Import/export HS code 120890: Various oil seed flours and meals

Flours and meals made from oil seeds or fruits not listed elsewhere, such as sunflower or sesame

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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 £
Greece 19,642,301
United States 2,043,031
Lebanon 1,075,494
Brazil 640,433
Netherlands 468,194

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 £
Greece 9,689,143 9,953,158 +264,015
United States 1,083,276 959,755 -123,521
Lebanon 555,816 519,678 -36,138
Brazil 325,791 314,642 -11,149
Netherlands 288,869 179,325 -109,544
Lithuania 294,907 154,582 -140,325
Nigeria 35,758 329,863 +294,105
Hungary 7,481 296,321 +288,840
India 129,990 166,379 +36,389
France 241,337 8,986 -232,351

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 £
Greece 19,642,766
United States 2,361,654
Lebanon 1,012,646
Brazil 558,161
Lithuania 480,633

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 £
Greece 9,718,723 9,924,043 +205,320
United States 1,400,853 960,801 -440,052
Lebanon 492,968 519,678 +26,710
Brazil 268,616 289,545 +20,929
Lithuania 326,051 154,582 -171,469
Nigeria 35,758 307,749 +271,991
India 137,409 187,903 +50,494
Hungary 7,481 296,321 +288,840
China 258,951 42,670 -216,281
Argentina 60,424 186,383 +125,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 4 +0
West Central Scotland 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 3 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) 15,901,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,020,891
Road transport 79,247
Other 55,265
Air transport 48,652

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) 6,414,993 9,486,108 +3,071,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,049,586 3,971,305 -3,078,281
Road transport 79,247 0 -79,247
Other 29,272 25,993 -3,279
Air transport 29,479 19,173 -10,306

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,070,913
Liverpool Docks 6,745,001
London Gateway Port 5,656,744
Felixstowe 3,059,520
Southampton 1,018,574

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 £
Dover 5,892,587 3,178,326 -2,714,261
Liverpool Docks 1,675,872 5,069,129 +3,393,257
London Gateway Port 3,342,558 2,314,186 -1,028,372
Felixstowe 1,350,021 1,709,499 +359,478
Southampton 415,646 602,928 +187,282
London 128,620 436,010 +307,390
Eurotunnel 296,420 80,481 -215,939
Dover / Eurotunnel 145,990 58,766 -87,224
Harwich 111,701 969 -110,732
ZLC 79,247 0 -79,247

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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of food products 14
Food and beverage service activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 13
2025-10 19
2025-09 13
2025-08 16

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 36
0-1m 31
54m+ 14
15m-54m 6
Other 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 £
Ireland 1,623,924
Spain 1,319,908
Italy 685,084
France 542,955
United Arab Emirates 216,598

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 787,166 836,758 +49,592
Spain 698,340 621,568 -76,772
Italy 339,133 345,951 +6,818
France 279,874 263,081 -16,793
United Arab Emirates 198,810 17,788 -181,022
Netherlands 26,892 125,087 +98,195
Belgium 27,475 98,616 +71,141
Romania 66,046 53,072 -12,974
Greece 0 61,530 +61,530
United States 26,029 6,590 -19,439

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 3,986,140
Greece 11,912

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 2,019,608 1,966,532 -53,076
Greece 7,448 4,464 -2,984

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,998,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 698,741
Air transport 205,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,451

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 £
Other 2,027,056 1,970,996 -56,060
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,202 472,539 +246,337
Air transport 196,093 9,882 -186,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,865 31,586 -42,279

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,998,052
Dover / Eurotunnel 359,112
London Heathrow Airport 194,898
Holyhead 166,021
Felixstowe 95,456

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 £
000 2,027,056 1,970,996 -56,060
Dover / Eurotunnel 109,974 249,138 +139,164
London Heathrow Airport 185,016 9,882 -175,134
Holyhead 70,038 95,983 +25,945
Felixstowe 9,176 86,280 +77,104
London Gateway Port 36,885 20,740 -16,145
Liverpool Docks 27,758 24,191 -3,567
Southampton 23,019 8,221 -14,798
Heysham 8,185 14,710 +6,525
Immingham Docks 5,532 4,862 -670

Quick facts

HS code: 120890

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

Description: Flours and meals made from oil seeds or fruits not listed elsewhere, such as sunflower or sesame