6,524
Italy 89,942 118,874 +28,932
Chile 91,130 43,518 -47,612

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 4 4 +0
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,984,309
Air transport 1,803,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 955,284
Other 56,384
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 792,318 1,191,991 +399,673
Air transport 884,848 918,431 +33,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 261,901 693,383 +431,482
Other 16,134 40,250 +24,116
Rail transport 12,821 17,604 +4,783

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,198,112
Eurotunnel 882,650
Felixstowe 760,242
London Heathrow Airport 353,908
Dover 348,716

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 605,948 592,164 -13,784
Eurotunnel 92,796 789,854 +697,058
Felixstowe 443,481 316,761 -126,720
London Heathrow Airport 160,708 193,200 +32,492
Dover 198,908 149,808 -49,100
London 43,876 213,552 +169,676
Southampton 12,359 189,119 +176,760
Thamesport 64,879 37,817 -27,062
London Stansted Airport 29,745 67,319 +37,574
Birmingham Airport 48,866 42,313 -6,553

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 12
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
2025-11 4
2025-10 10
2025-09 7
2025-08 11
2025-07 9

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+ 14
0-1m 11
15m-54m 9
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 1,028,325
Denmark 169,714
Germany 146,951
Ireland 69,821

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 141,876 886,449 +744,573
Denmark 169,714 0 -169,714
Germany 47,243 99,708 +52,465
Ireland 68,027 1,794 -66,233
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
Slovakia 13,068 0 -13,068
Canada 7,501 1,334 -6,167

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 £
XU 2,317
Germany 1,330
Netherlands 631
China 203
XI 140

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 £
XU 1,411 906 -505
Germany 1,330 0 -1,330
Netherlands 0 631 +631
China 86 117 +31
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) 1,639,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,182,004
Air transport 122,390
Other 4,681

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) 788,606 850,870 +62,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 221,713 960,291 +738,578
Air transport 42,102 80,288 +38,186
Other 2,887 1,794 -1,093

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 169,714
Harwich 152,312
East Midlands Airport 72,559

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 169,714 0 -169,714
Harwich 124,923 27,389 -97,534
East Midlands Airport 24,060 48,499 +24,439
Dover 68,995 0 -68,995
Liverpool Docks 63,881 0 -63,881
Dover / Eurotunnel 975 58,620 +57,645
Southampton 48,865 0 -48,865
London Heathrow Airport 9,535 23,657 +14,122

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