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 29,131,755
New Zealand 15,196,074
Ireland 8,134,597
Belgium 3,456,418
Germany 1,478,969

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 13,674,674 15,457,081 +1,782,407
New Zealand 3,447,052 11,749,022 +8,301,970
Ireland 4,258,998 3,875,599 -383,399
Belgium 1,827,557 1,628,861 -198,696
Germany 672,599 806,370 +133,771
France 580,068 308,016 -272,052
Bulgaria 132,728 123,581 -9,147
Denmark 33,472 112,930 +79,458
Poland 3,040 132,753 +129,713
Italy 54,774 70,241 +15,467

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 29,594,762
New Zealand 15,196,074
Ireland 5,368,237
Belgium 2,368,090
Germany 1,478,969

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 13,993,631 15,601,131 +1,607,500
New Zealand 3,447,052 11,749,022 +8,301,970
Ireland 2,832,948 2,535,289 -297,659
Belgium 1,200,477 1,167,613 -32,864
Germany 672,599 806,370 +133,771
France 225,605 144,342 -81,263
Bulgaria 132,728 149,199 +16,471
Denmark 33,472 112,930 +79,458
Poland 3,040 132,753 +129,713
Italy 51,963 70,241 +18,278

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 9
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 7 -1
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 2 1 -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) 39,869,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,289,685
Other 3,918,161
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) 19,182,553 20,687,023 +1,504,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,512,018 11,777,667 +8,265,649
Other 2,075,085 1,843,076 -232,009
Air transport 20,916 11,006 -9,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 24,317,440
Liverpool Docks 9,697,896
Felixstowe 6,127,163
London Gateway Port 4,372,064
000 3,918,161

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 11,177,361 13,140,079 +1,962,718
Liverpool Docks 3,357,314 6,340,582 +2,983,268
Felixstowe 2,771,869 3,355,294 +583,425
London Gateway Port 4,456 4,367,608 +4,363,152
000 2,075,085 1,843,076 -232,009
Dover 1,662,609 2,099,336 +436,727
Killingholme 1,175,504 349,193 -826,311
Eurotunnel 791,616 609,695 -181,921
Immingham Docks 392,659 910,712 +518,053
Harwich 519,517 509,169 -10,348

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 7
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
2026-01 9
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 7
2025-08 5

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+ 13
1m-15m 12
0-1m 2
15m-54m 2

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 88,991,416
Netherlands 70,169,877
Belgium 21,428,567
Spain 9,837,060
France 5,413,738

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 37,810,565 51,180,851 +13,370,286
Netherlands 37,496,809 32,673,068 -4,823,741
Belgium 8,232,180 13,196,387 +4,964,207
Spain 6,262,266 3,574,794 -2,687,472
France 732,925 4,680,813 +3,947,888
Poland 1,693,014 2,531,949 +838,935
Germany 1,175,974 2,057,643 +881,669
Sweden 1,536,713 1,219,509 -317,204
Lithuania 544,210 1,846,035 +1,301,825
Ireland 1,007,787 1,247,829 +240,042

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

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 65,630 200 -65,430

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) 210,609,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,582,879
Other 370,389
Air transport 129,734

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) 95,546,833 115,062,285 +19,515,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,176,774 3,406,105 -770,669
Other 66,814 303,575 +236,761
Air transport 72,086 57,648 -14,438

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 96,359,391
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,260,967
Immingham Docks 28,153,122
Eurotunnel 27,863,468
Felixstowe 3,349,667

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 48,068,763 48,290,628 +221,865
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,942,806 27,318,161 +4,375,355
Immingham Docks 11,672,094 16,481,028 +4,808,934
Eurotunnel 11,560,003 16,303,465 +4,743,462
Felixstowe 1,661,697 1,687,970 +26,273
Hull 741,824 2,064,683 +1,322,859
London Gateway Port 1,110,661 1,434,042 +323,381
Poole 0 1,414,557 +1,414,557
London 304,928 929,969 +625,041
Holyhead 329,721 783,935 +454,214

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