Import/export HS code 120929: Various grass and plant seeds

Seeds of grasses and plants not listed elsewhere, including timothy grass and lupine seeds

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Denmark 15,966,867
Netherlands 9,269,131
France 5,249,634
Italy 5,240,247
Germany 5,139,869

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 £
Denmark 7,789,314 8,177,553 +388,239
Netherlands 4,609,320 4,659,811 +50,491
France 2,596,067 2,653,567 +57,500
Italy 3,134,424 2,105,823 -1,028,601
Germany 2,561,790 2,578,079 +16,289
New Zealand 1,430,403 832,928 -597,475
Spain 617,466 552,066 -65,400
United States 595,712 537,995 -57,717
Canada 566,125 451,554 -114,571
Ireland 520,796 363,480 -157,316

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 £
Denmark 15,318,330
New Zealand 4,765,956
Germany 4,540,363
France 3,691,559
Canada 3,480,715

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 £
Denmark 7,623,627 7,694,703 +71,076
New Zealand 2,358,391 2,407,565 +49,174
Germany 1,672,556 2,867,807 +1,195,251
France 2,079,597 1,611,962 -467,635
Canada 2,067,673 1,413,042 -654,631
Netherlands 1,352,201 1,495,944 +143,743
Italy 1,680,446 1,143,516 -536,930
Spain 1,252,978 1,089,971 -163,007
Hungary 1,209,788 1,055,899 -153,889
United States 1,100,463 1,047,786 -52,677

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Lincolnshire 4
Inner London - West 3

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 4 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
Lincolnshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Suffolk 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 2 0 -2

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) 27,436,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,412,993
Other 768,739
Air transport 78,614

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) 13,576,638 13,859,408 +282,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,251,223 10,161,770 -1,089,453
Other 412,288 356,451 -55,837
Air transport 18,315 60,299 +41,984

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,222,047
Dover 9,597,927
Felixstowe 8,072,947
Eurotunnel 3,670,695
London 2,529,084

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 £
Immingham Docks 9,607,014 9,615,033 +8,019
Dover 5,360,893 4,237,034 -1,123,859
Felixstowe 3,654,864 4,418,083 +763,219
Eurotunnel 1,882,895 1,787,800 -95,095
London 1,259,229 1,269,855 +10,626
Southampton 634,462 508,134 -126,328
Harwich 294,889 660,976 +366,087
000 412,288 356,451 -55,837
Killingholme 378,944 175,181 -203,763
Hull 288,707 208,450 -80,257

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
17
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 19
2026-03 17
2026-02 20
2026-01 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
54m+ 16
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 9
0-1m 5
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 £
Australia 877,413
Netherlands 559,958
France 517,718
Ireland 482,082
Sweden 100,703

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 £
Australia 877,413 0 -877,413
Netherlands 293,660 266,298 -27,362
France 299,620 218,098 -81,522
Ireland 194,946 287,136 +92,190
Sweden 54,177 46,526 -7,651
Germany 91,496 4,305 -87,191
Hungary 0 79,662 +79,662
Denmark 36,398 34,890 -1,508
United States 33,117 25,067 -8,050
Belgium 26,403 26,694 +291

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 20,966
Germany 14,247
Ireland 3,429

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 9,103 11,863 +2,760
Germany 8,710 5,537 -3,173
Ireland 23 3,406 +3,383

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) 1,735,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 987,087
Air transport 277,919
Other 41,309

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) 898,085 837,548 -60,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 953,153 33,934 -919,219
Air transport 146,964 130,955 -16,009
Other 18,116 23,193 +5,077

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 860,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 830,668
Felixstowe 405,936
Holyhead 236,165
East Midlands Airport 185,827

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 Gateway Port 860,563 0 -860,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,087 328,581 -173,506
Felixstowe 187,725 218,211 +30,486
Holyhead 84,034 152,131 +68,097
East Midlands Airport 71,467 114,360 +42,893
Immingham Docks 101,705 60,852 -40,853
Liverpool Docks 81,789 63,136 -18,653
London Heathrow Airport 64,650 16,595 -48,055
Harwich 28,691 20,437 -8,254
000 18,116 23,193 +5,077

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 120929

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

Description: Seeds of grasses and plants not listed elsewhere, including timothy grass and lupine seeds