Import/export HS code 040120: Milk with fat content between 1% and 6%

Milk with a fat content ranging from 1% to 6% by weight

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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 £
Ireland 161,278,054
Germany 5,343,298
Poland 5,135,210
France 3,224,378
Belgium 1,913,615

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 92,068,776 69,209,278 -22,859,498
Germany 2,668,272 2,675,026 +6,754
Poland 3,006,916 2,128,294 -878,622
France 1,365,385 1,858,993 +493,608
Belgium 1,205,845 707,770 -498,075
Netherlands 724,350 206,581 -517,769
Estonia 16,571 505,783 +489,212
Spain 193,595 293,264 +99,669
Denmark 246,743 228,164 -18,579
Romania 216,832 192,619 -24,213

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 £
Poland 5,818,508
Germany 5,266,982
France 3,092,932
Belgium 1,727,147
Denmark 1,043,365

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 £
Poland 3,092,597 2,725,911 -366,686
Germany 3,073,932 2,193,050 -880,882
France 1,328,909 1,764,023 +435,114
Belgium 1,014,853 712,294 -302,559
Denmark 309,678 733,687 +424,009
Netherlands 416,755 176,319 -240,436
Romania 220,484 195,478 -25,006
Spain 913 123,635 +122,722
Portugal 20,266 20,993 +727
Lithuania 3,155 18,310 +15,155

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Outer London - West and North West 5
Inner London - East 4
Cheshire 3

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 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 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 161,640,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,028,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,147,025
Air transport 16,954

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 92,261,458 69,378,907 -22,882,551
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,201,390 7,827,294 -1,374,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 304,479 842,546 +538,067
Air transport 15,210 1,744 -13,466

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 161,640,365
Dover 3,821,257
Eurotunnel 3,298,355
Immingham Docks 3,144,345
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,133,462

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 92,261,458 69,378,907 -22,882,551
Dover 1,881,325 1,939,932 +58,607
Eurotunnel 1,562,207 1,736,148 +173,941
Immingham Docks 1,261,812 1,882,533 +620,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 978,083 1,155,379 +177,296
Harwich 1,316,087 810,870 -505,217
London 1,163,238 489,407 -673,831
Killingholme 749,431 434,563 -314,868
Purfleet 213,013 188,187 -24,826
Hull 329,137 8,445 -320,692

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Manufacture of food products
4
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
3
Land transport and transport via pipelines
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 17
2026-03 21
2026-02 16
2026-01 15

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 23
0-1m 8
54m+ 8
15m-54m 7
Other 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 583,392,363
United Arab Emirates 1,495,724
Singapore 1,052,311
Qatar 920,629
Spain 910,673

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 329,973,109 253,419,254 -76,553,855
United Arab Emirates 871,891 623,833 -248,058
Singapore 525,659 526,652 +993
Qatar 431,048 489,581 +58,533
Spain 639,105 271,568 -367,537
Belgium 209,602 190,473 -19,129
Saudi Arabia 208,829 184,427 -24,402
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 183,225 186,473 +3,248
Netherlands 272,840 11,253 -261,587
Oman 139,310 126,307 -13,003

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 576,918,201
XL 4,458,206
Ireland 852,840
Belgium 27,769
Spain 18,761

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 328,904,996 248,013,205 -80,891,791
XL 0 4,458,206 +4,458,206
Ireland 845,257 7,583 -837,674
Belgium 27,769 0 -27,769
Spain 14,710 4,051 -10,659
Netherlands 881 0 -881
Malta 244 0 -244
Nicaragua 0 171 +171
Germany 165 0 -165

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 582,356,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,420,160
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,084,819
Air transport 914,571

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 329,822,323 252,534,351 -77,287,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,264,055 2,156,105 -107,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,593,768 1,491,051 -102,717
Air transport 592,795 321,776 -271,019

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 582,356,674
London Gateway Port 2,377,725
Holyhead 1,526,604
Belfast Port 1,092,002
London Heathrow Airport 763,036

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 £
000 329,822,323 252,534,351 -77,287,972
London Gateway Port 1,252,586 1,125,139 -127,447
Holyhead 807,198 719,406 -87,792
Belfast Port 452,024 639,978 +187,954
London Heathrow Airport 465,774 297,262 -168,512
Liverpool Docks 246,550 503,262 +256,712
Felixstowe 248,358 317,916 +69,558
Dover / Eurotunnel 268,692 237,135 -31,557
Southampton 236,003 76,381 -159,622
Milford 247,943 0 -247,943

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040120

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

Description: Milk with a fat content ranging from 1% to 6% by weight