Import/export HS code 12099999: Various miscellaneous seeds

Seeds of various plants not covered by other categories, used for sowing and cultivation

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* 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 1,942,405
France 569,220
New Zealand 429,121
Germany 400,701
United States 241,288

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 783,386 1,159,019 +375,633
France 338,495 230,725 -107,770
New Zealand 296,957 132,164 -164,793
Germany 153,828 246,873 +93,045
United States 116,120 125,168 +9,048
Poland 102,193 109,856 +7,663
Lithuania 74,471 108,680 +34,209
Kenya 19,064 124,219 +105,155
India 61,425 57,484 -3,941
Italy 52,250 66,421 +14,171

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 £
Belgium 722,346
Netherlands 652,471
New Zealand 482,191
France 415,473
United States 366,089

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 £
Belgium 5,101 717,245 +712,144
Netherlands 458,195 194,276 -263,919
New Zealand 344,090 138,101 -205,989
France 233,241 182,232 -51,009
United States 187,460 178,629 -8,831
Poland 133,748 218,502 +84,754
Hungary 126,942 123,554 -3,388
Italy 113,256 97,386 -15,870
Lithuania 77,787 108,680 +30,893
Kenya 20,642 124,219 +103,577

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Lincolnshire 6
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Lincolnshire 5 2 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0

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 1,887,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,754,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 913,327
Other 56,433
Rail transport 30,425

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 941,441 946,338 +4,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 644,106 1,110,068 +465,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 497,174 416,153 -81,021
Other 16,309 40,124 +23,815
Rail transport 22,218 8,207 -14,011

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,194,892
Eurotunnel 868,634
Felixstowe 684,271
London Heathrow Airport 399,154
Dover 277,519

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 626,272 568,620 -57,652
Eurotunnel 78,780 789,854 +711,074
Felixstowe 542,691 141,580 -401,111
London Heathrow Airport 185,819 213,335 +27,516
Dover 133,239 144,280 +11,041
London 79,926 176,340 +96,414
Southampton 87,080 114,398 +27,318
London Stansted Airport 41,221 110,147 +68,926
Thamesport 59,690 28,801 -30,889
Birmingham Airport 43,958 43,788 -170

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 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of food products 3
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 4
2025-10 10
2025-09 7
2025-08 11

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 34
54m+ 12
0-1m 11
15m-54m 10
Other 4

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 £
Australia 1,377,335
Netherlands 898,987
Germany 103,208
Denmark 92,696
Ireland 69,430

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 £
Australia 526,465 850,870 +324,405
Netherlands 306,085 592,902 +286,817
Germany 64,352 38,856 -25,496
Denmark 92,696 0 -92,696
Ireland 67,699 1,731 -65,968
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,865 1,017 -47,848
United States 4,987 17,216 +12,229
Brazil 0 18,055 +18,055
Canada 7,501 1,334 -6,167
Guyana 6,093 0 -6,093

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 £
Germany 1,000
Netherlands 631
China 187
XI 140
Ireland 60

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 £
Germany 1,000 0 -1,000
Netherlands 0 631 +631
China 133 54 -79
XI 0 140 +140
Ireland 60 0 -60

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,437,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,124,260
Air transport 108,859
Other 4,290

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 586,665 850,870 +264,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 502,777 621,483 +118,706
Air transport 43,024 65,835 +22,811
Other 2,559 1,731 -828

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,151,726
London Gateway Port 1,098,050
Immingham Docks 95,859
Liverpool Docks 63,881
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,595

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 £
Felixstowe 287,695 864,031 +576,336
London Gateway Port 530,341 567,709 +37,368
Immingham Docks 92,696 3,163 -89,533
Liverpool Docks 63,881 0 -63,881
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,251 4,344 -50,907
East Midlands Airport 23,898 34,512 +10,614
Southampton 48,865 0 -48,865
London Heathrow Airport 11,519 19,639 +8,120
Harwich 0 27,389 +27,389
London Stansted Airport 3,648 6,708 +3,060

Quick facts

HS code: 12099999

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

Description: Seeds of various plants not covered by other categories, used for sowing and cultivation