Import/export HS code 04051019: Various butter

Butter not in small packages

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 £
Ireland 203,258,744
Netherlands 29,655,336
New Zealand 22,443,787
Belgium 12,758,202
France 11,806,726

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 110,895,632 92,363,112 -18,532,520
Netherlands 10,574,671 19,080,665 +8,505,994
New Zealand 6,008,930 16,434,857 +10,425,927
Belgium 5,224,091 7,534,111 +2,310,020
France 7,111,353 4,695,373 -2,415,980
Germany 715,322 250,902 -464,420
Poland 848,109 94,521 -753,588
Denmark 461,527 291,476 -170,051
Portugal 128,875 7,798 -121,077
Finland 117,447 0 -117,447

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 165,395,129
New Zealand 22,443,787
Netherlands 20,155,536
France 18,881,998
Belgium 6,757,035

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 86,606,157 78,788,972 -7,817,185
New Zealand 6,008,930 16,434,857 +10,425,927
Netherlands 12,048,649 8,106,887 -3,941,762
France 8,805,775 10,076,223 +1,270,448
Belgium 3,170,319 3,586,716 +416,397
Germany 481,337 1,185,833 +704,496
Poland 1,454,936 162,035 -1,292,901
Portugal 1,570,472 7,798 -1,562,674
Finland 1,006,240 276,456 -729,784
Denmark 483,398 291,476 -191,922

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 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - East 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 1 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) 162,080,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,637,844
Other 42,177,402
Air transport 21,293

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) 91,208,585 70,871,774 -20,336,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,594,807 48,043,037 +17,448,230
Other 20,320,625 21,856,777 +1,536,152
Air transport 0 21,293 +21,293

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 96,797,408
000 42,177,402
Liverpool Docks 39,686,438
Ayr Harbour 27,809,784
Felixstowe 16,729,693

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 51,829,625 44,967,783 -6,861,842
000 20,320,625 21,856,777 +1,536,152
Liverpool Docks 25,877,735 13,808,703 -12,069,032
Ayr Harbour 11,329,864 16,479,920 +5,150,056
Felixstowe 5,555,115 11,174,578 +5,619,463
Eurotunnel 7,017,695 5,925,586 -1,092,109
Dover 5,795,241 3,504,591 -2,290,650
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,291,401 4,791,792 +500,391
London 1,684,100 6,042,562 +4,358,462
London Gateway Port 453,815 5,244,306 +4,790,491

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 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Food and beverage service activities 4
Manufacture of food products 4
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 15
2025-09 17
2025-08 17
2025-07 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+ 18
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 6
0-1m 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 £
Belgium 108,101,341
France 32,936,810
Ireland 32,193,423
Netherlands 19,939,991
Libya 8,519,639

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 £
Belgium 53,643,345 54,457,996 +814,651
France 8,774,569 24,162,241 +15,387,672
Ireland 17,218,713 14,974,710 -2,244,003
Netherlands 12,166,613 7,773,378 -4,393,235
Libya 5,512,043 3,007,596 -2,504,447
Morocco 3,881,739 2,669,095 -1,212,644
Egypt 2,438,168 3,189,000 +750,832
Kuwait 1,536,597 1,129,847 -406,750
Poland 468,644 1,692,474 +1,223,830
Germany 667,125 1,081,886 +414,761

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 190,404,399
Ireland 88,316
XU 39,955
Belgium 75

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 88,731,302 101,673,097 +12,941,795
Ireland 58,920 29,396 -29,524
XU 25,382 14,573 -10,809
Belgium 75 0 -75

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 190,532,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,584,960
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,564,029
Road transport 519,764
Air transport 126,543

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 88,815,679 101,717,066 +12,901,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,963,722 13,621,238 -5,342,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,072,788 5,491,241 +1,418,453
Road transport 0 519,764 +519,764
Air transport 81,797 44,746 -37,051

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 190,532,745
Belfast Port 27,310,703
Dover 3,956,943
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,310,017
London Gateway Port 2,232,676

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 88,815,679 101,717,066 +12,901,387
Belfast Port 14,242,346 13,068,357 -1,173,989
Dover 771,793 3,185,150 +2,413,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,376,884 933,133 -1,443,751
London Gateway Port 2,008,229 224,447 -1,783,782
Immingham Docks 1,370,093 370,591 -999,502
Liverpool Docks 1,215,738 445,297 -770,441
Holyhead 467,800 247,448 -220,352
Eurotunnel 211,867 442,631 +230,764
Felixstowe 107,250 510,599 +403,349

Quick facts

HS code: 04051019

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

Description: Butter not in small packages