Import/export HS code 12129995: Various unspecified plant products

Other plant-based products not covered in other categories

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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 7,018,378
Netherlands 2,163,887
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 4,442,456 +1,866,534
Netherlands 1,172,049 991,838 -180,211
South Africa 904,323 964,727 +60,404
Germany 629,042 679,614 +50,572
France 581,340 723,861 +142,521
India 471,626 478,296 +6,670
Poland 298,423 277,274 -21,149
Bulgaria 236,896 243,908 +7,012
Hungary 230,296 189,956 -40,340
Tunisia 349,750 0 -349,750

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 7,961,476
South Africa 1,940,626
India 1,004,690
Germany 981,291
Poland 697,439

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 4,903,228 +1,844,980
South Africa 953,979 986,647 +32,668
India 498,332 506,358 +8,026
Germany 447,956 533,335 +85,379
Poland 337,303 360,136 +22,833
Nigeria 174,654 311,776 +137,122
Hungary 266,999 197,331 -69,668
Spain 160,325 237,934 +77,609
Egypt 240,933 149,871 -91,062
Turkey 154,164 206,477 +52,313

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 10
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 7 +1
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) 9,866,609
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,741,235
Air transport 868,734
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) 3,986,103 5,880,506 +1,894,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,436,592 3,304,643 -131,949
Air transport 482,861 385,873 -96,988
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 7,974,112
Dover 1,878,699
London Gateway Port 1,747,756
Eurotunnel 1,477,110
Southampton 811,959

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 3,108,498 4,865,614 +1,757,116
Dover 826,484 1,052,215 +225,731
London Gateway Port 746,278 1,001,478 +255,200
Eurotunnel 769,111 707,999 -61,112
Southampton 375,851 436,108 +60,257
000 336,274 348,084 +11,810
Harwich 303,303 323,579 +20,276
London 398,421 185,150 -213,271
London Heathrow Airport 292,400 179,219 -113,181
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 98
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Manufacture of food products 36
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 36
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 62
0-1m 51
54m+ 31
15m-54m 27
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 1,404,043
Canada 345,873
Germany 295,127
Switzerland 271,536
Ireland 228,332

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 905,667 498,376 -407,291
Canada 176,626 169,247 -7,379
Germany 61,752 233,375 +171,623
Switzerland 65,366 206,170 +140,804
Ireland 74,104 154,228 +80,124
China 61,903 98,395 +36,492
United States 45,518 101,087 +55,569
France 76,828 891 -75,937
Japan 46,002 1,600 -44,402
Sweden 11,803 34,452 +22,649

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 759
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 0 759 +759
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) 2,224,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 626,537
Air transport 479,407
Other 40,223

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) 1,271,620 953,129 -318,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 269,641 356,896 +87,255
Air transport 173,555 305,852 +132,297
Other 17,476 22,747 +5,271

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,755,497
Liverpool Docks 320,520
Immingham Docks 263,206
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 1,163,873 591,624 -572,249
Liverpool Docks 173,671 146,849 -26,822
Immingham Docks 34,392 228,814 +194,422
ZLC 44,077 216,070 +171,993
London Heathrow Airport 71,776 82,851 +11,075
Holyhead 39,054 114,340 +75,286
Felixstowe 1,359 109,716 +108,357
Southampton 42,357 52,736 +10,379
Tyne 21,656 37,724 +16,068
Manchester Airport 40,456 5,331 -35,125

Quick facts

HS code: 12129995

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

Description: Other plant-based products not covered in other categories