Import/export HS code 12079991: Hemp seeds

Seeds from the hemp plant, used for food, oil, or other purposes

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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 £
Netherlands 2,802,711
France 1,275,073
Canada 1,190,412
China 860,853
Colombia 377,071

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 £
Netherlands 1,740,972 1,061,739 -679,233
France 653,766 621,307 -32,459
Canada 273,656 916,756 +643,100
China 161,174 699,679 +538,505
Colombia 311,694 65,377 -246,317
Romania 164,252 89,659 -74,593
Lithuania 14,813 135,340 +120,527
Thailand 1,821 139,916 +138,095
Germany 104,119 30,936 -73,183
Spain 22,511 101,962 +79,451

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 £
Netherlands 2,451,059
France 1,378,375
Canada 1,235,659
China 1,012,974
Colombia 433,208

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 £
Netherlands 1,500,110 950,949 -549,161
France 723,184 655,191 -67,993
Canada 273,656 962,003 +688,347
China 285,178 727,796 +442,618
Colombia 362,095 71,113 -290,982
Romania 132,109 97,899 -34,210
Estonia 144,227 71,715 -72,512
Lithuania 52,567 135,340 +82,773
Thailand 0 141,441 +141,441
Spain 29,997 101,962 +71,965

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Essex 2
Inner London - West 2
Norfolk 2

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Norfolk 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,347,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,489,714
Air transport 867,555
Other 7,913

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) 2,521,940 1,825,836 -696,104
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 657,982 1,831,732 +1,173,750
Air transport 503,150 364,405 -138,745
Other 4,474 3,439 -1,035

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,063,302
Felixstowe 1,249,438
Southampton 932,728
London Heathrow Airport 819,863
Dover 818,966

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 £
Eurotunnel 970,603 1,092,699 +122,096
Felixstowe 423,214 826,224 +403,010
Southampton 182,407 750,321 +567,914
London Heathrow Airport 481,922 337,941 -143,981
Dover 421,936 397,030 -24,906
Purfleet 514,469 0 -514,469
Harwich 385,671 66,824 -318,847
Belfast Port 64,509 191,882 +127,373
Immingham Docks 130,354 65,106 -65,248
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,579 95,203 +18,624

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 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 3
2025-10 7
2025-09 2
2025-08 5

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+ 7
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 4
Other 4
0-1m 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 £
Czechia 137,289
Ireland 133,120
Spain 78,821
Netherlands 70,278
Australia 65,612

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 £
Czechia 0 137,289 +137,289
Ireland 65,740 67,380 +1,640
Spain 46,975 31,846 -15,129
Netherlands 5,324 64,954 +59,630
Australia 38,079 27,533 -10,546
Morocco 29,583 13,612 -15,971
Belgium 33,578 0 -33,578
Uzbekistan 21,257 0 -21,257
Portugal 15,089 4,655 -10,434
France 19,440 0 -19,440

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 195,072
Ireland 7

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 93,521 101,551 +8,030
Ireland 5 2 -3

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 365,397
Other 195,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 111,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,332

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 £
Air transport 178,768 186,629 +7,861
Other 93,526 101,553 +8,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,677 75,406 +39,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 9,332 +9,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 209,370
000 195,079
London Stansted Airport 146,574
Immingham Docks 64,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,050

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 56,619 152,751 +96,132
000 93,526 101,553 +8,027
London Stansted Airport 112,696 33,878 -78,818
Immingham Docks 0 64,954 +64,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,578 9,472 -24,106
ZLC 9,453 0 -9,453
Liverpool Docks 0 6,863 +6,863
Holyhead 2,099 0 -2,099
Southampton 0 1,289 +1,289
Felixstowe 0 1,180 +1,180

Quick facts

HS code: 12079991

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

Description: Seeds from the hemp plant, used for food, oil, or other purposes