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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 306,127,130
Greece 223,914,413
Belgium 172,326,556
Germany 138,049,993
Ireland 84,646,026

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 164,868,406 141,258,724 -23,609,682
Greece 83,118,884 140,795,529 +57,676,645
Belgium 85,835,898 86,490,658 +654,760
Germany 77,309,571 60,740,422 -16,569,149
Ireland 45,534,164 39,111,862 -6,422,302
Poland 19,684,303 21,605,069 +1,920,766
Spain 19,409,699 11,469,187 -7,940,512
Netherlands 7,876,281 6,064,181 -1,812,100
Romania 2,741,047 2,928,562 +187,515
Denmark 1,767,608 1,816,467 +48,859

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 315,050,830
France 244,437,271
Belgium 136,189,151
Germany 134,410,731
Ireland 51,187,321

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 133,410,361 181,640,469 +48,230,108
France 129,341,392 115,095,879 -14,245,513
Belgium 69,653,214 66,535,937 -3,117,277
Germany 75,312,432 59,098,299 -16,214,133
Ireland 30,036,962 21,150,359 -8,886,603
Poland 20,634,128 23,494,755 +2,860,627
Spain 19,484,292 11,471,119 -8,013,173
Netherlands 4,119,575 4,005,350 -114,225
Luxembourg 3,229,787 3,377,012 +147,225
Romania 2,848,771 2,983,145 +134,374

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Outer London - West and North West 19
Inner London - East 14
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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0
Outer London - West and North West 19 15 -4
Inner London - East 11 10 -1
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
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) 932,006,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,981,497
Other 40,709,451
Road transport 918,572
Air transport 157,669

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) 470,515,572 461,490,699 -9,024,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,187,535 39,793,962 +15,606,427
Other 19,616,677 21,092,774 +1,476,097
Road transport 111,058 807,514 +696,456
Air transport 90,855 66,814 -24,041
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 417,026,462
Eurotunnel 213,402,493
Dover / Eurotunnel 192,147,300
000 40,709,451
Immingham Docks 39,954,470

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 176,277,181 240,749,281 +64,472,100
Eurotunnel 107,620,451 105,782,042 -1,838,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 121,843,766 70,303,534 -51,540,232
000 19,616,677 21,092,774 +1,476,097
Immingham Docks 16,653,394 23,301,076 +6,647,682
London 10,759,596 14,714,123 +3,954,527
Harwich 11,939,802 11,456,895 -482,907
Holyhead 15,679,677 5,659,007 -10,020,670
Liverpool Docks 8,377,583 8,355,992 -21,591
Ayr Harbour 5,642,565 6,886,229 +1,243,664

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 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 69
2025-11 71
2025-10 72
2025-09 69
2025-08 64

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 63
54m+ 41
15m-54m 25
0-1m 16
Other 6

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 33,875,673
United Arab Emirates 24,618,647
Netherlands 7,516,161
Philippines 6,749,025
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,158,189

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 20,543,803 13,331,870 -7,211,933
United Arab Emirates 5,564,732 19,053,915 +13,489,183
Netherlands 3,939,454 3,576,707 -362,747
Philippines 4,881,524 1,867,501 -3,014,023
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,819,230 3,338,959 +1,519,729
Qatar 2,577,783 2,565,397 -12,386
Malaysia 2,118,332 2,232,917 +114,585
France 1,214,275 2,984,746 +1,770,471
Bahrain 1,190,414 1,329,091 +138,677
Saudi Arabia 1,215,524 1,008,342 -207,182

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 12,726,735
France 336,023
Ireland 331,940
Belgium 315,454
Greece 185,716

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 6,507,325 6,219,410 -287,915
France 197,710 138,313 -59,397
Ireland 194,874 137,066 -57,808
Belgium 162,096 153,358 -8,738
Greece 94,643 91,073 -3,570
Germany 59,478 65,837 +6,359
Poland 5,669 2,973 -2,696
Netherlands 5,537 194 -5,343
Spain 3,158 543 -2,615
Finland 2,568 0 -2,568

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 42,797,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,825,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,462,075
Other 14,921,539

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 12,972,535 29,824,798 +16,852,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,467,798 13,357,342 -5,110,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,194,834 8,267,241 -3,927,593
Other 7,746,647 7,174,892 -571,755

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 23,527,838
Manchester Airport 17,485,834
000 14,921,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,849,178
Liverpool Docks 10,231,038

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 4,522,215 19,005,623 +14,483,408
Manchester Airport 7,480,583 10,005,251 +2,524,668
000 7,746,647 7,174,892 -571,755
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,471,253 6,377,925 +906,672
Liverpool Docks 7,716,327 2,514,711 -5,201,616
Holyhead 5,182,480 3,917,521 -1,264,959
London Gateway Port 2,998,694 5,393,861 +2,395,167
Felixstowe 6,656,275 596,858 -6,059,417
Southampton 1,955,429 241,668 -1,713,761
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