Import/export HS code 12099991: Flower plant seeds

Seeds of plants grown mainly for their flowers, excluding those listed under 12093000

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 4,774,557
France 112,065
Israel 68,343
Poland 54,530
Denmark 49,677

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 3,213,071 1,561,486 -1,651,585
France 112,065 0 -112,065
Israel 65,316 3,027 -62,289
Poland 17,234 37,296 +20,062
Denmark 3,016 46,661 +43,645
Germany 31,108 16,333 -14,775
Ireland 15,726 21,963 +6,237
China 1,196 20,530 +19,334
Spain 21,253 0 -21,253
Lithuania 0 16,104 +16,104

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 1,259,827
China 1,082,122
France 950,916
Israel 532,668
United States 528,993

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 678,133 581,694 -96,439
China 892,709 189,413 -703,296
France 753,918 196,998 -556,920
Israel 239,684 292,984 +53,300
United States 446,035 82,958 -363,077
United Republic of Tanzania 95,774 98,104 +2,330
India 95,069 92,289 -2,780
Poland 113,827 26,054 -87,773
Denmark 19,884 42,119 +22,235
Chile 38,477 18,903 -19,574

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Essex 2
Cumbria 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1

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 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Essex 1 2 +1
Cumbria 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Northern Ireland 0 1 +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) 4,925,210
Air transport 115,573
Other 97,210
Road transport 43,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,257

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) 3,345,755 1,579,455 -1,766,300
Air transport 39,637 75,936 +36,299
Other 50,413 46,797 -3,616
Road transport 43,626 0 -43,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,556 26,701 +22,145
Rail transport 3,147 0 -3,147

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,431,134
Harwich 1,386,645
Immingham Docks 740,396
Killingholme 158,049
Eurotunnel 135,959

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 1,843,985 587,149 -1,256,836
Harwich 752,453 634,192 -118,261
Immingham Docks 416,256 324,140 -92,116
Killingholme 158,049 0 -158,049
Eurotunnel 98,289 37,670 -60,619
000 50,413 46,797 -3,616
East Midlands Airport 28,244 33,095 +4,851
London Stansted Airport 4,465 40,031 +35,566
499 43,626 0 -43,626
London 41,218 0 -41,218

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 2

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 10
0-1m 3
15m-54m 3
54m+ 3
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 £
Ireland 38,510
Denmark 8,879
Malaysia 4,278
Canada 2,795
Germany 1,731

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 £
Ireland 27,679 10,831 -16,848
Denmark 8,879 0 -8,879
Malaysia 1,598 2,680 +1,082
Canada 1,479 1,316 -163
Germany 1,677 54 -1,623
Netherlands 1,500 0 -1,500
Belgium 0 1,320 +1,320
United States 0 1,057 +1,057
South Africa 0 1,050 +1,050
France 341 0 -341

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 £
China 19,303
United States 1,863
Germany 1,731
XI 899
Belgium 268

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 £
China 9,357 9,946 +589
United States 1,228 635 -593
Germany 1,677 54 -1,623
XI 899 0 -899
Belgium 268 0 -268
Poland 0 250 +250
Ireland 240 0 -240

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 24,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,827
Air transport 17,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,050

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 £
Other 13,669 10,885 -2,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,827 0 -18,827
Air transport 10,657 6,373 -4,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 1,050 +1,050

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 24,554
East Midlands Airport 14,657
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,879
Fishguard 4,997
Holyhead 4,951

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 £
000 13,669 10,885 -2,784
East Midlands Airport 10,657 4,000 -6,657
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,879 0 -8,879
Fishguard 4,997 0 -4,997
Holyhead 4,951 0 -4,951
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,316 +1,316
London Stansted Airport 0 1,057 +1,057
London Gateway Port 0 1,050 +1,050

Quick facts

HS code: 12099991

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

Description: Seeds of plants grown mainly for their flowers, excluding those listed under 12093000