Import/export HS code 190190: Various food preparations

Various food products not listed elsewhere, made from cereals, flour, starch, or malt extract

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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 £
France 117,332,012
Ireland 72,480,620
Germany 67,556,165
Belgium 54,616,811
Denmark 54,192,636

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 £
France 63,645,588 53,686,424 -9,959,164
Ireland 37,386,165 35,094,455 -2,291,710
Germany 36,691,736 30,864,429 -5,827,307
Belgium 22,427,303 32,189,508 +9,762,205
Denmark 26,063,668 28,128,968 +2,065,300
Italy 23,345,283 27,293,167 +3,947,884
Netherlands 21,620,716 28,012,078 +6,391,362
Spain 10,174,171 10,143,666 -30,505
Poland 5,209,287 4,550,417 -658,870
India 4,565,230 4,816,401 +251,171

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 £
France 107,265,763
Germany 74,982,422
Belgium 67,738,907
Ireland 56,436,750
Denmark 54,814,971

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 £
France 58,850,966 48,414,797 -10,436,169
Germany 40,105,488 34,876,934 -5,228,554
Belgium 27,116,199 40,622,708 +13,506,509
Ireland 29,366,220 27,070,530 -2,295,690
Denmark 26,483,213 28,331,758 +1,848,545
Italy 23,723,732 27,270,945 +3,547,213
Spain 10,747,315 10,926,598 +179,283
Switzerland 8,680,202 8,656,259 -23,943
Netherlands 7,737,135 7,886,377 +149,242
Poland 5,498,075 5,110,292 -387,783

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 60
Outer London - East and North East 58
Inner London - West 36
Inner London - East 35
Greater Manchester 32

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 46 52 +6
Outer London - East and North East 40 47 +7
Inner London - West 30 27 -3
Inner London - East 24 32 +8
Greater Manchester 24 24 +0
Outer London - South 22 25 +3
West Midlands 23 17 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 22 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 14 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 14 -4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 410,503,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,547,404
Other 20,033,331
Air transport 2,811,748
Road transport 2,148,963

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 214,156,560 196,346,799 -17,809,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,309,275 67,238,129 +18,928,854
Other 10,169,274 9,864,057 -305,217
Air transport 1,562,868 1,248,880 -313,988
Road transport 1,347,212 801,751 -545,461
Rail transport 3,285 4,074 +789

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 167,012,573
Eurotunnel 83,307,791
Immingham Docks 72,159,689
Liverpool Docks 34,316,155
London 33,829,030

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 £
Dover 81,142,305 85,870,268 +4,727,963
Eurotunnel 41,256,459 42,051,332 +794,873
Immingham Docks 34,610,856 37,548,833 +2,937,977
Liverpool Docks 17,745,759 16,570,396 -1,175,363
London 15,957,039 17,871,991 +1,914,952
Felixstowe 10,544,147 11,746,641 +1,202,494
Holyhead 10,446,164 10,379,665 -66,499
000 10,169,274 9,864,057 -305,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,622,228 7,215,254 -406,974
Portsmouth 7,867,076 6,230,432 -1,636,644

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 311
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 127
Manufacture of food products 112
Food and beverage service activities 60
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 177
2026-03 185
2026-02 168
2026-01 174
2025-12 183

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 221
0-1m 131
54m+ 131
15m-54m 55
Other 37

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 £
Ireland 86,864,084
China 30,535,427
France 28,297,998
Thailand 22,955,010
Germany 21,161,410

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 £
Ireland 50,334,411 36,529,673 -13,804,738
China 21,181,925 9,353,502 -11,828,423
France 13,961,778 14,336,220 +374,442
Thailand 13,222,622 9,732,388 -3,490,234
Germany 9,825,701 11,335,709 +1,510,008
Denmark 9,369,756 8,868,025 -501,731
Mali 6,765,999 6,727,231 -38,768
Netherlands 6,658,555 6,767,765 +109,210
Spain 5,413,779 6,685,376 +1,271,597
United States 6,717,084 5,048,637 -1,668,447

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 45,238,916
Bangladesh 1,801,408
China 1,176,054
Cambodia 696,248
Germany 544,824

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 23,589,765 21,649,151 -1,940,614
Bangladesh 1,801,408 0 -1,801,408
China 1,176,045 9 -1,176,036
Cambodia 696,248 0 -696,248
Germany 337,371 207,453 -129,918
Ireland 196,264 308,816 +112,552
India 446,300 0 -446,300
Italy 281,341 72,621 -208,720
Turkey 340,484 0 -340,484
Sri Lanka 333,966 0 -333,966

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) 192,487,137
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,750,981
Other 62,603,207
Air transport 15,832,484

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) 111,698,237 80,788,900 -30,909,337
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,875,857 79,875,124 +6,999,267
Other 38,375,454 24,227,753 -14,147,701
Air transport 7,895,605 7,936,879 +41,274

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,879,189
Belfast Port 73,456,895
000 62,603,207
London Gateway Port 36,097,974
Felixstowe 34,889,639

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 34,749,459 40,129,730 +5,380,271
Belfast Port 46,748,429 26,708,466 -20,039,963
000 38,375,454 24,227,753 -14,147,701
London Gateway Port 18,095,678 18,002,296 -93,382
Felixstowe 21,376,609 13,513,030 -7,863,579
Liverpool Docks 14,978,288 17,438,893 +2,460,605
Immingham Docks 13,264,047 14,935,070 +1,671,023
Southampton 10,383,029 8,910,455 -1,472,574
Holyhead 7,396,844 4,180,591 -3,216,253
London Heathrow Airport 5,739,003 4,352,405 -1,386,598

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 190190

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

Description: Various food products not listed elsewhere, made from cereals, flour, starch, or malt extract