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 108,592,861
Germany 77,616,095
China 50,683,976
Lithuania 37,722,404
Ukraine 14,614,459

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 46,398,121 62,194,740 +15,796,619
Germany 39,099,207 38,516,888 -582,319
China 25,105,818 25,578,158 +472,340
Lithuania 18,198,869 19,523,535 +1,324,666
Ukraine 6,568,357 8,046,102 +1,477,745
Thailand 7,694,202 5,972,249 -1,721,953
Singapore 10,721,934 2,258,239 -8,463,695
Viet Nam 6,152,591 4,941,698 -1,210,893
Netherlands 7,498,882 2,201,224 -5,297,658
Italy 2,547,499 4,029,494 +1,481,995

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 112,316,225
China 54,611,798
United Kingdom 39,575,775
Hungary 37,939,712
Lithuania 37,829,088

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 47,975,083 64,341,142 +16,366,059
China 27,834,513 26,777,285 -1,057,228
United Kingdom 33,882,646 5,693,129 -28,189,517
Hungary 5,002,574 32,937,138 +27,934,564
Lithuania 18,274,678 19,554,410 +1,279,732
Ukraine 6,947,163 8,784,448 +1,837,285
Thailand 7,967,634 6,689,121 -1,278,513
Singapore 10,701,399 2,258,856 -8,442,543
Viet Nam 6,292,299 5,023,360 -1,268,939
Italy 3,327,531 5,891,322 +2,563,791

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 59
Outer London - West and North West 57
Inner London - East 38
West Midlands 25
Inner London - West 24

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 - East and North East 45 42 -3
Outer London - West and North West 44 47 +3
Inner London - East 30 29 -1
West Midlands 21 17 -4
Inner London - West 15 16 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 17 -3
Outer London - South 19 16 -3
Greater Manchester 16 12 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2
Essex 12 9 -3

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) 275,141,186
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 120,641,187
Other 9,858,647
Road transport 3,825,067
Air transport 547,584

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) 134,042,065 141,099,121 +7,057,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,757,459 60,883,728 +1,126,269
Other 6,560,291 3,298,356 -3,261,935
Road transport 1,613,638 2,211,429 +597,791
Air transport 363,936 183,648 -180,288

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 107,252,320
Southampton 97,671,169
Harwich 50,864,164
Dover 45,128,415
Middlesbrough 28,180,016

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 47,539,011 59,713,309 +12,174,298
Southampton 56,287,710 41,383,459 -14,904,251
Harwich 26,554,149 24,310,015 -2,244,134
Dover 22,302,530 22,825,885 +523,355
Middlesbrough 13,541,733 14,638,283 +1,096,550
London Gateway Port 8,976,092 12,806,375 +3,830,283
Immingham Docks 7,092,200 8,746,271 +1,654,071
London 3,954,198 6,398,845 +2,444,647
000 6,560,291 3,298,356 -3,261,935
ZLC 3,643,253 5,339,199 +1,695,946

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
268
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
118
Food and beverage service activities
39
Manufacture of food products
31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 106
2026-04 102
2026-03 97
2026-02 116
2026-01 95

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 170
0-1m 123
54m+ 59
15m-54m 38
Other 28

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 17,678,976
Netherlands 4,643,852
Luxembourg 2,364,605
France 793,834
Denmark 768,671

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 8,369,083 9,309,893 +940,810
Netherlands 2,204,527 2,439,325 +234,798
Luxembourg 966,077 1,398,528 +432,451
France 521,547 272,287 -249,260
Denmark 455,029 313,642 -141,387
Israel 355,087 345,613 -9,474
Spain 284,077 411,192 +127,115
Iceland 356,819 312,769 -44,050
Germany 244,421 399,031 +154,610
Australia 218,207 275,609 +57,402

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 £
Italy 564,651
Ireland 460,828
Mauritius 442,199
Singapore 298,404
South Korea 129,701

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 248,198 316,453 +68,255
Ireland 258,347 202,481 -55,866
Mauritius 148,661 293,538 +144,877
Singapore 155,289 143,115 -12,174
South Korea 67,328 62,373 -4,955
XI 41,970 60,306 +18,336
Greece 31,605 34,003 +2,398
Thailand 14,791 19,635 +4,844
Belgium 8,340 7,148 -1,192
Poland 3,550 4,354 +804

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) 26,832,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,185,653
Other 2,817,145
Air transport 59,892

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) 12,876,966 13,955,328 +1,078,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,051,631 2,134,022 +82,391
Other 1,386,935 1,430,210 +43,275
Air transport 25,941 33,951 +8,010

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 10,047,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,340,003
Holyhead 3,164,910
000 2,817,145
London Gateway Port 1,975,922

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 4,895,476 5,151,852 +256,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,092,130 4,247,873 +155,743
Holyhead 1,243,185 1,921,725 +678,540
000 1,386,935 1,430,210 +43,275
London Gateway Port 1,112,307 863,615 -248,692
Immingham Docks 926,233 963,157 +36,924
Felixstowe 499,892 832,970 +333,078
Heysham 406,545 648,999 +242,454
Fishguard 551,081 267,876 -283,205
Harwich 333,068 292,331 -40,737

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