Import/export HS code 12092945: Timothy grass and other seeds

Seeds of timothy grass, vetch, and other grasses like cocksfoot and bent grass, used for forage and lawns

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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 £
Netherlands 2,144,820
Germany 2,132,346
Denmark 2,010,431
Italy 1,480,380
Spain 1,153,092

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 1,168,773 976,047 -192,726
Germany 1,096,158 1,036,188 -59,970
Denmark 1,047,195 963,236 -83,959
Italy 906,365 574,015 -332,350
Spain 585,293 567,799 -17,494
Canada 451,025 547,943 +96,918
France 596,540 345,451 -251,089
United States 230,927 400,888 +169,961
Austria 28,525 456,624 +428,099
New Zealand 202,177 121,592 -80,585

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 2,476,716
Spain 2,369,916
Denmark 1,743,794
New Zealand 1,370,770
United States 1,307,655

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 1,278,027 1,198,689 -79,338
Spain 1,214,376 1,155,540 -58,836
Denmark 1,003,048 740,746 -262,302
New Zealand 587,159 783,611 +196,452
United States 562,709 744,946 +182,237
Italy 550,163 193,028 -357,135
France 386,610 198,347 -188,263
Germany 125,736 284,276 +158,540
Hungary 85,064 260,536 +175,472
Netherlands 154,626 161,197 +6,571

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Lincolnshire 3
Suffolk 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
East Central Scotland 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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Suffolk 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0

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) 6,779,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,354,250
Other 57,871

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) 3,276,679 3,502,540 +225,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,378,995 2,975,255 -403,740
Other 31,743 26,128 -5,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,392,655
Immingham Docks 2,834,739
Felixstowe 2,572,343
London 1,558,190
Grangemouth Docks 507,451

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 1,626,534 1,766,121 +139,587
Immingham Docks 1,549,750 1,284,989 -264,761
Felixstowe 1,133,273 1,439,070 +305,797
London 824,982 733,208 -91,774
Grangemouth Docks 307,068 200,383 -106,685
London Gateway Port 168,320 289,602 +121,282
Eurotunnel 176,752 151,732 -25,020
Hull 201,709 99,597 -102,112
Thamesport 128,060 85,166 -42,894
Southampton 143,557 50,815 -92,742

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
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 15
2026-03 14
2026-02 12
2026-01 7
2025-12 6

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 10
15m-54m 8
54m+ 6
0-1m 3
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 102,436
Sweden 98,969
Denmark 41,527
Spain 34,796
Netherlands 34,153

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 51,553 50,883 -670
Sweden 54,177 44,792 -9,385
Denmark 28,581 12,946 -15,635
Spain 20,704 14,092 -6,612
Netherlands 21,320 12,833 -8,487
Germany 33,500 0 -33,500
Belgium 1,409 16,427 +15,018
Norway 17,690 0 -17,690
Iceland 0 885 +885

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 £
Germany 16,295
XI 563
Ireland 81

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 £
Germany 9,453 6,842 -2,611
XI 342 221 -121
Ireland 0 81 +81

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) 232,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,536
Air transport 26,579
Other 16,981

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) 117,282 115,414 -1,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,705 13,831 -77,874
Air transport 10,152 16,427 +6,275
Other 9,795 7,186 -2,609

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 159,443
Liverpool Docks 65,768
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,516
Harwich 35,933
East Midlands Airport 26,579

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 £
Immingham Docks 101,705 57,738 -43,967
Liverpool Docks 41,758 24,010 -17,748
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,424 14,092 -28,332
Harwich 23,100 12,833 -10,267
East Midlands Airport 10,152 16,427 +6,275
Holyhead 0 19,687 +19,687
000 9,795 7,186 -2,609
Middlesbrough 0 885 +885

Quick facts

HS code: 12092945

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

Description: Seeds of timothy grass, vetch, and other grasses like cocksfoot and bent grass, used for forage and lawns