Import/export HS code 040590: Various milk fats and oils

Other fats and oils derived from milk

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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 £
Netherlands 29,614,610
New Zealand 15,196,074
Ireland 8,205,816
Belgium 3,461,862
Germany 1,464,709

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 £
Netherlands 13,283,087 16,331,523 +3,048,436
New Zealand 622,128 14,573,946 +13,951,818
Ireland 4,294,619 3,911,197 -383,422
Belgium 1,813,584 1,648,278 -165,306
Germany 528,637 936,072 +407,435
France 658,672 310,161 -348,511
Bulgaria 129,462 124,340 -5,122
Denmark 33,472 112,930 +79,458
Poland 3,040 132,753 +129,713
Italy 52,296 72,719 +20,423

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 £
Netherlands 30,199,538
New Zealand 15,196,074
Ireland 5,491,800
Belgium 2,373,534
Germany 1,464,709

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 £
Netherlands 13,720,397 16,479,141 +2,758,744
New Zealand 622,128 14,573,946 +13,951,818
Ireland 2,956,511 2,535,289 -421,222
Belgium 1,203,848 1,169,686 -34,162
Germany 528,637 936,072 +407,435
France 183,939 151,207 -32,732
Bulgaria 129,462 145,238 +15,776
Denmark 33,472 112,930 +79,458
Poland 3,040 132,753 +129,713
Italy 49,485 72,719 +23,234

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 8
Outer London - East and North East 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2

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 - West and North West 8 6 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 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) 40,547,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,289,685
Other 3,879,480
Air transport 31,922

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) 18,847,359 21,699,712 +2,852,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 687,094 14,602,591 +13,915,497
Other 1,983,462 1,896,018 -87,444
Air transport 18,438 13,484 -4,954

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 24,211,550
Liverpool Docks 9,712,597
Felixstowe 6,127,163
London Gateway Port 4,372,064
000 3,879,480

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 £
London 10,571,489 13,640,061 +3,068,572
Liverpool Docks 2,439,024 7,273,573 +4,834,549
Felixstowe 879,936 5,247,227 +4,367,291
London Gateway Port 4,456 4,367,608 +4,363,152
000 1,983,462 1,896,018 -87,444
Dover 1,546,759 2,217,019 +670,260
Killingholme 1,072,898 572,069 -500,829
Eurotunnel 815,184 793,320 -21,864
Immingham Docks 392,659 910,712 +518,053
Harwich 773,462 509,169 -264,293

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of food products 3
Other personal service activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 7
2025-08 5
2025-07 11

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+ 14
1m-15m 11
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 £
Italy 89,553,241
Netherlands 69,832,272
Belgium 20,997,868
Spain 9,644,986
France 5,411,694

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 £
Italy 35,504,431 54,048,810 +18,544,379
Netherlands 34,928,147 34,904,125 -24,022
Belgium 7,065,008 13,932,860 +6,867,852
Spain 5,970,791 3,674,195 -2,296,596
France 187,517 5,224,177 +5,036,660
Poland 1,650,716 2,125,165 +474,449
Germany 1,400,435 1,971,781 +571,346
Sweden 1,582,869 1,043,923 -538,946
Ireland 859,967 1,231,704 +371,737
Lithuania 544,210 1,400,926 +856,716

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 301,985
Ireland 65,830
XU 2,598

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 0 301,985 +301,985
Ireland 18 65,812 +65,794
XU 1,208 1,390 +182

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,560,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,841,987
Other 370,413
Air transport 132,178

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,358,410 120,202,170 +32,843,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,730,194 3,111,793 -2,618,401
Other 1,226 369,187 +367,961
Air transport 73,281 58,897 -14,384

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 96,387,192
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,496,751
Eurotunnel 27,766,857
Immingham Docks 27,253,964
Felixstowe 3,468,024

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 £
Dover 45,589,538 50,797,654 +5,208,116
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,786,160 28,710,591 +8,924,431
Eurotunnel 10,432,512 17,334,345 +6,901,833
Immingham Docks 10,265,844 16,988,120 +6,722,276
Felixstowe 1,701,555 1,766,469 +64,914
Hull 1,015,698 2,064,683 +1,048,985
London Gateway Port 1,207,058 1,033,990 -173,068
Portsmouth 964,896 919,933 -44,963
Poole 0 1,414,557 +1,414,557
London 304,928 830,556 +525,628

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040590

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

Description: Other fats and oils derived from milk