Import/export HS code 04012011: Milk (1-6% fat) in small packs (under 2 liters)

Milk with 1-6% fat sold in small packages of 2 liters or less

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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 £
Ireland 13,982,972
Germany 4,595,418
France 2,336,266
Poland 2,058,647
Spain 400,816

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 8,423,078 5,559,894 -2,863,184
Germany 2,776,016 1,819,402 -956,614
France 1,281,665 1,054,601 -227,064
Poland 1,077,515 981,132 -96,383
Spain 187,707 213,109 +25,402
Denmark 62,048 320,057 +258,009
Netherlands 54,625 214,883 +160,258
Belgium 164,434 89,792 -74,642
Estonia 0 159,556 +159,556
Romania 46,000 45,192 -808

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 4,638,221
France 2,481,599
Poland 2,107,947
Denmark 546,182
Belgium 233,504

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 2,727,953 1,910,268 -817,685
France 1,301,881 1,179,718 -122,163
Poland 1,084,550 1,023,397 -61,153
Denmark 151,857 394,325 +242,468
Belgium 142,772 90,732 -52,040
Romania 48,032 45,192 -2,840
Netherlands 7,858 47,916 +40,058
Portugal 17,595 12,302 -5,293
Italy 10,461 4,533 -5,928
Spain 3,672 0 -3,672

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 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cheshire 2

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

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 14,380,116
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,906,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 302,581

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 8,607,113 5,773,003 -2,834,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,353,569 4,553,412 -800,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,182 158,399 +14,217

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,380,116
Dover 2,817,673
Eurotunnel 2,410,664
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,543,955
Immingham Docks 1,235,328

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 8,607,113 5,773,003 -2,834,110
Dover 2,007,507 810,166 -1,197,341
Eurotunnel 1,171,903 1,238,761 +66,858
Dover / Eurotunnel 609,794 934,161 +324,367
Immingham Docks 387,143 848,185 +461,042
Harwich 410,061 591,062 +181,001
London 288,822 121,217 -167,605
Hull 335,209 37,395 -297,814
Killingholme 234,831 117,587 -117,244
Purfleet 23,816 0 -23,816

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of food products 3
Food and beverage service activities 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 16
2025-09 12
2025-08 8
2025-07 13

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 16
0-1m 8
54m+ 7
15m-54m 4
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 23,549,311
Spain 408,487
Belgium 393,700
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 168,462
Falkland Islands 73,381

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 12,170,582 11,378,729 -791,853
Spain 224,677 183,810 -40,867
Belgium 184,764 208,936 +24,172
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 73,255 95,207 +21,952
Falkland Islands 37,855 35,526 -2,329
Qatar 11,925 20,736 +8,811
Saint Helena 11,806 17,468 +5,662
Cameroon 0 17,644 +17,644
Germany 6,066 10,311 +4,245
Netherlands 5,746 7,236 +1,490

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 23,255,280
Ireland 53,130
Belgium 27,769
Spain 22,108
XU 1,865

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 11,793,279 11,462,001 -331,278
Ireland 51,509 1,621 -49,888
Belgium 27,769 0 -27,769
Spain 17,544 4,564 -12,980
XU 152 1,713 +1,561
Netherlands 434 0 -434
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 23,361,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,022,698
Air transport 201,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 163,683

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 11,891,118 11,470,175 -420,943
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 702,781 319,917 -382,864
Air transport 85,180 115,943 +30,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,827 89,856 +16,029

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 23,361,293
Holyhead 559,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 237,412
Liverpool Docks 227,463
London Heathrow Airport 201,123

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 11,891,118 11,470,175 -420,943
Holyhead 527,775 32,028 -495,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 134,006 103,406 -30,600
Liverpool Docks 41,000 186,463 +145,463
London Heathrow Airport 85,180 115,943 +30,763
Southampton 47,531 50,982 +3,451
London Gateway Port 25,705 19,250 -6,455
Portsmouth 0 17,644 +17,644
Felixstowe 591 0 -591

Quick facts

HS code: 04012011

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

Description: Milk with 1-6% fat sold in small packages of 2 liters or less