Import/export HS code 04021011: Small packs of powdered milk, low fat

Powdered milk with less than 1.5% fat, sold in small packages of 2.5 kg or less

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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 £
Netherlands 1,456,485
Spain 990,457
France 817,496
Portugal 437,919
Italy 422,903

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 £
Netherlands 657,159 799,326 +142,167
Spain 471,771 518,686 +46,915
France 285,281 532,215 +246,934
Portugal 317,126 120,793 -196,333
Italy 262,304 160,599 -101,705
Ireland 56,939 17,946 -38,993
Hungary 43,884 0 -43,884
Belgium 15,063 0 -15,063
Germany 5,824 5,666 -158
United States 3,315 3,633 +318

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 £
Netherlands 1,455,156
Spain 957,159
France 894,113
Portugal 471,217
Italy 322,308

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 £
Netherlands 655,830 799,326 +143,496
Spain 438,473 518,686 +80,213
France 305,952 588,161 +282,209
Portugal 350,424 120,793 -229,631
Italy 233,237 89,071 -144,166
Hungary 43,884 0 -43,884
Romania 10,295 17,702 +7,407
Ireland 25,671 0 -25,671
Belgium 16,962 0 -16,962
United States 3,315 4,863 +1,548

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 2
Inner London - West 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Yorkshire 1
Outer London - South 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 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West of England 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,185,277
Other 49,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,519
Air transport 18,438

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) 2,051,538 2,133,739 +82,201
Other 31,268 17,946 -13,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,519 0 -30,519
Air transport 9,139 9,299 +160

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,228,263
Harwich 865,839
Hull 421,144
Eurotunnel 380,750
Liverpool Docks 330,142

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 442,752 785,511 +342,759
Harwich 455,317 410,522 -44,795
Hull 33,334 387,810 +354,476
Eurotunnel 266,602 114,148 -152,454
Liverpool Docks 240,313 89,829 -150,484
Portsmouth 94,064 152,212 +58,148
Felixstowe 200,513 0 -200,513
Newhaven 148,809 23,551 -125,258
London 38,900 60,526 +21,626
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,331 74,205 +55,874

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 6
Manufacture of food products 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 2
2025-09 3
2025-08 4
2025-07 3

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
54m+ 4
0-1m 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 7,714,347
Netherlands 4,453,649
United Arab Emirates 1,417,021
United States 1,326,031
Nigeria 516,583

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 4,851,300 2,863,047 -1,988,253
Netherlands 4,453,649 0 -4,453,649
United Arab Emirates 558,401 858,620 +300,219
United States 495,880 830,151 +334,271
Nigeria 360,262 156,321 -203,941
China 40,064 216,233 +176,169
Canada 1,162 254,583 +253,421
Libya 0 255,333 +255,333
Japan 0 138,655 +138,655
Malta 58,859 77,687 +18,828

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 11,921,584
Lithuania 32,227
Netherlands 4,108
Ireland 3,996
Hungary 1,407

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 9,187,902 2,733,682 -6,454,220
Lithuania 15,394 16,833 +1,439
Netherlands 2,416 1,692 -724
Ireland 2,341 1,655 -686
Hungary 7 1,400 +1,393
Spain 1,110 0 -1,110
XU 400 109 -291

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 11,964,941
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,467,417
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 256,454
Air transport 165,671

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 9,209,570 2,755,371 -6,454,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,609,329 2,858,088 +1,248,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,670 155,784 +55,114
Air transport 137,225 28,446 -108,779

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,964,941
London Gateway Port 1,477,647
Southampton 1,157,802
Liverpool Docks 988,944
London 516,583

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 9,209,570 2,755,371 -6,454,199
London Gateway Port 538,650 938,997 +400,347
Southampton 112,770 1,045,032 +932,262
Liverpool Docks 447,578 541,366 +93,788
London 360,262 156,321 -203,941
Felixstowe 47,458 284,048 +236,590
London Heathrow Airport 99,527 27,052 -72,475
Belfast Port 126,381 0 -126,381
Holyhead 60,150 0 -60,150
Eurotunnel 0 48,108 +48,108

Quick facts

HS code: 04021011

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

Description: Powdered milk with less than 1.5% fat, sold in small packages of 2.5 kg or less