Import/export HS code 040110: Milk with fat content under 1%

Low-fat milk with less than 1% fat by weight

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 £
Ireland 5,043,650
Netherlands 2,087,885
France 1,445,129
Belgium 82,148
Germany 53,777

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 £
Ireland 3,625,456 1,418,194 -2,207,262
Netherlands 29,218 2,058,667 +2,029,449
France 823,457 621,672 -201,785
Belgium 51,989 30,159 -21,830
Germany 42,054 11,723 -30,331
Italy 20,042 13,951 -6,091
Spain 17,106 2,522 -14,584
Viet Nam 0 6,080 +6,080
Turkey 0 5,790 +5,790
Poland 0 146 +146

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 £
France 1,425,816
Belgium 94,441
Germany 54,954
Italy 39,585
Ireland 39,007

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 £
France 816,389 609,427 -206,962
Belgium 63,403 31,038 -32,365
Germany 42,054 12,900 -29,154
Italy 19,258 20,327 +1,069
Ireland 39,007 0 -39,007
Netherlands 1,175 18,693 +17,518
Luxembourg 8,696 4,256 -4,440
Viet Nam 0 6,080 +6,080
Turkey 0 5,790 +5,790
Spain 0 2,522 +2,522

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 3
Inner London - West 2
Cheshire 1
Inner London - East 1
Mid and South West Wales 1

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 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,072,533
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,693,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,902
Air transport 5,790

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 £
Other 3,617,909 3,454,624 -163,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 991,413 701,588 -289,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 6,902 +6,902
Air transport 0 5,790 +5,790

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,072,533
Dover / Eurotunnel 811,811
Eurotunnel 412,575
Dover 242,299
Harwich 66,011

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 £
000 3,617,909 3,454,624 -163,285
Dover / Eurotunnel 345,343 466,468 +121,125
Eurotunnel 263,930 148,645 -115,285
Dover 215,779 26,520 -189,259
Harwich 46,238 19,773 -26,465
Liverpool Docks 39,007 0 -39,007
Killingholme 27,275 9,657 -17,618
London 18,254 11,291 -6,963
Hull 23,159 0 -23,159
Felixstowe 0 15,976 +15,976

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 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Food and beverage service activities 1
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-08 3
2025-07 2
2025-05 2
2025-03 1

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 5
0-1m 2
54m+ 2
15m-54m 1

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 6,066,014
United Arab Emirates 133,210
Japan 105,893
Ethiopia 53,624
Spain 17,166

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 3,277,366 2,788,648 -488,718
United Arab Emirates 129,510 3,700 -125,810
Japan 105,893 0 -105,893
Ethiopia 36,807 16,817 -19,990
Spain 11,690 5,476 -6,214
Thailand 6,805 0 -6,805
Bahrain 2,400 3,893 +1,493
Falkland Islands 6,252 0 -6,252
United States 5,744 0 -5,744
Qatar 5,213 0 -5,213

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 4,044,465
Belgium 495,857
France 366,726
XU 349,636
Ireland 292,666

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 2,435,878 1,608,587 -827,291
Belgium 271,514 224,343 -47,171
France 200,492 166,234 -34,258
XU 209,869 139,767 -70,102
Ireland 95,723 196,943 +101,220
Germany 13,970 51,643 +37,673
Italy 22,452 18,845 -3,607
Netherlands 14,056 20,207 +6,151
China 16,618 0 -16,618
Viet Nam 6,461 4,094 -2,367

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,722,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 361,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,776
Air transport 152,599

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 3,290,219 2,432,603 -857,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 361,521 +361,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,494 23,282 -133,212
Air transport 149,037 3,562 -145,475

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,722,822
Milford 240,393
London Heathrow Airport 146,727
Fishguard 121,128
Southampton 98,214

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 3,290,219 2,432,603 -857,616
Milford 0 240,393 +240,393
London Heathrow Airport 146,727 0 -146,727
Fishguard 0 121,128 +121,128
Southampton 98,214 0 -98,214
London Gateway Port 58,280 23,282 -34,998
Birmingham Airport 1,360 1,804 +444
Manchester Airport 0 1,758 +1,758
East Midlands Airport 950 0 -950

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040110

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

Description: Low-fat milk with less than 1% fat by weight