Import/export HS code 19059020: Communion wafers and similar products

Includes communion wafers, rice paper, and other thin, edible sheets used in religious or pharmaceutical contexts

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 £
Viet Nam 1,289,754
Netherlands 1,193,264
Poland 983,141
United States 795,868
France 782,333

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 £
Viet Nam 550,376 739,378 +189,002
Netherlands 604,794 588,470 -16,324
Poland 438,464 544,677 +106,213
United States 439,392 356,476 -82,916
France 336,665 445,668 +109,003
Italy 285,740 330,581 +44,841
Greece 367,505 143,962 -223,543
Ethiopia 236,917 257,362 +20,445
Bulgaria 155,794 197,561 +41,767
Germany 213,114 26,390 -186,724

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 £
Viet Nam 1,538,584
Poland 1,450,714
Bulgaria 859,930
United States 788,171
Netherlands 760,624

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 £
Viet Nam 660,046 878,538 +218,492
Poland 590,817 859,897 +269,080
Bulgaria 436,520 423,410 -13,110
United States 424,581 363,590 -60,991
Netherlands 401,626 358,998 -42,628
Greece 463,810 154,919 -308,891
Italy 268,116 276,172 +8,056
Ethiopia 236,917 257,362 +20,445
Spain 237,289 237,495 +206
Turkey 30,365 122,896 +92,531

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 14
Outer London - West and North West 9
Inner London - East 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 12 11 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 3 -6
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
Outer London - South 2 3 +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) 3,782,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,279,062
Air transport 1,216,130
Other 46,454
Road transport 32,248

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) 2,048,592 1,734,176 -314,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,593,663 1,685,399 +91,736
Air transport 459,702 756,428 +296,726
Other 23,165 23,289 +124
Road transport 0 32,248 +32,248
Rail transport 0 2,876 +2,876

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,009,525
Felixstowe 1,199,404
Southampton 876,703
London Heathrow Airport 602,356
Eurotunnel 550,909

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 944,329 1,065,196 +120,867
Felixstowe 598,559 600,845 +2,286
Southampton 373,409 503,294 +129,885
London Heathrow Airport 340,745 261,611 -79,134
Eurotunnel 365,136 185,773 -179,363
London Gateway Port 294,079 256,500 -37,579
Harwich 326,369 224,169 -102,200
Immingham Docks 258,712 268,873 +10,161
Manchester Airport 67,098 224,865 +157,767
London 163,354 104,787 -58,567

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 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of food products 11
Food and beverage service activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 22
2025-10 26
2025-09 18
2025-08 24

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 46
0-1m 20
54m+ 19
15m-54m 13
Other 7

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 £
Australia 5,842,662
New Zealand 663,629
Canada 396,289
United Arab Emirates 203,590
Israel 170,199

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 £
Australia 1,405,623 4,437,039 +3,031,416
New Zealand 436,209 227,420 -208,789
Canada 40,630 355,659 +315,029
United Arab Emirates 77,732 125,858 +48,126
Israel 72,846 97,353 +24,507
United States 83,839 43,059 -40,780
Ireland 36,209 54,135 +17,926
Thailand 49,090 0 -49,090
Netherlands 14,160 20,417 +6,257
Iraq 21,770 5,761 -16,009

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 £
Spain 17,656
XI 3,725
Ireland 2,581
Germany 1,067
Poland 256

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 £
Spain 9,881 7,775 -2,106
XI 1,611 2,114 +503
Ireland 2,099 482 -1,617
Germany 0 1,067 +1,067
Poland 154 102 -52

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) 7,408,807
Air transport 195,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 185,489
Other 52,228
Road transport 1,665

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) 2,133,870 5,274,937 +3,141,067
Air transport 113,697 81,392 -32,305
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,975 87,514 -10,461
Other 23,886 28,342 +4,456
Road transport 1,665 0 -1,665

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,219,985
London Gateway Port 2,684,749
Liverpool Docks 447,877
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,194
London Heathrow Airport 98,432

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 £
Felixstowe 872,263 3,347,722 +2,475,459
London Gateway Port 1,166,607 1,518,142 +351,535
Liverpool Docks 64,837 383,040 +318,203
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,204 42,990 -20,214
London Heathrow Airport 49,985 48,447 -1,538
East Midlands Airport 45,014 24,352 -20,662
000 23,886 28,342 +4,456
Dover 26,484 21,638 -4,846
Southampton 20,391 5,650 -14,741
London Stansted Airport 14,028 4,275 -9,753

Quick facts

HS code: 19059020

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

Description: Includes communion wafers, rice paper, and other thin, edible sheets used in religious or pharmaceutical contexts