Import/export HS code 04022118: Various unsweetened milk and cream

Unsweetened milk and cream in larger packages

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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 £
France 14,531,524
Ireland 11,880,170
Germany 10,807,211
Netherlands 4,202,075
Belgium 1,651,972

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 £
France 7,519,018 7,012,506 -506,512
Ireland 8,373,612 3,506,558 -4,867,054
Germany 6,560,698 4,246,513 -2,314,185
Netherlands 632,521 3,569,554 +2,937,033
Belgium 162,808 1,489,164 +1,326,356
Italy 10,519 1,273,841 +1,263,322
Poland 0 1,070,514 +1,070,514
New Zealand 0 749,183 +749,183
Czechia 176,215 563,950 +387,735
Spain 365,812 362,149 -3,663

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 14,506,073
Ireland 11,526,058
Germany 10,483,355
Belgium 1,001,863
Czechia 989,502

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 7,538,530 6,967,543 -570,987
Ireland 8,362,668 3,163,390 -5,199,278
Germany 6,639,332 3,844,023 -2,795,309
Belgium 212,139 789,724 +577,585
Czechia 196,878 792,624 +595,746
Denmark 407,013 345,899 -61,114
New Zealand 0 749,183 +749,183
Netherlands 419,855 310,602 -109,253
Spain 308,737 183,386 -125,351
Austria 175,099 303,618 +128,519

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 3
Outer London - West and North West 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
West 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,403,577
Other 6,615,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,499,522
Air transport 18,691

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) 22,104,455 13,299,122 -8,805,333
Other 95,636 6,519,389 +6,423,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,154,760 4,344,762 +2,190,002
Air transport 18,691 0 -18,691

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 11,601,129
Dover 10,252,595
000 6,615,025
Liverpool Docks 4,988,994
Holyhead 3,735,686

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 £
Immingham Docks 6,359,961 5,241,168 -1,118,793
Dover 6,387,079 3,865,516 -2,521,563
000 95,636 6,519,389 +6,423,753
Liverpool Docks 3,230,729 1,758,265 -1,472,464
Holyhead 2,698,753 1,036,933 -1,661,820
London 1,612,777 1,555,347 -57,430
Milford 1,877,236 0 -1,877,236
Eurotunnel 395,517 887,297 +491,780
Heysham 761,285 459,655 -301,630
Killingholme 165,890 1,014,884 +848,994

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 7
Manufacture of food products 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 4

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+ 8
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 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 £
Belgium 12,230,746
Netherlands 11,806,234
Italy 8,721,177
Ivory Coast 6,868,251
Germany 3,615,352

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 £
Belgium 4,505,055 7,725,691 +3,220,636
Netherlands 3,524,097 8,282,137 +4,758,040
Italy 3,922,436 4,798,741 +876,305
Ivory Coast 4,231,728 2,636,523 -1,595,205
Germany 2,703,283 912,069 -1,791,214
Lebanon 2,312,386 707,052 -1,605,334
Congo 1,990,079 891,004 -1,099,075
Greece 1,210,744 1,066,367 -144,377
Spain 1,506,921 434,445 -1,072,476
Poland 1,421,394 368,336 -1,053,058

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 39,291,515
Ireland 22,457
Spain 706

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 16,776,038 22,515,477 +5,739,439
Ireland 13,972 8,485 -5,487
Spain 706 0 -706

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 39,317,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,546,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,104,426
Air transport 8,034

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 16,792,752 22,524,691 +5,731,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,192,120 9,354,383 -4,837,737
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,426,695 677,731 -748,964
Air transport 5,271 2,763 -2,508

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 39,317,443
Belfast Port 21,467,144
Immingham Docks 1,730,904
Dover / Eurotunnel 819,794
Eurotunnel 428,856

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 16,792,752 22,524,691 +5,731,939
Belfast Port 12,592,337 8,874,807 -3,717,530
Immingham Docks 1,730,904 0 -1,730,904
Dover / Eurotunnel 299,766 520,028 +220,262
Eurotunnel 368,763 60,093 -308,670
Southampton 389,579 1,020 -388,559
Portsmouth 164,302 101,317 -62,985
Felixstowe 0 225,543 +225,543
London Gateway Port 40,177 151,696 +111,519
Liverpool Docks 0 96,360 +96,360

Quick facts

HS code: 04022118

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

Description: Unsweetened milk and cream in larger packages