Import/export HS code 190520: Gingerbread and similar baked goods

Includes gingerbread and other spiced baked goods, with varying sugar content

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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 £
Germany 17,569,237
Belgium 9,231,153
Denmark 4,169,775
France 2,073,785
China 1,480,498

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 £
Germany 8,807,107 8,762,130 -44,977
Belgium 4,024,330 5,206,823 +1,182,493
Denmark 2,127,457 2,042,318 -85,139
France 1,386,603 687,182 -699,421
China 768,899 711,599 -57,300
Ireland 464,236 424,556 -39,680
Netherlands 41,410 834,369 +792,959
Italy 368,449 329,066 -39,383
Lithuania 274,897 261,610 -13,287
Ukraine 256,217 184,707 -71,510

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 £
Germany 24,839,109
Denmark 4,169,775
Poland 3,775,775
China 1,546,853
Netherlands 827,267

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 £
Germany 12,251,365 12,587,744 +336,379
Denmark 2,127,457 2,042,318 -85,139
Poland 1,517,062 2,258,713 +741,651
China 801,597 745,256 -56,341
Netherlands 385,992 441,275 +55,283
Italy 374,610 276,331 -98,279
Lithuania 267,347 251,177 -16,170
Ukraine 258,367 192,142 -66,225
Ireland 113,964 213,552 +99,588
Canada 292,889 30,018 -262,871

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - East and North East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 8

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
Inner London - West 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 10 11 +1
Outer London - East and North East 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0

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) 23,108,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,919,840
Other 931,619
Road transport 275,337
Air transport 198,987

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) 12,620,343 10,488,020 -2,132,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,489,597 9,430,243 +2,940,646
Other 525,579 406,040 -119,539
Road transport 247,815 27,522 -220,293
Air transport 41,818 157,169 +115,351

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 9,222,112
Immingham Docks 8,610,746
London 6,676,853
Dover 6,470,128
Harwich 2,687,825

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 £
Eurotunnel 5,188,732 4,033,380 -1,155,352
Immingham Docks 3,325,314 5,285,432 +1,960,118
London 3,110,545 3,566,308 +455,763
Dover 3,106,737 3,363,391 +256,654
Harwich 1,415,581 1,272,244 -143,337
Felixstowe 1,303,261 513,170 -790,091
Middlesbrough 551,707 737,995 +186,288
000 525,579 406,040 -119,539
London Gateway Port 103,491 659,074 +555,583
Dover / Eurotunnel 248,938 125,493 -123,445

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 79
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Food and beverage service activities 14
Manufacture of food products 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 46
2025-10 50
2025-09 43
2025-08 28

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 75
54m+ 21
0-1m 17
15m-54m 14
Other 4

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 29,660,674
United States 1,557,920
Australia 567,869
Netherlands 497,598
Canada 375,780

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 16,196,294 13,464,380 -2,731,914
United States 1,086,714 471,206 -615,508
Australia 541,786 26,083 -515,703
Netherlands 310,687 186,911 -123,776
Canada 348,969 26,811 -322,158
Bermuda 92,596 99,089 +6,493
Germany 140,546 26,419 -114,127
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,233 54,792 -45,441
United Arab Emirates 35,887 83,640 +47,753
Bahamas 37,704 60,575 +22,871

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 3,810,925
Ireland 177,412
Italy 103,661
China 73,179
Germany 58,213

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 2,222,185 1,588,740 -633,445
Ireland 104,489 72,923 -31,566
Italy 55,163 48,498 -6,665
China 43,512 29,667 -13,845
Germany 507 57,706 +57,199
France 10,594 16,491 +5,897
Poland 8,617 7,151 -1,466
Belgium 11,512 3,563 -7,949
Viet Nam 6,080 0 -6,080
Czechia 2,592 2,504 -88

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 28,918,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,614,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,419,548
Air transport 149,359

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 £
Other 15,941,274 12,976,795 -2,964,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,558,952 1,055,773 -1,503,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 704,787 714,761 +9,974
Air transport 99,966 49,393 -50,573

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 28,918,069
London Gateway Port 2,002,187
Southampton 841,253
Liverpool Docks 711,843
Dover / Eurotunnel 477,972

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 £
000 15,941,274 12,976,795 -2,964,479
London Gateway Port 1,641,727 360,460 -1,281,267
Southampton 436,914 404,339 -32,575
Liverpool Docks 528,988 182,855 -346,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 327,036 150,936 -176,100
Holyhead 214,624 242,016 +27,392
Heysham 5,448 195,121 +189,673
Immingham Docks 36,779 124,113 +87,334
London Heathrow Airport 90,731 40,355 -50,376
Felixstowe 34,122 60,709 +26,587

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 190520

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

Description: Includes gingerbread and other spiced baked goods, with varying sugar content