HS Icon Sowing Seeds

Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing

1209 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Sowing Seeds. In 2021, Sowing Seeds were the world's 389th most traded product, with a total trade of $8.92B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Sowing Seeds grew by 9.11%, from $8.17B to $8.92B. Trade in Sowing Seeds represent 0.042% of total world trade.

Sowing Seeds are a part of Oils seeds, oleaginous fruits, grains, straw & fodder. They include Seed, vegetable, nes for sowing, Seed, sugar beet, for sowing, Seed, forage plants, for sowing nes, Seed, fruits and spores for sowing, nes, Seed, flower, for sowing, Seed, rye grass, for sowing, Seed, lucerne (alfalfa), for sowing, Seed, fescue, for sowing, Seed, clover, for sowing, and Seed, Kentucky blue grass, for sowing, among others.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Sowing Seeds  were Netherlands ($2.05B), United States ($1B), France ($748M), Germany ($665M), and Denmark ($468M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Sowing Seeds were Netherlands ($722M), Germany ($620M), United States ($614M), China ($555M), and France ($551M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Sowing Seeds was 4.11%, making it the 987th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Sowing Seeds ranks 888th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

View
Flow
Y-AXIS SCALE

The following visualization shows the latest trends on Sowing Seeds. Countries are shown based on data availability.

For a full breakdown of trade patterns, visit the trend explorer or the product in country profile.

* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

Explore Latest Trends

Historical Data

#permalink to section

Exporters and Importers

#permalink to section

Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): Netherlands, $2.05B

Top Destination (2021): Netherlands, $722M

Sowing Seeds are the world's 389th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Sowing Seeds were Netherlands ($2.05B), United States ($1B), France ($748M), Germany ($665M), and Denmark ($468M).

In 2021, the top importers of Sowing Seeds were Netherlands ($722M), Germany ($620M), United States ($614M), China ($555M), and France ($551M).

Explore Visualizations

Market Dynamics

#permalink to section

Trade by country

Color

Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): Netherlands, $109M

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): China, $194M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Sowing Seeds grew the fastest in Netherlands ($109M), United States ($99.3M), Germany ($86.7M), Hong Kong ($63.7M), and New Zealand ($57.1M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Sowing Seeds were China ($194M), Canada ($101M), United States ($81M), Spain ($64.3M), and Mexico ($61.8M).

Explore Visualizations

Market Concentration

#permalink to section

Cumulative market share

Value

This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Sowing Seeds.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.45. This means that most of the exports of Sowing Seeds are explained by 21 countries.

Explore Visualizations

TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): Netherlands, $1.33B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): Mexico, $346M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Sowing Seeds. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Sowing Seeds during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Sowing Seeds were Netherlands ($1.33B), United States ($390M), Denmark ($372M), New Zealand ($205M), and France ($197M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Sowing Seeds were Mexico ($346M), Spain ($311M), China ($289M), Russia ($249M), and Canada ($175M).

Disaggregation

#permalink to section
Value

In 2021, the world most traded Sowing Seeds, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Seed, vegetable, nes for sowing ($5.1B), Seed, sugar beet, for sowing ($759M), Seed, forage plants, for sowing nes ($711M), Seed, rye grass, for sowing ($532M), and Seed, fruits and spores for sowing,... ($481M)

Country Comparison

#permalink to section
Flow
Measure
Ranking

This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Sowing Seeds.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Sowing Seeds in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Product Complexity

#permalink to section

Diversification Frontier

#permalink to section
Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Country by Relatedness

#permalink to section

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Sowing Seeds to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.