Import/export HS code 19059020: Communion wafers and similar products

Includes communion wafers, rice paper, and other thin, edible sheets used in religious or pharmaceutical contexts

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  • 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 £
Viet Nam 1,381,521
Netherlands 1,214,372
Poland 1,111,481
France 872,082
United States 747,225

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 £
Viet Nam 586,838 794,683 +207,845
Netherlands 614,413 599,959 -14,454
Poland 543,569 567,912 +24,343
France 364,206 507,876 +143,670
United States 289,834 457,391 +167,557
Italy 191,274 317,309 +126,035
Ethiopia 238,664 248,682 +10,018
Spain 32,103 366,479 +334,376
Bulgaria 157,740 221,987 +64,247
Greece 135,154 133,319 -1,835

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 £
Viet Nam 1,637,095
Poland 1,608,828
Bulgaria 906,308
Netherlands 799,127
United States 754,339

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 £
Viet Nam 729,619 907,476 +177,857
Poland 720,425 888,403 +167,978
Bulgaria 497,977 408,331 -89,646
Netherlands 337,817 461,310 +123,493
United States 289,834 464,505 +174,671
Spain 158,819 395,255 +236,436
Ethiopia 238,664 248,682 +10,018
Italy 152,879 287,349 +134,470
Greece 146,111 133,319 -12,792
India 43,260 136,609 +93,349

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 17
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - East 8
Essex 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7

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 11 13 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Essex 2 7 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 3,472,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,441,162
Air transport 1,318,542
Other 53,078
Road transport 34,521

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) 1,808,230 1,663,833 -144,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,302,722 2,138,440 +835,718
Air transport 506,368 812,174 +305,806
Other 25,003 28,075 +3,072
Road transport 6,792 27,729 +20,937
Rail transport 2,876 0 -2,876

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,036,710
Felixstowe 1,260,755
Southampton 879,361
London Gateway Port 575,062
London Heathrow Airport 509,354

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 929,378 1,107,332 +177,954
Felixstowe 572,093 688,662 +116,569
Southampton 313,907 565,454 +251,547
London Gateway Port 122,742 452,320 +329,578
London Heathrow Airport 262,480 246,874 -15,606
Eurotunnel 223,597 236,966 +13,369
Immingham Docks 242,710 216,240 -26,470
Harwich 298,551 127,040 -171,511
Manchester Airport 161,302 255,487 +94,185
Thamesport 82,093 244,067 +161,974

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
72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
39
Manufacture of food products
13
Food and beverage service activities
7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 31
2026-04 17
2026-03 21
2026-02 27
2026-01 17

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 54
0-1m 25
54m+ 20
15m-54m 15
Other 7

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 £
Australia 7,214,772
New Zealand 762,185
Canada 630,387
United Arab Emirates 229,130
Israel 173,316

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 £
Australia 2,800,345 4,414,427 +1,614,082
New Zealand 508,896 253,289 -255,607
Canada 94,218 536,169 +441,951
United Arab Emirates 165,813 63,317 -102,496
Israel 72,828 100,488 +27,660
Ireland 46,009 92,609 +46,600
United States 67,497 42,811 -24,686
Netherlands 22,110 15,393 -6,717
Iceland 0 32,542 +32,542
Russia 25,199 0 -25,199

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 £
Spain 16,515
XI 5,662
Germany 2,050
Ireland 1,533
Poland 318

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 £
Spain 9,454 7,061 -2,393
XI 1,082 4,580 +3,498
Germany 228 1,822 +1,594
Ireland 1,227 306 -921
Poland 116 202 +86

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) 9,124,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 187,478
Air transport 181,775
Other 75,625

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) 3,691,070 5,433,874 +1,742,804
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,461 81,017 -25,444
Air transport 112,695 69,080 -43,615
Other 24,592 51,033 +26,441

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,441,650
London Gateway Port 2,916,788
Liverpool Docks 698,366
London Heathrow Airport 117,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 104,407

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 £
Felixstowe 1,441,996 3,999,654 +2,557,658
London Gateway Port 2,100,759 816,029 -1,284,730
Liverpool Docks 125,433 572,933 +447,500
London Heathrow Airport 72,582 44,472 -28,110
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,981 44,426 -15,555
000 24,592 51,033 +26,441
East Midlands Airport 25,092 18,983 -6,109
Dover 25,230 17,663 -7,567
Middlesbrough 0 25,086 +25,086
Holyhead 2,770 17,262 +14,492

Quick facts

HS code: 19059020

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

Description: Includes communion wafers, rice paper, and other thin, edible sheets used in religious or pharmaceutical contexts