Import/export HS code 121299: Various plant products

Other plant-based products not specified elsewhere, used for various purposes

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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 £
China 5,659,130
Netherlands 1,980,958
South Africa 1,764,948
Germany 1,319,090
France 1,159,147

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 £
China 2,101,061 3,558,069 +1,457,008
Netherlands 1,094,119 886,839 -207,280
South Africa 947,978 816,970 -131,008
Germany 575,794 743,296 +167,502
France 609,998 549,149 -60,849
India 469,214 298,040 -171,174
Poland 468,552 247,367 -221,185
Spain 295,511 259,758 -35,753
Hungary 328,624 189,956 -138,668
Bulgaria 258,613 143,977 -114,636

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 £
China 6,564,618
South Africa 1,884,406
Germany 955,940
India 826,846
Poland 812,784

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 £
China 2,394,218 4,170,400 +1,776,182
South Africa 1,035,689 848,717 -186,972
Germany 510,811 445,129 -65,682
India 489,596 337,250 -152,346
Poland 523,010 289,774 -233,236
Spain 309,758 259,758 -50,000
Hungary 367,466 197,331 -170,135
Egypt 340,618 142,916 -197,702
Nigeria 186,438 222,271 +35,833
Tunisia 0 400,139 +400,139

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 24
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - East 10
Inner London - West 10
West Midlands 9

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
Outer London - West and North West 19 12 -7
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
Kent 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,163,577
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,825,870
Air transport 947,419
Other 591,306
Road transport 11,581

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,746,124 5,417,453 +1,671,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,665,075 3,160,795 -504,280
Air transport 648,029 299,390 -348,639
Other 278,209 313,097 +34,888
Road transport 9,074 2,507 -6,567

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,275,263
Dover 1,822,938
London Gateway Port 1,693,111
Eurotunnel 1,616,166
Southampton 754,940

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 2,715,911 4,559,352 +1,843,441
Dover 970,789 852,149 -118,640
London Gateway Port 861,299 831,812 -29,487
Eurotunnel 932,792 683,374 -249,418
Southampton 372,115 382,825 +10,710
Harwich 285,791 368,691 +82,900
London 469,671 156,465 -313,206
000 278,209 313,097 +34,888
London Heathrow Airport 441,981 103,947 -338,034
Tyne 263,054 108,360 -154,694

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 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Manufacture of food products 37
Food and beverage service activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 27
2025-10 32
2025-09 34
2025-08 29

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 62
0-1m 49
54m+ 27
15m-54m 22
Other 8

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 £
Netherlands 1,511,273
Germany 298,777
Canada 274,361
Switzerland 205,204
Ireland 185,730

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 £
Netherlands 760,013 751,260 -8,753
Germany 65,402 233,375 +167,973
Canada 145,560 128,801 -16,759
Switzerland 14,707 190,497 +175,790
Ireland 88,774 96,956 +8,182
United States 49,137 87,024 +37,887
China 99,695 26,240 -73,455
France 49,952 27,767 -22,185
Japan 65,521 4,756 -60,765
Belgium 32,885 19,625 -13,260

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 568
Ireland 116
China 109

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 0 568 +568
Ireland 0 116 +116
China 69 40 -29

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) 2,254,116
Air transport 533,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 450,606
Other 29,606

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) 1,076,746 1,177,370 +100,624
Air transport 236,237 297,262 +61,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,054 208,552 -33,502
Other 20,243 9,363 -10,880

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,831,811
ZLC 284,154
Liverpool Docks 258,871
Immingham Docks 242,443
London Heathrow Airport 146,674

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 956,253 875,558 -80,695
ZLC 68,084 216,070 +147,986
Liverpool Docks 151,547 107,324 -44,223
Immingham Docks 32,080 210,363 +178,283
London Heathrow Airport 67,082 79,592 +12,510
Holyhead 43,192 70,169 +26,977
Manchester Airport 78,248 0 -78,248
Southampton 42,357 19,535 -22,822
Tyne 21,656 37,724 +16,068
Dover 41,595 5,772 -35,823

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 121299

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

Description: Other plant-based products not specified elsewhere, used for various purposes