Import/export HS code 19059045: Biscuits

Covers all types of biscuits, both sweet and savory, not listed elsewhere

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 £
Canada 40,983,270
France 28,436,183
Belgium 26,705,080
Netherlands 24,044,971
Italy 20,296,103

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 £
Canada 23,508,063 17,475,207 -6,032,856
France 14,879,072 13,557,111 -1,321,961
Belgium 12,394,272 14,310,808 +1,916,536
Netherlands 11,777,489 12,267,482 +489,993
Italy 9,573,071 10,723,032 +1,149,961
Portugal 5,398,211 6,071,860 +673,649
Poland 4,541,420 4,503,876 -37,544
Switzerland 4,174,436 3,091,669 -1,082,767
Spain 2,797,109 2,936,821 +139,712
Germany 2,826,232 1,002,046 -1,824,186

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 £
Canada 41,018,580
Italy 36,636,686
France 33,212,374
Netherlands 24,469,053
Portugal 11,787,369

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 £
Canada 23,545,467 17,473,113 -6,072,354
Italy 15,939,053 20,697,633 +4,758,580
France 16,831,892 16,380,482 -451,410
Netherlands 13,397,974 11,071,079 -2,326,895
Portugal 5,442,063 6,345,306 +903,243
Switzerland 4,623,760 4,593,919 -29,841
Poland 4,549,347 4,506,775 -42,572
Spain 2,733,338 2,778,261 +44,923
Germany 2,565,147 784,312 -1,780,835
China 1,505,927 1,196,180 -309,747

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 46
Outer London - East and North East 39
Inner London - East 34
Inner London - West 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27

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 - West and North West 37 33 -4
Outer London - East and North East 31 31 +0
Inner London - East 28 24 -4
Inner London - West 20 19 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 22 +0
Greater Manchester 17 18 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 12 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 10 -4
Outer London - South 13 13 +0
West Midlands 11 7 -4

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) 111,562,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,258,340
Other 1,867,600
Air transport 564,491
Road transport 377,688

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) 58,740,144 52,822,241 -5,917,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,676,111 40,582,229 -2,093,882
Other 954,369 913,231 -41,138
Air transport 366,563 197,928 -168,635
Road transport 203,815 173,873 -29,942
Rail transport 7,428 0 -7,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 46,037,764
Dover 45,160,097
London 24,463,132
Eurotunnel 15,751,680
Thamesport 11,415,894

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 £
Liverpool Docks 27,452,769 18,584,995 -8,867,774
Dover 26,153,705 19,006,392 -7,147,313
London 8,838,971 15,624,161 +6,785,190
Eurotunnel 7,007,106 8,744,574 +1,737,468
Thamesport 3,891,236 7,524,658 +3,633,422
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,951,169 5,228,967 +277,798
Immingham Docks 3,742,827 4,665,284 +922,457
Southampton 5,141,352 2,966,777 -2,174,575
Harwich 3,921,827 2,823,532 -1,098,295
London Gateway Port 2,022,907 2,126,035 +103,128

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 230
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 103
Manufacture of food products 46
Food and beverage service activities 39
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 106
2025-10 108
2025-09 114
2025-08 95
2025-07 107

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 159
0-1m 93
54m+ 61
15m-54m 47
Other 27

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 £
United States 33,864,239
Ireland 13,528,988
United Arab Emirates 4,810,248
Netherlands 4,356,451
Canada 3,229,977

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 £
United States 19,302,964 14,561,275 -4,741,689
Ireland 6,911,232 6,617,756 -293,476
United Arab Emirates 2,858,424 1,951,824 -906,600
Netherlands 2,506,019 1,850,432 -655,587
Canada 1,989,439 1,240,538 -748,901
France 888,760 890,022 +1,262
Australia 891,032 570,924 -320,108
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 815,461 483,207 -332,254
Nigeria 520,820 498,097 -22,723
Spain 505,916 478,133 -27,783

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 486,440
XI 437,628
Germany 146,395
Netherlands 78,363
Portugal 40,015

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 256,642 229,798 -26,844
XI 230,230 207,398 -22,832
Germany 405 145,990 +145,585
Netherlands 44,439 33,924 -10,515
Portugal 21,108 18,907 -2,201
Ireland 15,434 16,234 +800
France 11,241 14,117 +2,876
Greece 5,762 3,385 -2,377
United States 34 7,474 +7,440
Italy 4,628 2,180 -2,448

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) 54,838,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,523,379
Other 1,275,588
Air transport 1,242,234

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) 31,289,420 23,548,637 -7,740,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,945,168 11,578,211 -366,957
Other 593,372 682,216 +88,844
Air transport 828,629 413,605 -415,024

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 32,458,583
Liverpool Docks 12,292,476
London Gateway Port 10,007,175
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,467,662
Immingham Docks 4,882,650

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 £
Southampton 17,609,693 14,848,890 -2,760,803
Liverpool Docks 7,003,259 5,289,217 -1,714,042
London Gateway Port 6,123,810 3,883,365 -2,240,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,771,392 2,696,270 -75,122
Immingham Docks 2,814,654 2,067,996 -746,658
Felixstowe 2,614,476 1,532,433 -1,082,043
Holyhead 1,529,759 1,918,459 +388,700
London 789,678 731,476 -58,202
Dover 531,623 747,147 +215,524
000 593,372 682,216 +88,844

Quick facts

HS code: 19059045

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

Description: Covers all types of biscuits, both sweet and savory, not listed elsewhere