Import/export HS code 190420: Foods made from unroasted cereal flakes or mixed with roasted flakes

Includes muesli-type mixes and other grain-based foods made from unroasted flakes

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Lithuania 42,126,060
Spain 32,918,913
Switzerland 12,462,756
Germany 8,211,952
Belgium 8,045,381

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 £
Lithuania 23,352,672 18,773,388 -4,579,284
Spain 16,884,954 16,033,959 -850,995
Switzerland 6,139,358 6,323,398 +184,040
Germany 3,433,928 4,778,024 +1,344,096
Belgium 3,073,313 4,972,068 +1,898,755
Ireland 915,280 1,569,699 +654,419
Poland 180,688 1,960,078 +1,779,390
Netherlands 926,178 601,474 -324,704
United States 762,764 730,798 -31,966
South Korea 736,487 736,996 +509

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 £
Lithuania 41,334,755
Spain 39,299,901
Switzerland 12,964,025
Germany 7,379,710
Poland 4,674,739

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 £
Lithuania 23,288,514 18,046,241 -5,242,273
Spain 19,709,231 19,590,670 -118,561
Switzerland 6,284,722 6,679,303 +394,581
Germany 3,012,138 4,367,572 +1,355,434
Poland 347,815 4,326,924 +3,979,109
France 1,010,039 692,122 -317,917
United States 756,691 729,623 -27,068
South Korea 736,487 736,996 +509
Netherlands 472,338 515,344 +43,006
Latvia 137,788 654,202 +516,414

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 21
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
West Midlands 13

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 16 13 -3
Greater Manchester 12 6 -6
Inner London - East 7 12 +5
Outer London - West and North West 8 10 +2
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - South 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Essex 8 4 -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) 67,655,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,560,689
Road transport 3,364,585
Other 2,124,157
Air transport 105,892

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) 29,592,145 38,063,534 +8,471,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,835,600 18,725,089 -8,110,511
Road transport 1,750,939 1,613,646 -137,293
Other 720,561 1,403,596 +683,035
Air transport 29,018 76,874 +47,856

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 30,172,434
London 20,446,173
Dover 19,537,604
Middlesbrough 14,070,551
Immingham Docks 11,513,479

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 £
Liverpool Docks 16,483,568 13,688,866 -2,794,702
London 9,239,324 11,206,849 +1,967,525
Dover 9,809,215 9,728,389 -80,826
Middlesbrough 5,751,533 8,319,018 +2,567,485
Immingham Docks 7,883,000 3,630,479 -4,252,521
Eurotunnel 2,293,963 3,013,715 +719,752
Southampton 1,901,701 1,745,922 -155,779
ZLC 1,772,406 1,618,399 -154,007
Dover / Eurotunnel 241,676 1,947,206 +1,705,530
000 720,561 1,403,596 +683,035

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 121
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Manufacture of food products 20
Food and beverage service activities 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 40
2026-02 34
2026-01 36
2025-12 33

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
0-1m 66
1m-15m 66
54m+ 37
Other 23
15m-54m 18

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 14,335,405
France 9,770,311
Netherlands 4,051,892
United Arab Emirates 2,801,873
Spain 2,168,199

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 6,986,365 7,349,040 +362,675
France 4,882,748 4,887,563 +4,815
Netherlands 1,995,870 2,056,022 +60,152
United Arab Emirates 1,526,857 1,275,016 -251,841
Spain 1,168,011 1,000,188 -167,823
Canada 900 1,918,279 +1,917,379
Germany 814,490 767,323 -47,167
Italy 756,164 666,021 -90,143
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 588,471 565,116 -23,355
Finland 730,802 299,297 -431,505

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 2,338,003
Spain 209,962
Ireland 76,845
Lithuania 40,264
Belgium 4,044

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 944,877 1,393,126 +448,249
Spain 102,892 107,070 +4,178
Ireland 39,206 37,639 -1,567
Lithuania 23,844 16,420 -7,424
Belgium 3,002 1,042 -1,960
Czechia 666 736 +70
Germany 455 236 -219
Italy 26 314 +288
Georgia 135 33 -102
Viet Nam 0 17 +17

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) 31,887,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,259,122
Other 3,372,876
Air transport 226,107

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) 15,946,608 15,941,286 -5,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,227,226 8,031,896 +804,670
Other 1,475,018 1,897,858 +422,840
Air transport 115,929 110,178 -5,751

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,476,970
Liverpool Docks 9,058,675
London Gateway Port 7,163,607
000 3,372,876
Felixstowe 2,873,570

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 7,314,810 7,162,160 -152,650
Liverpool Docks 4,700,091 4,358,584 -341,507
London Gateway Port 3,737,952 3,425,655 -312,297
000 1,475,018 1,897,858 +422,840
Felixstowe 714,764 2,158,806 +1,444,042
Holyhead 1,022,398 1,225,988 +203,590
Immingham Docks 1,075,008 901,393 -173,615
Southampton 886,774 967,594 +80,820
Poole 710,183 691,151 -19,032
London 329,596 854,083 +524,487

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 190420

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

Description: Includes muesli-type mixes and other grain-based foods made from unroasted flakes