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 1,858,680
Germany 815,940
France 543,875
New Zealand 408,622
Poland 299,897

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 820,533 1,038,147 +217,614
Germany 115,847 700,093 +584,246
France 319,253 224,622 -94,631
New Zealand 324,713 83,909 -240,804
Poland 100,621 199,276 +98,655
United States 132,494 161,358 +28,864
Kenya 56,209 164,085 +107,876
Lithuania 1,226 198,029 +196,803
Italy 56,942 82,411 +25,469
India 74,793 47,872 -26,921

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
Poland 612,496
Netherlands 575,873
Hungary 545,690
France 513,452

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
Poland 136,016 476,480 +340,464
Netherlands 431,614 144,259 -287,355
Hungary 99,550 446,140 +346,590
France 299,578 213,874 -85,704
New Zealand 362,157 91,346 -270,811
United States 216,563 208,716 -7,847
Kenya 56,209 164,085 +107,876
Lithuania 4,542 198,029 +193,487
Italy 125,299 76,728 -48,571

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Lincolnshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 2,186,005
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,833,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,236,975
Other 129,142
Rail transport 33,670

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 1,030,128 1,155,877 +125,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 557,914 1,275,272 +717,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 508,934 728,041 +219,107
Other 31,196 97,946 +66,750
Rail transport 30,425 3,245 -27,180

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,188,516
Eurotunnel 838,511
Felixstowe 671,257
London 668,353
London Heathrow Airport 549,378

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 688,318 500,198 -188,120
Eurotunnel 15,547 822,964 +807,417
Felixstowe 538,113 133,144 -404,969
London 77,725 590,628 +512,903
London Heathrow Airport 205,309 344,069 +138,760
Dover 82,797 271,022 +188,225
London Stansted Airport 51,588 162,962 +111,374
Southampton 139,461 69,211 -70,250
Bristol Airport 33,560 100,397 +66,837
000 31,196 97,946 +66,750

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
25
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Other personal service activities
3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 13
2026-03 10
2026-02 13
2026-01 9

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 31
54m+ 13
15m-54m 12
0-1m 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 2,071,534
Netherlands 1,083,981
Denmark 154,760
Germany 106,577
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 49,882

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 1,103,123 968,411 -134,712
Netherlands 304,973 779,008 +474,035
Denmark 92,696 62,064 -30,632
Germany 70,063 36,514 -33,549
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,865 1,017 -47,848
Ireland 2,932 27,800 +24,868
United States 16,924 4,310 -12,614
Brazil 18,055 0 -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 £
Netherlands 631
Germany 170
XI 140
China 117

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 £
Netherlands 631 0 -631
Germany 170 0 -170
XI 140 0 -140
China 114 3 -111

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) 2,168,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,287,344
Air transport 116,949
Other 2,453

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) 1,159,449 1,008,815 -150,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 440,629 846,715 +406,086
Air transport 81,191 35,758 -45,433
Other 1,673 780 -893

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,789,741
Felixstowe 1,321,135
Immingham Docks 167,180
East Midlands Airport 59,861
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,715

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 £
London Gateway Port 821,330 968,411 +147,081
Felixstowe 570,856 750,279 +179,423
Immingham Docks 92,696 74,484 -18,212
East Midlands Airport 45,668 14,193 -31,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,740 1,975 -55,765
Southampton 48,865 0 -48,865
London Heathrow Airport 29,574 9,468 -20,106
Holyhead 1,259 27,020 +25,761
Harwich 0 27,389 +27,389
London Stansted Airport 1,822 9,721 +7,899

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