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 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 14,060,140
Netherlands 6,690,122
Italy 3,880,652
New Zealand 1,939,562
Germany 1,937,274

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 6,759,949 7,300,191 +540,242
Netherlands 2,982,398 3,707,724 +725,326
Italy 2,355,401 1,525,251 -830,150
New Zealand 1,228,226 711,336 -516,890
Germany 1,164,949 772,325 -392,624
France 918,784 953,363 +34,579
Ireland 413,272 300,716 -112,556
United States 364,785 137,107 -227,678
Poland 216,685 217,083 +398
Hungary 101,787 208,433 +106,646

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 13,768,322
New Zealand 3,414,707
Germany 2,840,969
Netherlands 2,463,967
Hungary 1,907,419

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 6,686,668 7,081,654 +394,986
New Zealand 1,774,105 1,640,602 -133,503
Germany 1,054,610 1,786,359 +731,749
Netherlands 1,179,388 1,284,579 +105,191
Hungary 1,079,304 828,115 -251,189
Poland 846,306 839,720 -6,586
Italy 817,577 538,557 -279,020
Canada 928,227 346,842 -581,385
France 641,641 431,200 -210,441
United States 548,059 290,993 -257,066

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 2 -1
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) 16,469,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,726,673
Other 615,256
Air transport 75,572

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) 8,157,271 8,312,249 +154,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,336,944 7,389,729 -947,215
Other 321,569 293,687 -27,882
Air transport 15,273 60,299 +45,026

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,672,428
Dover 5,643,387
Felixstowe 4,894,715
London 1,084,205
Southampton 936,949

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 8,259,212 8,413,216 +154,004
Dover 3,164,455 2,478,932 -685,523
Felixstowe 2,476,151 2,418,564 -57,587
London 551,754 532,451 -19,303
Southampton 490,905 446,044 -44,861
Harwich 222,122 641,510 +419,388
000 321,569 293,687 -27,882
Killingholme 339,115 165,467 -173,648
Purfleet 312,412 149,267 -163,145
Eurotunnel 165,571 194,700 +29,129

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 877,413
France 514,662
Ireland 342,502
Netherlands 220,436
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 877,413 0 -877,413
France 299,620 215,042 -84,578
Ireland 155,490 187,012 +31,522
Netherlands 84,615 135,821 +51,206
Hungary 0 79,662 +79,662
United States 33,117 25,067 -8,050
Belgium 24,994 10,267 -14,727
Luxembourg 31,768 0 -31,768
Denmark 7,817 21,944 +14,127
Falkland Islands 15,899 0 -15,899

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 20,403
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 8,540 11,863 +3,323
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) 1,098,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 880,171
Air transport 251,340
Other 26,353

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) 547,653 550,667 +3,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 860,563 19,608 -840,955
Air transport 136,812 114,528 -22,284
Other 8,820 17,533 +8,713

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 714,073
Holyhead 165,711
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 860,563 0 -860,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 402,640 311,433 -91,207
Holyhead 84,034 81,677 -2,357
East Midlands Airport 61,315 97,933 +36,618
Felixstowe 0 108,171 +108,171
Liverpool Docks 51,629 39,126 -12,503
London Heathrow Airport 64,650 16,595 -48,055
Heysham 0 28,134 +28,134
000 8,820 17,533 +8,713
London Gatwick Airport 6,674 0 -6,674

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