Import/export HS code 21050091: Medium-fat ice cream

Ice cream with 3% to 7% milkfat, offering a creamy texture and rich flavor

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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 £
France 34,660,731
Poland 28,120,801
Germany 21,326,082
Italy 15,966,021
Luxembourg 14,590,545

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 £
France 15,615,833 19,044,898 +3,429,065
Poland 12,859,130 15,261,671 +2,402,541
Germany 9,256,286 12,069,796 +2,813,510
Italy 7,342,753 8,623,268 +1,280,515
Luxembourg 5,469,858 9,120,687 +3,650,829
Spain 6,252,891 7,989,174 +1,736,283
Ireland 4,365,420 4,080,190 -285,230
Belgium 3,162,089 1,635,112 -1,526,977
Netherlands 2,118,032 1,131,445 -986,587
Hungary 966,714 1,104,556 +137,842

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 £
France 34,126,131
Poland 25,464,742
Germany 22,297,312
Italy 17,527,687
Spain 14,207,959

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 £
France 15,475,767 18,650,364 +3,174,597
Poland 12,949,418 12,515,324 -434,094
Germany 9,467,059 12,830,253 +3,363,194
Italy 7,508,093 10,019,594 +2,511,501
Spain 6,218,785 7,989,174 +1,770,389
Belgium 2,939,304 1,366,619 -1,572,685
Netherlands 1,367,872 2,014,876 +647,004
Hungary 966,714 1,107,574 +140,860
Slovenia 885,754 528,028 -357,726
Lithuania 403,015 498,044 +95,029

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 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4

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 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 2 2 +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) 122,729,070
Other 23,602,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,043,976
Road transport 174,489
Rail transport 53,082

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) 57,954,472 64,774,598 +6,820,126
Other 9,982,695 13,619,311 +3,636,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 867,107 3,176,869 +2,309,762
Road transport 118,557 55,932 -62,625
Rail transport 53,082 0 -53,082
Air transport 10,503 0 -10,503

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 61,298,114
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,575,193
000 23,602,006
Eurotunnel 19,998,174
London 11,740,741

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 £
Dover 36,208,772 25,089,342 -11,119,430
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,439,753 21,135,440 +17,695,687
000 9,982,695 13,619,311 +3,636,616
Eurotunnel 9,210,135 10,788,039 +1,577,904
London 5,325,029 6,415,712 +1,090,683
Thamesport 0 2,807,335 +2,807,335
Harwich 1,586,635 160,472 -1,426,163
Felixstowe 941,390 537,686 -403,704
Portsmouth 524,310 529,583 +5,273
Immingham Docks 844,401 162,999 -681,402

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 32
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Food and beverage service activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 17
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 21

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 19
54m+ 18
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
Other 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 £
Germany 14,436,026
Ireland 12,655,507
France 6,797,992
Italy 5,238,035
Australia 4,559,841

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 £
Germany 7,033,179 7,402,847 +369,668
Ireland 5,804,948 6,850,559 +1,045,611
France 3,091,051 3,706,941 +615,890
Italy 2,298,614 2,939,421 +640,807
Australia 2,374,024 2,185,817 -188,207
Netherlands 1,556,056 1,814,431 +258,375
Sweden 1,285,283 1,624,728 +339,445
Switzerland 806,587 792,473 -14,114
Belgium 1,106,758 319,074 -787,684
United Arab Emirates 478,916 433,526 -45,390

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 4,278,923
Ireland 3,706,119
France 450,257
Luxembourg 415,220
Sweden 207,769

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 2,111,907 2,167,016 +55,109
Ireland 1,857,538 1,848,581 -8,957
France 356,215 94,042 -262,173
Luxembourg 51,548 363,672 +312,124
Sweden 207,769 0 -207,769
Belgium 96,444 26,044 -70,400
Poland 21,207 47,353 +26,146
Spain 28,348 23,595 -4,753
Italy 47,197 78 -47,119
Germany 12,644 11,148 -1,496

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) 40,480,543
Other 10,753,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,971,993
Air transport 38,548

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) 19,005,633 21,474,910 +2,469,277
Other 5,275,723 5,478,112 +202,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,224,105 3,747,888 -476,217
Air transport 38,548 0 -38,548

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,491,614
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,774,487
000 10,753,835
London Gateway Port 7,022,380
Milford 2,548,604

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 11,860,922 10,630,692 -1,230,230
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,775,097 7,999,390 +3,224,293
000 5,275,723 5,478,112 +202,389
London Gateway Port 3,821,561 3,200,819 -620,742
Milford 336,571 2,212,033 +1,875,462
Liverpool Docks 1,726,248 124,261 -1,601,987
Holyhead 255,887 464,116 +208,229
Felixstowe 291,558 293,785 +2,227
Southampton 86,174 166,409 +80,235
Jersey 10,783 91,666 +80,883

Quick facts

HS code: 21050091

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

Description: Ice cream with 3% to 7% milkfat, offering a creamy texture and rich flavor