Import/export HS code 040410: Whey and modified whey

Whey and modified whey, which may be concentrated or contain added sugar or sweeteners

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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 83,574,257
Austria 31,369,185
Netherlands 25,887,526
Germany 15,921,411
Poland 7,863,652

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 51,935,468 31,638,789 -20,296,679
Austria 12,276,765 19,092,420 +6,815,655
Netherlands 14,032,573 11,854,953 -2,177,620
Germany 8,742,414 7,178,997 -1,563,417
Poland 3,249,966 4,613,686 +1,363,720
France 1,581,706 1,637,931 +56,225
Denmark 767,181 493,521 -273,660
Italy 943,990 79,788 -864,202
Norway 566,206 336,736 -229,470
Estonia 0 670,062 +670,062

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 £
Ireland 72,808,989
Austria 31,801,162
Germany 15,025,967
Netherlands 11,484,505
Poland 11,248,244

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 £
Ireland 43,782,896 29,026,093 -14,756,803
Austria 12,708,742 19,092,420 +6,383,678
Germany 8,891,970 6,133,997 -2,757,973
Netherlands 5,933,507 5,550,998 -382,509
Poland 4,958,045 6,290,199 +1,332,154
France 774,040 880,260 +106,220
Denmark 636,352 471,585 -164,767
Italy 980,140 119,820 -860,320
United States 722,319 137,744 -584,575
Lithuania 542,480 119,232 -423,248

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Inner London - West 3

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
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
West of England 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 1 -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) 141,049,030
Other 23,518,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,328,778
Air transport 52,915
Road transport 25,223

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) 76,295,479 64,753,551 -11,541,928
Other 14,486,216 9,032,714 -5,453,502
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,195,358 4,133,420 -61,938
Air transport 39,822 13,093 -26,729
Road transport 25,223 0 -25,223

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 28,183,021
Immingham Docks 27,544,352
000 23,518,930
Heysham 21,516,877
Liverpool Docks 19,229,847

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 £
Holyhead 11,503,699 16,679,322 +5,175,623
Immingham Docks 8,658,788 18,885,564 +10,226,776
000 14,486,216 9,032,714 -5,453,502
Heysham 18,663,286 2,853,591 -15,809,695
Liverpool Docks 11,746,426 7,483,421 -4,263,005
Killingholme 8,417,717 3,651,153 -4,766,564
Dover 7,339,941 4,715,455 -2,624,486
Eurotunnel 4,258,963 5,384,358 +1,125,395
Felixstowe 1,917,378 1,231,400 -685,978
Milford 1,765,060 1,202,935 -562,125

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 13

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+ 24
1m-15m 11
Other 3
0-1m 2
15m-54m 1

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 £
Denmark 83,390,612
Ireland 42,870,938
Netherlands 16,017,821
China 15,646,338
France 13,180,388

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 £
Denmark 32,644,285 50,746,327 +18,102,042
Ireland 25,687,934 17,183,004 -8,504,930
Netherlands 8,441,009 7,576,812 -864,197
China 7,218,029 8,428,309 +1,210,280
France 5,159,186 8,021,202 +2,862,016
United States 4,639,127 7,976,355 +3,337,228
Germany 3,600,835 2,736,699 -864,136
New Zealand 1,266,637 4,512,490 +3,245,853
Singapore 2,982,250 221,003 -2,761,247
Australia 1,502,098 1,437,019 -65,079

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 101,722,805
Ireland 4,462,459
Netherlands 2,590,355
Denmark 123,146
Belgium 874

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 46,040,613 55,682,192 +9,641,579
Ireland 4,462,443 16 -4,462,427
Netherlands 1,074,697 1,515,658 +440,961
Denmark 52,850 70,296 +17,446
Belgium 620 254 -366
Poland 127 0 -127

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 108,909,907
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,469,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,902,356
Air transport 12,752,599
Road transport 1,650

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 £
Other 51,640,502 57,269,405 +5,628,903
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,998,503 31,470,585 +4,472,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,347,275 20,555,081 -792,194
Air transport 4,357,048 8,395,551 +4,038,503
Road transport 1,650 0 -1,650

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 108,909,907
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,423,736
Southampton 23,876,594
London Gateway Port 12,119,284
London Heathrow Airport 11,646,830

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 51,640,502 57,269,405 +5,628,903
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,704,653 19,719,083 +2,014,430
Southampton 11,318,948 12,557,646 +1,238,698
London Gateway Port 7,147,442 4,971,842 -2,175,600
London Heathrow Airport 3,266,830 8,380,000 +5,113,170
Eurotunnel 2,364,304 2,241,789 -122,515
Milford 1,772,429 2,689,728 +917,299
Felixstowe 2,556,983 1,622,461 -934,522
Liverpool Docks 1,164,645 1,980,632 +815,987
Fishguard 1,167,662 1,965,706 +798,044

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040410

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

Description: Whey and modified whey, which may be concentrated or contain added sugar or sweeteners