Import/export HS code 0402: Milk and cream, sweetened or concentrated

Includes milk and cream with added sugar or other sweeteners, or in concentrated forms like condensed milk

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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 £
Netherlands 110,513,586
Belgium 77,288,594
Germany 76,713,961
Ireland 56,930,976
France 39,436,361

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 53,388,010 57,125,576 +3,737,566
Belgium 38,122,258 39,166,336 +1,044,078
Germany 41,777,684 34,936,277 -6,841,407
Ireland 34,249,998 22,680,978 -11,569,020
France 21,597,653 17,838,708 -3,758,945
Spain 10,545,610 9,798,806 -746,804
New Zealand 2,857,131 3,242,594 +385,463
Denmark 1,126,621 3,366,841 +2,240,220
Poland 1,159,485 2,371,417 +1,211,932
Italy 695,084 1,758,873 +1,063,789

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 90,222,713
Germany 86,561,340
Belgium 76,181,729
France 37,552,951
Ireland 25,445,401

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 42,661,814 47,560,899 +4,899,085
Germany 49,865,787 36,695,553 -13,170,234
Belgium 37,974,408 38,207,321 +232,913
France 20,755,420 16,797,531 -3,957,889
Ireland 16,121,174 9,324,227 -6,796,947
Spain 10,689,268 9,624,804 -1,064,464
New Zealand 2,857,131 3,242,594 +385,463
Denmark 1,116,966 3,975,943 +2,858,977
United Kingdom 2,771,288 1,879,600 -891,688
Austria 511,208 2,117,169 +1,605,961

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 21
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - South 6
West Midlands 6

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 14 14 +0
Outer London - West and North West 11 12 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 6 6 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Essex 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Cheshire 3 2 -1

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) 290,741,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,964,344
Other 42,832,570
Air transport 182,948

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) 159,686,044 131,055,852 -28,630,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,656,978 42,307,366 +12,650,388
Other 19,825,874 23,006,696 +3,180,822
Air transport 57,542 125,406 +67,864

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 71,304,825
Immingham Docks 56,651,426
Hull 51,515,844
Dover 47,088,213
000 42,832,570

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 34,459,554 36,845,271 +2,385,717
Immingham Docks 28,803,996 27,847,430 -956,566
Hull 25,803,467 25,712,377 -91,090
Dover 25,306,019 21,782,194 -3,523,825
000 19,825,874 23,006,696 +3,180,822
Harwich 20,978,331 9,444,267 -11,534,064
Eurotunnel 12,150,421 11,126,898 -1,023,523
Liverpool Docks 11,215,695 7,422,131 -3,793,564
Felixstowe 7,697,956 5,795,432 -1,902,524
Holyhead 5,671,423 3,762,399 -1,909,024

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 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of food products 16
Food and beverage service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 32
2025-10 29
2025-09 30
2025-08 28

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 51
54m+ 32
15m-54m 11
0-1m 10
Other 3

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 £
Netherlands 85,338,288
Egypt 40,335,427
Ireland 28,214,236
Belgium 25,219,356
Pakistan 20,484,704

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 £
Netherlands 39,457,446 45,880,842 +6,423,396
Egypt 20,347,263 19,988,164 -359,099
Ireland 19,053,291 9,160,945 -9,892,346
Belgium 13,259,220 11,960,136 -1,299,084
Pakistan 8,599,800 11,884,904 +3,285,104
Algeria 4,670,028 10,594,476 +5,924,448
United Arab Emirates 5,280,211 9,602,609 +4,322,398
Poland 7,769,329 6,963,517 -805,812
Morocco 5,836,619 7,681,215 +1,844,596
Nigeria 758,154 12,268,727 +11,510,573

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 81,754,174
Germany 403,647
Netherlands 201,318
Ireland 177,106
Lithuania 113,612

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 45,642,067 36,112,107 -9,529,960
Germany 229,077 174,570 -54,507
Netherlands 161,453 39,865 -121,588
Ireland 110,535 66,571 -43,964
Lithuania 67,568 46,044 -21,524
Belgium 17,712 10,139 -7,573
Italy 10,405 13,535 +3,130
Spain 6,397 5,149 -1,248
Hungary 7 1,772 +1,765
Denmark 1,534 0 -1,534

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 220,801,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 98,936,799
Other 82,875,650
Air transport 4,216,423
Road transport 20,927

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,010,160 125,790,944 +30,780,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,067,264 52,869,535 +6,802,271
Other 46,328,416 36,547,234 -9,781,182
Air transport 3,095,174 1,121,249 -1,973,925
Road transport 20,927 0 -20,927

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 82,875,650
Belfast Port 81,634,561
London Gateway Port 81,342,758
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,240,078
Felixstowe 27,653,325

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 46,328,416 36,547,234 -9,781,182
Belfast Port 38,163,255 43,471,306 +5,308,051
London Gateway Port 26,424,658 54,918,100 +28,493,442
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,905,880 16,334,198 +1,428,318
Felixstowe 15,323,798 12,329,527 -2,994,271
Dover 8,310,953 9,602,007 +1,291,054
Hull 9,451,779 8,208,298 -1,243,481
Eurotunnel 3,050,684 12,124,072 +9,073,388
Southampton 5,683,020 7,814,695 +2,131,675
Liverpool Docks 5,467,916 6,855,704 +1,387,788

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0402

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

Description: Includes milk and cream with added sugar or other sweeteners, or in concentrated forms like condensed milk