Import/export HS code 120930: Flower seeds

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

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 £
Netherlands 10,058,147
United States 3,747,092
Germany 3,732,275
Kenya 2,556,265
China 1,165,380

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 5,696,761 4,361,386 -1,335,375
United States 2,000,861 1,746,231 -254,630
Germany 2,156,239 1,576,036 -580,203
Kenya 1,354,885 1,201,380 -153,505
China 795,707 369,673 -426,034
France 689,267 231,245 -458,022
Poland 544,864 167,057 -377,807
India 420,072 129,051 -291,021
Denmark 256,272 231,759 -24,513
Belgium 210,612 180,494 -30,118

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 6,644,193
United States 4,710,756
Germany 2,786,482
Kenya 2,653,663
China 1,895,942

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 3,770,505 2,873,688 -896,817
United States 2,586,921 2,123,835 -463,086
Germany 1,542,464 1,244,018 -298,446
Kenya 1,362,096 1,291,567 -70,529
China 1,170,000 725,942 -444,058
France 835,308 283,407 -551,901
India 483,592 437,026 -46,566
Poland 502,851 204,091 -298,760
New Zealand 627,247 2,745 -624,502
Indonesia 379,548 82,137 -297,411

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Lancashire 4
Norfolk 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 8 10 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +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 19,342,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,682,639
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,927,842
Rail transport 151,729
Other 34,688

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 10,668,868 8,673,574 -1,995,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,288,512 1,394,127 -894,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,621,322 306,520 -1,314,802
Rail transport 127,851 23,878 -103,973
Other 18,170 16,518 -1,652

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,061,082
London Heathrow Airport 5,392,336
London Stansted Airport 4,841,881
London 1,120,415
Harwich 945,084

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 4,322,835 3,738,247 -584,588
London Heathrow Airport 3,171,317 2,221,019 -950,298
London Stansted Airport 2,437,079 2,404,802 -32,277
London 859,065 261,350 -597,715
Harwich 560,279 384,805 -175,474
Felixstowe 564,570 308,110 -256,460
Thamesport 585,345 38,061 -547,284
Immingham Docks 308,487 214,802 -93,685
Dover 283,341 146,317 -137,024
Norwich Airport 248,641 120,206 -128,435

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 36
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
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
2026-01 20
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 17

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 44
54m+ 13
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
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 2,393,844
United States 1,503,734
United Arab Emirates 1,080,836
China 940,077
Ireland 498,877

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 1,330,044 1,063,800 -266,244
United States 1,116,844 386,890 -729,954
United Arab Emirates 713,324 367,512 -345,812
China 630,519 309,558 -320,961
Ireland 298,792 200,085 -98,707
Lithuania 267,580 226,426 -41,154
Germany 272,236 125,435 -146,801
Canada 152,757 164,168 +11,411
Australia 218,933 79,434 -139,499
Pakistan 33,586 251,097 +217,511

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 8,771,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,010,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 445,998
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 5,267,705 3,504,126 -1,763,579
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 624,718 385,500 -239,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 288,419 157,579 -130,840
Other 0 223 +223

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,815,277
London Stansted Airport 2,769,319
London Heathrow Airport 2,567,660
Dover / Eurotunnel 399,855
ZLC 346,730

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,349,642 1,465,635 +115,993
London Stansted Airport 1,944,646 824,673 -1,119,973
London Heathrow Airport 1,703,794 863,866 -839,928
Dover / Eurotunnel 255,189 144,666 -110,523
ZLC 236,037 110,693 -125,344
Manchester Airport 33,586 239,259 +205,673
Liverpool Docks 144,143 101,441 -42,702
Holyhead 98,160 118,929 +20,769
London Gateway Port 191,692 0 -191,692
Felixstowe 50,448 77,639 +27,191

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