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 7,024,695
Netherlands 2,169,460
South Africa 1,869,050
Germany 1,308,656
France 1,305,201

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 2,575,922 4,448,773 +1,872,851
Netherlands 1,177,622 991,838 -185,784
South Africa 904,323 964,727 +60,404
Germany 629,042 679,614 +50,572
France 581,340 723,861 +142,521
India 471,626 485,162 +13,536
Spain 292,367 304,185 +11,818
Poland 299,783 277,274 -22,509
Bulgaria 236,896 243,908 +7,012
Hungary 230,296 189,956 -40,340

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 7,967,793
South Africa 1,940,626
India 1,016,632
Germany 981,291
Poland 698,799

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 3,058,248 4,909,545 +1,851,297
South Africa 953,979 986,647 +32,668
India 498,332 518,300 +19,968
Germany 447,956 533,335 +85,379
Poland 338,663 360,136 +21,473
Spain 296,956 358,004 +61,048
Nigeria 177,838 313,366 +135,528
Hungary 266,999 197,331 -69,668
Lebanon 134,879 276,680 +141,801
Tunisia 349,750 50,389 -299,361

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
Inner London - East 12
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - East and North East 11
Greater Manchester 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 13 -6
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Outer London - East and North East 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Kent 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
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) 10,912,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,949,962
Air transport 886,996
Other 684,358
Road transport 12,594

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) 4,463,224 6,449,106 +1,985,882
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,554,531 3,395,431 -159,100
Air transport 500,654 386,342 -114,312
Other 336,274 348,084 +11,810
Road transport 9,074 3,520 -5,554

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,684,841
Dover 2,026,232
London Gateway Port 1,766,653
Eurotunnel 1,522,978
Southampton 833,248

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 3,298,789 5,386,052 +2,087,263
Dover 916,948 1,109,284 +192,336
London Gateway Port 746,278 1,020,375 +274,097
Eurotunnel 786,984 735,994 -50,990
Southampton 381,709 451,539 +69,830
000 336,274 348,084 +11,810
Harwich 303,303 323,579 +20,276
London 422,902 186,271 -236,631
London Heathrow Airport 296,532 179,688 -116,844
Tyne 262,096 168,066 -94,030

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 101
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of food products 37
Food and beverage service activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 27
2026-03 38
2026-02 33
2026-01 29
2025-12 28

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 64
0-1m 52
54m+ 30
15m-54m 27
Other 9

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 1,406,092
Canada 345,873
Germany 295,127
Switzerland 271,536
Ireland 228,900

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 907,716 498,376 -409,340
Canada 176,626 169,247 -7,379
Germany 61,752 233,375 +171,623
Switzerland 65,366 206,170 +140,804
Ireland 74,104 154,796 +80,692
China 61,903 117,607 +55,704
United States 45,518 101,087 +55,569
France 76,828 891 -75,937
Belgium 31,969 26,649 -5,320
Japan 46,002 1,600 -44,402

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 1,327
Spain 291
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 1,327 +1,327
Spain 0 291 +291
Ireland 0 116 +116
China 109 0 -109

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) 2,257,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 647,798
Air transport 479,407
Other 40,791

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) 1,280,900 976,619 -304,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 271,690 376,108 +104,418
Air transport 173,555 305,852 +132,297
Other 17,476 23,315 +5,839

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,786,377
Liverpool Docks 320,520
Immingham Docks 265,255
ZLC 260,147
London Heathrow Airport 154,627

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 1,171,263 615,114 -556,149
Liverpool Docks 173,671 146,849 -26,822
Immingham Docks 36,441 228,814 +192,373
ZLC 44,077 216,070 +171,993
London Heathrow Airport 71,776 82,851 +11,075
Holyhead 39,054 114,340 +75,286
Southampton 42,357 71,948 +29,591
Felixstowe 1,359 109,716 +108,357
Tyne 21,656 37,724 +16,068
Manchester Airport 40,456 5,331 -35,125

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