Import/export HS code 120930: Flower seeds

Seeds of plants grown mainly for their flowers, used in gardening and landscaping

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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 £
Netherlands 11,653,116
United States 4,436,567
Germany 4,103,837
Kenya 2,924,919
France 1,067,725

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 5,362,375 6,290,741 +928,366
United States 1,822,667 2,613,900 +791,233
Germany 2,030,887 2,072,950 +42,063
Kenya 1,354,885 1,570,034 +215,149
France 590,133 477,592 -112,541
China 765,858 155,989 -609,869
Poland 566,100 197,775 -368,325
India 420,072 145,821 -274,251
Denmark 263,717 273,564 +9,847
Belgium 161,593 197,708 +36,115

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 £
Netherlands 7,900,140
United States 4,833,584
Germany 3,146,560
Kenya 3,022,317
China 1,872,511

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 £
Netherlands 3,547,865 4,352,275 +804,410
United States 2,288,566 2,545,018 +256,452
Germany 1,485,412 1,661,148 +175,736
Kenya 1,397,952 1,624,365 +226,413
China 1,179,154 693,357 -485,797
France 667,306 663,198 -4,108
India 474,377 472,617 -1,760
Poland 533,739 248,617 -285,122
New Zealand 570,050 87,385 -482,665
Chile 224,408 311,512 +87,104

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Lancashire 4

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
Lincolnshire 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Norfolk 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 22,299,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,078,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,709,103
Rail transport 164,025
Other 75,897

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 £
Air transport 10,420,303 11,879,175 +1,458,872
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,149,438 1,928,643 -220,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,118,901 590,202 -528,699
Rail transport 142,219 21,806 -120,413
Other 18,214 57,683 +39,469
Road transport 0 1,950 +1,950

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,571,568
London Stansted Airport 5,978,773
London Heathrow Airport 5,529,780
London 1,115,365
Felixstowe 1,048,335

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,092,044 5,479,524 +1,387,480
London Stansted Airport 2,417,870 3,560,903 +1,143,033
London Heathrow Airport 3,135,451 2,394,329 -741,122
London 740,798 374,567 -366,231
Felixstowe 532,190 516,145 -16,045
Harwich 497,538 441,653 -55,885
Immingham Docks 252,294 484,135 +231,841
Dover 272,107 206,794 -65,313
Birmingham Airport 266,158 205,056 -61,102
Thamesport 430,248 39,430 -390,818

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 35
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 17
2026-02 24
2026-01 20
2025-12 20

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 45
0-1m 13
15m-54m 12
54m+ 12
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 £
Netherlands 2,771,344
United States 1,588,001
United Arab Emirates 1,174,774
China 1,083,866
Ireland 530,880

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 £
Netherlands 1,130,862 1,640,482 +509,620
United States 901,980 686,021 -215,959
United Arab Emirates 713,324 461,450 -251,874
China 630,519 453,347 -177,172
Ireland 273,611 257,269 -16,342
Lithuania 261,652 257,597 -4,055
Germany 257,194 165,772 -91,422
Pakistan 33,586 381,763 +348,177
Canada 155,530 188,985 +33,455
India 139,100 201,380 +62,280

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 £
Netherlands 223

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 £
Netherlands 0 223 +223

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 9,978,012
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,112,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 468,857
Other 223

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 £
Air transport 4,940,730 5,037,282 +96,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 594,761 518,032 -76,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 305,327 163,530 -141,797
Other 0 223 +223

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,175,797
East Midlands Airport 3,021,218
London Stansted Airport 2,997,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 444,926
ZLC 380,244

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 Heathrow Airport 1,378,562 1,797,235 +418,673
East Midlands Airport 1,480,247 1,540,971 +60,724
London Stansted Airport 1,812,298 1,184,944 -627,354
Dover / Eurotunnel 240,114 204,812 -35,302
ZLC 236,037 144,207 -91,830
Manchester Airport 33,586 313,774 +280,188
Liverpool Docks 144,143 124,300 -19,843
Holyhead 85,250 166,191 +80,941
London Gateway Port 191,692 0 -191,692
Immingham Docks 115,653 28,175 -87,478

Quick facts

HS code: 120930

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

Description: Seeds of plants grown mainly for their flowers, used in gardening and landscaping