Import/export HS code 04021099: Various powdered milk, low fat

Powdered milk with less than 1.5% fat, sold in larger packages

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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 2,995,537
France 439,904
Germany 100,846
Australia 68,735
Italy 42,088

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 975,331 2,020,206 +1,044,875
France 310,298 129,606 -180,692
Germany 49,100 51,746 +2,646
Australia 68,735 0 -68,735
Italy 41,097 991 -40,106
Spain 946 3,360 +2,414
Sweden 976 0 -976

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 £
Ireland 2,900,146
France 439,904
Germany 100,846
Australia 68,735
Italy 42,088

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 £
Ireland 935,915 1,964,231 +1,028,316
France 310,298 129,606 -180,692
Germany 49,100 51,746 +2,646
Australia 68,735 0 -68,735
Italy 41,097 991 -40,106
Spain 946 3,360 +2,414
Sweden 976 0 -976

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 2
Inner London - West 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Essex 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Essex 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 0 -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) 3,463,202
Other 95,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,735
Air transport 25,064

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) 1,321,399 2,141,803 +820,404
Other 39,416 55,975 +16,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,735 0 -68,735
Air transport 16,933 8,131 -8,802

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Milford 1,667,017
Holyhead 729,820
Dover 505,309
Liverpool Docks 333,057
Fishguard 170,252

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 £
Milford 806,631 860,386 +53,755
Holyhead 35,985 693,835 +657,850
Dover 348,537 156,772 -191,765
Liverpool Docks 52,304 280,753 +228,449
Fishguard 40,995 129,257 +88,262
000 39,416 55,975 +16,559
Felixstowe 68,735 0 -68,735
Eurotunnel 17,190 19,809 +2,619
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,517 991 -11,526
East Midlands Airport 6,445 3,360 -3,085

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Food and beverage service activities 1
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-09 1
2025-08 1
2025-06 2
2025-03 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+ 2
0-1m 1
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 £
United Arab Emirates 3,767,320
Egypt 1,166,953
Thailand 331,314
Pakistan 312,123
Algeria 227,747

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 Arab Emirates 2,278,211 1,489,109 -789,102
Egypt 863,752 303,201 -560,551
Thailand 52,011 279,303 +227,292
Pakistan 72,714 239,409 +166,695
Algeria 227,747 0 -227,747
Bangladesh 165,730 25,490 -140,240
Lebanon 0 99,920 +99,920
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 51,310 41,191 -10,119
Myanmar 92,499 0 -92,499
China 81,446 8,993 -72,453

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 6,470
Netherlands 4,307
Ireland 1,424
XI 1,356
France 10

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 6,367 103 -6,264
Netherlands 4,307 0 -4,307
Ireland 500 924 +424
XI 1,141 215 -926
France 0 10 +10

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) 6,181,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 232,544
Air transport 206,480
Road transport 14,611
Other 13,567

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) 3,693,324 2,488,618 -1,204,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,747 4,797 -222,950
Air transport 130,432 76,048 -54,384
Road transport 14,611 0 -14,611
Other 12,315 1,252 -11,063

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,347,714
Felixstowe 760,103
Belfast Port 626,961
Southampton 601,667
London Heathrow Airport 182,409

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 £
London Gateway Port 3,353,844 993,870 -2,359,974
Felixstowe 266,236 493,867 +227,631
Belfast Port 227,747 399,214 +171,467
Southampton 0 601,667 +601,667
London Heathrow Airport 123,238 59,171 -64,067
Liverpool Docks 73,244 0 -73,244
East Midlands Airport 3,003 16,877 +13,874
ZLC 14,611 0 -14,611
000 12,315 1,252 -11,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 4,797 +4,797

Quick facts

HS code: 04021099

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

Description: Powdered milk with less than 1.5% fat, sold in larger packages