Import/export HS code 190230: Various pasta types

Pasta not covered by other codes, including specialty or regional varieties

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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 £
Ireland 107,078,456
South Korea 87,917,830
Germany 84,633,738
China 74,512,768
Lithuania 36,434,728

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 £
Ireland 55,516,831 51,561,625 -3,955,206
South Korea 48,882,098 39,035,732 -9,846,366
Germany 45,649,826 38,983,912 -6,665,914
China 40,416,560 34,096,208 -6,320,352
Lithuania 18,372,145 18,062,583 -309,562
Italy 17,043,585 14,169,611 -2,873,974
Belgium 11,386,611 17,746,292 +6,359,681
Thailand 16,533,004 10,542,805 -5,990,199
Singapore 13,088,549 4,552,185 -8,536,364
Netherlands 11,223,391 5,439,980 -5,783,411

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 £
Ireland 99,209,629
South Korea 91,999,068
China 80,696,541
United Kingdom 51,112,509
Italy 38,541,838

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 £
Ireland 51,773,895 47,435,734 -4,338,161
South Korea 50,389,368 41,609,700 -8,779,668
China 44,838,680 35,857,861 -8,980,819
United Kingdom 36,757,882 14,354,627 -22,403,255
Italy 18,593,346 19,948,492 +1,355,146
Lithuania 18,475,863 18,153,756 -322,107
Thailand 16,990,607 11,658,431 -5,332,176
Hungary 4,068,793 20,602,907 +16,534,114
Singapore 12,661,809 4,536,302 -8,125,507
Germany 8,168,529 6,757,320 -1,411,209

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 86
Outer London - East and North East 80
Inner London - East 61
Inner London - West 43
Greater Manchester 37

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 65 63 -2
Outer London - East and North East 65 53 -12
Inner London - East 50 44 -6
Inner London - West 30 26 -4
Greater Manchester 31 19 -12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27 26 -1
West Midlands 22 22 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 23 +4
Essex 21 17 -4
Outer London - South 26 19 -7

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 339,414,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 266,743,191
Other 14,395,840
Road transport 5,689,884
Air transport 2,630,053

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,563,990 156,850,156 -25,713,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,970,456 126,772,735 -13,197,721
Other 8,601,043 5,794,797 -2,806,246
Road transport 3,610,936 2,078,948 -1,531,988
Air transport 1,436,229 1,193,824 -242,405

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 125,676,752
Southampton 112,537,828
Liverpool Docks 94,792,581
Dover 61,248,221
Harwich 51,226,466

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 £
Felixstowe 72,847,717 52,829,035 -20,018,682
Southampton 67,171,036 45,366,792 -21,804,244
Liverpool Docks 53,248,917 41,543,664 -11,705,253
Dover 30,729,791 30,518,430 -211,361
Harwich 30,607,520 20,618,946 -9,988,574
London Gateway Port 12,739,505 22,031,149 +9,291,644
Middlesbrough 14,757,718 15,004,689 +246,971
Immingham Docks 11,012,311 13,134,798 +2,122,487
London 7,341,439 9,262,618 +1,921,179
000 8,601,043 5,794,797 -2,806,246

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 404
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 177
Food and beverage service activities 67
Manufacture of food products 63
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 159
2025-11 165
2025-10 176
2025-09 163
2025-08 171

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 251
0-1m 198
54m+ 89
15m-54m 69
Other 43

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 28,482,490
Netherlands 4,837,266
Germany 2,560,785
Luxembourg 2,298,889
France 1,223,571

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 15,172,360 13,310,130 -1,862,230
Netherlands 2,630,662 2,206,604 -424,058
Germany 859,560 1,701,225 +841,665
Luxembourg 1,127,193 1,171,696 +44,503
France 719,598 503,973 -215,625
United Arab Emirates 547,234 555,799 +8,565
Iceland 539,599 428,659 -110,940
Spain 499,465 458,314 -41,151
Denmark 607,773 296,598 -311,175
Australia 329,040 442,577 +113,537

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 684,430
Ireland 636,677
Italy 474,768
Mauritius 459,647
Singapore 313,319

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 £
XI 416,509 267,921 -148,588
Ireland 359,180 277,497 -81,683
Italy 226,284 248,484 +22,200
Mauritius 173,008 286,639 +113,631
Singapore 165,378 147,941 -17,437
South Korea 36,680 74,763 +38,083
Belgium 27,428 23,741 -3,687
Greece 29,297 20,801 -8,496
Thailand 14,491 9,920 -4,571
China 10,119 8,550 -1,569

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,714,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,094,827
Other 8,418,560
Air transport 170,734

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,551,512 16,163,241 -388,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,547,229 4,547,598 -999,631
Other 4,759,663 3,658,897 -1,100,766
Air transport 57,641 113,093 +55,452

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 13,508,457
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,672,710
000 8,418,560
Holyhead 5,559,298
London Gateway Port 3,316,883

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 £
Liverpool Docks 6,673,042 6,835,415 +162,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,047,409 5,625,301 +577,892
000 4,759,663 3,658,897 -1,100,766
Holyhead 3,251,641 2,307,657 -943,984
London Gateway Port 2,072,275 1,244,608 -827,667
Immingham Docks 1,616,556 844,292 -772,264
Felixstowe 416,834 793,516 +376,682
Southampton 442,096 697,027 +254,931
Heysham 366,173 545,231 +179,058
Dover 310,414 552,948 +242,534

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 190230

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

Description: Pasta not covered by other codes, including specialty or regional varieties