Import/export HS code 12129995: Various unspecified plant products

Other plant-based products not covered in other categories

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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 £
China 5,504,264
Netherlands 2,329,983
South Africa 1,875,260
Germany 1,308,626
France 1,232,189

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 £
China 1,974,476 3,529,788 +1,555,312
Netherlands 1,382,851 947,132 -435,719
South Africa 1,155,009 720,251 -434,758
Germany 541,610 767,016 +225,406
France 627,681 604,508 -23,173
India 454,385 378,545 -75,840
Poland 478,680 275,697 -202,983
Hungary 340,857 234,457 -106,400
Bulgaria 213,373 206,023 -7,350
Tunisia 0 349,750 +349,750

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 £
China 6,471,860
South Africa 2,075,906
Germany 928,136
India 901,821
Poland 859,974

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 £
China 2,265,703 4,206,157 +1,940,454
South Africa 1,318,687 757,219 -561,468
Germany 512,801 415,335 -97,466
India 485,891 415,930 -69,961
Poland 530,026 329,948 -200,078
Hungary 403,288 245,284 -158,004
Nigeria 204,919 262,042 +57,123
Egypt 344,166 110,005 -234,161
Tunisia 0 349,750 +349,750
Spain 151,731 176,271 +24,540

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 28
Inner London - East 11
Greater Manchester 10
West Midlands 10
Inner London - West 9

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
Outer London - West and North West 20 16 -4
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Kent 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 4 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,299,907
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,110,508
Air transport 975,979
Other 708,773
Road transport 15,061

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,586,698 4,713,209 +1,126,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,642,248 3,468,260 -173,988
Air transport 686,095 289,884 -396,211
Other 371,848 336,925 -34,923
Road transport 12,554 2,507 -10,047

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,825,399
Dover 1,825,499
Eurotunnel 1,684,201
London Gateway Port 1,495,325
Southampton 720,499

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 2,722,881 4,102,518 +1,379,637
Dover 875,905 949,594 +73,689
Eurotunnel 948,201 736,000 -212,201
London Gateway Port 778,525 716,800 -61,725
Southampton 306,475 414,024 +107,549
000 371,848 336,925 -34,923
London 457,964 180,601 -277,363
London Heathrow Airport 488,801 102,854 -385,947
Harwich 262,135 322,300 +60,165
Tyne 357,361 108,360 -249,001

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 88
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of food products 38
Food and beverage service activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 32
2025-09 33
2025-08 29
2025-07 34

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 61
0-1m 52
54m+ 28
15m-54m 23
Other 11

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 £
Netherlands 1,596,294
Canada 323,994
Ireland 189,830
Switzerland 162,419
United States 136,161

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 £
Netherlands 752,293 844,001 +91,708
Canada 176,988 147,006 -29,982
Ireland 86,139 103,691 +17,552
Switzerland 0 162,419 +162,419
United States 44,563 91,598 +47,035
China 99,695 26,240 -73,455
Germany 29,985 69,062 +39,077
France 52,302 27,767 -24,535
Japan 65,521 4,756 -60,765
Poland 46,649 12,565 -34,084

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 26,754
Ireland 116
China 109

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 17,426 9,328 -8,098
Ireland 0 116 +116
China 0 109 +109

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) 2,339,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,808
Air transport 327,516
Other 26,979

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) 1,038,142 1,301,344 +263,202
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 248,670 269,138 +20,468
Air transport 240,613 86,903 -153,710
Other 17,426 9,553 -7,873

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,907,726
Liverpool Docks 295,576
Immingham Docks 238,934
London Heathrow Airport 145,666
Holyhead 118,222

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 915,794 991,932 +76,138
Liverpool Docks 167,543 128,033 -39,510
Immingham Docks 30,031 208,903 +178,872
London Heathrow Airport 65,850 79,816 +13,966
Holyhead 44,012 74,210 +30,198
Manchester Airport 88,430 913 -87,517
Southampton 18,836 60,049 +41,213
ZLC 68,084 0 -68,084
Tyne 29,622 37,724 +8,102
Dover 47,673 5,772 -41,901

Quick facts

HS code: 12129995

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

Description: Other plant-based products not covered in other categories