Import/export HS code 12060099: Various sunflower seeds

Other types of sunflower seeds not specified elsewhere, including whole or broken

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Bulgaria 56,955,166
Turkey 6,209,447
France 5,440,272
China 3,361,815
Argentina 1,140,202

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 £
Bulgaria 27,450,653 29,504,513 +2,053,860
Turkey 3,225,884 2,983,563 -242,321
France 3,147,753 2,292,519 -855,234
China 1,545,540 1,816,275 +270,735
Argentina 143,522 996,680 +853,158
Ukraine 68,500 689,815 +621,315
Poland 393,083 345,533 -47,550
Spain 0 674,992 +674,992
Netherlands 490,462 170,003 -320,459
Romania 305,122 130,466 -174,656

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 £
Bulgaria 57,250,534
Turkey 6,038,436
France 5,361,956
China 3,403,630
Argentina 1,867,901

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 £
Bulgaria 27,601,971 29,648,563 +2,046,592
Turkey 3,133,489 2,904,947 -228,542
France 3,152,588 2,209,368 -943,220
China 1,511,611 1,892,019 +380,408
Argentina 143,522 1,724,379 +1,580,857
Ukraine 214,854 863,963 +649,109
Poland 460,335 71,538 -388,797
Netherlands 216,711 247,145 +30,434
Egypt 148,693 120,995 -27,698
Romania 194,041 17,092 -176,949

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Inner London - East 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6

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 - East and North East 7 10 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 4 4 +0

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) 70,398,083
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,794,464
Air transport 97,683
Road transport 54,165
Other 50,844

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) 33,456,050 36,942,033 +3,485,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,681,245 3,113,219 -568,026
Air transport 70,098 27,585 -42,513
Road transport 20,311 33,854 +13,543
Other 17,178 33,666 +16,488

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 65,842,399
Glasson Dock 1,828,252
Liverpool Docks 1,569,325
Eurotunnel 1,564,410
London Gateway Port 1,306,517

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 32,330,095 33,512,304 +1,182,209
Glasson Dock 1,551,536 276,716 -1,274,820
Liverpool Docks 75,852 1,493,473 +1,417,621
Eurotunnel 710,896 853,514 +142,618
London Gateway Port 309,982 996,535 +686,553
Dover 718,487 578,640 -139,847
Immingham Docks 217,703 765,699 +547,996
Southampton 154,091 619,873 +465,782
Portsmouth 302,840 412,563 +109,723
London 42,105 390,094 +347,989

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 81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of food products 17
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 32
2026-02 33
2026-01 34
2025-12 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 43
54m+ 26
15m-54m 19
0-1m 17
Other 8

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 £
Ireland 516,689
Australia 314,660
Netherlands 148,897
France 70,842
Iceland 37,911

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 £
Ireland 153,830 362,859 +209,029
Australia 62,585 252,075 +189,490
Netherlands 118,451 30,446 -88,005
France 44,315 26,527 -17,788
Iceland 7,585 30,326 +22,741
Germany 22,324 3,828 -18,496
Jordan 12,173 12,136 -37
Italy 8,951 4,914 -4,037
United States 3,552 0 -3,552
Poland 0 3,460 +3,460

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 £
Bulgaria 33,141
France 13,115
XI 12,098
Ireland 74

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 £
Bulgaria 18,191 14,950 -3,241
France 6,997 6,118 -879
XI 6,545 5,553 -992
Ireland 0 74 +74

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) 544,318
Air transport 317,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 247,555
Other 58,674

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) 297,914 246,404 -51,510
Air transport 64,006 253,314 +189,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,533 204,022 +160,489
Other 31,805 26,869 -4,936

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 256,673
Liverpool Docks 219,795
Holyhead 207,497
Immingham Docks 147,535
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,243

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 62,585 194,088 +131,503
Liverpool Docks 76,702 143,093 +66,391
Holyhead 34,731 172,766 +138,035
Immingham Docks 117,209 30,326 -86,883
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,531 29,712 -36,819
London Gatwick Airport 0 59,226 +59,226
000 31,805 26,869 -4,936
Felixstowe 24,749 23,210 -1,539
Heysham 10,592 10,765 +173
London Gateway Port 8,456 6,684 -1,772

Quick facts

HS code: 12060099

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

Description: Other types of sunflower seeds not specified elsewhere, including whole or broken