Import/export HS code 190190: Various food preparations

Various food products not listed elsewhere, made from cereals, flour, starch, or malt extract

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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 £
France 119,135,298
Ireland 74,930,023
Germany 66,786,292
Denmark 51,304,524
Belgium 48,857,630

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 £
France 69,771,758 49,363,540 -20,408,218
Ireland 43,725,670 31,204,353 -12,521,317
Germany 38,635,218 28,151,074 -10,484,144
Denmark 25,703,011 25,601,513 -101,498
Belgium 21,903,379 26,954,251 +5,050,872
Italy 23,635,287 24,360,677 +725,390
Netherlands 20,399,462 23,826,999 +3,427,537
Spain 10,131,370 9,421,044 -710,326
Poland 6,003,090 4,127,664 -1,875,426
Switzerland 4,668,879 4,575,114 -93,765

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 £
France 109,110,442
Germany 74,035,771
Ireland 59,930,829
Belgium 59,239,445
Denmark 51,894,362

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 £
France 64,182,917 44,927,525 -19,255,392
Germany 42,855,178 31,180,593 -11,674,585
Ireland 35,338,384 24,592,445 -10,745,939
Belgium 26,021,570 33,217,875 +7,196,305
Denmark 26,013,639 25,880,723 -132,916
Italy 23,791,153 24,508,792 +717,639
Spain 10,717,498 9,962,819 -754,679
Switzerland 8,137,792 8,542,149 +404,357
Netherlands 7,927,340 7,479,700 -447,640
Poland 6,477,143 4,520,099 -1,957,044

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 58
Outer London - West and North West 56
Inner London - East 35
Inner London - West 33
Greater Manchester 31

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 41 42 +1
Outer London - West and North West 47 47 +0
Inner London - East 25 29 +4
Inner London - West 27 25 -2
Greater Manchester 24 23 -1
Outer London - South 22 24 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 15 -8
West Midlands 21 13 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 17 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 18 +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) 408,915,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,681,561
Other 18,644,357
Air transport 2,757,976
Road transport 2,408,241

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) 227,284,835 181,630,212 -45,654,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,226,666 54,454,895 +6,228,229
Other 9,742,393 8,901,964 -840,429
Air transport 1,269,157 1,488,819 +219,662
Road transport 1,680,605 727,636 -952,969
Rail transport 1,297 6,062 +4,765

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 159,562,352
Eurotunnel 79,563,748
Immingham Docks 67,213,829
Liverpool Docks 37,570,697
London 32,566,053

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 83,210,320 76,352,032 -6,858,288
Eurotunnel 42,722,076 36,841,672 -5,880,404
Immingham Docks 33,078,945 34,134,884 +1,055,939
Liverpool Docks 21,485,871 16,084,826 -5,401,045
London 17,025,523 15,540,530 -1,484,993
Holyhead 13,118,540 8,878,135 -4,240,405
Felixstowe 10,837,824 9,228,290 -1,609,534
000 9,742,393 8,901,964 -840,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,559,453 6,716,809 -1,842,644
Portsmouth 8,272,535 6,289,573 -1,982,962

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 297
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 112
Manufacture of food products 104
Food and beverage service activities 56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 174
2025-11 185
2025-10 187
2025-09 175
2025-08 164

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 209
54m+ 126
0-1m 125
15m-54m 55
Other 34

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 91,273,619
China 30,591,078
France 28,038,963
Thailand 25,026,277
Germany 20,910,407

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 57,629,012 33,644,607 -23,984,405
China 11,950,113 18,640,965 +6,690,852
France 12,908,180 15,130,783 +2,222,603
Thailand 14,212,561 10,813,716 -3,398,845
Germany 10,158,575 10,751,832 +593,257
Denmark 9,287,889 8,387,953 -899,936
Mali 9,883,597 4,381,438 -5,502,159
Netherlands 6,526,381 6,433,431 -92,950
Spain 4,843,115 6,910,513 +2,067,398
United Arab Emirates 5,578,347 5,864,694 +286,347

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 45,116,424
Bangladesh 3,102,879
China 1,619,128
Cambodia 888,918
India 685,939

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 23,143,147 21,973,277 -1,169,870
Bangladesh 3,102,879 0 -3,102,879
China 1,619,119 9 -1,619,110
Cambodia 888,918 0 -888,918
India 685,939 0 -685,939
Germany 477,732 186,530 -291,202
Sri Lanka 551,022 0 -551,022
Viet Nam 534,345 0 -534,345
Turkey 533,056 0 -533,056
Ireland 206,779 261,932 +55,153

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) 192,635,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,324,354
Other 69,571,196
Air transport 16,026,313
Road transport 423,421

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) 103,681,251 88,953,986 -14,727,265
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,778,321 76,546,033 +7,767,712
Other 45,632,708 23,938,488 -21,694,220
Air transport 5,996,528 10,029,785 +4,033,257
Road transport 423,421 0 -423,421

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,635,438
Belfast Port 71,949,647
000 69,571,196
Felixstowe 37,499,080
London Gateway Port 33,805,351

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,524,753 40,110,685 +6,585,932
Belfast Port 35,267,554 36,682,093 +1,414,539
000 45,632,708 23,938,488 -21,694,220
Felixstowe 23,049,370 14,449,710 -8,599,660
London Gateway Port 16,346,560 17,458,791 +1,112,231
Liverpool Docks 13,441,696 16,095,189 +2,653,493
Immingham Docks 13,102,581 13,747,468 +644,887
Southampton 10,736,792 8,398,108 -2,338,684
Holyhead 8,417,371 3,575,335 -4,842,036
London Heathrow Airport 4,382,762 5,873,596 +1,490,834

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 190190

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

Description: Various food products not listed elsewhere, made from cereals, flour, starch, or malt extract