Import/export HS code 12092980: Various plant seeds

Seeds of various plants not listed elsewhere, used for sowing and cultivation

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  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 12,364,251
Netherlands 5,643,386
Italy 4,374,216
Germany 2,250,495
France 1,976,464

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 5,648,941 6,715,310 +1,066,369
Netherlands 2,779,771 2,863,615 +83,844
Italy 2,845,635 1,528,581 -1,317,054
Germany 1,495,078 755,417 -739,661
France 838,048 1,138,416 +300,368
New Zealand 1,124,790 682,949 -441,841
Sweden 904,950 28,584 -876,366
Ireland 324,069 416,006 +91,937
United States 374,807 148,515 -226,292
Poland 216,220 243,691 +27,471

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 12,750,840
New Zealand 3,310,697
Germany 2,611,496
Netherlands 2,508,496
Poland 1,737,822

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 6,356,322 6,394,518 +38,196
New Zealand 2,096,273 1,214,424 -881,849
Germany 928,400 1,683,096 +754,696
Netherlands 1,300,198 1,208,298 -91,900
Poland 1,004,138 733,684 -270,454
Canada 1,167,565 562,643 -604,922
Hungary 1,115,944 484,910 -631,034
Italy 667,883 584,998 -82,885
France 592,983 579,543 -13,440
United States 545,555 287,134 -258,421

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Lincolnshire 3
Suffolk 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Suffolk 3 2 -1
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 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) 15,942,108
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,955,379
Other 619,873
Air transport 46,473

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) 8,513,905 7,428,203 -1,085,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,974,222 6,981,157 -993,065
Other 247,552 372,321 +124,769
Air transport 20,079 26,394 +6,315

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,175,515
Dover 5,315,305
Felixstowe 4,156,014
London 1,429,316
Southampton 727,364

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 8,436,597 7,738,918 -697,679
Dover 2,754,364 2,560,941 -193,423
Felixstowe 2,348,326 1,807,688 -540,638
London 979,087 450,229 -528,858
Southampton 433,777 293,587 -140,190
000 247,552 372,321 +124,769
Harwich 319,046 300,707 -18,339
Killingholme 156,541 363,646 +207,105
Purfleet 127,051 328,376 +201,325
Eurotunnel 172,755 210,362 +37,607

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 14
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 9
2025-10 5
2025-09 6
2025-08 14

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 13
54m+ 13
15m-54m 7
0-1m 3
Other 1

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 1,095,333
France 377,790
Ireland 300,195
Netherlands 272,018
United States 55,135

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 1,095,333 0 -1,095,333
France 366,763 11,027 -355,736
Ireland 148,895 151,300 +2,405
Netherlands 137,119 134,899 -2,220
United States 2,409 52,726 +50,317
Denmark 27,906 10,308 -17,598
Belgium 20,196 17,760 -2,436
Luxembourg 0 31,768 +31,768
Eritrea 28,955 0 -28,955
Iceland 20,940 0 -20,940

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 25,594
Ireland 4,170

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 9,512 16,082 +6,570
Ireland 2,450 1,720 -730

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,092,383
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 964,862
Air transport 231,716
Other 30,044

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,092,383 0 -1,092,383
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 675,224 289,638 -385,586
Air transport 104,850 126,866 +22,016
Other 12,023 18,021 +5,998

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,078,483
Dover / Eurotunnel 590,959
Holyhead 153,357
East Midlands Airport 139,880
Felixstowe 108,171

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 1,078,483 0 -1,078,483
Dover / Eurotunnel 533,050 57,909 -475,141
Holyhead 60,935 92,422 +31,487
East Midlands Airport 66,286 73,594 +7,308
Felixstowe 0 108,171 +108,171
London Heathrow Airport 33,942 45,625 +11,683
Liverpool Docks 55,927 19,246 -36,681
000 12,023 18,021 +5,998
Immingham Docks 14,840 0 -14,840
Milford 10,613 0 -10,613

Quick facts

HS code: 12092980

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

Description: Seeds of various plants not listed elsewhere, used for sowing and cultivation