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 1,902,004
France 510,344
Germany 500,802
New Zealand 452,181
Poland 305,774

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 846,602 1,055,402 +208,800
France 350,995 159,349 -191,646
Germany 129,455 371,347 +241,892
New Zealand 315,891 136,290 -179,601
Poland 105,228 200,546 +95,318
United States 92,710 149,768 +57,058
Lithuania 36,238 198,029 +161,791
Kenya 56,209 164,085 +107,876
Italy 49,853 88,062 +38,209
India 82,592 55,269 -27,323

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 606,212
Poland 556,475
New Zealand 497,062
France 460,237

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 448,985 157,227 -291,758
Poland 140,209 416,266 +276,057
New Zealand 348,472 148,590 -199,882
France 309,695 150,542 -159,153
United States 184,995 202,103 +17,108
Hungary 122,353 176,158 +53,805
Lithuania 39,554 198,029 +158,475
Kenya 56,209 164,085 +107,876
Italy 100,817 101,292 +475

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 8
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 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 3 -1
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 2,113,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,856,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,008,161
Other 130,204
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 1,061,768 1,051,760 -10,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 564,487 1,291,856 +727,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 537,656 470,505 -67,151
Other 32,989 97,215 +64,226
Rail transport 29,281 1,144 -28,137

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,232,537
Eurotunnel 868,766
Felixstowe 687,578
London Heathrow Airport 453,309
Dover 354,524

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 733,246 499,291 -233,955
Eurotunnel 45,802 822,964 +777,162
Felixstowe 527,003 160,575 -366,428
London Heathrow Airport 199,754 253,555 +53,801
Dover 93,718 260,806 +167,088
London 82,523 271,271 +188,748
Southampton 87,080 121,592 +34,512
London Stansted Airport 52,686 142,694 +90,008
000 32,989 97,215 +64,226
Bristol Airport 30,666 98,427 +67,761

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 26
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 25
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
2026-04 13
2026-03 10
2026-02 13
2026-01 9
2025-12 6

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 32
15m-54m 13
54m+ 13
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 1,083,857
Denmark 154,760
Germany 108,572
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 726,491 1,345,043 +618,552
Netherlands 302,437 781,420 +478,983
Denmark 92,696 62,064 -30,632
Germany 62,847 45,725 -17,122
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,865 1,017 -47,848
Ireland 38,490 9,647 -28,843
United States 10,706 10,528 -178
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 £
Netherlands 631
Germany 610
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 £
Netherlands 0 631 +631
Germany 610 0 -610
China 149 38 -111
XI 140 0 -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) 2,169,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,306,470
Air transport 117,996
Other 3,702

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) 783,912 1,385,447 +601,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 473,871 832,599 +358,728
Air transport 44,045 73,951 +29,906
Other 2,256 1,446 -810

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,790,836
Felixstowe 1,321,135
Immingham Docks 167,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 60,690
East Midlands Airport 59,843

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 728,954 1,061,882 +332,928
Felixstowe 287,695 1,033,440 +745,745
Immingham Docks 92,696 74,484 -18,212
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,251 5,439 -49,812
East Midlands Airport 28,112 31,731 +3,619
Southampton 48,865 0 -48,865
London Heathrow Airport 11,519 27,523 +16,004
Liverpool Docks 34,975 0 -34,975
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