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 32,450,715
Poland 28,949,258
Germany 21,512,523
Italy 15,936,235
Luxembourg 13,944,658

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 14,836,339 17,614,376 +2,778,037
Poland 13,711,327 15,237,931 +1,526,604
Germany 9,888,213 11,624,310 +1,736,097
Italy 7,366,842 8,569,393 +1,202,551
Luxembourg 5,143,713 8,800,945 +3,657,232
Spain 6,085,828 7,740,514 +1,654,686
Ireland 4,329,430 4,110,173 -219,257
Belgium 3,267,421 1,759,820 -1,507,601
Netherlands 2,170,555 1,137,526 -1,033,029
Hungary 966,714 994,399 +27,685

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 31,966,465
Poland 26,343,503
Germany 22,686,539
Italy 17,442,462
Spain 13,792,236

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 14,726,721 17,239,744 +2,513,023
Poland 13,801,615 12,541,888 -1,259,727
Germany 10,120,092 12,566,447 +2,446,355
Italy 7,528,205 9,914,257 +2,386,052
Spain 6,051,722 7,740,514 +1,688,792
Belgium 3,068,536 1,447,322 -1,621,214
Netherlands 1,366,353 1,834,957 +468,604
Hungary 966,714 997,417 +30,703
Slovenia 1,018,856 510,831 -508,025
Lithuania 361,571 539,488 +177,917

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
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - East 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 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Cheshire 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) 121,169,312
Other 22,975,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,232,223
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) 58,626,577 62,542,735 +3,916,158
Other 9,600,603 13,374,785 +3,774,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,026,128 3,206,095 +2,179,967
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 59,915,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,944,233
000 22,975,388
Eurotunnel 19,611,712
London 11,848,425

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 36,427,999 23,487,282 -12,940,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,337,939 20,606,294 +17,268,355
000 9,600,603 13,374,785 +3,774,182
Eurotunnel 8,945,677 10,666,035 +1,720,358
London 5,290,840 6,557,585 +1,266,745
Thamesport 0 2,807,335 +2,807,335
Harwich 2,270,955 95,021 -2,175,934
Felixstowe 989,728 469,694 -520,034
Immingham Docks 1,010,808 157,661 -853,147
Portsmouth 516,361 537,532 +21,171

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 33
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
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
2025-11 17
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 21
2025-07 27

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 21
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 14,381,888
Ireland 12,694,520
France 6,853,796
Italy 4,904,835
Australia 4,587,464

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 6,936,469 7,445,419 +508,950
Ireland 5,696,240 6,998,280 +1,302,040
France 2,950,690 3,903,106 +952,416
Italy 2,329,214 2,575,621 +246,407
Australia 1,775,763 2,811,701 +1,035,938
Netherlands 1,545,007 1,690,560 +145,553
Sweden 1,340,738 1,676,066 +335,328
Belgium 1,184,142 363,302 -820,840
Switzerland 750,412 769,190 +18,778
United Arab Emirates 449,150 502,439 +53,289

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 4,320,003
Ireland 3,716,660
XU 1,334,976
France 451,463
Luxembourg 411,629

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 2,069,073 2,250,930 +181,857
Ireland 1,789,341 1,927,319 +137,978
XU 455,713 879,263 +423,550
France 349,301 102,162 -247,139
Luxembourg 51,548 360,081 +308,533
Sweden 207,769 0 -207,769
Belgium 95,152 26,451 -68,701
Poland 21,486 45,584 +24,098
Spain 29,269 23,281 -5,988
Italy 47,302 78 -47,224

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) 40,256,028
Other 10,798,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,240,119
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) 18,921,595 21,334,433 +2,412,838
Other 5,152,154 5,646,580 +494,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,801,133 4,438,986 +637,853
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 22,089,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,912,228
000 10,798,734
London Gateway Port 7,173,355
Milford 2,491,874

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 11,580,956 10,508,575 -1,072,381
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,002,244 7,909,984 +2,907,740
000 5,152,154 5,646,580 +494,426
London Gateway Port 3,332,295 3,841,060 +508,765
Milford 197,421 2,294,453 +2,097,032
Liverpool Docks 1,842,897 151,723 -1,691,174
Holyhead 258,164 413,304 +155,140
Felixstowe 340,800 297,978 -42,822
Southampton 46,388 209,392 +163,004
Jersey 6,121 96,328 +90,207

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