Import/export HS code 19059045: Biscuits

Covers all types of biscuits, both sweet and savory, not listed elsewhere

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 £
Canada 39,544,387
France 27,565,809
Belgium 26,977,927
Netherlands 22,959,650
Italy 19,933,680

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 £
Canada 24,214,634 15,329,753 -8,884,881
France 15,059,649 12,506,160 -2,553,489
Belgium 13,378,692 13,599,235 +220,543
Netherlands 11,649,700 11,309,950 -339,750
Italy 9,926,938 10,006,742 +79,804
Portugal 4,804,129 6,413,371 +1,609,242
Poland 4,261,374 4,068,737 -192,637
Switzerland 3,651,937 2,912,660 -739,277
Spain 2,854,281 2,629,581 -224,700
Germany 2,379,483 907,149 -1,472,334

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 £
Canada 39,559,670
Italy 36,453,203
France 32,397,635
Netherlands 23,501,660
Portugal 11,529,993

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 £
Canada 24,224,904 15,334,766 -8,890,138
Italy 17,365,330 19,087,873 +1,722,543
France 17,255,673 15,141,962 -2,113,711
Netherlands 13,117,736 10,383,924 -2,733,812
Portugal 4,938,015 6,591,978 +1,653,963
Switzerland 4,100,023 4,414,910 +314,887
Poland 4,271,684 4,070,632 -201,052
Spain 2,761,537 2,507,797 -253,740
Germany 2,082,735 752,132 -1,330,603
China 1,488,976 1,053,331 -435,645

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 47
Outer London - East and North East 39
Inner London - East 34
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27
Inner London - West 27

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 - West and North West 39 32 -7
Outer London - East and North East 31 31 +0
Inner London - East 27 24 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 19 -4
Inner London - West 19 17 -2
Greater Manchester 15 18 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 10 -4
Outer London - South 13 12 -1
West Yorkshire 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) 108,413,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,631,847
Other 1,811,761
Air transport 561,841
Road transport 374,295

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) 59,218,294 49,195,431 -10,022,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,046,443 37,585,404 -3,461,039
Other 981,695 830,066 -151,629
Air transport 379,844 181,997 -197,847
Road transport 210,888 163,407 -47,481
Rail transport 7,428 0 -7,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 43,925,173
Dover 43,369,333
London 24,820,641
Eurotunnel 15,962,446
Thamesport 10,506,351

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 £
Liverpool Docks 27,582,313 16,342,860 -11,239,453
Dover 25,547,365 17,821,968 -7,725,397
London 9,780,749 15,039,892 +5,259,143
Eurotunnel 7,437,990 8,524,456 +1,086,466
Thamesport 3,469,522 7,036,829 +3,567,307
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,919,995 4,677,561 -242,434
Immingham Docks 3,843,862 4,487,991 +644,129
Harwich 4,055,572 2,624,058 -1,431,514
Southampton 3,389,977 2,617,307 -772,670
London Gateway Port 2,151,082 2,107,447 -43,635

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 233
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 100
Manufacture of food products 46
Food and beverage service activities 38
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 92
2025-11 106
2025-10 108
2025-09 114
2025-08 95

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 159
0-1m 95
54m+ 62
15m-54m 46
Other 23

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 £
United States 31,916,306
Ireland 13,056,438
United Arab Emirates 4,300,352
Netherlands 4,089,644
Canada 3,178,739

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 £
United States 18,843,385 13,072,921 -5,770,464
Ireland 6,959,560 6,096,878 -862,682
United Arab Emirates 2,759,810 1,540,542 -1,219,268
Netherlands 2,459,659 1,629,985 -829,674
Canada 1,965,352 1,213,387 -751,965
France 766,169 823,356 +57,187
Australia 921,045 527,233 -393,812
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 818,228 461,866 -356,362
Spain 507,035 452,434 -54,601
Belgium 465,411 446,701 -18,710

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 410,685
Germany 167,734
Netherlands 81,289
Portugal 38,480
Ireland 29,441

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 229,147 181,538 -47,609
Germany 374 167,360 +166,986
Netherlands 51,960 29,329 -22,631
Portugal 22,384 16,096 -6,288
Ireland 20,255 9,186 -11,069
France 13,142 12,952 -190
Greece 7,011 2,697 -4,314
United States 34 7,474 +7,440
Italy 4,818 2,124 -2,694
Switzerland 2,395 2,721 +326

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) 51,272,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,827,731
Other 1,254,495
Air transport 1,229,945

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) 30,074,027 21,198,624 -8,875,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,180,721 10,647,010 -1,533,711
Other 617,076 637,419 +20,343
Air transport 820,291 409,654 -410,637

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 30,209,275
Liverpool Docks 11,964,299
London Gateway Port 9,472,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,127,545
Immingham Docks 4,617,355

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 £
Southampton 16,875,764 13,333,511 -3,542,253
Liverpool Docks 7,144,569 4,819,730 -2,324,839
London Gateway Port 6,100,950 3,371,725 -2,729,225
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,576,826 2,550,719 -26,107
Immingham Docks 2,779,638 1,837,717 -941,921
Felixstowe 2,503,051 1,491,475 -1,011,576
Holyhead 1,481,224 1,867,542 +386,318
London 775,993 643,349 -132,644
000 617,076 637,419 +20,343
Dover 544,608 680,758 +136,150

Quick facts

HS code: 19059045

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

Description: Covers all types of biscuits, both sweet and savory, not listed elsewhere