Import/export HS code 120750: Mustard seeds

Seeds from the mustard plant, used in cooking and condiments

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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 £
Germany 2,201,692
Canada 2,041,718
India 943,223
Netherlands 538,378
France 525,679

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 £
Germany 1,316,811 884,881 -431,930
Canada 1,162,233 879,485 -282,748
India 412,901 530,322 +117,421
Netherlands 335,876 202,502 -133,374
France 426,694 98,985 -327,709
Poland 137,061 200,728 +63,667
United States 21,893 44,434 +22,541
Austria 4,153 58,972 +54,819
Lithuania 10,963 38,852 +27,889
Italy 4,035 30,732 +26,697

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 £
Canada 3,286,499
Germany 1,079,559
India 944,142
Czechia 450,451
Poland 392,058

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 £
Canada 1,724,574 1,561,925 -162,649
Germany 921,157 158,402 -762,755
India 412,901 531,241 +118,340
Czechia 237,631 212,820 -24,811
Poland 180,653 211,405 +30,752
Hungary 57,966 135,197 +77,231
France 78,463 21,743 -56,720
Netherlands 18,273 60,235 +41,962
United States 32,560 32,849 +289
Kazakhstan 17,164 42,461 +25,297

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Outer London - West and North West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
West Midlands 5

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 9 +3
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +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) 3,549,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,342,792
Air transport 48,796
Other 24,622
Road transport 13,552

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) 2,051,086 1,498,816 -552,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,760,660 1,582,132 -178,528
Air transport 38,977 9,819 -29,158
Other 3,631 20,991 +17,360
Road transport 13,552 0 -13,552

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 1,761,768
Felixstowe 1,389,972
Southampton 1,373,460
Liverpool Docks 761,338
Dover 693,128

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 £
Harwich 1,136,065 625,703 -510,362
Felixstowe 628,683 761,289 +132,606
Southampton 646,851 726,609 +79,758
Liverpool Docks 443,501 317,837 -125,664
Dover 388,816 304,312 -84,504
Eurotunnel 184,107 56,863 -127,244
London Gateway Port 104,088 50,267 -53,821
London 68,349 59,991 -8,358
Immingham Docks 50,493 63,056 +12,563
Thamesport 65,155 11,670 -53,485

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 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of food products 13
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 11
2026-03 14
2026-02 17
2026-01 14
2025-12 11

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 29
54m+ 15
15m-54m 13
0-1m 12
Other 3

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 535,263
Poland 434,941
Costa Rica 216,453
Ireland 90,163
Netherlands 33,581

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 363,567 171,696 -191,871
Poland 135,967 298,974 +163,007
Costa Rica 149,102 67,351 -81,751
Ireland 48,983 41,180 -7,803
Netherlands 14,982 18,599 +3,617
Belgium 16,575 3,940 -12,635
United States 5,695 14,014 +8,319
Germany 6,389 7,192 +803
Italy 0 13,509 +13,509
Australia 4,745 3,284 -1,461

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) 1,142,743
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,715
Air transport 9,320
Other 2,304

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) 587,163 555,580 -31,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,732 95,983 -57,749
Air transport 9,320 0 -9,320
Other 548 1,756 +1,208

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 665,145
Harwich 259,549
London Gateway Port 201,414
London 119,274
Holyhead 56,954

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 469,268 195,877 -273,391
Harwich 67,635 191,914 +124,279
London Gateway Port 153,732 47,682 -106,050
London 0 119,274 +119,274
Holyhead 32,271 24,683 -7,588
Felixstowe 1,825 53,859 +52,034
Liverpool Docks 5,245 16,735 +11,490
Heysham 9,253 1,539 -7,714
London Heathrow Airport 9,320 0 -9,320
000 548 1,756 +1,208

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 120750

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

Description: Seeds from the mustard plant, used in cooking and condiments