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 73,583,670
France 17,332,062
Israel 4,463,564
United States 3,909,019
Italy 3,706,586

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 37,183,490 36,400,180 -783,310
France 9,186,332 8,145,730 -1,040,602
Israel 3,258,996 1,204,568 -2,054,428
United States 1,801,355 2,107,664 +306,309
Italy 1,727,446 1,979,140 +251,694
New Zealand 439,370 1,404,743 +965,373
Germany 738,637 553,442 -185,195
Portugal 606,459 60,690 -545,769
Denmark 445,688 212,950 -232,738
Poland 373,548 115,486 -258,062

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 21,740,268
Netherlands 16,222,669
United States 14,008,278
Chile 12,183,806
New Zealand 10,558,732

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 11,903,764 9,836,504 -2,067,260
Netherlands 7,996,037 8,226,632 +230,595
United States 7,792,889 6,215,389 -1,577,500
Chile 6,408,782 5,775,024 -633,758
New Zealand 4,226,798 6,331,934 +2,105,136
Italy 4,347,984 4,251,629 -96,355
Denmark 3,226,976 3,254,525 +27,549
China 1,350,319 1,038,498 -311,821
Australia 948,150 1,432,531 +484,381
Guatemala 1,443,217 394,974 -1,048,243

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 9
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 7 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Suffolk 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Devon 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Kent 2 4 +2
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) 71,741,891
Air transport 35,361,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,218,030
Other 935,974
Rail transport 158,576

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) 37,549,611 34,192,280 -3,357,331
Air transport 17,790,985 17,571,000 -219,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,552,321 1,665,709 +113,388
Other 298,163 637,811 +339,648
Rail transport 146,037 12,539 -133,498
Road transport 990 0 -990

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 31,288,514
East Midlands Airport 20,440,283
Harwich 11,173,756
Immingham Docks 8,498,514
Dover 7,840,634

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 15,324,376 15,964,138 +639,762
East Midlands Airport 9,443,594 10,996,689 +1,553,095
Harwich 5,773,475 5,400,281 -373,194
Immingham Docks 1,429,241 7,069,273 +5,640,032
Dover 4,733,377 3,107,257 -1,626,120
London Heathrow Airport 4,600,923 3,039,563 -1,561,360
Killingholme 7,333,442 0 -7,333,442
London Stansted Airport 1,762,067 1,622,452 -139,615
Eurotunnel 868,698 1,954,348 +1,085,650
Birmingham Airport 1,277,277 373,074 -904,203

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 42
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of food products 9
Education 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 26
2026-02 27
2026-01 20
2025-12 14

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+ 27
15m-54m 18
0-1m 13
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 6,500,217
Netherlands 5,878,797
United States 3,433,166
Morocco 2,773,336
Australia 2,153,980

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 3,684,153 2,816,064 -868,089
Netherlands 3,497,187 2,381,610 -1,115,577
United States 1,713,262 1,719,904 +6,642
Morocco 2,098,336 675,000 -1,423,336
Australia 1,144,328 1,009,652 -134,676
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 839,468 1,263,659 +424,191
Canada 939,154 839,712 -99,442
Ireland 645,580 801,192 +155,612
France 421,496 739,180 +317,684
Norway 679,397 476,102 -203,295

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 205,587
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 76,037 129,550 +53,513
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) 16,746,943
Air transport 11,301,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,977,700
Other 211,383
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) 9,189,904 7,557,039 -1,632,865
Air transport 6,233,146 5,068,369 -1,164,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,909,008 3,068,692 +159,684
Other 80,391 130,992 +50,601
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 11,146,845
London Heathrow Airport 7,866,962
Felixstowe 3,884,599
London Gateway Port 2,187,278
East Midlands Airport 1,889,026

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 5,876,064 5,270,781 -605,283
London Heathrow Airport 4,508,915 3,358,047 -1,150,868
Felixstowe 2,505,372 1,379,227 -1,126,145
London Gateway Port 1,099,024 1,088,254 -10,770
East Midlands Airport 903,408 985,618 +82,210
Southampton 629,236 819,232 +189,996
Liverpool Docks 675,024 397,306 -277,718
London 413,898 510,131 +96,233
Immingham Docks 344,606 471,330 +126,724
London Stansted Airport 384,345 358,629 -25,716

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