Import/export HS code 190540: Rusks and toasted bread

Includes rusks, toasted bread, and similar crunchy baked goods

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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 £
Italy 16,164,531
Netherlands 7,559,586
Romania 4,533,998
Belgium 4,447,773
Spain 3,742,104

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 £
Italy 8,420,718 7,743,813 -676,905
Netherlands 3,635,155 3,924,431 +289,276
Romania 2,612,052 1,921,946 -690,106
Belgium 2,951,905 1,495,868 -1,456,037
Spain 1,742,902 1,999,202 +256,300
Sweden 1,259,719 1,580,829 +321,110
India 1,369,754 1,363,503 -6,251
Greece 1,077,928 1,454,165 +376,237
France 1,453,647 889,821 -563,826
Bangladesh 1,383,091 937,944 -445,147

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 £
Italy 20,979,174
Netherlands 7,494,940
Romania 4,840,188
Spain 4,291,575
Sweden 2,839,230

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 £
Italy 11,760,752 9,218,422 -2,542,330
Netherlands 3,784,669 3,710,271 -74,398
Romania 2,853,418 1,986,770 -866,648
Spain 2,108,336 2,183,239 +74,903
Sweden 1,259,719 1,579,511 +319,792
Bulgaria 1,302,268 1,472,552 +170,284
India 1,360,258 1,375,258 +15,000
Greece 1,059,620 1,467,172 +407,552
Bangladesh 1,402,622 947,384 -455,238
Turkey 697,625 660,007 -37,618

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 51
Outer London - West and North West 43
Inner London - East 39
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25
Inner London - West 24

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 43 40 -3
Outer London - West and North West 34 33 -1
Inner London - East 30 29 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 22 +3
Inner London - West 18 19 +1
West Midlands 18 17 -1
Essex 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Outer London - South 13 12 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 12 +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) 39,567,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,375,375
Other 2,127,705
Road transport 1,011,371
Air transport 144,050

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) 21,379,491 18,187,564 -3,191,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,761,093 10,614,282 -146,811
Other 1,108,646 1,019,059 -89,587
Road transport 455,264 556,107 +100,843
Air transport 71,336 72,714 +1,378

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,575,440
Immingham Docks 12,347,406
Eurotunnel 6,784,544
London Gateway Port 5,521,360
London 5,341,119

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 6,319,026 7,256,414 +937,388
Immingham Docks 5,985,286 6,362,120 +376,834
Eurotunnel 4,369,617 2,414,927 -1,954,690
London Gateway Port 2,363,137 3,158,223 +795,086
London 3,030,972 2,310,147 -720,825
Felixstowe 2,643,245 1,780,713 -862,532
Southampton 1,918,760 1,671,882 -246,878
Liverpool Docks 1,168,228 1,139,148 -29,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,186,784 995,239 -191,545
000 1,108,646 1,019,059 -89,587

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
265
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
85
Food and beverage service activities
40
Manufacture of food products
38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 118
2026-04 116
2026-03 114
2026-02 106
2026-01 103

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 181
0-1m 106
54m+ 44
15m-54m 40
Other 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 £
Ireland 11,671,724
United States 4,936,703
France 1,794,673
Canada 813,066
Norway 675,588

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 6,983,511 4,688,213 -2,295,298
United States 1,391,294 3,545,409 +2,154,115
France 1,070,428 724,245 -346,183
Canada 388,286 424,780 +36,494
Norway 334,099 341,489 +7,390
Netherlands 301,698 303,650 +1,952
Spain 267,270 285,427 +18,157
Germany 307,030 237,135 -69,895
Belgium 322,682 213,484 -109,198
Sweden 251,912 239,120 -12,792

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 3,445,183
Ireland 509,364
Ivory Coast 26,424
France 11,876
Finland 4,414

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 2,029,508 1,415,675 -613,833
Ireland 244,081 265,283 +21,202
Ivory Coast 0 26,424 +26,424
France 5,252 6,624 +1,372
Finland 2,262 2,152 -110
Portugal 66 181 +115
Netherlands 23 0 -23

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,276,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,866,759
Other 4,579,402
Air transport 146,225

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,087,193 5,189,706 -1,897,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,876,982 4,989,777 +2,112,795
Other 2,740,951 1,838,451 -902,500
Air transport 88,563 57,662 -30,901

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,579,402
Liverpool Docks 4,507,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,094,670
Holyhead 2,778,815
Heysham 1,924,904

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 2,740,951 1,838,451 -902,500
Liverpool Docks 2,224,644 2,283,073 +58,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,116,682 1,977,988 -138,694
Holyhead 1,721,801 1,057,014 -664,787
Heysham 1,307,038 617,866 -689,172
Felixstowe 478,466 1,433,088 +954,622
London Gateway Port 674,914 1,152,658 +477,744
Immingham Docks 726,536 656,446 -70,090
Southampton 316,562 816,223 +499,661
Dover 139,843 79,536 -60,307

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 190540

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

Description: Includes rusks, toasted bread, and similar crunchy baked goods