Import/export HS code 04021011: Small packs of powdered milk, low fat

Powdered milk with less than 1.5% fat, sold in small packages of 2.5 kg or less

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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 1,810,532
France 1,087,984
Spain 1,064,278
Portugal 389,367
Italy 353,298

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 632,974 1,177,558 +544,584
France 351,070 736,914 +385,844
Spain 490,029 574,249 +84,220
Portugal 287,171 102,196 -184,975
Italy 213,828 139,470 -74,358
Ireland 16,536 13,739 -2,797
Hungary 16,908 0 -16,908
Germany 6,300 3,079 -3,221
United States 3,633 3,772 +139
Romania 4,874 2,152 -2,722

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 1,810,532
France 1,191,716
Spain 1,064,278
Portugal 389,367
Italy 224,349

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 632,974 1,177,558 +544,584
France 410,685 781,031 +370,346
Spain 490,029 574,249 +84,220
Portugal 287,171 102,196 -184,975
Italy 143,286 81,063 -62,223
Romania 15,801 16,442 +641
Hungary 16,908 0 -16,908
Switzerland 5,118 5,177 +59
United States 3,633 5,002 +1,369
Germany 1,182 0 -1,182

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Yorkshire 1
Outer London - East and North East 1
Outer London - South 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 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West of England 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) 4,729,393
Other 30,275
Air transport 20,112

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) 1,996,854 2,732,539 +735,685
Other 16,536 13,739 -2,797
Air transport 9,933 10,179 +246

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,302,828
Harwich 911,759
Hull 797,384
Eurotunnel 672,845
Portsmouth 264,240

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 515,850 786,978 +271,128
Harwich 554,480 357,279 -197,201
Hull 0 797,384 +797,384
Eurotunnel 269,316 403,529 +134,213
Portsmouth 157,861 106,379 -51,482
Liverpool Docks 153,804 79,770 -74,034
Newhaven 113,811 53,345 -60,466
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,772 74,071 +48,299
Purfleet 70,542 17,181 -53,361
Felixstowe 78,494 0 -78,494

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 5
Manufacture of food products 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 2
2026-02 3
2026-01 3
2025-12 5

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
54m+ 4

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 7,494,677
Netherlands 3,268,100
United States 1,530,726
United Arab Emirates 1,450,563
Canada 593,081

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 5,946,936 1,547,741 -4,399,195
Netherlands 3,092,684 175,416 -2,917,268
United States 874,497 656,229 -218,268
United Arab Emirates 790,336 660,227 -130,109
Canada 0 593,081 +593,081
Nigeria 148,266 156,321 +8,055
Libya 0 255,333 +255,333
China 223,637 0 -223,637
Japan 0 220,173 +220,173
Egypt 0 185,093 +185,093

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 10,521,308
Lithuania 36,983
Netherlands 3,672
Ireland 3,138
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 8,921,712 1,599,596 -7,322,116
Lithuania 20,833 16,150 -4,683
Netherlands 2,794 878 -1,916
Ireland 1,589 1,549 -40
Hungary 14 2,931 +2,917
Spain 602 0 -602

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 10,569,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,138,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 375,321
Air transport 168,887

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 8,947,944 1,621,213 -7,326,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,204,254 2,934,718 +730,464
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,967 278,354 +181,387
Air transport 84,650 84,237 -413

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,569,157
Southampton 1,563,746
London Gateway Port 1,500,733
Liverpool Docks 1,498,739
Felixstowe 323,693

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 8,947,944 1,621,213 -7,326,731
Southampton 479,986 1,083,760 +603,774
London Gateway Port 767,449 733,284 -34,165
Liverpool Docks 480,165 1,018,574 +538,409
Felixstowe 258,364 65,329 -193,035
London 148,266 156,321 +8,055
London Heathrow Airport 50,796 82,843 +32,047
Belfast Port 126,381 0 -126,381
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,839 105,427 +99,588
Eurotunnel 0 48,108 +48,108

Quick facts

HS code: 04021011

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

Description: Powdered milk with less than 1.5% fat, sold in small packages of 2.5 kg or less