Import/export HS code 12099180: Various vegetable seeds

Seeds of vegetable plants not listed elsewhere, used for growing various edible crops

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 72,820,986
France 17,158,844
Israel 4,493,016
United States 3,818,998
Italy 3,689,249

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 37,684,606 35,136,380 -2,548,226
France 9,147,172 8,011,672 -1,135,500
Israel 3,305,465 1,187,551 -2,117,914
United States 1,737,185 2,081,813 +344,628
Italy 1,739,834 1,949,415 +209,581
New Zealand 493,062 1,355,040 +861,978
Germany 588,185 557,094 -31,091
Denmark 343,556 288,719 -54,837
Portugal 555,238 60,690 -494,548
Poland 386,554 139,981 -246,573

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 £
France 21,245,553
Netherlands 16,200,322
United States 13,815,995
Chile 12,279,909
New Zealand 10,243,681

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 £
France 11,518,023 9,727,530 -1,790,493
Netherlands 8,325,158 7,875,164 -449,994
United States 7,938,525 5,877,470 -2,061,055
Chile 6,549,031 5,730,878 -818,153
New Zealand 4,182,783 6,060,898 +1,878,115
Italy 4,325,231 4,167,301 -157,930
Denmark 3,367,816 3,117,753 -250,063
Australia 920,973 1,464,950 +543,977
China 1,242,997 1,139,111 -103,886
Guatemala 1,508,498 395,106 -1,113,392

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 10
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Suffolk 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6

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 6 6 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Suffolk 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Devon 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Kent 1 4 +3
Essex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -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) 70,999,132
Air transport 34,913,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,010,496
Other 968,377
Rail transport 176,679

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) 37,903,257 33,095,875 -4,807,382
Air transport 17,720,649 17,192,499 -528,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,403,671 1,606,825 +203,154
Other 299,946 668,431 +368,485
Rail transport 152,648 24,031 -128,617
Road transport 990 0 -990

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 31,257,590
East Midlands Airport 20,331,235
Harwich 11,491,840
Immingham Docks 8,894,197
Dover 7,823,691

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 £
Felixstowe 15,286,687 15,970,903 +684,216
East Midlands Airport 9,489,752 10,841,483 +1,351,731
Harwich 6,529,175 4,962,665 -1,566,510
Immingham Docks 2,286,990 6,607,207 +4,320,217
Dover 4,964,736 2,858,955 -2,105,781
London Heathrow Airport 4,790,408 2,803,583 -1,986,825
Killingholme 6,076,553 0 -6,076,553
London Stansted Airport 1,631,690 1,658,242 +26,552
Eurotunnel 937,931 1,903,382 +965,451
Birmingham Airport 1,099,943 357,691 -742,252

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
40
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Manufacture of food products
7
Education
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 26
2026-03 26
2026-02 27
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 41
54m+ 25
15m-54m 17
0-1m 11
Other 3

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 £
Spain 6,673,658
Netherlands 5,499,447
United States 3,266,336
Morocco 2,773,336
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,089,923

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 £
Spain 3,835,956 2,837,702 -998,254
Netherlands 3,297,914 2,201,533 -1,096,381
United States 1,907,733 1,358,603 -549,130
Morocco 2,773,336 0 -2,773,336
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,113,196 976,727 -136,469
Australia 1,203,179 720,790 -482,389
Canada 995,411 645,618 -349,793
Ireland 670,694 816,473 +145,779
France 369,147 738,445 +369,298
Norway 640,389 412,380 -228,009

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 243,402
Germany 5,796

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 92,990 150,412 +57,422
Germany 4,354 1,442 -2,912

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) 16,626,780
Air transport 11,035,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,389,273
Other 249,198
Road transport 16,897

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) 9,552,337 7,074,443 -2,477,894
Air transport 7,482,942 3,553,013 -3,929,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,762,179 2,627,094 -135,085
Other 97,344 151,854 +54,510
Road transport 16,897 0 -16,897

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,336,088
London Heathrow Airport 7,769,300
Felixstowe 3,684,000
London Gateway Port 1,921,892
East Midlands Airport 1,746,937

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,393,701 4,942,387 -1,451,314
London Heathrow Airport 5,601,627 2,167,673 -3,433,954
Felixstowe 2,497,935 1,186,065 -1,311,870
London Gateway Port 1,109,509 812,383 -297,126
East Midlands Airport 883,548 863,389 -20,159
Southampton 586,980 698,474 +111,494
Liverpool Docks 676,684 365,682 -311,002
London 262,604 513,517 +250,913
Immingham Docks 288,625 448,127 +159,502
London Stansted Airport 384,390 346,813 -37,577

Quick facts

HS code: 12099180

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

Description: Seeds of vegetable plants not listed elsewhere, used for growing various edible crops