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

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  • 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 1,255,750
Netherlands 1,209,437
Poland 967,725
United States 820,939
France 789,204

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 468,162 787,588 +319,426
Netherlands 653,194 556,243 -96,951
Poland 366,958 600,767 +233,809
United States 482,055 338,884 -143,171
France 339,620 449,584 +109,964
Italy 291,947 334,232 +42,285
Greece 429,557 148,095 -281,462
Ethiopia 247,926 251,820 +3,894
Germany 267,714 25,515 -242,199
Bulgaria 164,116 120,829 -43,287

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 1,490,192
Poland 1,394,877
Bulgaria 845,169
United States 813,242
Netherlands 778,319

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 539,077 951,115 +412,038
Poland 552,247 842,630 +290,383
Bulgaria 424,242 420,927 -3,315
United States 467,244 345,998 -121,246
Netherlands 450,926 327,393 -123,533
Greece 548,640 159,052 -389,588
Italy 274,323 279,823 +5,500
Ethiopia 247,926 251,820 +3,894
Spain 228,174 157,079 -71,095
Turkey 22,160 127,631 +105,471

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 15
Outer London - West and North West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Inner London - West 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 13 12 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 3 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 6 1 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 4 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) 3,811,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,225,811
Air transport 1,209,226
Other 57,513
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) 2,125,817 1,685,235 -440,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,551,335 1,674,476 +123,141
Air transport 455,613 753,613 +298,000
Other 34,665 22,848 -11,817
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 1,941,465
Felixstowe 1,231,982
Southampton 884,461
London Heathrow Airport 619,977
Harwich 606,857

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 941,440 1,000,025 +58,585
Felixstowe 600,653 631,329 +30,676
Southampton 396,441 488,020 +91,579
London Heathrow Airport 360,127 259,850 -100,277
Harwich 367,718 239,139 -128,579
Eurotunnel 364,690 202,107 -162,583
London Gateway Port 293,794 202,407 -91,387
Immingham Docks 251,576 222,885 -28,691
Manchester Airport 61,860 203,492 +141,632
London 133,631 125,601 -8,030

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 63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of food products 11
Food and beverage service activities 9
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
2025-11 22
2025-10 26
2025-09 18
2025-08 24
2025-07 23

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 45
0-1m 20
54m+ 20
15m-54m 15
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 5,693,474
New Zealand 663,629
Canada 349,582
United Arab Emirates 207,851
Israel 164,709

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 944,909 4,748,565 +3,803,656
New Zealand 402,813 260,816 -141,997
Canada 40,630 308,952 +268,322
United Arab Emirates 63,796 144,055 +80,259
Israel 73,476 91,233 +17,757
United States 81,926 46,338 -35,588
Ireland 33,882 55,520 +21,638
Thailand 49,090 0 -49,090
Netherlands 16,500 20,417 +3,917
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 £
XU 26,808
Spain 17,725
XI 3,759
Ireland 2,638
Germany 1,067

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 9,816 16,992 +7,176
Spain 9,353 8,372 -981
XI 1,503 2,256 +753
Ireland 2,075 563 -1,512
Germany 0 1,067 +1,067
Poland 146 96 -50

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) 7,206,072
Air transport 200,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 181,948
Other 52,239
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) 1,619,533 5,586,539 +3,967,006
Air transport 120,917 79,590 -41,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,315 81,633 -18,682
Other 22,893 29,346 +6,453
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 4,148,375
London Gateway Port 2,597,962
Liverpool Docks 400,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,288
London Heathrow Airport 100,021

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 692,946 3,455,429 +2,762,483
London Gateway Port 832,878 1,765,084 +932,206
Liverpool Docks 60,224 339,993 +279,769
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,544 40,744 -24,800
London Heathrow Airport 55,726 44,295 -11,431
East Midlands Airport 45,393 26,702 -18,691
000 22,893 29,346 +6,453
Dover 26,484 19,778 -6,706
Southampton 21,267 5,650 -15,617
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