Import/export HS code 04059010: Pure milk fat

Milk fat with at least 99.3% fat and no more than 0.5% water

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 £
Netherlands 28,395,317
New Zealand 15,106,709
Ireland 6,948,203
Belgium 3,372,099
Germany 1,462,575

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 12,626,628 15,768,689 +3,142,061
New Zealand 532,763 14,573,946 +14,041,183
Ireland 3,797,461 3,150,742 -646,719
Belgium 1,779,451 1,592,648 -186,803
Germany 526,503 936,072 +409,569
France 653,185 242,230 -410,955
Poland 1,079 87,192 +86,113
Greece 14,328 6,266 -8,062
Italy 5,762 12,260 +6,498
Romania 16,146 0 -16,146

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 28,904,838
New Zealand 15,106,709
Ireland 5,367,528
Belgium 2,282,839
Germany 1,462,575

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 13,044,249 15,860,589 +2,816,340
New Zealand 532,763 14,573,946 +14,041,183
Ireland 2,871,346 2,496,182 -375,164
Belgium 1,168,783 1,114,056 -54,727
Germany 526,503 936,072 +409,569
France 178,452 150,330 -28,122
Poland 1,079 87,192 +86,113
United Kingdom 69,443 0 -69,443
Greece 14,328 6,266 -8,062
Romania 16,146 0 -16,146

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 4
Inner London - West 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Essex 1

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 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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) 38,360,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,280,232
Other 2,683,382
Air transport 22,087

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) 17,731,394 20,629,223 +2,897,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 682,638 14,597,594 +13,914,956
Other 1,550,230 1,133,152 -417,078
Air transport 12,011 10,076 -1,935

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 24,208,874
Liverpool Docks 9,643,674
Felixstowe 5,978,913
London Gateway Port 4,367,608
Dover 3,260,363

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 10,568,813 13,640,061 +3,071,248
Liverpool Docks 2,396,517 7,247,157 +4,850,640
Felixstowe 748,400 5,230,513 +4,482,113
London Gateway Port 0 4,367,608 +4,367,608
Dover 1,312,989 1,947,374 +634,385
000 1,550,230 1,133,152 -417,078
Killingholme 1,015,810 541,753 -474,057
Eurotunnel 747,083 738,615 -8,468
Immingham Docks 301,250 667,704 +366,454
Holyhead 358,775 519,763 +160,988

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 7
Manufacture of food products 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 5
2025-07 6

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+ 7
1m-15m 6
0-1m 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 89,553,241
Netherlands 69,827,559
Belgium 20,997,868
Spain 9,603,836
France 5,408,841

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 34,924,568 34,902,991 -21,577
Belgium 7,065,008 13,932,860 +6,867,852
Spain 5,929,641 3,674,195 -2,255,446
France 184,664 5,224,177 +5,039,513
Poland 1,650,716 2,125,165 +474,449
Germany 1,400,435 1,971,781 +571,346
Sweden 1,570,630 1,018,782 -551,848
Lithuania 544,210 1,400,926 +856,716
Ireland 762,843 1,073,177 +310,334

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 301,792
XU 1,610

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 0 301,792 +301,792
XU 1,029 581 -448

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) 207,256,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,679,309
Other 303,402

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) 87,240,399 120,016,185 +32,775,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,590,409 2,088,900 -2,501,509
Other 1,029 302,373 +301,344

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 96,384,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,455,384
Eurotunnel 27,766,857
Immingham Docks 27,182,388
Hull 3,080,381

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 45,587,125 50,797,654 +5,210,529
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,771,068 28,684,316 +8,913,248
Eurotunnel 10,432,512 17,334,345 +6,901,833
Immingham Docks 10,262,265 16,920,123 +6,657,858
Hull 1,015,698 2,064,683 +1,048,985
Felixstowe 1,028,350 1,341,210 +312,860
Portsmouth 964,896 919,933 -44,963
London Gateway Port 794,991 898,437 +103,446
Poole 0 1,414,557 +1,414,557
London 304,928 830,556 +525,628

Quick facts

HS code: 04059010

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

Description: Milk fat with at least 99.3% fat and no more than 0.5% water