Import/export HS code 040210: Powdered or solid milk, low fat

Milk in powder, granules, or solid form with less than 1.5% fat

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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 41,829,173
France 11,193,254
Germany 4,983,724
New Zealand 4,708,314
Netherlands 4,510,083

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 19,332,696 22,496,477 +3,163,781
France 5,810,902 5,382,352 -428,550
Germany 2,065,181 2,918,543 +853,362
New Zealand 2,481,697 2,226,617 -255,080
Netherlands 765,779 3,744,304 +2,978,525
Denmark 151,396 2,444,942 +2,293,546
Belgium 885,318 470,499 -414,819
Spain 490,975 667,755 +176,780
Italy 350,832 368,766 +17,934
Poland 289,939 408,573 +118,634

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 £
Ireland 12,919,000
France 11,230,886
Germany 5,787,329
New Zealand 4,708,314
Netherlands 2,399,580

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 £
Ireland 6,347,962 6,571,038 +223,076
France 5,820,905 5,409,981 -410,924
Germany 2,382,603 3,404,726 +1,022,123
New Zealand 2,481,697 2,226,617 -255,080
Netherlands 765,779 1,633,801 +868,022
Denmark 112,098 2,228,351 +2,116,253
Spain 588,834 577,609 -11,225
Belgium 742,099 241,836 -500,263
Portugal 298,307 239,198 -59,109
United Kingdom 9,668 462,128 +452,460

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Outer London - East and North East 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
Cheshire 2
Outer London - South 2

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 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 3 +3
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 0 1 +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) 34,273,752
Other 31,197,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,269,414
Air transport 135,028

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) 16,213,901 18,059,851 +1,845,950
Other 13,040,812 18,156,818 +5,116,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,851,827 5,417,587 +1,565,760
Air transport 51,301 83,727 +32,426

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 31,197,630
Dover 9,779,910
Holyhead 4,793,352
Immingham Docks 4,550,281
Eurotunnel 3,914,684

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 13,040,812 18,156,818 +5,116,006
Dover 4,610,711 5,169,199 +558,488
Holyhead 1,953,998 2,839,354 +885,356
Immingham Docks 950,703 3,599,578 +2,648,875
Eurotunnel 2,523,446 1,391,238 -1,132,208
Liverpool Docks 2,211,449 1,363,465 -847,984
Felixstowe 2,485,154 340,022 -2,145,132
Milford 1,105,839 1,143,014 +37,175
London Gateway Port 50,274 2,138,338 +2,088,064
London 1,235,781 881,366 -354,415

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 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 5
Food and beverage service activities 1
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 7
2025-12 9

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
54m+ 9
1m-15m 8
0-1m 3
15m-54m 3
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 £
Netherlands 53,299,251
Egypt 49,489,253
Pakistan 23,398,198
Algeria 20,715,448
Ireland 20,320,809

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 17,502,088 35,797,163 +18,295,075
Egypt 22,385,021 27,104,232 +4,719,211
Pakistan 11,417,145 11,981,053 +563,908
Algeria 6,670,501 14,044,947 +7,374,446
Ireland 13,062,762 7,258,047 -5,804,715
United Arab Emirates 7,159,628 8,495,357 +1,335,729
Nigeria 3,366,713 11,178,532 +7,811,819
Morocco 5,615,225 8,120,359 +2,505,134
Bangladesh 3,257,149 7,585,671 +4,328,522
Belgium 3,934,847 5,504,922 +1,570,075

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 44,512,645
Lithuania 36,983
Ireland 20,270
Netherlands 7,979
Hungary 2,945

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 21,990,700 22,521,945 +531,245
Lithuania 20,833 16,150 -4,683
Ireland 9,958 10,312 +354
Netherlands 7,101 878 -6,223
Hungary 14 2,931 +2,917
Belgium 399 991 +592
Denmark 1,184 0 -1,184
Spain 602 157 -445
Italy 64 8 -56
France 3 7 +4

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) 216,359,364
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,470,896
Other 44,597,491
Air transport 437,014

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) 87,736,987 128,622,377 +40,885,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,379,661 39,091,235 +17,711,574
Other 22,034,029 22,563,462 +529,433
Air transport 252,719 184,295 -68,424

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 89,288,743
Belfast Port 69,855,080
000 44,597,491
Felixstowe 33,044,742
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,585,334

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 £
London Gateway Port 33,854,536 55,434,207 +21,579,671
Belfast Port 28,231,488 41,623,592 +13,392,104
000 22,034,029 22,563,462 +529,433
Felixstowe 15,636,139 17,408,603 +1,772,464
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,632,672 13,952,662 +4,319,990
Eurotunnel 3,627,362 14,410,685 +10,783,323
Southampton 5,557,556 9,638,253 +4,080,697
Dover 3,851,256 6,976,487 +3,125,231
Liverpool Docks 3,133,277 3,137,599 +4,322
London 1,301,744 2,515,366 +1,213,622

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040210

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

Description: Milk in powder, granules, or solid form with less than 1.5% fat