Import/export HS code 19049010: Rice-based prepared foods

Specifically refers to foods made from rice, like rice cakes or puffed rice snacks

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 23,468,435
Belgium 16,503,727
Spain 14,139,123
South Korea 5,241,091
Italy 4,353,291

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 12,616,255 10,852,180 -1,764,075
Belgium 8,378,186 8,125,541 -252,645
Spain 7,255,998 6,883,125 -372,873
South Korea 2,568,839 2,672,252 +103,413
Italy 2,182,952 2,170,339 -12,613
Denmark 2,346,214 1,938,588 -407,626
Germany 1,785,800 1,029,225 -756,575
Greece 1,645,022 1,047,766 -597,256
Ireland 906,853 1,554,538 +647,685
India 775,513 879,523 +104,010

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 19,856,330
Spain 17,074,527
Italy 11,917,974
Belgium 10,241,131
South Korea 5,057,111

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 9,257,824 10,598,506 +1,340,682
Spain 10,127,056 6,947,471 -3,179,585
Italy 6,627,201 5,290,773 -1,336,428
Belgium 5,089,601 5,151,530 +61,929
South Korea 2,416,828 2,640,283 +223,455
Greece 1,798,348 902,829 -895,519
Germany 1,172,439 633,816 -538,623
Bulgaria 1,023,367 739,679 -283,688
Thailand 833,310 804,513 -28,797
India 776,167 799,658 +23,491

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 30
Outer London - West and North West 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Inner London - East 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 24 20 -4
Outer London - West and North West 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 15 +1
Inner London - East 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Outer London - South 8 7 -1
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0

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) 57,317,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,249,085
Other 3,027,319
Air transport 279,145

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) 31,208,201 26,109,412 -5,098,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,922,220 12,326,865 +404,645
Other 1,305,814 1,721,505 +415,691
Air transport 91,976 187,169 +95,193

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,643,072
Eurotunnel 17,907,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,146,113
Felixstowe 6,467,851
London 6,314,338

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 11,088,385 9,554,687 -1,533,698
Eurotunnel 9,562,930 8,345,066 -1,217,864
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,984,546 4,161,567 -822,979
Felixstowe 3,359,972 3,107,879 -252,093
London 2,698,503 3,615,835 +917,332
Immingham Docks 3,050,903 2,259,906 -790,997
Southampton 2,493,302 1,921,753 -571,549
London Gateway Port 2,079,565 1,804,382 -275,183
000 1,305,814 1,721,505 +415,691
Liverpool Docks 1,048,684 1,152,795 +104,111

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 106
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Food and beverage service activities 31
Manufacture of food products 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 55
2025-11 66
2025-10 61
2025-09 58
2025-08 48

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 83
54m+ 53
15m-54m 26
0-1m 20
Other 13

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 £
Germany 26,874,671
Ireland 13,617,036
United States 5,645,738
France 3,732,217
Canada 2,917,106

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 £
Germany 15,011,879 11,862,792 -3,149,087
Ireland 8,190,618 5,426,418 -2,764,200
United States 2,827,901 2,817,837 -10,064
France 1,910,000 1,822,217 -87,783
Canada 2,368,027 549,079 -1,818,948
Australia 1,604,210 778,600 -825,610
Belgium 979,230 952,456 -26,774
Netherlands 181,354 1,430,927 +1,249,573
United Arab Emirates 1,052,662 196,190 -856,472
Denmark 668,291 385,916 -282,375

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 45,964
India 29,538
Poland 13,420
Italy 11,361
Belgium 8,036

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 30,422 15,542 -14,880
India 15,357 14,181 -1,176
Poland 6,470 6,950 +480
Italy 5,371 5,990 +619
Belgium 4,116 3,920 -196
Uruguay 4,375 2,472 -1,903
Germany 6,826 0 -6,826
Bulgaria 1,949 0 -1,949
South Africa 1,626 0 -1,626
Thailand 1,072 0 -1,072

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) 49,455,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,365,235
Other 913,296
Air transport 883,762
Road transport 2,804

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) 28,501,868 20,953,503 -7,548,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,305,654 6,059,581 -2,246,073
Other 641,468 271,828 -369,640
Air transport 865,985 17,777 -848,208
Road transport 2,804 0 -2,804

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 28,849,292
Liverpool Docks 10,301,624
Southampton 5,276,652
Immingham Docks 4,931,828
London Gateway Port 3,744,462

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 £
London 16,150,078 12,699,214 -3,450,864
Liverpool Docks 7,185,137 3,116,487 -4,068,650
Southampton 2,429,787 2,846,865 +417,078
Immingham Docks 3,115,864 1,815,964 -1,299,900
London Gateway Port 2,453,200 1,291,262 -1,161,938
Holyhead 1,324,835 1,528,853 +204,018
Milford 1,702,204 1,054,302 -647,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,227,878 1,461,114 +233,236
000 641,468 271,828 -369,640
Felixstowe 715,346 168,028 -547,318

Quick facts

HS code: 19049010

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

Description: Specifically refers to foods made from rice, like rice cakes or puffed rice snacks