Import/export HS code 040120: Milk with fat content between 1% and 6%

Milk with a fat content ranging from 1% to 6% by weight

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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 £
Ireland 165,740,168
Germany 6,097,756
Poland 5,638,617
France 2,841,308
Belgium 2,168,606

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 80,169,714 85,570,454 +5,400,740
Germany 3,566,932 2,530,824 -1,036,108
Poland 3,104,509 2,534,108 -570,401
France 1,360,335 1,480,973 +120,638
Belgium 1,363,742 804,864 -558,878
Netherlands 464,586 546,302 +81,716
Spain 187,707 336,744 +149,037
Romania 226,035 192,697 -33,338
Denmark 63,865 323,214 +259,349
Estonia 0 159,556 +159,556

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 6,504,423
Poland 6,012,071
France 2,664,888
Belgium 1,887,191
Netherlands 675,794

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 3,777,721 2,726,702 -1,051,019
Poland 3,189,503 2,822,568 -366,935
France 1,309,038 1,355,850 +46,812
Belgium 1,153,084 734,107 -418,977
Netherlands 333,545 342,249 +8,704
Denmark 153,674 397,482 +243,808
Romania 231,697 198,314 -33,383
Spain 3,672 123,635 +119,963
Portugal 27,391 17,102 -10,289
Luxembourg 12,303 7,567 -4,736

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 9
Outer London - West and North West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - East 4
Cheshire 3

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 9 6 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Norfolk 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 166,137,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,947,141
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,000,310
Air transport 23,185

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 80,353,749 85,783,563 +5,429,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,781,661 8,165,480 -1,616,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 426,121 574,189 +148,068
Air transport 21,441 1,744 -19,697

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 166,137,312
Dover 4,347,579
Eurotunnel 3,013,484
Immingham Docks 2,597,740
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,245,789

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 80,353,749 85,783,563 +5,429,814
Dover 2,813,559 1,534,020 -1,279,539
Eurotunnel 1,482,923 1,530,561 +47,638
Immingham Docks 908,861 1,688,879 +780,018
Dover / Eurotunnel 911,160 1,334,629 +423,469
Harwich 1,061,985 1,123,803 +61,818
London 1,262,571 688,488 -574,083
Killingholme 809,242 555,560 -253,682
Hull 566,470 78,852 -487,618
Purfleet 244,979 172,394 -72,585

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of food products 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 20
2025-09 20
2025-08 12
2025-07 16

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 22
0-1m 11
54m+ 10
15m-54m 6
Other 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 575,775,270
United Arab Emirates 1,672,285
Qatar 1,229,410
Singapore 1,053,900
Spain 957,865

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 301,119,587 274,655,683 -26,463,904
United Arab Emirates 1,059,649 612,636 -447,013
Qatar 539,457 689,953 +150,496
Singapore 566,205 487,695 -78,510
Spain 324,370 633,495 +309,125
Belgium 217,431 208,936 -8,495
Saudi Arabia 233,580 189,702 -43,878
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 148,637 269,686 +121,049
Oman 136,014 173,132 +37,118
Netherlands 26,240 271,356 +245,116

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 573,278,187
Ireland 846,522
XL 537,814
XU 49,217
Belgium 27,769

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 299,988,684 273,289,503 -26,699,181
Ireland 72,875 773,647 +700,772
XL 0 537,814 +537,814
XU 24,302 24,915 +613
Belgium 27,769 0 -27,769
Spain 17,544 4,564 -12,980
Netherlands 881 0 -881
Nicaragua 95 171 +76
Malta 244 0 -244
Germany 92 105 +13

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 574,763,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,147,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,131,785
Air transport 961,268

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 300,132,486 274,630,719 -25,501,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,787,855 2,359,861 -427,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,672,816 1,458,969 -213,847
Air transport 523,404 437,864 -85,540

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 574,763,205
London Gateway Port 2,743,032
Holyhead 1,368,880
Belfast Port 1,016,003
London Heathrow Airport 785,102

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 £
000 300,132,486 274,630,719 -25,501,767
London Gateway Port 1,451,688 1,291,344 -160,344
Holyhead 709,176 659,704 -49,472
Belfast Port 434,346 581,657 +147,311
London Heathrow Airport 446,972 338,130 -108,842
Felixstowe 369,896 338,587 -31,309
Dover / Eurotunnel 355,909 245,420 -110,489
Milford 500,792 67,214 -433,578
Liverpool Docks 41,000 484,410 +443,410
Southampton 422,898 87,878 -335,020

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040120

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

Description: Milk with a fat content ranging from 1% to 6% by weight