Import/export HS code 190420: Foods made from unroasted cereal flakes or mixed with roasted flakes

Includes muesli-type mixes and other grain-based foods made from unroasted flakes

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 £
Lithuania 43,041,853
Spain 32,633,207
Switzerland 12,349,615
Belgium 7,257,955
Germany 6,773,418

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 £
Lithuania 23,815,133 19,226,720 -4,588,413
Spain 17,018,260 15,614,947 -1,403,313
Switzerland 6,093,259 6,256,356 +163,097
Belgium 2,936,764 4,321,191 +1,384,427
Germany 3,086,228 3,687,190 +600,962
Ireland 931,728 1,262,442 +330,714
Poland 226,460 1,587,960 +1,361,500
United States 830,552 750,694 -79,858
France 891,306 647,868 -243,438
South Korea 805,165 706,374 -98,791

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 £
Lithuania 42,492,109
Spain 38,673,844
Switzerland 12,494,979
Germany 6,258,677
Poland 3,279,593

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 £
Lithuania 23,799,232 18,692,877 -5,106,355
Spain 19,628,667 19,045,177 -583,490
Switzerland 6,238,623 6,256,356 +17,733
Germany 2,669,558 3,589,119 +919,561
Poland 344,837 2,934,756 +2,589,919
France 1,203,393 644,724 -558,669
United States 789,436 779,422 -10,014
South Korea 805,165 706,374 -98,791
Netherlands 324,741 512,585 +187,844
Italy 438,540 244,815 -193,725

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 21
Greater Manchester 16
West Midlands 13
Inner London - East 12
Inner London - West 12

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 15 14 -1
Greater Manchester 14 6 -8
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Essex 9 4 -5
Outer London - South 9 5 -4
Outer London - West and North West 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2

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) 62,971,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,573,244
Road transport 3,420,893
Other 1,836,961
Air transport 86,966

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) 29,011,346 33,960,166 +4,948,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,708,605 19,864,639 -7,843,966
Road transport 1,793,662 1,627,231 -166,431
Other 679,696 1,157,265 +477,569
Air transport 29,018 57,948 +28,930

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 30,468,678
London 20,042,289
Dover 18,680,784
Immingham Docks 12,607,187
Middlesbrough 12,506,836

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 16,603,419 13,865,259 -2,738,160
London 10,459,787 9,582,502 -877,285
Dover 10,005,693 8,675,091 -1,330,602
Immingham Docks 6,801,270 5,805,917 -995,353
Middlesbrough 5,788,229 6,718,607 +930,378
Eurotunnel 2,117,163 2,448,679 +331,516
Southampton 2,011,697 1,729,106 -282,591
ZLC 1,811,488 1,638,410 -173,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 619,319 1,307,959 +688,640
000 679,696 1,157,265 +477,569

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 118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 66
Manufacture of food products 20
Food and beverage service activities 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 39
2025-10 31
2025-09 39
2025-08 31

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
0-1m 71
1m-15m 67
54m+ 38
Other 17
15m-54m 16

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 13,742,855
France 9,390,566
Netherlands 3,913,714
United Arab Emirates 2,977,590
Spain 1,984,893

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 7,311,679 6,431,176 -880,503
France 4,860,878 4,529,688 -331,190
Netherlands 1,905,911 2,007,803 +101,892
United Arab Emirates 1,702,117 1,275,473 -426,644
Spain 1,112,479 872,414 -240,065
Germany 820,365 652,002 -168,363
Italy 620,213 769,035 +148,822
Canada 900 1,382,182 +1,381,282
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 582,853 568,609 -14,244
Finland 836,584 297,907 -538,677

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 1,969,951
Spain 225,121
Ireland 77,057
Lithuania 36,630
Belgium 4,421

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 751,643 1,218,308 +466,665
Spain 122,334 102,787 -19,547
Ireland 40,427 36,630 -3,797
Lithuania 17,937 18,693 +756
Belgium 3,940 481 -3,459
Czechia 562 702 +140
Germany 455 0 -455
Italy 0 289 +289
Georgia 135 0 -135

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) 30,549,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,374,840
Other 2,933,875
Air transport 142,941

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) 15,751,444 14,797,725 -953,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,287,676 7,087,164 -1,200,512
Other 1,307,466 1,626,409 +318,943
Air transport 108,561 34,380 -74,181

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,311,922
Liverpool Docks 8,922,517
London Gateway Port 7,476,748
000 2,933,875
Felixstowe 2,781,203

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 7,328,868 6,983,054 -345,814
Liverpool Docks 4,907,560 4,014,957 -892,603
London Gateway Port 4,313,630 3,163,118 -1,150,512
000 1,307,466 1,626,409 +318,943
Felixstowe 710,298 2,070,905 +1,360,607
Holyhead 1,250,485 920,705 -329,780
Immingham Docks 909,033 926,313 +17,280
Southampton 868,080 542,729 -325,351
Poole 724,667 612,855 -111,812
Middlesbrough 1,042,704 58,892 -983,812

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 190420

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

Description: Includes muesli-type mixes and other grain-based foods made from unroasted flakes