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 5,857,400
Netherlands 2,180,201
South Africa 1,830,268
Germany 1,331,458
France 1,229,196

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 2,013,188 3,844,212 +1,831,024
Netherlands 1,236,971 943,230 -293,741
South Africa 903,911 926,357 +22,446
Germany 536,901 794,557 +257,656
France 642,923 586,273 -56,650
India 468,743 340,086 -128,657
Poland 466,468 270,115 -196,353
Hungary 284,123 234,457 -49,666
Bulgaria 255,810 148,603 -107,207
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 6,793,977
South Africa 1,953,583
Germany 987,639
India 874,088
Poland 839,531

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 2,300,388 4,493,589 +2,193,201
South Africa 991,395 962,188 -29,207
Germany 523,038 464,601 -58,437
India 499,868 374,220 -125,648
Poland 541,642 297,889 -243,753
Hungary 319,513 245,284 -74,229
Egypt 340,618 142,916 -197,702
Nigeria 216,562 225,986 +9,424
Tunisia 0 349,750 +349,750
Spain 153,932 183,587 +29,655

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 26
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - East 11
Inner London - West 10
West Midlands 10

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 15 -5
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Kent 4 6 +2
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) 8,585,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,821,115
Air transport 980,193
Other 707,857
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) 3,377,373 5,207,805 +1,830,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,476,159 3,344,956 -131,203
Air transport 672,096 308,097 -363,999
Other 372,861 334,996 -37,865
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 6,988,915
Dover 1,764,454
London Gateway Port 1,700,734
Eurotunnel 1,611,785
Southampton 746,883

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 2,648,218 4,340,697 +1,692,479
Dover 870,327 894,127 +23,800
London Gateway Port 776,749 923,985 +147,236
Eurotunnel 902,349 709,436 -192,913
Southampton 353,947 392,936 +38,989
000 372,861 334,996 -37,865
Harwich 272,716 398,628 +125,912
London 447,118 164,044 -283,074
London Heathrow Airport 487,848 104,478 -383,370
Tyne 293,023 108,360 -184,663

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 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of food products 37
Food and beverage service activities 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 26
2025-10 32
2025-09 33
2025-08 29

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 50
54m+ 28
15m-54m 22
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 1,532,064
Germany 298,777
Canada 293,977
Switzerland 205,204
Ireland 187,028

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 740,666 791,398 +50,732
Germany 65,402 233,375 +167,973
Canada 148,767 145,210 -3,557
Switzerland 0 205,204 +205,204
Ireland 89,337 97,691 +8,354
United States 44,563 91,598 +47,035
China 99,695 26,240 -73,455
France 51,018 27,767 -23,251
Japan 65,521 4,756 -60,765
Poland 34,731 13,636 -21,095

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 £
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 £
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) 2,283,476
Air transport 544,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 470,798
Other 29,038

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) 1,052,751 1,230,725 +177,974
Air transport 241,526 303,068 +61,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,456 267,342 +63,886
Other 18,940 10,098 -8,842

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,856,401
ZLC 284,154
Liverpool Docks 277,211
Immingham Docks 240,394
London Heathrow Airport 146,674

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 927,488 928,913 +1,425
ZLC 68,084 216,070 +147,986
Liverpool Docks 153,478 123,733 -29,745
Immingham Docks 30,031 210,363 +180,332
London Heathrow Airport 65,850 80,824 +14,974
Holyhead 43,192 70,169 +26,977
Manchester Airport 89,343 0 -89,343
Tyne 24,798 37,724 +12,926
Southampton 1,843 60,049 +58,206
Dover 46,389 5,772 -40,617

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