Import/export HS code 040390: Various fermented milk products

Includes fermented or acidified milk products not classified as yogurt

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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 £
France 122,928,056
Germany 52,383,273
Poland 28,143,240
Ireland 15,382,131
Belgium 6,129,007

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 55,538,925 67,389,131 +11,850,206
Germany 29,912,643 22,470,630 -7,442,013
Poland 15,218,678 12,924,562 -2,294,116
Ireland 7,110,997 8,271,134 +1,160,137
Belgium 3,603,050 2,525,957 -1,077,093
Netherlands 2,175,397 2,217,927 +42,530
Romania 1,559,846 1,438,222 -121,624
Lithuania 852,774 831,083 -21,691
Greece 673,180 883,054 +209,874
Luxembourg 901,234 406,570 -494,664

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 £
France 119,049,699
Germany 50,801,801
Poland 30,838,917
Belgium 4,849,898
Netherlands 4,406,796

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 £
France 54,025,001 65,024,698 +10,999,697
Germany 29,463,121 21,338,680 -8,124,441
Poland 16,173,572 14,665,345 -1,508,227
Belgium 2,919,471 1,930,427 -989,044
Netherlands 2,018,987 2,387,809 +368,822
Ireland 1,859,386 1,774,658 -84,728
Luxembourg 1,700,954 1,810,505 +109,551
Romania 1,645,784 1,439,248 -206,536
Greece 728,672 941,810 +213,138
Italy 701,071 687,608 -13,463

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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 13 16 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 5 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 2 -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) 223,960,880
Other 12,777,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,889,294
Air transport 28,387
Rail transport 3,048

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) 111,580,619 112,380,261 +799,642
Other 5,780,755 6,996,520 +1,215,765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,471,494 2,417,800 +946,306
Air transport 14,820 13,567 -1,253
Rail transport 0 3,048 +3,048

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 121,023,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,802,646
Eurotunnel 44,162,292
000 12,777,275
Immingham Docks 2,567,436

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 47,628,776 73,394,763 +25,765,987
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,647,772 10,154,874 -29,492,898
Eurotunnel 19,742,360 24,419,932 +4,677,572
000 5,780,755 6,996,520 +1,215,765
Immingham Docks 1,247,290 1,320,146 +72,856
Felixstowe 1,095,508 885,873 -209,635
London 588,537 963,467 +374,930
Holyhead 866,341 669,570 -196,771
Milford 586,573 887,411 +300,838
Purfleet 508,320 479,630 -28,690

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 63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of food products 12
Food and beverage service activities 5
Accommodation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 43
2025-10 43
2025-09 43
2025-08 38

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 34
54m+ 32
15m-54m 15
0-1m 5
Other 3

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 14,366,767
Philippines 6,740,202
Malaysia 4,209,581
France 4,033,010
United Arab Emirates 3,774,841

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 7,974,440 6,392,327 -1,582,113
Philippines 4,872,701 1,867,501 -3,005,200
Malaysia 2,062,130 2,147,451 +85,321
France 1,178,073 2,854,937 +1,676,864
United Arab Emirates 1,785,548 1,989,293 +203,745
Netherlands 594,475 716,277 +121,802
Thailand 824,439 421,110 -403,329
Egypt 811,487 373,429 -438,058
Saudi Arabia 654,125 400,748 -253,377
Barbados 296,235 593,567 +297,332

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 12,011,553
Ireland 55,973
Germany 26,968
France 26,710
Greece 21,498

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 6,267,606 5,743,947 -523,659
Ireland 21,942 34,031 +12,089
Germany 16,408 10,560 -5,848
France 16,318 10,392 -5,926
Greece 11,158 10,340 -818
Belgium 2,567 192 -2,375
Spain 1,413 0 -1,413

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) 19,806,815
Other 12,271,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,585,933
Air transport 1,924,513

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) 11,716,848 8,089,967 -3,626,881
Other 6,374,995 5,896,030 -478,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,936,553 4,649,380 +712,827
Air transport 913,494 1,011,019 +97,525

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,271,025
London Gateway Port 7,993,833
Felixstowe 7,191,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,960,652
Southampton 2,078,819

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 6,374,995 5,896,030 -478,965
London Gateway Port 2,681,619 5,312,214 +2,630,595
Felixstowe 6,594,464 596,858 -5,997,606
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,229,982 3,730,670 +1,500,688
Southampton 1,891,935 186,884 -1,705,051
Holyhead 1,390,090 540,482 -849,608
Belfast Port 0 1,370,376 +1,370,376
Portsmouth 296,235 597,364 +301,129
Birmingham Airport 448,568 431,830 -16,738
Liverpool Docks 434,342 244,825 -189,517

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040390

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

Description: Includes fermented or acidified milk products not classified as yogurt