Import/export HS code 19049010: Rice-based prepared foods

Specifically refers to foods made from rice, like rice cakes or puffed rice snacks

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 £
France 24,493,538
Belgium 17,458,928
Spain 15,294,770
South Korea 5,604,252
Denmark 4,814,440

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 10,429,586 14,063,952 +3,634,366
Belgium 7,964,818 9,494,110 +1,529,292
Spain 6,853,524 8,441,246 +1,587,722
South Korea 2,266,203 3,338,049 +1,071,846
Denmark 2,546,656 2,267,784 -278,872
Italy 2,139,595 2,618,863 +479,268
Germany 2,328,128 1,275,672 -1,052,456
Greece 1,640,026 1,227,935 -412,091
Ireland 1,034,115 1,673,205 +639,090
India 708,517 986,403 +277,886

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 20,858,653
Spain 18,263,559
Italy 13,181,274
Belgium 10,987,353
South Korea 5,322,822

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 7,731,192 13,127,461 +5,396,269
Spain 9,091,545 9,172,014 +80,469
Italy 6,646,270 6,535,004 -111,266
Belgium 4,994,876 5,992,477 +997,601
South Korea 2,200,936 3,121,886 +920,950
Greece 1,781,003 1,012,804 -768,199
Germany 1,233,437 797,103 -436,334
Bulgaria 954,469 862,679 -91,790
Thailand 736,517 1,034,094 +297,577
India 710,100 905,609 +195,509

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 31
Outer London - West and North West 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Inner London - East 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 23 23 +0
Outer London - West and North West 18 15 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 15 +1
Inner London - East 13 13 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Outer London - South 9 7 -2
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +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) 61,986,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,419,969
Other 3,288,737
Air transport 288,306
Rail transport 41,138

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) 29,451,463 32,534,645 +3,083,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,890,347 14,529,622 +3,639,275
Other 1,392,399 1,896,338 +503,939
Air transport 96,783 191,523 +94,740
Rail transport 41,138 0 -41,138

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 21,753,550
Eurotunnel 19,682,259
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,996,927
Felixstowe 6,965,597
London 6,456,679

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 9,644,802 12,108,748 +2,463,946
Eurotunnel 9,557,294 10,124,965 +567,671
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,879,593 5,117,334 +237,741
Felixstowe 3,165,536 3,800,061 +634,525
London 2,178,563 4,278,116 +2,099,553
Immingham Docks 3,215,814 2,687,309 -528,505
Southampton 2,343,222 2,353,940 +10,718
London Gateway Port 1,954,846 2,032,770 +77,924
000 1,392,399 1,896,338 +503,939
Liverpool Docks 1,125,757 1,318,438 +192,681

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 107
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Food and beverage service activities 31
Manufacture of food products 30
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 55
2025-11 66
2025-10 61
2025-09 58
2025-08 48

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 84
54m+ 53
15m-54m 26
0-1m 22
Other 13

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 £
Germany 29,549,448
Ireland 15,066,673
United States 6,877,613
France 3,934,068
Canada 2,917,106

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 £
Germany 14,099,392 15,450,056 +1,350,664
Ireland 8,176,217 6,890,456 -1,285,761
United States 4,059,776 2,817,837 -1,241,939
France 1,596,484 2,337,584 +741,100
Canada 1,605,172 1,311,934 -293,238
Australia 1,629,690 995,339 -634,351
Belgium 916,097 1,180,394 +264,297
Netherlands 95,955 1,524,509 +1,428,554
United Arab Emirates 1,052,698 267,071 -785,627
Denmark 873,861 409,271 -464,590

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 52,540
India 30,228
Poland 13,420
Italy 11,361
Germany 9,530

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 34,021 18,519 -15,502
India 12,989 17,239 +4,250
Poland 4,440 8,980 +4,540
Italy 3,655 7,706 +4,051
Germany 9,530 0 -9,530
Belgium 4,875 3,938 -937
Uruguay 4,043 3,013 -1,030
Bulgaria 2,327 0 -2,327
Nicaragua 1,710 617 -1,093
South Africa 2,045 0 -2,045

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) 54,442,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,985,326
Other 1,029,829
Air transport 883,762
Road transport 2,804

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) 27,646,252 26,796,094 -850,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,349,826 7,635,500 -714,326
Other 697,663 332,166 -365,497
Air transport 802,131 81,631 -720,500
Road transport 2,804 0 -2,804

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 31,175,340
Liverpool Docks 10,923,484
Southampton 6,359,933
Immingham Docks 5,351,423
London Gateway Port 4,075,609

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 £
London 14,574,215 16,601,125 +2,026,910
Liverpool Docks 6,396,966 4,526,518 -1,870,448
Southampton 3,504,931 2,855,002 -649,929
Immingham Docks 2,852,188 2,499,235 -352,953
London Gateway Port 2,452,588 1,623,021 -829,567
Holyhead 1,372,834 1,807,007 +434,173
Milford 1,673,709 1,457,352 -216,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,223,787 1,709,882 +486,095
Felixstowe 886,409 197,390 -689,019
000 697,663 332,166 -365,497

Quick facts

HS code: 19049010

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

Description: Specifically refers to foods made from rice, like rice cakes or puffed rice snacks