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 29,558,739
Belgium 19,672,204
Spain 17,484,545
South Korea 6,025,046
Italy 5,123,188

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 13,613,468 15,945,271 +2,331,803
Belgium 8,437,431 11,234,773 +2,797,342
Spain 8,356,125 9,128,420 +772,295
South Korea 2,842,585 3,182,461 +339,876
Italy 2,216,213 2,906,975 +690,762
Denmark 2,380,025 2,217,936 -162,089
Germany 1,015,243 2,025,626 +1,010,383
Ireland 1,123,820 1,912,093 +788,273
Greece 1,541,702 951,095 -590,607
Thailand 802,224 1,579,892 +777,668

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 25,477,065
Spain 20,566,793
Italy 13,091,958
Belgium 12,487,186
South Korea 5,813,492

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 10,101,785 15,375,280 +5,273,495
Spain 11,483,052 9,083,741 -2,399,311
Italy 6,662,646 6,429,312 -233,334
Belgium 4,920,849 7,566,337 +2,645,488
South Korea 2,681,706 3,131,786 +450,080
Thailand 821,649 1,926,901 +1,105,252
Greece 1,418,214 1,109,222 -308,992
India 941,955 1,372,697 +430,742
Bulgaria 1,086,870 1,069,320 -17,550
Germany 863,357 890,299 +26,942

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 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20
Outer London - West and North West 19
Inner London - East 17
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 22 26 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 17 +2
Outer London - West and North West 15 16 +1
Inner London - East 12 14 +2
Inner London - West 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
Outer London - South 7 8 +1
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1

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) 66,875,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,428,241
Other 3,630,168
Air transport 364,631

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) 31,358,976 35,516,464 +4,157,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,546,093 17,882,148 +4,336,055
Other 1,503,403 2,126,765 +623,362
Air transport 72,108 292,523 +220,415

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,188,095
Eurotunnel 20,160,858
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,617,944
Felixstowe 10,103,909
London 7,255,401

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 11,112,197 15,075,898 +3,963,701
Eurotunnel 10,317,643 9,843,215 -474,428
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,644,107 5,973,837 +1,329,730
Felixstowe 3,386,483 6,717,426 +3,330,943
London 3,856,196 3,399,205 -456,991
Immingham Docks 2,956,488 2,689,641 -266,847
Southampton 2,514,255 2,929,972 +415,717
London Gateway Port 2,371,178 1,711,436 -659,742
000 1,503,403 2,126,765 +623,362
Portsmouth 1,266,602 1,529,035 +262,433

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
114
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
34
Manufacture of food products
33
Food and beverage service activities
29
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
2026-05 64
2026-04 64
2026-03 63
2026-02 64
2026-01 55

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 29
Other 20
0-1m 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 £
Germany 32,010,573
Ireland 14,356,068
United States 6,096,949
France 4,494,722
Canada 2,936,131

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 15,901,860 16,108,713 +206,853
Ireland 7,714,139 6,641,929 -1,072,210
United States 2,162,566 3,934,383 +1,771,817
France 2,172,056 2,322,666 +150,610
Canada 2,750,581 185,550 -2,565,031
Netherlands 731,555 1,916,231 +1,184,676
Australia 1,253,308 1,390,822 +137,514
Belgium 1,011,745 931,662 -80,083
United Arab Emirates 1,088,357 199,131 -889,226
New Zealand 745,377 529,548 -215,829

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 43,987
India 33,246
Poland 15,801
Italy 15,680
Belgium 10,930

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 21,805 22,182 +377
India 16,653 16,593 -60
Poland 9,086 6,715 -2,371
Italy 7,871 7,809 -62
Belgium 5,179 5,751 +572
Uruguay 3,396 2,377 -1,019
Germany 3,162 0 -3,162
Ireland 46 1,273 +1,227
South Africa 811 0 -811
Thailand 715 0 -715

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) 57,376,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,272,093
Air transport 883,289
Other 801,834

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) 29,551,055 27,825,092 -1,725,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,849,584 7,422,509 -427,075
Air transport 869,701 13,588 -856,113
Other 499,423 302,411 -197,012

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 34,233,379
Liverpool Docks 10,874,553
Southampton 5,823,444
Immingham Docks 4,769,306
London Gateway Port 4,520,168

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 16,472,386 17,760,993 +1,288,607
Liverpool Docks 7,502,827 3,371,726 -4,131,101
Southampton 1,914,679 3,908,765 +1,994,086
Immingham Docks 4,282,185 487,121 -3,795,064
London Gateway Port 2,311,778 2,208,390 -103,388
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,350,174 1,734,296 +384,122
Holyhead 1,132,081 1,851,608 +719,527
Milford 1,596,920 1,333,603 -263,317
Hull 0 2,047,320 +2,047,320
London Heathrow Airport 801,183 5,541 -795,642

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