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 29,460,528
Belgium 20,133,188
Spain 16,885,370
South Korea 5,878,785
Italy 5,303,444

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 13,323,827 16,136,701 +2,812,874
Belgium 8,170,312 11,962,876 +3,792,564
Spain 7,401,948 9,483,422 +2,081,474
South Korea 2,530,968 3,347,817 +816,849
Italy 2,221,516 3,081,928 +860,412
Denmark 2,314,329 2,478,109 +163,780
Germany 1,512,126 1,901,313 +389,187
Ireland 871,794 2,243,200 +1,371,406
Greece 1,697,681 1,091,886 -605,795
India 757,488 1,512,329 +754,841

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 25,498,942
Spain 19,870,900
Italy 13,668,288
Belgium 12,619,897
South Korea 5,678,186

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 9,841,150 15,657,792 +5,816,642
Spain 10,406,859 9,464,041 -942,818
Italy 6,760,166 6,908,122 +147,956
Belgium 4,911,084 7,708,813 +2,797,729
South Korea 2,376,703 3,301,483 +924,780
Greece 1,643,406 1,256,214 -387,192
Thailand 802,477 1,782,998 +980,521
Bulgaria 966,696 1,354,094 +387,398
India 755,877 1,466,010 +710,133
Germany 1,118,488 991,999 -126,489

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 32
Outer London - West and North West 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Inner London - East 18
Inner London - West 14

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 23 25 +2
Outer London - West and North West 15 17 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 15 +1
Inner London - East 13 14 +1
Inner London - West 7 12 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
Outer London - South 8 7 -1
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2

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) 68,319,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,697,645
Other 3,724,364
Air transport 341,709

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) 31,492,728 36,826,658 +5,333,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,192,507 18,505,138 +6,312,631
Other 1,274,815 2,449,549 +1,174,734
Air transport 75,673 266,036 +190,363

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,333,398
Eurotunnel 20,555,852
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,842,518
Felixstowe 9,067,733
London 7,601,467

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 11,382,492 14,950,906 +3,568,414
Eurotunnel 9,827,841 10,728,011 +900,170
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,808,520 6,033,998 +1,225,478
Felixstowe 3,468,122 5,599,611 +2,131,489
London 2,768,802 4,832,665 +2,063,863
Immingham Docks 2,982,262 3,011,775 +29,513
Southampton 2,416,957 2,875,533 +458,576
London Gateway Port 2,328,656 1,992,683 -335,973
000 1,274,815 2,449,549 +1,174,734
Portsmouth 1,225,033 1,481,389 +256,356

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 118
Manufacture of food products 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Food and beverage service activities 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
2026-04 64
2026-03 63
2026-02 64
2026-01 55
2025-12 59

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 87
54m+ 55
15m-54m 31
0-1m 21
Other 17

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 32,626,635
Ireland 15,045,685
United States 6,503,258
France 4,545,329
Australia 2,973,553

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 15,177,107 17,449,528 +2,272,421
Ireland 8,025,477 7,020,208 -1,005,269
United States 2,167,226 4,336,032 +2,168,806
France 1,972,215 2,573,114 +600,899
Australia 1,527,995 1,445,558 -82,437
Canada 2,721,199 214,932 -2,506,267
Netherlands 512,281 1,811,643 +1,299,362
Belgium 1,017,558 1,082,358 +64,800
United Arab Emirates 1,052,832 251,265 -801,567
New Zealand 675,086 529,471 -145,615

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 44,306
India 32,572
Italy 15,246
Poland 15,092
Belgium 11,178

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 22,336 21,970 -366
India 14,655 17,917 +3,262
Italy 6,163 9,083 +2,920
Poland 7,244 7,848 +604
Belgium 5,545 5,633 +88
Uruguay 4,013 2,873 -1,140
Germany 5,402 0 -5,402
Bulgaria 1,360 0 -1,360
South Africa 1,245 0 -1,245
Ireland 46 1,163 +1,117

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) 58,835,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,958,632
Other 930,372
Air transport 881,136

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) 28,748,176 30,087,233 +1,339,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,123,818 7,834,814 -289,004
Other 605,913 324,459 -281,454
Air transport 862,341 18,795 -843,546

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 34,847,112
Liverpool Docks 11,140,548
Southampton 6,251,970
Immingham Docks 4,963,043
London Gateway Port 4,731,004

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 16,229,665 18,617,447 +2,387,782
Liverpool Docks 7,568,359 3,572,189 -3,996,170
Southampton 1,884,472 4,367,498 +2,483,026
Immingham Docks 3,529,853 1,433,190 -2,096,663
London Gateway Port 2,411,762 2,319,242 -92,520
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,316,396 1,817,984 +501,588
Holyhead 1,214,556 1,914,519 +699,963
Milford 1,656,897 1,422,896 -234,001
Hull 0 1,882,638 +1,882,638
000 605,913 324,459 -281,454

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