Import/export HS code 12040090: Various linseed

Linseed not meant for sowing, used for food, oil, or other industrial applications

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  • 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 £
Belgium 8,730,837
Canada 6,417,609
Netherlands 4,884,118
Poland 4,290,362
Latvia 3,441,396

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 £
Belgium 4,479,279 4,251,558 -227,721
Canada 2,733,198 3,684,411 +951,213
Netherlands 2,416,794 2,467,324 +50,530
Poland 1,836,976 2,453,386 +616,410
Latvia 0 3,441,396 +3,441,396
Turkey 182,287 1,365,767 +1,183,480
France 391,327 695,492 +304,165
Bulgaria 267,988 449,156 +181,168
United States 334,052 86,043 -248,009
India 231,664 152,670 -78,994

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 £
Kazakhstan 17,154,447
Canada 6,480,914
Ukraine 2,388,794
Poland 1,413,828
Belgium 814,890

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 £
Kazakhstan 5,778,732 11,375,715 +5,596,983
Canada 2,797,721 3,683,193 +885,472
Ukraine 1,635,430 753,364 -882,066
Poland 566,166 847,662 +281,496
Belgium 144,641 670,249 +525,608
Bulgaria 283,892 454,139 +170,247
United States 343,410 117,507 -225,903
India 242,149 152,670 -89,479
China 183,929 188,294 +4,365
France 142,757 124,406 -18,351

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 8
Inner London - West 5
Essex 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Essex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,286,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,827,388
Other 1,776,743
Road transport 134,309
Air transport 25,628

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) 6,093,216 11,192,790 +5,099,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,386,164 7,441,224 +1,055,060
Other 981,747 794,996 -186,751
Road transport 81,982 52,327 -29,655
Air transport 0 25,628 +25,628

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 5,013,077
Southampton 4,936,913
Harwich 3,500,222
King's Lynn 3,441,396
Felixstowe 3,389,911

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 £
London 2,894,993 2,118,084 -776,909
Southampton 1,975,729 2,961,184 +985,455
Harwich 1,463,092 2,037,130 +574,038
King's Lynn 0 3,441,396 +3,441,396
Felixstowe 1,150,095 2,239,816 +1,089,721
Dover 1,105,538 1,791,712 +686,174
Immingham Docks 837,053 1,031,303 +194,250
000 981,747 794,996 -186,751
Hull 962,057 762,150 -199,907
Eurotunnel 446,641 1,161,772 +715,131

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 40
Manufacture of food products 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 20
2026-02 20
2026-01 16
2025-12 18

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
54m+ 25
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 15
Other 6
0-1m 2

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 £
France 11,161,207
Ireland 2,430,256
Belgium 486,416
Netherlands 139,751
United Arab Emirates 68,537

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 £
France 6,707,756 4,453,451 -2,254,305
Ireland 1,051,250 1,379,006 +327,756
Belgium 301,857 184,559 -117,298
Netherlands 93,410 46,341 -47,069
United Arab Emirates 27,627 40,910 +13,283
Canada 0 62,212 +62,212
South Africa 48,401 2,119 -46,282
Spain 40,238 10,115 -30,123
Iceland 2,602 25,630 +23,028
United States 6,486 18,988 +12,502

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 £
XI 12,223

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 £
XI 5,176 7,047 +1,871

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) 8,680,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,877,061
Air transport 14,600
Other 13,940

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) 4,114,007 4,566,314 +452,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,203,713 1,673,348 -2,530,365
Air transport 876 13,724 +12,848
Other 5,399 8,541 +3,142

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 10,761,745
Holyhead 1,195,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,039,575
Liverpool Docks 751,649
Heysham 404,865

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 £
Portsmouth 6,438,569 4,323,176 -2,115,393
Holyhead 426,219 769,644 +343,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 672,446 367,129 -305,317
Liverpool Docks 235,971 515,678 +279,707
Heysham 341,797 63,068 -278,729
London Gateway Port 85,594 47,246 -38,348
Southampton 17,436 70,761 +53,325
Newhaven 42,473 0 -42,473
Felixstowe 16,114 11,740 -4,374
Milford 11,968 11,104 -864

Quick facts

HS code: 12040090

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

Description: Linseed not meant for sowing, used for food, oil, or other industrial applications