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 2,070,885
Germany 1,894,355
Denmark 1,840,487
Italy 1,352,399
Spain 1,148,240

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 1,161,369 909,516 -251,853
Germany 915,697 978,658 +62,961
Denmark 963,125 877,362 -85,763
Italy 774,805 577,594 -197,211
Spain 596,174 552,066 -44,108
Canada 434,560 440,279 +5,719
France 597,283 208,609 -388,674
United States 230,927 400,888 +169,961
Austria 74,329 410,820 +336,491
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 £
Spain 2,235,202
Canada 2,175,408
Denmark 1,550,008
New Zealand 1,351,249
United States 1,309,197

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 £
Spain 1,197,964 1,037,238 -160,726
Canada 1,120,483 1,054,925 -65,558
Denmark 936,959 613,049 -323,910
New Zealand 584,286 766,963 +182,677
United States 552,404 756,793 +204,389
Italy 385,685 147,356 -238,329
France 370,392 162,612 -207,780
Germany 147,146 259,087 +111,941
Hungary 130,484 227,784 +97,300
Netherlands 153,121 196,139 +43,018

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
East Central Scotland 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
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
Suffolk 2 2 +0
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) 6,500,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,606,539
Other 52,543

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) 3,317,733 3,182,851 -134,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,884,972 2,721,567 -163,405
Other 39,574 12,969 -26,605

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,246,391
Immingham Docks 2,527,961
Felixstowe 2,464,859
London 1,420,384
London Gateway Port 457,922

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 1,709,244 1,537,147 -172,097
Immingham Docks 1,347,802 1,180,159 -167,643
Felixstowe 1,159,750 1,305,109 +145,359
London 698,921 721,463 +22,542
London Gateway Port 168,320 289,602 +121,282
Grangemouth Docks 156,661 220,033 +63,372
Hull 182,691 93,569 -89,122
Eurotunnel 118,443 151,732 +33,289
Southampton 143,557 50,815 -92,742
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,575 130,532 +83,957

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
9
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
2026-05 9
2026-04 15
2026-03 14
2026-02 12
2026-01 7

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 9
15m-54m 7
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 139,557
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 39,433 100,124 +60,691
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
France 0 3,056 +3,056
Iceland 885 0 -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 14,247
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 8,710 5,537 -3,173
XI 563 0 -563
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) 274,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,536
Air transport 26,579
Other 14,933

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) 105,684 169,237 +63,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 92,590 12,946 -79,644
Air transport 10,152 16,427 +6,275
Other 9,273 5,660 -3,613

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 159,443
Holyhead 70,454
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,572
Liverpool Docks 54,170
Harwich 35,933

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
Holyhead 0 70,454 +70,454
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,424 17,148 -25,276
Liverpool Docks 30,160 24,010 -6,150
Harwich 23,100 12,833 -10,267
East Midlands Airport 10,152 16,427 +6,275
000 9,273 5,660 -3,613
Middlesbrough 885 0 -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