Import/export HS code 0403: Yogurt and fermented milk products

Includes yogurt, buttermilk, curdled milk, kephir, and other fermented or acidified milk products. Can be concentrated, sweetened, flavored, or contain added fruits, nuts, or cocoa

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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 £
France 306,874,743
Greece 214,121,654
Belgium 172,582,999
Germany 141,014,363
Ireland 85,095,993

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 £
France 165,710,744 141,163,999 -24,546,745
Greece 82,445,733 131,675,921 +49,230,188
Belgium 87,502,489 85,080,510 -2,421,979
Germany 79,467,417 61,546,946 -17,920,471
Ireland 46,278,050 38,817,943 -7,460,107
Poland 19,931,486 21,069,246 +1,137,760
Spain 20,839,248 11,161,195 -9,678,053
Netherlands 7,900,202 5,800,068 -2,100,134
Romania 2,824,358 2,868,674 +44,316
Denmark 1,522,701 1,901,091 +378,390

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 £
Greece 305,207,646
France 244,729,885
Belgium 137,407,964
Germany 137,063,879
Ireland 51,877,456

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 £
Greece 131,843,695 173,363,951 +41,520,256
France 131,072,024 113,657,861 -17,414,163
Belgium 71,176,077 66,231,887 -4,944,190
Germany 77,494,206 59,569,673 -17,924,533
Ireland 31,231,614 20,645,842 -10,585,772
Poland 20,871,209 22,778,477 +1,907,268
Spain 20,915,463 11,166,068 -9,749,395
Netherlands 4,250,362 3,946,032 -304,330
Luxembourg 3,209,250 3,520,470 +311,220
Romania 2,933,640 2,924,448 -9,192

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 24
Outer London - West and North West 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Inner London - East 15
Inner London - West 9

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 19 20 +1
Outer London - West and North West 20 16 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 14 -1
Inner London - East 12 11 -1
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +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) 929,940,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,122,139
Other 40,551,750
Road transport 880,500
Air transport 160,373

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) 477,477,247 452,463,466 -25,013,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,765,927 36,356,212 +12,590,285
Other 19,255,040 21,296,710 +2,041,670
Road transport 59,328 821,172 +761,844
Air transport 91,803 68,570 -23,233
Rail transport 10,994 16,945 +5,951

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 400,526,722
Eurotunnel 211,061,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 206,181,011
000 40,551,750
Immingham Docks 38,361,455

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 167,365,579 233,161,143 +65,795,564
Eurotunnel 105,264,669 105,796,763 +532,094
Dover / Eurotunnel 137,765,602 68,415,409 -69,350,193
000 19,255,040 21,296,710 +2,041,670
Immingham Docks 15,945,718 22,415,737 +6,470,019
London 10,821,633 13,717,333 +2,895,700
Harwich 12,069,348 11,351,425 -717,923
Holyhead 16,025,438 5,430,598 -10,594,840
Liverpool Docks 9,881,467 7,857,634 -2,023,833
Ayr Harbour 5,290,763 6,776,028 +1,485,265

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 106
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of food products 17
Food and beverage service activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 71
2025-10 72
2025-09 69
2025-08 64
2025-07 69

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 61
54m+ 41
15m-54m 24
0-1m 18
Other 7

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 32,310,405
United Arab Emirates 23,140,331
Netherlands 7,827,447
Philippines 6,785,071
Qatar 5,097,648

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 20,577,025 11,733,380 -8,843,645
United Arab Emirates 4,988,109 18,152,222 +13,164,113
Netherlands 3,858,060 3,969,387 +111,327
Philippines 4,917,570 1,867,501 -3,050,069
Qatar 2,546,028 2,551,620 +5,592
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,938,551 2,465,298 +526,747
Malaysia 2,117,097 2,214,083 +96,986
France 1,152,442 2,553,891 +1,401,449
Bahrain 1,150,131 1,335,922 +185,791
Saudi Arabia 1,238,756 977,102 -261,654

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 11,250,089
XU 947,236
Ireland 350,389
France 341,298
Belgium 317,996

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 6,516,787 4,733,302 -1,783,485
XU 592,546 354,690 -237,856
Ireland 202,689 147,700 -54,989
France 193,826 147,472 -46,354
Belgium 154,170 163,826 +9,656
Greece 89,981 86,664 -3,317
Germany 67,351 64,770 -2,581
Spain 14,220 565 -13,655
Italy 10,752 4 -10,748
Poland 5,564 3,180 -2,384

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 40,054,474
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,362,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,899,121
Other 13,578,233

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 £
Air transport 12,411,386 27,643,088 +15,231,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,207,802 13,154,503 -5,053,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,463,489 8,435,632 -4,027,857
Other 7,875,469 5,702,764 -2,172,705

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 21,177,764
Manchester Airport 17,054,242
000 13,578,233
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,600,959
Liverpool Docks 10,267,638

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 Heathrow Airport 4,139,323 17,038,441 +12,899,118
Manchester Airport 7,312,013 9,742,229 +2,430,216
000 7,875,469 5,702,764 -2,172,705
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,320,616 6,280,343 +959,727
Liverpool Docks 7,684,981 2,582,657 -5,102,324
Holyhead 5,201,567 3,655,977 -1,545,590
London Gateway Port 3,134,166 5,474,755 +2,340,589
Felixstowe 6,771,986 596,858 -6,175,128
Southampton 1,965,894 230,947 -1,734,947
Belfast Port 0 1,370,376 +1,370,376

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0403

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

Description: Includes yogurt, buttermilk, curdled milk, kephir, and other fermented or acidified milk products. Can be concentrated, sweetened, flavored, or contain added fruits, nuts, or cocoa