Import/export HS code 04039013: Fermented milk with 1.5-27% fat

Medium to high-fat fermented milk, between 1.5% and 27% milkfat

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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 £
Ireland 5,806,416
Germany 2,535,723
Luxembourg 1,247,413
Netherlands 693,465
France 616,350

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 £
Ireland 2,924,770 2,881,646 -43,124
Germany 1,098,012 1,437,711 +339,699
Luxembourg 873,027 374,386 -498,641
Netherlands 165,395 528,070 +362,675
France 127,842 488,508 +360,666
Romania 42,604 19,876 -22,728
Poland 0 38,347 +38,347
Greece 12,987 0 -12,987

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 £
Luxembourg 3,208,947
Ireland 2,653,909
Germany 571,992
France 525,525
Netherlands 457,380

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 £
Luxembourg 1,580,277 1,628,670 +48,393
Ireland 1,277,632 1,376,277 +98,645
Germany 159,033 412,959 +253,926
France 101,249 424,276 +323,027
Netherlands 170,150 287,230 +117,080
Austria 134,786 38,546 -96,240
Italy 74,870 36,994 -37,876
Poland 35,343 38,347 +3,004
Romania 51,172 19,876 -31,296
Greece 12,987 0 -12,987

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 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
West Midlands 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1

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 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +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) 7,594,824
Other 3,158,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 252,520
Air transport 7,238

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) 3,499,443 4,095,381 +595,938
Other 1,653,230 1,505,369 -147,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,964 160,556 +68,592
Air transport 0 7,238 +7,238

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,158,599
Eurotunnel 3,120,402
Milford 1,473,984
Dover 1,108,056
Holyhead 794,503

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 £
000 1,653,230 1,505,369 -147,861
Eurotunnel 1,808,521 1,311,881 -496,640
Milford 586,573 887,411 +300,838
Dover 192,121 915,935 +723,814
Holyhead 487,401 307,102 -180,299
Hull 116,861 368,161 +251,300
Immingham Docks 167,456 213,722 +46,266
Liverpool Docks 127,426 181,764 +54,338
Fishguard 76,232 0 -76,232
London 0 53,832 +53,832

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 10
Manufacture of food products 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 6
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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
54m+ 7
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 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 £
Philippines 6,515,046
Malaysia 3,731,341
United Arab Emirates 3,167,911
Thailand 1,245,549
Egypt 1,184,916

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 £
Philippines 4,872,701 1,642,345 -3,230,356
Malaysia 2,062,130 1,669,211 -392,919
United Arab Emirates 1,442,104 1,725,807 +283,703
Thailand 824,439 421,110 -403,329
Egypt 811,487 373,429 -438,058
Netherlands 559,032 562,405 +3,373
Saudi Arabia 474,048 252,909 -221,139
Ireland 97,350 188,026 +90,676
Belgium 167,749 85,575 -82,174
Indonesia 144,016 52,044 -91,972

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 504,854
Ireland 563

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 51,971 452,883 +400,912
Ireland 279 284 +5

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) 17,703,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,500,542
Other 505,417
Air transport 10,704

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) 11,112,077 6,591,251 -4,520,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 869,085 631,457 -237,628
Other 52,250 453,167 +400,917
Air transport 0 10,704 +10,704

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 7,170,874
Felixstowe 7,119,502
Southampton 1,822,367
Belfast Port 1,370,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,242,400

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 Gateway Port 2,644,925 4,525,949 +1,881,024
Felixstowe 6,534,342 585,160 -5,949,182
Southampton 1,712,601 109,766 -1,602,835
Belfast Port 0 1,370,376 +1,370,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 767,502 474,898 -292,604
000 52,250 453,167 +400,917
Liverpool Docks 233,176 23,869 -209,307
London 0 132,690 +132,690
Holyhead 45,100 0 -45,100
Dover 43,516 0 -43,516

Quick facts

HS code: 04039013

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

Description: Medium to high-fat fermented milk, between 1.5% and 27% milkfat