Import/export HS code 12092980: Various plant seeds

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

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.
  • 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 14,475,043
Netherlands 6,962,227
Italy 4,181,779
Germany 2,094,775
New Zealand 2,027,232

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 6,803,170 7,671,873 +868,703
Netherlands 2,974,497 3,987,730 +1,013,233
Italy 2,568,960 1,612,819 -956,141
Germany 1,291,250 803,525 -487,725
New Zealand 1,172,133 855,099 -317,034
France 882,636 1,089,678 +207,042
Ireland 417,239 316,381 -100,858
United States 364,785 137,107 -227,678
Poland 238,093 217,083 -21,010
Hungary 102,795 208,433 +105,638

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 14,165,059
New Zealand 3,626,976
Germany 3,087,732
Netherlands 2,549,547
Hungary 1,948,074

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 6,677,286 7,487,773 +810,487
New Zealand 1,822,373 1,804,603 -17,770
Germany 1,100,512 1,987,220 +886,708
Netherlands 1,200,879 1,348,668 +147,789
Hungary 1,091,414 856,660 -234,754
Poland 991,218 859,723 -131,495
Canada 1,063,948 402,930 -661,018
Italy 808,249 552,150 -256,099
France 633,601 474,724 -158,877
United States 529,624 309,428 -220,196

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 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Lincolnshire 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 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1

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) 17,182,160
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,411,429
Other 634,888
Air transport 76,580

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) 8,376,162 8,805,998 +429,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,441,032 7,970,397 -470,635
Other 325,536 309,352 -16,184
Air transport 14,984 61,596 +46,612

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,325,296
Dover 5,874,910
Felixstowe 5,093,321
London 1,309,657
Southampton 937,844

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 8,467,674 8,857,622 +389,948
Dover 3,214,993 2,659,917 -555,076
Felixstowe 2,417,544 2,675,777 +258,233
London 768,595 541,062 -227,533
Southampton 491,800 446,044 -45,756
Harwich 262,213 641,510 +379,297
000 325,536 309,352 -16,184
Killingholme 210,039 294,543 +84,504
Purfleet 336,862 149,267 -187,595
Eurotunnel 142,645 217,626 +74,981

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
13
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
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 11
2026-04 16
2026-03 13
2026-02 16
2026-01 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
54m+ 15
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 8
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 514,662
Ireland 364,111
Netherlands 244,340
Hungary 79,662

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 299,620 215,042 -84,578
Ireland 177,050 187,061 +10,011
Netherlands 108,519 135,821 +27,302
Hungary 0 79,662 +79,662
United States 33,117 25,067 -8,050
Belgium 24,994 10,267 -14,727
Luxembourg 0 31,768 +31,768
Denmark 3,368 26,393 +23,025
Eritrea 28,955 0 -28,955

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 23,381
Ireland 3,325

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 11,469 11,912 +443
Ireland 0 3,325 +3,325

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) 1,180,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,098,091
Air transport 251,340
Other 29,331

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) 598,315 582,435 -15,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,078,483 19,608 -1,058,875
Air transport 132,363 118,977 -13,386
Other 11,749 17,582 +5,833

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 766,932
Holyhead 184,342
East Midlands Airport 159,248
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 423,731 343,201 -80,530
Holyhead 102,665 81,677 -20,988
East Midlands Airport 56,866 102,382 +45,516
Felixstowe 0 108,171 +108,171
Liverpool Docks 51,629 39,126 -12,503
London Heathrow Airport 64,650 16,595 -48,055
000 11,749 17,582 +5,833
Heysham 0 28,134 +28,134
Immingham Docks 10,940 1,734 -9,206

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