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 57,697,476
Netherlands 36,852,422
Germany 21,393,501
Spain 18,029,322
France 2,105,150

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 28,919,689 28,777,787 -141,902
Netherlands 18,833,603 18,018,819 -814,784
Germany 11,874,226 9,519,275 -2,354,951
Spain 9,497,236 8,532,086 -965,150
France 1,000,873 1,104,277 +103,404
Poland 766,494 869,683 +103,189
Ireland 638,684 539,291 -99,393
Denmark 417,552 580,378 +162,826
Lithuania 422,071 159,216 -262,855
Sweden 233,642 0 -233,642

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 74,071,422
Germany 20,544,275
Spain 18,227,103
Netherlands 16,031,650
United Kingdom 4,144,327

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 37,614,624 36,456,798 -1,157,826
Germany 10,699,134 9,845,141 -853,993
Spain 9,600,110 8,626,993 -973,117
Netherlands 8,521,481 7,510,169 -1,011,312
United Kingdom 2,726,855 1,417,472 -1,309,383
Poland 751,846 864,876 +113,030
Denmark 281,617 861,091 +579,474
Austria 0 535,030 +535,030
France 79,786 328,947 +249,161
Lithuania 268,837 33,442 -235,395

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 15
Outer London - West and North West 9
Essex 4
Outer London - South 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 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 8 +3
Essex 4 1 -3
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 2 +0
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) 111,656,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,039,885
Other 3,693,509
Air transport 11,894

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) 61,668,309 49,988,192 -11,680,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,183,486 16,856,399 +7,672,913
Other 2,031,495 1,662,014 -369,481
Air transport 0 11,894 +11,894

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 34,777,707
Dover 23,654,930
Harwich 16,093,912
Immingham Docks 15,485,845
Eurotunnel 15,475,541

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 14,587,542 20,190,165 +5,602,623
Dover 12,217,519 11,437,411 -780,108
Harwich 13,870,837 2,223,075 -11,647,762
Immingham Docks 7,767,583 7,718,262 -49,321
Eurotunnel 7,874,240 7,601,301 -272,939
Liverpool Docks 5,286,487 4,242,518 -1,043,969
Purfleet 399,995 6,245,301 +5,845,306
Hull 2,041,330 1,719,594 -321,736
000 2,031,495 1,662,014 -369,481
Felixstowe 1,368,185 1,445,716 +77,531

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
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
2026-01 18
2025-11 21
2025-10 23
2025-09 22
2025-08 18

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+ 20
0-1m 6
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 3,697,815
France 346,346
Canada 149,591
Netherlands 113,875
South Korea 113,047

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 2,090,710 1,607,105 -483,605
France 0 346,346 +346,346
Canada 53,795 95,796 +42,001
Netherlands 77,308 36,567 -40,741
South Korea 60,971 52,076 -8,895
Libya 0 102,960 +102,960
Japan 32,692 64,736 +32,044
Falkland Islands 26,813 34,684 +7,871
Saudi Arabia 30,757 13,672 -17,085
Austria 6,282 32,212 +25,930

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 584,553
Germany 393,941
Netherlands 182,785
Ireland 137,034
Lithuania 81,385

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 323,126 261,427 -61,699
Germany 222,304 171,637 -50,667
Netherlands 146,834 35,951 -110,883
Ireland 85,785 51,249 -34,536
Lithuania 50,261 31,124 -19,137
Belgium 17,510 9,181 -8,329
Spain 2,125 2,705 +580
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) 2,437,206
Other 1,523,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 983,184
Air transport 59,924
Road transport 6,316

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) 1,302,842 1,134,364 -168,478
Other 914,130 609,037 -305,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 282,003 701,181 +419,178
Air transport 40,148 19,776 -20,372
Road transport 6,316 0 -6,316

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,523,167
Liverpool Docks 1,224,555
Holyhead 1,045,746
Dover / Eurotunnel 491,859
Southampton 236,082

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 £
000 914,130 609,037 -305,093
Liverpool Docks 686,370 538,185 -148,185
Holyhead 517,835 527,911 +10,076
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,369 390,490 +289,121
Southampton 99,077 137,005 +37,928
London Gateway Port 88,119 55,818 -32,301
Felixstowe 0 102,960 +102,960
Eurotunnel 39,257 35,240 -4,017
London Heathrow Airport 32,183 2,689 -29,494
Heysham 7,797 22,501 +14,704

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