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 20,290,222
United States 2,355,706
Lebanon 1,154,431
Brazil 707,866
Netherlands 517,920

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 10,134,103 10,156,119 +22,016
United States 1,243,190 1,112,516 -130,674
Lebanon 535,367 619,064 +83,697
Brazil 384,466 323,400 -61,066
Netherlands 229,475 288,445 +58,970
Nigeria 44,003 376,365 +332,362
Lithuania 208,470 191,957 -16,513
India 137,912 210,710 +72,798
Hungary 9,303 296,759 +287,456
France 241,566 9,724 -231,842

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 20,294,172
United States 2,664,557
Lebanon 1,091,583
Brazil 630,265
Lithuania 431,571

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 10,166,604 10,127,568 -39,036
United States 1,557,141 1,107,416 -449,725
Lebanon 472,519 619,064 +146,545
Brazil 282,096 348,169 +66,073
Lithuania 239,614 191,957 -47,657
Nigeria 44,003 355,534 +311,531
India 146,767 252,318 +105,551
Hungary 9,303 296,759 +287,456
China 203,788 82,861 -120,927
Argentina 123,499 125,064 +1,565

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 11
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - East and North East 10
Inner London - West 9
Essex 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
Outer London - West and North West 10 6 -4
Inner London - East 4 9 +5
Outer London - East and North East 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Essex 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
West Central Scotland 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
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) 17,948,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,116,358
Air transport 88,870
Road transport 79,247
Other 60,531

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) 7,590,054 10,358,286 +2,768,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,438,800 3,677,558 -2,761,242
Air transport 34,398 54,472 +20,074
Road transport 79,247 0 -79,247
Other 28,963 31,568 +2,605

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,095,289
Liverpool Docks 7,989,038
London Gateway Port 6,196,921
Felixstowe 3,112,219
Southampton 1,205,045

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 5,284,037 2,811,252 -2,472,785
Liverpool Docks 2,481,063 5,507,975 +3,026,912
London Gateway Port 3,605,844 2,591,077 -1,014,767
Felixstowe 1,452,332 1,659,887 +207,555
Southampton 489,847 715,198 +225,351
London 136,287 473,343 +337,056
Eurotunnel 273,141 113,427 -159,714
Dover / Eurotunnel 145,990 61,823 -84,167
Harwich 103,898 22,129 -81,769
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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
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
2026-04 17
2026-03 15
2026-02 10
2026-01 21
2025-12 19

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 29
54m+ 13
15m-54m 7
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 £
Ireland 1,894,428
Spain 1,521,221
Italy 737,194
France 702,068
United Arab Emirates 221,243

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 826,104 1,068,324 +242,220
Spain 726,242 794,979 +68,737
Italy 368,441 368,753 +312
France 292,372 409,696 +117,324
United Arab Emirates 196,790 24,453 -172,337
Netherlands 105,282 91,116 -14,166
Belgium 27,824 150,242 +122,418
Romania 77,840 53,072 -24,768
Greece 0 64,091 +64,091
United States 26,029 9,008 -17,021

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 4,630,274
Greece 13,388

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 2,115,288 2,514,986 +399,698
Greece 7,436 5,952 -1,484

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,643,662
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 847,557
Air transport 196,298
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,847

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 2,122,724 2,520,938 +398,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 337,927 509,630 +171,703
Air transport 183,998 12,300 -171,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,654 52,193 -17,461

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,643,662
Dover / Eurotunnel 445,064
Holyhead 217,123
London Heathrow Airport 189,914
Felixstowe 98,081

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 2,122,724 2,520,938 +398,214
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,079 325,985 +206,906
Holyhead 86,232 130,891 +44,659
London Heathrow Airport 177,614 12,300 -165,314
Felixstowe 92,831 5,250 -87,581
London Gateway Port 32,124 34,248 +2,124
Liverpool Docks 15,819 32,921 +17,102
Southampton 25,760 5,480 -20,280
Heysham 22,895 0 -22,895
Immingham Docks 3,341 8,356 +5,015

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