Import/export HS code 040110: Milk with fat content under 1%

Low-fat milk with less than 1% fat by weight

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 £
Ireland 5,335,007
Netherlands 2,076,820
France 1,311,044
Belgium 84,658
Germany 51,425

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 £
Ireland 3,661,169 1,673,838 -1,987,331
Netherlands 385,922 1,690,898 +1,304,976
France 719,645 591,399 -128,246
Belgium 53,323 31,335 -21,988
Germany 39,619 11,806 -27,813
Italy 18,736 13,951 -4,785
Spain 16,214 2,522 -13,692
Viet Nam 0 6,080 +6,080
Turkey 5,790 0 -5,790
Poland 0 146 +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 £
France 1,292,173
Belgium 94,582
Germany 52,602
Ireland 39,007
Italy 38,279

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 713,930 578,243 -135,687
Belgium 62,059 32,523 -29,536
Germany 39,619 12,983 -26,636
Ireland 39,007 0 -39,007
Italy 17,952 20,327 +2,375
Netherlands 16,158 3,710 -12,448
Viet Nam 0 6,080 +6,080
Turkey 5,790 0 -5,790
Luxembourg 3,344 912 -2,432
Spain 0 2,522 +2,522

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 2
Outer London - East and North East 2
Cheshire 1
Inner London - East 1
Mid and South West Wales 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
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Midlands 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 £
Other 7,362,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,546,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,902
Air transport 5,790

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 £
Other 4,000,510 3,362,488 -638,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 894,118 652,585 -241,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 6,902 +6,902
Air transport 5,790 0 -5,790

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,362,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 768,284
Eurotunnel 362,689
Dover 193,500
Harwich 62,591

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 £
000 4,000,510 3,362,488 -638,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 341,141 427,143 +86,002
Eurotunnel 210,766 151,923 -58,843
Dover 165,738 27,762 -137,976
Harwich 45,493 17,098 -28,395
Killingholme 26,310 14,177 -12,133
Liverpool Docks 39,007 0 -39,007
London 16,504 11,291 -5,213
Hull 23,159 0 -23,159
Felixstowe 15,154 822 -14,332

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 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Food and beverage service activities 1
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-08 3
2025-07 2
2025-05 2
2025-03 1

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 5
0-1m 2
15m-54m 1
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 £
Ireland 4,918,653
South Korea 130,754
Japan 105,893
United Arab Emirates 100,349
Ethiopia 47,649

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 £
Ireland 2,220,577 2,698,076 +477,499
South Korea 0 130,754 +130,754
Japan 105,893 0 -105,893
United Arab Emirates 96,649 3,700 -92,949
Ethiopia 30,832 16,817 -14,015
Spain 14,346 2,820 -11,526
Thailand 6,805 0 -6,805
Falkland Islands 6,252 0 -6,252
Bahrain 1,500 3,893 +2,393
United States 4,403 0 -4,403

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 2,948,245
Belgium 486,050
France 345,053
Ireland 293,689
Germany 61,220

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 1,335,514 1,612,731 +277,217
Belgium 296,114 189,936 -106,178
France 194,828 150,225 -44,603
Ireland 117,867 175,822 +57,955
Germany 12,218 49,002 +36,784
Italy 22,037 19,329 -2,708
Netherlands 15,772 18,705 +2,933
China 16,618 0 -16,618
Viet Nam 6,833 2,446 -4,387
Thailand 1,857 1,081 -776

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,575,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 361,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 301,941
Air transport 113,770

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 £
Other 2,236,086 2,339,375 +103,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 361,521 +361,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 147,905 154,036 +6,131
Air transport 110,208 3,562 -106,646

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,575,461
Milford 240,393
Southampton 228,968
Fishguard 121,128
London Heathrow Airport 107,898

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 £
000 2,236,086 2,339,375 +103,289
Milford 0 240,393 +240,393
Southampton 98,214 130,754 +32,540
Fishguard 0 121,128 +121,128
London Heathrow Airport 107,898 0 -107,898
London Gateway Port 49,691 23,282 -26,409
Birmingham Airport 1,360 1,804 +444
Manchester Airport 0 1,758 +1,758
East Midlands Airport 950 0 -950

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040110

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

Description: Low-fat milk with less than 1% fat by weight