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 10,539,296
United States 4,368,302
Germany 3,776,080
Kenya 2,769,709
France 964,606

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 5,139,860 5,399,436 +259,576
United States 1,978,143 2,390,159 +412,016
Germany 1,907,746 1,868,334 -39,412
Kenya 1,326,545 1,443,164 +116,619
France 520,536 444,070 -76,466
China 668,168 157,491 -510,677
Poland 569,475 232,727 -336,748
India 497,777 50,551 -447,226
Denmark 262,444 245,865 -16,579
Belgium 186,572 134,070 -52,502

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 7,133,589
United States 4,670,178
Germany 2,961,557
Kenya 2,867,107
China 1,729,985

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 3,489,038 3,644,551 +155,513
United States 2,470,147 2,200,031 -270,116
Germany 1,526,968 1,434,589 -92,379
Kenya 1,369,612 1,497,495 +127,883
China 1,026,148 703,837 -322,311
France 568,938 640,452 +71,514
India 545,583 375,832 -169,751
Poland 556,408 263,557 -292,851
New Zealand 521,429 90,096 -431,333
Chile 134,950 327,140 +192,190

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 4
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 11 10 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
Essex 3 3 +0
Northern Ireland 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1

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 20,773,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,837,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,402,242
Rail transport 189,996
Other 79,247

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 10,411,420 10,362,412 -49,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,090,428 1,746,658 -343,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 759,666 642,576 -117,090
Rail transport 151,729 38,267 -113,462
Other 18,684 60,563 +41,879
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 8,443,054
London Stansted Airport 5,916,316
London Heathrow Airport 5,185,349
London 1,105,483
Felixstowe 960,490

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 3,891,191 4,551,863 +660,672
London Stansted Airport 2,663,966 3,252,350 +588,384
London Heathrow Airport 2,969,571 2,215,778 -753,793
London 673,005 432,478 -240,527
Felixstowe 511,690 448,800 -62,890
Harwich 441,994 409,519 -32,475
Immingham Docks 260,227 446,307 +186,080
Birmingham Airport 255,094 208,714 -46,380
Norwich Airport 343,911 33,453 -310,458
Dover 146,681 200,680 +53,999

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
34
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
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 15
2026-04 20
2026-03 17
2026-02 24
2026-01 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 44
0-1m 13
15m-54m 10
54m+ 8
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 £
Netherlands 2,764,336
United States 1,634,679
United Arab Emirates 1,176,284
China 961,816
Ireland 513,108

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 1,323,130 1,441,206 +118,076
United States 987,456 647,223 -340,233
United Arab Emirates 727,658 448,626 -279,032
China 534,306 427,510 -106,796
Ireland 274,768 238,340 -36,428
Lithuania 276,209 216,657 -59,552
Pakistan 33,586 381,763 +348,177
Germany 198,981 163,431 -35,550
Canada 155,530 191,012 +35,482
India 67,685 210,992 +143,307

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 223 0 -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 9,601,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,088,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 388,810
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 4,986,928 4,614,408 -372,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 590,861 497,497 -93,364
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,084 189,726 -9,358
Other 223 0 -223

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,998,097
East Midlands Airport 2,940,854
London Stansted Airport 2,879,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 435,404
ZLC 379,741

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 1,370,611 1,627,486 +256,875
East Midlands Airport 1,604,604 1,336,250 -268,354
London Stansted Airport 1,742,394 1,136,739 -605,655
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,494 187,910 -59,584
ZLC 235,733 144,008 -91,725
Manchester Airport 33,586 313,774 +280,188
Liverpool Docks 144,143 150,496 +6,353
Holyhead 73,970 162,558 +88,588
Immingham Docks 115,653 28,175 -87,478
Felixstowe 67,356 60,731 -6,625

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