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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 5,712,816
Germany 2,525,132
Luxembourg 1,365,669
Netherlands 573,616
France 527,865

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 2,887,360 2,825,456 -61,904
Germany 1,048,717 1,476,415 +427,698
Luxembourg 886,515 479,154 -407,361
Netherlands 222,091 351,525 +129,434
France 80,205 447,660 +367,455
Romania 46,303 20,071 -26,232
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 3,275,661
Ireland 2,577,857
Netherlands 519,952
France 469,599
Germany 395,447

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 1,562,307 1,713,354 +151,047
Ireland 1,181,405 1,396,452 +215,047
Netherlands 233,745 286,207 +52,462
France 49,093 420,506 +371,413
Germany 140,876 254,571 +113,695
Austria 135,106 39,809 -95,297
Italy 74,870 36,994 -37,876
Romania 52,491 23,384 -29,107
Poland 35,343 38,347 +3,004
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 3 +1
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 1 1 +0
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) 7,465,238
Other 3,141,051
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 209,279
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) 3,380,167 4,085,071 +704,904
Other 1,712,047 1,429,004 -283,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,964 117,315 +25,351
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 £
Eurotunnel 3,231,824
000 3,141,051
Milford 1,429,605
Dover 1,023,400
Holyhead 791,264

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 £
Eurotunnel 1,789,478 1,442,346 -347,132
000 1,712,047 1,429,004 -283,043
Milford 478,688 950,917 +472,229
Dover 142,677 880,723 +738,046
Holyhead 524,973 266,291 -258,682
Hull 180,456 234,857 +54,401
Immingham Docks 149,299 231,879 +82,580
Liverpool Docks 125,384 155,372 +29,988
Fishguard 52,360 23,872 -28,488
Felixstowe 17,544 7,815 -9,729

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
2025-11 6
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 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 6,551,092
Malaysia 3,731,341
United Arab Emirates 3,221,541
Egypt 1,266,414
Thailand 1,245,549

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 4,908,747 1,642,345 -3,266,402
Malaysia 2,062,130 1,669,211 -392,919
United Arab Emirates 1,403,284 1,818,257 +414,973
Egypt 892,985 373,429 -519,556
Thailand 824,439 421,110 -403,329
Netherlands 483,353 638,084 +154,731
Saudi Arabia 474,048 252,909 -221,139
Ireland 107,829 170,537 +62,708
Belgium 165,348 97,957 -67,391
South Africa 176,114 51,020 -125,094

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 517,590
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 62,450 455,140 +392,690
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) 18,037,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,490,777
Other 518,153
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) 11,353,647 6,683,701 -4,669,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 777,677 713,100 -64,577
Other 62,729 455,424 +392,695
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 7,395,336
Felixstowe 7,229,060
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 2,776,937 4,618,399 +1,841,462
Felixstowe 6,643,900 585,160 -6,058,740
Southampton 1,712,601 109,766 -1,602,835
Belfast Port 0 1,370,376 +1,370,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 666,113 576,287 -89,826
000 62,729 455,424 +392,695
Liverpool Docks 233,176 4,123 -229,053
London 0 132,690 +132,690
Dover 53,497 0 -53,497
Holyhead 45,100 0 -45,100

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