Import/export HS code 190520: Gingerbread and similar baked goods

Includes gingerbread and other spiced baked goods, with varying sugar content

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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 £
Germany 17,449,302
Belgium 9,222,196
Denmark 4,008,731
France 2,049,696
China 1,466,138

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 £
Germany 9,168,663 8,280,639 -888,024
Belgium 4,042,062 5,180,134 +1,138,072
Denmark 2,135,370 1,873,361 -262,009
France 1,386,135 663,561 -722,574
China 782,526 683,612 -98,914
Netherlands 45,280 830,290 +785,010
Ireland 471,708 393,070 -78,638
Italy 351,309 322,577 -28,732
Lithuania 269,882 240,723 -29,159
Ukraine 256,217 184,707 -71,510

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 £
Germany 24,728,321
Denmark 4,008,731
Poland 3,765,920
China 1,531,482
Netherlands 795,482

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 £
Germany 12,621,145 12,107,176 -513,969
Denmark 2,135,370 1,873,361 -262,009
Poland 1,513,448 2,252,472 +739,024
China 815,217 716,265 -98,952
Netherlands 379,201 416,281 +37,080
Italy 357,470 269,842 -87,628
Lithuania 262,332 230,290 -32,042
Ukraine 258,367 192,142 -66,225
Canada 292,889 30,018 -262,871
Ireland 117,957 203,316 +85,359

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 13
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - East and North East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 8

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
Inner London - East 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Outer London - East and North East 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 22,713,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,899,717
Other 914,650
Road transport 275,337
Air transport 198,987

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) 12,516,564 10,196,819 -2,319,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,003,760 8,895,957 +1,892,197
Other 529,654 384,996 -144,658
Road transport 247,815 27,522 -220,293
Air transport 54,445 144,542 +90,097

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 9,135,424
Immingham Docks 8,449,702
London 6,658,312
Dover 6,348,657
Harwich 2,687,825

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 £
Eurotunnel 5,116,691 4,018,733 -1,097,958
Immingham Docks 3,630,291 4,819,411 +1,189,120
London 3,103,372 3,554,940 +451,568
Dover 3,084,675 3,263,982 +179,307
Harwich 1,609,288 1,078,537 -530,751
Felixstowe 1,326,720 489,711 -837,009
Middlesbrough 554,895 734,807 +179,912
000 529,654 384,996 -144,658
London Gateway Port 103,491 659,074 +555,583
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,075 124,570 -120,505

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 79
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Food and beverage service activities 13
Manufacture of food products 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 46
2025-10 50
2025-09 43
2025-08 28

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 73
54m+ 22
0-1m 17
15m-54m 13
Other 4

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 28,285,633
United States 1,557,920
Netherlands 479,686
Canada 375,780
Bermuda 191,685

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 15,899,521 12,386,112 -3,513,409
United States 1,086,714 471,206 -615,508
Netherlands 303,522 176,164 -127,358
Canada 348,969 26,811 -322,158
Bermuda 104,154 87,531 -16,623
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,233 54,792 -45,441
Germany 125,235 26,419 -98,816
Australia 94,006 26,083 -67,923
United Arab Emirates 49,266 70,261 +20,995
Bahamas 40,728 54,527 +13,799

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 3,538,528
Ireland 173,969
Italy 99,409
China 70,918
Germany 58,211

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 2,084,040 1,454,488 -629,552
Ireland 105,933 68,036 -37,897
Italy 54,900 44,509 -10,391
China 45,175 25,743 -19,432
Germany 517 57,694 +57,177
France 10,888 15,613 +4,725
Poland 8,396 6,838 -1,558
Belgium 10,819 3,471 -7,348
Czechia 2,822 2,071 -751
Viet Nam 4,686 0 -4,686

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 27,575,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,136,607
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,362,892
Air transport 149,359

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 £
Other 15,668,698 11,906,964 -3,761,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,113,795 1,022,812 -1,090,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 683,706 679,186 -4,520
Air transport 99,966 49,393 -50,573

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 27,575,662
London Gateway Port 1,551,383
Southampton 840,336
Liverpool Docks 692,981
Dover / Eurotunnel 453,950

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 £
000 15,668,698 11,906,964 -3,761,734
London Gateway Port 1,204,302 347,081 -857,221
Southampton 453,603 386,733 -66,870
Liverpool Docks 516,966 176,015 -340,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 319,405 134,545 -184,860
Holyhead 186,799 240,419 +53,620
Heysham 5,448 195,121 +189,673
Immingham Docks 36,779 113,366 +76,587
London Heathrow Airport 90,731 40,355 -50,376
Felixstowe 36,098 58,733 +22,635

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 190520

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

Description: Includes gingerbread and other spiced baked goods, with varying sugar content