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 100,577,821
Germany 78,349,081
China 51,096,088
Lithuania 36,412,453
Ukraine 14,589,249

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 46,899,597 53,678,224 +6,778,627
Germany 39,437,862 38,911,219 -526,643
China 24,528,079 26,568,009 +2,039,930
Lithuania 16,912,978 19,499,475 +2,586,497
Ukraine 6,081,062 8,508,187 +2,427,125
Thailand 8,217,440 6,188,288 -2,029,152
Singapore 10,779,664 3,529,427 -7,250,237
Viet Nam 6,445,865 4,927,259 -1,518,606
Netherlands 7,683,308 2,665,727 -5,017,581
Italy 2,976,518 4,117,233 +1,140,715

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 104,274,098
China 55,154,684
United Kingdom 42,363,870
Lithuania 36,607,407
Hungary 35,907,018

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 48,347,990 55,926,108 +7,578,118
China 27,437,787 27,716,897 +279,110
United Kingdom 35,119,480 7,244,390 -27,875,090
Lithuania 16,992,927 19,614,480 +2,621,553
Hungary 4,143,253 31,763,765 +27,620,512
Ukraine 6,249,801 9,426,070 +3,176,269
Thailand 8,513,907 6,935,295 -1,578,612
Singapore 10,656,271 3,523,098 -7,133,173
Viet Nam 6,578,335 4,991,435 -1,586,900
Italy 3,520,656 5,629,366 +2,108,710

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 57
Inner London - East 38
West Midlands 26
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 - West and North West 47 46 -1
Outer London - East and North East 46 40 -6
Inner London - East 28 29 +1
West Midlands 20 18 -2
Inner London - West 16 16 +0
Greater Manchester 20 12 -8
Outer London - South 20 16 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 15 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 13 +1
Essex 13 10 -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) 268,981,573
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,948,792
Other 10,279,078
Road transport 3,890,106
Air transport 600,317

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) 133,974,303 135,007,270 +1,032,967
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,872,743 62,076,049 +2,203,306
Other 6,694,127 3,584,951 -3,109,176
Road transport 1,657,933 2,232,173 +574,240
Air transport 385,326 214,991 -170,335

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 103,362,224
Southampton 97,643,660
Harwich 51,534,319
Dover 45,478,687
Middlesbrough 27,181,349

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 50,092,902 53,269,322 +3,176,420
Southampton 55,933,731 41,709,929 -14,223,802
Harwich 26,919,845 24,614,474 -2,305,371
Dover 21,958,470 23,520,217 +1,561,747
Middlesbrough 12,657,112 14,524,237 +1,867,125
London Gateway Port 8,264,576 13,138,378 +4,873,802
Immingham Docks 6,902,931 8,617,631 +1,714,700
000 6,694,127 3,584,951 -3,109,176
London 3,820,571 6,240,276 +2,419,705
ZLC 3,549,587 5,529,703 +1,980,116

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 269
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 124
Food and beverage service activities 37
Manufacture of food products 29
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
2026-04 102
2026-03 97
2026-02 116
2026-01 95
2025-12 97

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 174
0-1m 122
54m+ 57
15m-54m 40
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 17,449,820
Netherlands 4,203,110
Luxembourg 2,319,581
France 838,662
Denmark 787,819

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 8,384,913 9,064,907 +679,994
Netherlands 2,167,707 2,035,403 -132,304
Luxembourg 958,147 1,361,434 +403,287
France 513,808 324,854 -188,954
Denmark 432,916 354,903 -78,013
Israel 381,500 375,660 -5,840
Spain 336,717 373,013 +36,296
Iceland 368,781 292,572 -76,209
Germany 245,194 369,461 +124,267
Poland 323,395 167,865 -155,530

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 536,159
Ireland 467,830
Mauritius 448,930
Singapore 295,993
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 246,714 289,445 +42,731
Ireland 257,266 210,564 -46,702
Mauritius 143,616 305,314 +161,698
Singapore 156,831 139,162 -17,669
South Korea 61,170 68,531 +7,361
XI 45,391 56,895 +11,504
Greece 34,301 30,507 -3,794
Thailand 15,152 16,388 +1,236
Belgium 8,816 7,167 -1,649
Poland 3,128 4,422 +1,294

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) 26,060,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,303,414
Other 2,802,786
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) 12,760,640 13,299,942 +539,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,272,361 2,031,053 -241,308
Other 1,379,688 1,423,098 +43,410
Air transport 24,215 35,677 +11,462

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 9,963,301
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,982,020
Holyhead 3,129,973
000 2,802,786
London Gateway Port 2,139,532

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 4,904,946 5,058,355 +153,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,998,282 3,983,738 -14,544
Holyhead 1,348,427 1,781,546 +433,119
000 1,379,688 1,423,098 +43,410
London Gateway Port 1,291,438 848,094 -443,344
Immingham Docks 906,739 887,758 -18,981
Felixstowe 436,560 681,973 +245,413
Heysham 347,588 643,704 +296,116
Fishguard 540,147 287,361 -252,786
Harwich 406,340 273,273 -133,067

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