Import/export HS code 19023010: Dried pasta

Pasta that has been dried for longer shelf life, like boxed spaghetti or macaroni

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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 £
South Korea 83,359,822
Germany 75,464,718
China 47,810,003
Lithuania 36,432,329
Singapore 17,263,474

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 £
South Korea 46,477,752 36,882,070 -9,595,682
Germany 40,912,732 34,551,986 -6,360,746
China 25,627,795 22,182,208 -3,445,587
Lithuania 18,370,990 18,061,339 -309,651
Singapore 12,921,633 4,341,841 -8,579,792
Thailand 9,983,379 4,855,147 -5,128,232
Ukraine 6,510,732 6,224,455 -286,277
Netherlands 8,296,239 3,576,673 -4,719,566
Viet Nam 5,994,457 4,589,873 -1,404,584
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,193,209 2,606,649 -1,586,560

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 £
South Korea 86,461,205
China 52,385,011
United Kingdom 51,086,510
Lithuania 36,625,739
Hungary 24,495,623

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 £
South Korea 47,629,053 38,832,152 -8,796,901
China 28,520,172 23,864,839 -4,655,333
United Kingdom 36,732,065 14,354,445 -22,377,620
Lithuania 18,474,708 18,151,031 -323,677
Hungary 3,925,267 20,570,356 +16,645,089
Singapore 12,489,476 4,337,306 -8,152,170
Thailand 10,334,677 5,448,457 -4,886,220
Ukraine 6,533,463 7,307,002 +773,539
Viet Nam 6,156,323 4,728,752 -1,427,571
Italy 3,107,877 4,961,526 +1,853,649

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 70
Outer London - East and North East 59
Inner London - East 40
Inner London - West 28
West Midlands 25

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 54 46 -8
Outer London - East and North East 49 37 -12
Inner London - East 30 28 -2
Inner London - West 21 14 -7
West Midlands 20 18 -2
Greater Manchester 22 10 -12
Outer London - South 22 17 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 16 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3

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) 249,113,210
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,123,288
Other 10,854,483
Road transport 3,812,981
Air transport 588,205

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) 137,819,365 111,293,845 -26,525,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,650,721 53,472,567 -10,178,154
Other 6,935,088 3,919,395 -3,015,693
Road transport 1,928,128 1,884,853 -43,275
Air transport 444,403 143,802 -300,601

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 93,900,953
Southampton 93,534,618
Harwich 50,402,785
Dover 43,790,587
Middlesbrough 27,429,874

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 54,443,949 39,457,004 -14,986,945
Southampton 58,020,202 35,514,416 -22,505,786
Harwich 30,131,490 20,271,295 -9,860,195
Dover 22,651,300 21,139,287 -1,512,013
Middlesbrough 13,858,142 13,571,732 -286,410
London Gateway Port 5,046,055 12,406,640 +7,360,585
Immingham Docks 6,842,660 7,457,617 +614,957
000 6,935,088 3,919,395 -3,015,693
London 3,717,074 5,048,213 +1,331,139
ZLC 3,514,019 4,833,642 +1,319,623

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 286
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 130
Food and beverage service activities 44
Manufacture of food products 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 95
2025-11 94
2025-10 105
2025-09 102
2025-08 104

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 174
0-1m 141
54m+ 60
15m-54m 47
Other 31

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 16,439,217
Netherlands 3,734,298
Luxembourg 2,298,889
France 916,563
Denmark 904,371

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 8,551,221 7,887,996 -663,225
Netherlands 2,097,331 1,636,967 -460,364
Luxembourg 1,127,193 1,171,696 +44,503
France 549,398 367,165 -182,233
Denmark 607,773 296,598 -311,175
Israel 410,057 309,638 -100,419
Iceland 421,179 295,480 -125,699
Spain 352,208 294,728 -57,480
Germany 253,228 326,020 +72,792
Poland 299,041 211,831 -87,210

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 £
Ireland 470,386
Italy 466,802
Mauritius 459,647
Singapore 313,319
South Korea 111,443

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 £
Ireland 277,764 192,622 -85,142
Italy 222,428 244,374 +21,946
Mauritius 173,008 286,639 +113,631
Singapore 165,378 147,941 -17,437
South Korea 36,680 74,763 +38,083
XI 50,200 47,032 -3,168
Greece 29,297 20,801 -8,496
Thailand 14,491 9,920 -4,571
Belgium 9,991 7,432 -2,559
Bangladesh 9,531 0 -9,531

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) 24,431,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,584,421
Other 2,733,148
Air transport 47,537

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) 12,687,561 11,743,883 -943,678
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,871,215 1,713,206 -1,158,009
Other 1,412,600 1,320,548 -92,052
Air transport 29,320 18,217 -11,103

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 9,287,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,822,260
Holyhead 3,155,046
000 2,733,148
London Gateway Port 2,246,392

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 4,818,277 4,469,053 -349,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,994,244 3,828,016 -166,228
Holyhead 1,676,841 1,478,205 -198,636
000 1,412,600 1,320,548 -92,052
London Gateway Port 1,471,709 774,683 -697,026
Immingham Docks 1,116,869 654,373 -462,496
Felixstowe 291,326 645,523 +354,197
Fishguard 459,838 312,937 -146,901
Heysham 288,154 465,884 +177,730
Middlesbrough 325,076 292,240 -32,836

Quick facts

HS code: 19023010

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

Description: Pasta that has been dried for longer shelf life, like boxed spaghetti or macaroni