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 2,009,412
Canada 1,974,017
India 842,236
France 529,075
Netherlands 484,490

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 1,254,995 754,417 -500,578
Canada 1,178,052 795,965 -382,087
India 426,403 415,833 -10,570
France 430,918 98,157 -332,761
Netherlands 325,426 159,064 -166,362
Poland 137,061 112,840 -24,221
United States 21,893 26,132 +4,239
Czechia 0 29,157 +29,157
Ireland 3,480 22,972 +19,492
Ukraine 13,002 7,150 -5,852

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 2,923,914
Germany 1,164,101
India 843,155
Czechia 415,240
Poland 300,203

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 1,622,697 1,301,217 -321,480
Germany 969,130 194,971 -774,159
India 426,403 416,752 -9,651
Czechia 195,475 219,765 +24,290
Poland 173,549 126,654 -46,895
France 99,562 21,080 -78,482
Netherlands 71,755 12,619 -59,136
Hungary 57,966 6,782 -51,184
United States 32,560 28,618 -3,942
New Zealand 42,842 16,391 -26,451

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 9
Outer London - West and North West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - East and North East 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 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 2 -2
West Midlands 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Suffolk 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +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) 3,099,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,074,832
Air transport 47,531
Other 23,996
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,785,862 1,313,469 -472,393
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,981,565 1,093,267 -888,298
Air transport 43,755 3,776 -39,979
Other 3,505 20,491 +16,986
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 1,538,663
Southampton 1,246,074
Felixstowe 1,242,330
Liverpool Docks 790,709
Dover 601,545

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 1,060,386 478,277 -582,109
Southampton 564,895 681,179 +116,284
Felixstowe 593,200 649,130 +55,930
Liverpool Docks 542,560 248,149 -294,411
Dover 442,398 159,147 -283,251
Eurotunnel 175,959 23,959 -152,000
London 64,314 62,865 -1,449
London Gateway Port 107,909 16,807 -91,102
Thamesport 67,605 11,670 -55,935
Purfleet 31,754 32,270 +516

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 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 12
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 10
2025-10 17
2025-09 12
2025-08 13

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 28
54m+ 14
15m-54m 12
0-1m 11
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 494,795
Poland 460,188
Costa Rica 193,870
Ireland 79,561
Netherlands 21,941

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 354,868 139,927 -214,941
Poland 190,582 269,606 +79,024
Costa Rica 149,102 44,768 -104,334
Ireland 50,728 28,833 -21,895
Netherlands 16,221 5,720 -10,501
Belgium 16,575 0 -16,575
Italy 0 13,509 +13,509
Germany 6,389 2,981 -3,408
Australia 4,745 3,284 -1,461
United States 5,695 0 -5,695

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) 1,097,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,415
Air transport 9,320
Other 926

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) 636,052 461,115 -174,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,732 53,683 -100,049
Air transport 9,320 0 -9,320
Other 559 367 -192

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 713,481
Harwich 259,549
London Gateway Port 162,647
Holyhead 53,401
Felixstowe 46,593

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 559,608 153,873 -405,735
Harwich 24,450 235,099 +210,649
London Gateway Port 153,732 8,915 -144,817
Holyhead 34,005 19,396 -14,609
Felixstowe 1,825 44,768 +42,943
London 0 43,677 +43,677
Liverpool Docks 5,245 7,531 +2,286
Heysham 9,253 1,539 -7,714
London Heathrow Airport 9,320 0 -9,320
Milford 1,666 0 -1,666

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