Import/export HS code 12099180: Various vegetable seeds

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

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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 60,456,676
France 14,116,777
Israel 4,318,817
United States 3,111,692
Italy 2,680,565

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 37,767,217 22,689,459 -15,077,758
France 9,736,668 4,380,109 -5,356,559
Israel 3,132,179 1,186,638 -1,945,541
United States 1,740,775 1,370,917 -369,858
Italy 1,691,746 988,819 -702,927
New Zealand 423,002 1,200,576 +777,574
Germany 822,227 429,330 -392,897
Portugal 606,459 0 -606,459
Denmark 414,557 173,627 -240,930
Poland 332,119 120,567 -211,552

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 19,085,866
Netherlands 12,964,182
United States 11,670,985
Chile 10,274,710
New Zealand 8,139,409

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 12,817,228 6,268,638 -6,548,590
Netherlands 8,126,021 4,838,161 -3,287,860
United States 7,540,813 4,130,172 -3,410,641
Chile 6,731,980 3,542,730 -3,189,250
New Zealand 4,172,561 3,966,848 -205,713
Italy 4,355,329 2,535,265 -1,820,064
Denmark 3,109,373 1,946,697 -1,162,676
China 1,541,283 597,292 -943,991
Guatemala 1,375,200 396,124 -979,076
Peru 931,124 580,870 -350,254

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 9
Lincolnshire 9
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Devon 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Lincolnshire 6 6 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Devon 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 1 -3
Norfolk 4 2 -2
Essex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Kent 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,855,692
Air transport 29,791,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,597,492
Other 452,871
Rail transport 152,648

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) 38,311,123 20,544,569 -17,766,554
Air transport 18,025,302 11,766,532 -6,258,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,573,965 1,023,527 -550,438
Other 254,105 198,766 -55,339
Rail transport 119,680 32,968 -86,712
Road transport 990 0 -990

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 25,479,773
East Midlands Airport 16,616,625
Harwich 8,797,637
Killingholme 8,238,417
London Heathrow Airport 6,730,243

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 15,801,265 9,678,508 -6,122,757
East Midlands Airport 9,321,588 7,295,037 -2,026,551
Harwich 5,409,777 3,387,860 -2,021,917
Killingholme 7,485,356 753,061 -6,732,295
London Heathrow Airport 4,523,537 2,206,706 -2,316,831
Dover 4,712,726 1,686,949 -3,025,777
Immingham Docks 1,434,958 4,259,809 +2,824,851
London Stansted Airport 1,752,529 824,108 -928,421
Birmingham Airport 1,679,851 187,486 -1,492,365
Eurotunnel 1,020,098 525,505 -494,593

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 38
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of food products 9
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 16
2025-08 16

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 37
54m+ 27
15m-54m 15
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 5,950,110
Netherlands 4,939,980
United States 2,862,400
Morocco 2,773,336
Australia 2,191,237

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 3,872,458 2,077,652 -1,794,806
Netherlands 3,612,595 1,327,385 -2,285,210
United States 1,831,699 1,030,701 -800,998
Morocco 1,594,680 1,178,656 -416,024
Australia 1,181,914 1,009,323 -172,591
Canada 1,047,050 589,569 -457,481
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 839,468 692,083 -147,385
Ireland 670,264 572,567 -97,697
France 392,161 586,351 +194,190
Norway 591,706 358,290 -233,416

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 199,697
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 122,870 76,827 -46,043
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) 14,474,242
Air transport 9,689,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,400,753
Other 205,493
Road transport 204,776

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) 9,215,979 5,258,263 -3,957,716
Air transport 6,135,105 3,553,991 -2,581,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,052,672 2,348,081 -704,591
Other 127,224 78,269 -48,955
Road transport 204,776 0 -204,776

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,742,297
London Heathrow Airport 6,782,254
Felixstowe 3,540,622
London Gateway Port 2,138,738
East Midlands Airport 1,428,322

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 6,127,712 3,614,585 -2,513,127
London Heathrow Airport 4,247,413 2,534,841 -1,712,572
Felixstowe 2,522,548 1,018,074 -1,504,474
London Gateway Port 1,027,490 1,111,248 +83,758
East Midlands Airport 982,471 445,851 -536,620
Southampton 680,472 446,701 -233,771
Liverpool Docks 653,883 375,564 -278,319
London 413,898 346,572 -67,326
London Stansted Airport 459,611 258,484 -201,127
Immingham Docks 336,064 203,962 -132,102

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