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 17,523,796
Belgium 9,168,204
Denmark 4,175,976
France 2,023,079
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 8,479,888 9,043,908 +564,020
Belgium 4,005,491 5,162,713 +1,157,222
Denmark 2,160,809 2,015,167 -145,642
France 1,391,479 631,600 -759,879
China 756,664 723,834 -32,830
Ireland 496,867 423,257 -73,610
Italy 396,113 329,029 -67,084
Netherlands 41,737 486,341 +444,604
Lithuania 266,145 261,064 -5,081
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 24,624,069
Denmark 4,175,976
Poland 3,778,030
China 1,546,853
Italy 678,568

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 11,907,490 12,716,579 +809,089
Denmark 2,160,809 2,015,167 -145,642
Poland 1,516,608 2,261,422 +744,814
China 789,362 757,491 -31,871
Italy 402,274 276,294 -125,980
Netherlands 385,992 204,807 -181,185
Lithuania 259,496 249,730 -9,766
Ukraine 257,466 193,043 -64,423
Ireland 154,748 200,449 +45,701
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 12
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 4 7 +3
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 3 5 +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) 22,757,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,808,899
Other 929,846
Road transport 275,337
Air transport 219,744

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) 12,744,680 10,012,764 -2,731,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,101,143 9,707,756 +3,606,613
Other 517,753 412,093 -105,660
Road transport 247,815 27,522 -220,293
Air transport 58,260 161,484 +103,224

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 9,298,068
Immingham Docks 8,388,063
London 6,665,401
Dover 6,388,956
Harwich 2,483,221

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 5,235,435 4,062,633 -1,172,802
Immingham Docks 3,144,052 5,244,011 +2,099,959
London 3,098,185 3,567,216 +469,031
Dover 3,110,838 3,278,118 +167,280
Harwich 1,262,499 1,220,722 -41,777
Felixstowe 1,312,241 506,354 -805,887
Middlesbrough 547,578 742,124 +194,546
000 517,753 412,093 -105,660
London Gateway Port 101,821 659,410 +557,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,896 129,991 -115,905

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 80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Food and beverage service activities 14
Manufacture of food products 13
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
2025-11 46
2025-10 50
2025-09 43
2025-08 28
2025-07 32

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+ 23
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 29,943,289
United States 1,557,920
Australia 567,869
Netherlands 461,925
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 16,553,072 13,390,217 -3,162,855
United States 1,086,714 471,206 -615,508
Australia 541,786 26,083 -515,703
Netherlands 303,522 158,403 -145,119
Canada 348,969 26,811 -322,158
Bermuda 103,998 90,081 -13,917
Germany 132,866 45,645 -87,221
Cyprus 150,178 9,596 -140,582
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,233 54,792 -45,441
United Arab Emirates 34,165 86,608 +52,443

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 £
XU 24,874,720
XI 3,853,936
Ireland 177,067
Italy 102,779
China 72,853

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 £
XU 13,748,152 11,126,568 -2,621,584
XI 2,300,061 1,553,875 -746,186
Ireland 103,966 73,101 -30,865
Italy 54,870 47,909 -6,961
China 42,461 30,392 -12,069
Germany 501 49,560 +49,059
France 9,759 15,626 +5,867
Poland 8,853 6,921 -1,932
Belgium 11,678 3,668 -8,010
Viet Nam 6,920 0 -6,920

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 29,212,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,686,026
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,381,123
Air transport 150,275

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 16,300,686 12,912,120 -3,388,566
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,647,775 1,038,251 -1,609,524
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 683,726 697,397 +13,671
Air transport 99,560 50,715 -48,845

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 29,212,806
London Gateway Port 2,008,658
Southampton 844,351
Liverpool Docks 762,802
Dover / Eurotunnel 484,088

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 16,300,686 12,912,120 -3,388,566
London Gateway Port 1,646,552 362,106 -1,284,446
Southampton 448,316 396,035 -52,281
Liverpool Docks 571,476 191,326 -380,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 319,356 164,732 -154,624
Holyhead 231,652 238,237 +6,585
Heysham 5,448 176,913 +171,465
Immingham Docks 33,961 103,122 +69,161
London Heathrow Airport 91,647 40,355 -51,292
Felixstowe 34,122 53,192 +19,070

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