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 205,313,979
Netherlands 30,844,595
New Zealand 27,032,676
Belgium 12,913,133
France 11,044,321

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 114,307,032 91,006,947 -23,300,085
Netherlands 10,380,845 20,463,750 +10,082,905
New Zealand 7,456,899 19,575,777 +12,118,878
Belgium 6,678,562 6,234,571 -443,991
France 6,396,733 4,647,588 -1,749,145
Germany 811,986 418,023 -393,963
Poland 846,793 94,342 -752,451
Denmark 364,863 294,481 -70,382
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 167,301,703
New Zealand 27,032,676
Netherlands 19,629,350
France 18,247,465
Belgium 7,130,746

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 91,387,139 75,914,564 -15,472,575
New Zealand 7,456,899 19,575,777 +12,118,878
Netherlands 11,604,896 8,024,454 -3,580,442
France 8,395,094 9,852,371 +1,457,277
Belgium 4,240,181 2,890,565 -1,349,616
Germany 574,277 1,764,874 +1,190,597
Poland 1,453,620 161,856 -1,291,764
Portugal 1,570,472 7,798 -1,562,674
Finland 766,419 276,456 -489,963
Denmark 386,734 294,481 -92,253

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 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 1 2 +1
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) 160,946,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,818,727
Other 43,526,481
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) 92,795,499 68,151,184 -24,644,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,207,411 50,611,316 +15,403,905
Other 19,525,185 24,001,296 +4,476,111
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 96,487,227
000 43,526,481
Liverpool Docks 39,557,202
Ayr Harbour 29,836,543
Felixstowe 16,634,379

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 51,861,257 44,625,970 -7,235,287
000 19,525,185 24,001,296 +4,476,111
Liverpool Docks 28,567,337 10,989,865 -17,577,472
Ayr Harbour 12,083,776 17,752,767 +5,668,991
Felixstowe 7,003,084 9,631,295 +2,628,211
Eurotunnel 7,654,404 5,757,063 -1,897,341
London Gateway Port 453,815 9,928,509 +9,474,694
Dover 5,241,796 3,564,965 -1,676,831
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,353,391 4,432,495 +79,104
London 1,947,895 6,085,092 +4,137,197

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
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 18
2025-10 15
2025-09 17
2025-08 17

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 17
54m+ 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 108,104,195
France 33,358,470
Ireland 32,222,681
Netherlands 20,299,415
Libya 7,088,396

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 51,586,191 56,518,004 +4,931,813
France 9,185,494 24,172,976 +14,987,482
Ireland 18,467,827 13,754,854 -4,712,973
Netherlands 11,711,514 8,587,901 -3,123,613
Libya 4,080,800 3,007,596 -1,073,204
Morocco 4,190,594 2,869,875 -1,320,719
Egypt 1,458,668 3,906,421 +2,447,753
Kuwait 1,536,597 1,601,750 +65,153
Poland 468,644 1,692,474 +1,223,830
Germany 667,125 1,215,876 +548,751

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 191,165,126
Ireland 31,683
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 88,127,745 103,037,381 +14,909,636
Ireland 2,378 29,305 +26,927
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 191,237,846
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,917,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,014,062
Road transport 652,179
Air transport 124,680

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 88,155,443 103,082,403 +14,926,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,719,912 15,198,030 -521,882
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,012,908 6,001,154 +1,988,246
Road transport 0 652,179 +652,179
Air transport 80,858 43,822 -37,036

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 191,237,846
Belfast Port 25,786,311
Dover 4,314,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,318,402
London Gateway Port 2,031,008

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 88,155,443 103,082,403 +14,926,960
Belfast Port 11,595,914 14,190,397 +2,594,483
Dover 771,793 3,542,872 +2,771,079
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,293,426 1,024,976 -1,268,450
London Gateway Port 1,628,787 402,221 -1,226,566
Liverpool Docks 1,215,738 739,241 -476,497
Immingham Docks 1,281,422 367,694 -913,728
Holyhead 466,613 313,749 -152,864
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