Import/export HS code 040299: Various milk and cream

Other types of milk and cream, including special formulas

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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 £
Belgium 61,108,522
Netherlands 38,266,816
Germany 22,219,353
Spain 19,486,289
France 2,027,084

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 £
Belgium 29,089,870 32,018,652 +2,928,782
Netherlands 18,742,315 19,524,501 +782,186
Germany 11,789,647 10,429,706 -1,359,941
Spain 10,211,336 9,274,953 -936,383
France 984,114 1,042,970 +58,856
Poland 739,803 954,533 +214,730
Ireland 633,425 628,437 -4,988
Denmark 281,350 716,580 +435,230
Lithuania 434,566 159,216 -275,350
Austria 224,425 47,337 -177,088

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 £
Belgium 77,800,685
Germany 21,143,462
Spain 19,681,618
Netherlands 16,862,135
United Kingdom 4,377,280

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 £
Belgium 37,558,371 40,242,314 +2,683,943
Germany 10,689,709 10,453,753 -235,956
Spain 10,298,889 9,382,729 -916,160
Netherlands 8,871,639 7,990,496 -881,143
United Kingdom 2,333,303 2,043,977 -289,326
Poland 715,038 949,552 +234,514
Denmark 281,617 861,091 +579,474
Austria 224,425 535,030 +310,605
France 117,440 298,954 +181,514
Lithuania 276,920 37,854 -239,066

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 16
Outer London - West and North West 8
Outer London - South 5
Essex 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 10 12 +2
Outer London - West and North West 5 7 +2
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Essex 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
North Yorkshire 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0

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) 119,237,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,620,725
Other 3,962,778
Air transport 7,933

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) 62,227,158 57,010,469 -5,216,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,500,943 16,119,782 +6,618,839
Other 1,928,982 2,033,796 +104,814
Air transport 0 7,933 +7,933

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 35,305,984
Dover 25,351,398
Harwich 17,767,709
Eurotunnel 16,211,575
Immingham Docks 15,470,358

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 £
London 13,659,192 21,646,792 +7,987,600
Dover 13,111,658 12,239,740 -871,918
Harwich 12,635,623 5,132,086 -7,503,537
Eurotunnel 8,065,929 8,145,646 +79,717
Immingham Docks 7,358,596 8,111,762 +753,166
Liverpool Docks 5,591,832 4,570,897 -1,020,935
Purfleet 568,369 5,498,328 +4,929,959
Hull 1,997,168 2,042,222 +45,054
000 1,928,982 2,033,796 +104,814
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,425,770 817,590 -1,608,180

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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Food and beverage service activities 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 23
2025-09 22
2025-08 18
2025-07 19

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 30
54m+ 22
0-1m 7
15m-54m 5
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 3,840,506
France 346,346
Canada 155,930
Netherlands 150,178
Libya 102,960

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 1,993,138 1,847,368 -145,770
France 0 346,346 +346,346
Canada 60,134 95,796 +35,662
Netherlands 87,249 62,929 -24,320
Libya 0 102,960 +102,960
Japan 27,737 71,232 +43,495
South Korea 35,667 47,638 +11,971
Falkland Islands 26,931 32,764 +5,833
Saudi Arabia 27,165 10,238 -16,927
Belgium 36,205 826 -35,379

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 605,839
Germany 433,540
Netherlands 193,223
Ireland 158,531
XU 119,153

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 320,819 285,020 -35,799
Germany 242,567 190,973 -51,594
Netherlands 124,010 69,213 -54,797
Ireland 101,031 57,500 -43,531
XU 62,461 56,692 -5,769
Lithuania 51,909 39,632 -12,277
Belgium 17,030 10,402 -6,628
Spain 7,548 3,047 -4,501
China 541 0 -541
Italy 76 0 -76

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,505,386
Other 1,640,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 973,152
Air transport 55,762
Road transport 12,709

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,152,537 1,352,849 +200,312
Other 927,992 712,479 -215,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 315,973 657,179 +341,206
Air transport 43,654 12,108 -31,546
Road transport 12,709 0 -12,709

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,640,471
Liverpool Docks 1,287,708
Holyhead 983,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 521,769
Southampton 204,344

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 £
000 927,992 712,479 -215,513
Liverpool Docks 641,903 645,805 +3,902
Holyhead 436,832 546,224 +109,392
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,035 419,734 +317,699
Southampton 64,498 139,846 +75,348
London Gateway Port 100,052 59,446 -40,606
Felixstowe 15,298 102,960 +87,662
Eurotunnel 32,975 34,909 +1,934
Heysham 39,033 22,501 -16,532
London Heathrow Airport 32,183 2,689 -29,494

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040299

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

Description: Other types of milk and cream, including special formulas