Import/export HS code 19023010: Dried pasta

Pasta that has been dried for longer shelf life, like boxed spaghetti or macaroni

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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 £
South Korea 82,488,419
Germany 71,541,017
China 46,184,579
Lithuania 34,989,971
Singapore 16,037,631

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 £
South Korea 48,000,367 34,488,052 -13,512,315
Germany 40,747,852 30,793,165 -9,954,687
China 25,767,278 20,417,301 -5,349,977
Lithuania 18,739,521 16,250,450 -2,489,071
Singapore 11,703,252 4,334,379 -7,368,873
Thailand 9,634,355 4,367,718 -5,266,637
Ukraine 6,341,497 5,864,421 -477,076
Netherlands 8,172,919 3,146,408 -5,026,511
Viet Nam 6,221,939 4,014,918 -2,207,021
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,451,174 2,125,200 -2,325,974

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 £
South Korea 85,551,155
China 50,310,481
United Kingdom 47,737,179
Lithuania 35,178,416
Hungary 23,915,436

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 £
South Korea 49,484,083 36,067,072 -13,417,011
China 28,547,816 21,762,665 -6,785,151
United Kingdom 36,836,963 10,900,216 -25,936,747
Lithuania 18,836,254 16,342,162 -2,494,092
Hungary 3,607,539 20,307,897 +16,700,358
Singapore 11,385,375 4,333,314 -7,052,061
Thailand 9,935,567 4,959,657 -4,975,910
Ukraine 6,430,922 6,847,608 +416,686
Viet Nam 6,371,567 4,147,649 -2,223,918
Italy 3,343,575 4,541,434 +1,197,859

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 69
Outer London - East and North East 56
Inner London - East 39
Inner London - West 28
West Midlands 25

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 54 45 -9
Outer London - East and North East 48 35 -13
Inner London - East 31 26 -5
Inner London - West 21 14 -7
West Midlands 19 18 -1
Greater Manchester 22 10 -12
Outer London - South 21 15 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 16 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 12 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 8 -5

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) 241,850,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 110,995,584
Other 10,496,727
Road transport 3,526,048
Air transport 571,273

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) 140,265,863 101,584,527 -38,681,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,474,860 48,520,724 -13,954,136
Other 7,023,439 3,473,288 -3,550,151
Road transport 1,779,128 1,746,920 -32,208
Air transport 429,466 141,807 -287,659

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 91,774,557
Felixstowe 89,809,002
Harwich 47,588,265
Dover 41,646,490
Middlesbrough 26,640,029

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 £
Southampton 60,080,050 31,694,507 -28,385,543
Felixstowe 52,824,834 36,984,168 -15,840,666
Harwich 28,940,488 18,647,777 -10,292,711
Dover 22,776,780 18,869,710 -3,907,070
Middlesbrough 14,414,651 12,225,378 -2,189,273
London Gateway Port 5,929,450 11,449,161 +5,519,711
Immingham Docks 7,123,854 6,361,420 -762,434
000 7,023,439 3,473,288 -3,550,151
London 3,883,770 4,763,568 +879,798
ZLC 3,528,941 4,407,473 +878,532

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 279
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 128
Food and beverage service activities 43
Manufacture of food products 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 95
2025-11 94
2025-10 105
2025-09 102
2025-08 104

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 173
0-1m 133
54m+ 60
15m-54m 46
Other 30

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 15,817,540
Netherlands 3,553,289
Luxembourg 2,172,067
France 877,861
Denmark 823,943

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 8,410,882 7,406,658 -1,004,224
Netherlands 2,066,540 1,486,749 -579,791
Luxembourg 1,059,217 1,112,850 +53,633
France 530,213 347,648 -182,565
Denmark 538,075 285,868 -252,207
Israel 412,139 280,039 -132,100
Iceland 406,581 267,361 -139,220
Spain 336,969 280,496 -56,473
Poland 302,004 208,868 -93,136
Germany 241,190 242,103 +913

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 £
Italy 465,084
Mauritius 446,401
Ireland 445,685
Singapore 295,598
South Korea 111,443

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 £
Italy 237,921 227,163 -10,758
Mauritius 168,118 278,283 +110,165
Ireland 271,186 174,499 -96,687
Singapore 159,292 136,306 -22,986
South Korea 50,078 61,365 +11,287
XI 48,923 44,239 -4,684
Greece 30,769 19,329 -11,440
Thailand 15,672 8,635 -7,037
Belgium 8,810 6,824 -1,986
Bangladesh 9,531 0 -9,531

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) 23,385,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,255,925
Other 2,633,083
Air transport 46,559

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) 12,395,836 10,989,294 -1,406,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,720,225 1,535,700 -1,184,525
Other 1,417,761 1,215,322 -202,439
Air transport 29,359 17,200 -12,159

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 8,961,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,328,487
Holyhead 2,988,353
000 2,633,083
London Gateway Port 2,146,713

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 £
Liverpool Docks 4,697,457 4,263,963 -433,494
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,782,757 3,545,730 -237,027
Holyhead 1,599,154 1,389,199 -209,955
000 1,417,761 1,215,322 -202,439
London Gateway Port 1,464,951 681,762 -783,189
Immingham Docks 1,004,690 621,894 -382,796
Felixstowe 336,314 592,386 +256,072
Fishguard 496,696 276,079 -220,617
Heysham 319,461 408,131 +88,670
Middlesbrough 351,845 265,471 -86,374

Quick facts

HS code: 19023010

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

Description: Pasta that has been dried for longer shelf life, like boxed spaghetti or macaroni