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

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 £
Viet Nam 1,384,718
Netherlands 1,282,740
Poland 1,149,619
France 883,850
United States 823,925

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 584,967 799,751 +214,784
Netherlands 609,003 673,737 +64,734
Poland 464,213 685,406 +221,193
France 352,731 531,119 +178,388
United States 363,037 460,888 +97,851
Italy 274,358 326,772 +52,414
Ethiopia 235,424 283,930 +48,506
Spain 43,036 368,524 +325,488
Bulgaria 160,267 234,355 +74,088
Greece 182,980 154,767 -28,213

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 1,641,432
Poland 1,641,110
Bulgaria 943,350
Netherlands 827,262
United States 816,228

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 718,053 923,379 +205,326
Poland 615,526 1,025,584 +410,058
Bulgaria 501,338 442,012 -59,326
Netherlands 328,207 499,055 +170,848
United States 348,226 468,002 +119,776
Spain 174,576 415,746 +241,170
Italy 243,739 286,819 +43,080
Ethiopia 235,424 283,930 +48,506
Greece 182,980 165,724 -17,256
Turkey 54,866 110,062 +55,196

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 19
Outer London - West and North West 11
Essex 7
Inner London - East 7
Inner London - West 6

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 13 16 +3
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
Essex 2 6 +4
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -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) 3,708,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,555,101
Air transport 1,321,315
Other 53,532
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) 1,765,773 1,942,609 +176,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,398,886 2,156,215 +757,329
Air transport 492,349 828,966 +336,617
Other 30,017 23,515 -6,502
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 2,266,398
Felixstowe 1,244,178
Southampton 961,997
London Heathrow Airport 575,388
London Gateway Port 544,572

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 996,292 1,270,106 +273,814
Felixstowe 577,911 666,267 +88,356
Southampton 335,400 626,597 +291,197
London Heathrow Airport 294,171 281,217 -12,954
London Gateway Port 134,282 410,290 +276,008
Immingham Docks 219,626 267,319 +47,693
Harwich 273,453 199,401 -74,052
Eurotunnel 240,884 226,392 -14,492
Manchester Airport 124,209 259,262 +135,053
Thamesport 74,699 245,998 +171,299

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 69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of food products 14
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
2026-04 17
2026-03 21
2026-02 27
2026-01 17
2025-12 26

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 23
54m+ 21
15m-54m 14
Other 8

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 7,206,526
New Zealand 762,185
Canada 535,841
United Arab Emirates 226,380
Israel 176,988

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 2,025,923 5,180,603 +3,154,680
New Zealand 508,896 253,289 -255,607
Canada 43,311 492,530 +449,219
United Arab Emirates 93,901 132,479 +38,578
Israel 67,320 109,668 +42,348
Ireland 44,334 92,399 +48,065
United States 60,993 54,204 -6,789
Thailand 49,090 0 -49,090
Netherlands 22,515 15,407 -7,108
Iraq 24,910 2,621 -22,289

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 17,199
XI 5,086
Germany 2,050
Ireland 1,617
Poland 319

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 9,702 7,497 -2,205
XI 1,317 3,769 +2,452
Germany 33 2,017 +1,984
Ireland 1,248 369 -879
Poland 109 210 +101

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) 9,048,929
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 204,121
Air transport 182,302
Other 71,949

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) 2,819,168 6,229,761 +3,410,593
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 116,628 87,493 -29,135
Air transport 102,095 80,207 -21,888
Other 23,967 47,982 +24,015

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 2,931,366
Liverpool Docks 609,330
London Heathrow Airport 118,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 110,726

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 1,123,500 4,318,150 +3,194,650
London Gateway Port 1,598,627 1,332,739 -265,888
Liverpool Docks 67,219 542,111 +474,892
London Heathrow Airport 64,172 54,359 -9,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,534 47,192 -16,342
000 23,967 47,982 +24,015
Dover 30,955 21,373 -9,582
East Midlands Airport 23,503 19,802 -3,701
Southampton 20,391 6,835 -13,556
Holyhead 1,353 18,679 +17,326

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