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 42,323,786
France 30,486,420
Belgium 27,639,490
Netherlands 25,421,855
Italy 24,382,464

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 22,624,193 19,699,593 -2,924,600
France 15,028,971 15,457,449 +428,478
Belgium 14,696,253 12,943,237 -1,753,016
Netherlands 12,644,616 12,777,239 +132,623
Italy 10,520,546 13,861,918 +3,341,372
Portugal 4,343,507 8,519,964 +4,176,457
Poland 4,432,896 5,759,949 +1,327,053
Switzerland 3,404,673 3,114,185 -290,488
Spain 2,859,718 3,046,332 +186,614
Germany 1,769,130 1,039,110 -730,020

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 42,322,616
Italy 41,577,299
France 34,842,224
Netherlands 25,955,669
Portugal 13,157,865

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 22,642,927 19,679,689 -2,963,238
Italy 19,804,065 21,773,234 +1,969,169
France 16,562,939 18,279,285 +1,716,346
Netherlands 14,180,761 11,774,908 -2,405,853
Portugal 4,530,332 8,627,533 +4,097,201
Poland 4,445,230 5,778,018 +1,332,788
Switzerland 4,210,553 4,432,991 +222,438
Spain 2,696,827 3,003,241 +306,414
South Africa 1,077,005 1,690,720 +613,715
China 1,398,778 1,304,058 -94,720

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 46
Outer London - East and North East 43
Inner London - East 38
Inner London - West 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28

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 34 35 +1
Outer London - East and North East 33 34 +1
Inner London - East 27 26 -1
Inner London - West 18 24 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 20 -3
Greater Manchester 17 19 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 10 -3
Outer London - South 13 13 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 8 -7
West Yorkshire 12 12 +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) 117,651,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,541,696
Other 1,980,962
Air transport 551,227
Road transport 452,237

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) 59,088,600 58,562,528 -526,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,365,294 47,176,402 +5,811,108
Other 1,017,120 963,842 -53,278
Air transport 338,056 213,171 -124,885
Road transport 251,670 200,567 -51,103

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 50,079,589
Liverpool Docks 45,993,713
London 27,577,509
Eurotunnel 19,030,721
Thamesport 12,946,376

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 24,474,521 25,605,068 +1,130,547
Liverpool Docks 24,985,794 21,007,919 -3,977,875
London 11,828,208 15,749,301 +3,921,093
Eurotunnel 7,928,414 11,102,307 +3,173,893
Thamesport 4,946,238 8,000,138 +3,053,900
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,042,976 5,175,215 +132,239
Immingham Docks 4,367,703 4,696,235 +328,532
Southampton 3,384,141 3,184,303 -199,838
Harwich 3,775,517 2,096,920 -1,678,597
London Gateway Port 2,357,640 2,736,049 +378,409

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
238
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
103
Manufacture of food products
50
Food and beverage service activities
43
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
2026-05 104
2026-04 83
2026-03 93
2026-02 82
2026-01 92

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 168
0-1m 96
54m+ 66
15m-54m 50
Other 19

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 33,844,748
Ireland 14,337,965
Netherlands 4,241,950
United Arab Emirates 3,988,426
Canada 3,426,113

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 18,224,452 15,620,296 -2,604,156
Ireland 7,188,572 7,149,393 -39,179
Netherlands 2,187,674 2,054,276 -133,398
United Arab Emirates 3,043,749 944,677 -2,099,072
Canada 1,969,732 1,456,381 -513,351
France 822,529 944,198 +121,669
Australia 879,493 668,542 -210,951
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 758,461 705,505 -52,956
Belgium 513,069 593,055 +79,986
Spain 529,256 558,208 +28,952

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 457,502
Germany 253,336
Netherlands 119,605
France 70,861
Portugal 37,558

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 228,798 228,704 -94
Germany 21,032 232,304 +211,272
Netherlands 44,847 74,758 +29,911
France 23,268 47,593 +24,325
Portugal 21,507 16,051 -5,456
Ireland 19,234 12,149 -7,085
Greece 5,902 7,434 +1,532
Italy 4,141 4,961 +820
United States 7,508 0 -7,508
Switzerland 1,899 1,837 -62

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) 53,741,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,138,157
Other 1,527,824
Air transport 1,380,910

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) 29,067,975 24,673,470 -4,394,505
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,566,473 12,571,684 +5,211
Other 612,013 915,811 +303,798
Air transport 816,730 564,180 -252,550

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 31,966,374
Liverpool Docks 13,196,241
London Gateway Port 9,420,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,804,159
Immingham Docks 4,793,789

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 16,330,169 15,636,205 -693,964
Liverpool Docks 7,174,085 6,022,156 -1,151,929
London Gateway Port 6,175,117 3,244,927 -2,930,190
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,597,000 3,207,159 +610,159
Immingham Docks 2,638,905 2,154,884 -484,021
Felixstowe 2,292,045 1,899,104 -392,941
Holyhead 1,766,538 1,870,784 +104,246
London 650,133 1,036,055 +385,922
000 612,013 915,811 +303,798
Dover 576,127 762,595 +186,468

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