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 18,029,653
Belgium 9,399,611
Denmark 4,471,105
France 2,127,192
Netherlands 2,021,636

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 9,451,516 8,578,137 -873,379
Belgium 4,060,445 5,339,166 +1,278,721
Denmark 2,149,794 2,321,311 +171,517
France 1,423,384 703,808 -719,576
Netherlands 44,117 1,977,519 +1,933,402
China 784,150 684,529 -99,621
Ireland 504,217 522,121 +17,904
Italy 312,747 392,105 +79,358
Lithuania 256,065 289,792 +33,727
Ukraine 263,054 176,559 -86,495

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 25,769,608
Denmark 4,471,105
Poland 4,009,683
China 1,534,023
Netherlands 1,445,739

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 £
Germany 12,927,654 12,841,954 -85,700
Denmark 2,149,794 2,321,311 +171,517
Poland 1,512,466 2,497,217 +984,751
China 816,841 717,182 -99,659
Netherlands 392,666 1,053,073 +660,407
Italy 317,068 339,370 +22,302
Lithuania 247,109 280,765 +33,656
Ukraine 266,610 182,588 -84,022
Ireland 158,371 232,239 +73,868
Spain 159,152 208,591 +49,439

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - East and North East 12
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 - West 10 15 +5
Inner London - East 10 12 +2
Outer London - East and North East 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +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) 24,792,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,453,695
Other 1,039,961
Road transport 340,046
Air transport 230,332

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) 12,328,299 12,463,954 +135,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,489,919 8,963,776 +1,473,857
Other 542,011 497,950 -44,061
Road transport 247,815 92,231 -155,584
Air transport 91,604 138,728 +47,124

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,716,162
Eurotunnel 9,356,973
London 6,865,916
Dover 6,486,282
Harwich 3,270,719

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 £
Immingham Docks 4,013,106 5,703,056 +1,689,950
Eurotunnel 5,058,779 4,298,194 -760,585
London 3,118,092 3,747,824 +629,732
Dover 2,931,932 3,554,350 +622,418
Harwich 1,726,222 1,544,497 -181,725
Felixstowe 1,322,490 490,594 -831,896
Middlesbrough 559,946 729,756 +169,810
000 542,011 497,950 -44,061
London Gateway Port 103,491 666,655 +563,164
Liverpool Docks 307,561 62,258 -245,303

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 43
Food and beverage service activities 13
Manufacture of food products 13
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
2026-04 23
2026-03 19
2026-02 17
2026-01 25
2025-12 32

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 70
54m+ 26
0-1m 19
15m-54m 12
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 28,236,379
United States 1,567,055
Netherlands 506,713
Canada 375,780
Bermuda 197,092

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 15,612,184 12,624,195 -2,987,989
United States 1,086,714 480,341 -606,373
Netherlands 310,686 196,027 -114,659
Canada 348,969 26,811 -322,158
Bermuda 96,335 100,757 +4,422
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,233 54,792 -45,441
Germany 113,858 15,088 -98,770
Australia 94,006 26,083 -67,923
United Arab Emirates 51,413 64,957 +13,544
Bahamas 42,744 60,980 +18,236

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 3,617,113
Ireland 192,694
Italy 110,936
Germany 80,101
China 78,564

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 1,889,088 1,728,025 -161,063
Ireland 103,140 89,554 -13,586
Italy 54,359 56,577 +2,218
Germany 547 79,554 +79,007
China 44,463 34,101 -10,362
France 12,584 20,070 +7,486
Belgium 10,133 10,934 +801
Poland 8,097 9,794 +1,697
Czechia 3,387 5,239 +1,852
Thailand 2,456 490 -1,966

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 27,464,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,178,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,434,882
Air transport 152,795

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 15,300,935 12,163,390 -3,137,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,081,539 1,096,803 -984,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 758,562 676,320 -82,242
Air transport 94,335 58,460 -35,875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 27,464,325
London Gateway Port 1,561,741
Southampton 835,884
Liverpool Docks 686,219
Holyhead 482,136

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 15,300,935 12,163,390 -3,137,545
London Gateway Port 1,194,773 366,968 -827,805
Southampton 438,603 397,281 -41,322
Liverpool Docks 520,131 166,088 -354,043
Holyhead 230,986 251,150 +20,164
Dover / Eurotunnel 292,341 167,931 -124,410
Heysham 29,113 209,493 +180,380
Immingham Docks 57,186 100,892 +43,706
London Heathrow Airport 87,416 42,685 -44,731
Felixstowe 36,098 60,767 +24,669

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