Import/export HS code 0403: Yogurt and fermented milk products

Includes yogurt, buttermilk, curdled milk, kephir, and other fermented or acidified milk products. Can be concentrated, sweetened, flavored, or contain added fruits, nuts, or cocoa

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 309,279,323
Greece 268,943,986
Belgium 178,866,190
Germany 136,234,530
Ireland 89,358,352

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 160,342,903 148,936,420 -11,406,483
Greece 90,301,591 178,642,395 +88,340,804
Belgium 85,731,798 93,134,392 +7,402,594
Germany 72,533,411 63,701,119 -8,832,292
Ireland 45,631,512 43,726,840 -1,904,672
Poland 20,835,623 22,882,734 +2,047,111
Spain 16,246,054 15,585,996 -660,058
Netherlands 7,770,602 5,888,510 -1,882,092
Romania 2,754,887 3,267,198 +512,311
Switzerland 1,082,516 4,631,329 +3,548,813

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 £
Greece 358,510,316
France 252,151,092
Belgium 137,607,017
Germany 132,180,305
Ireland 52,341,197

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 £
Greece 140,622,572 217,887,744 +77,265,172
France 125,025,118 127,125,974 +2,100,856
Belgium 69,181,420 68,425,597 -755,823
Germany 70,760,066 61,420,239 -9,339,827
Ireland 29,117,803 23,223,394 -5,894,409
Poland 21,806,502 25,605,637 +3,799,135
Spain 16,327,884 15,585,218 -742,666
Netherlands 3,832,286 4,213,918 +381,632
Luxembourg 3,267,303 3,718,783 +451,480
Austria 871,495 5,590,754 +4,719,259

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 27
Outer London - West and North West 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Inner London - East 13
Inner London - West 10

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 20 23 +3
Outer London - West and North West 19 15 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 16 +1
Inner London - East 8 11 +3
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 6 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +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) 979,874,023
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,360,519
Other 44,237,882
Road transport 1,137,648
Air transport 153,542

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) 466,106,158 513,767,865 +47,661,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,963,050 55,397,469 +31,434,419
Other 20,497,420 23,740,462 +3,243,042
Road transport 312,867 824,781 +511,914
Air transport 91,821 61,721 -30,100
Rail transport 8,007 13,632 +5,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 482,751,704
Eurotunnel 227,393,514
Dover / Eurotunnel 160,082,510
Immingham Docks 48,160,903
000 44,237,882

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 211,410,835 271,340,869 +59,930,034
Eurotunnel 110,893,114 116,500,400 +5,607,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,606,384 80,476,126 +869,742
Immingham Docks 19,209,967 28,950,936 +9,740,969
000 20,497,420 23,740,462 +3,243,042
London 10,241,542 20,749,119 +10,507,577
Harwich 11,875,958 11,320,078 -555,880
Holyhead 15,309,242 4,480,991 -10,828,251
Liverpool Docks 7,634,091 10,277,893 +2,643,802
Ayr Harbour 5,700,403 7,697,120 +1,996,717

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 107
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of food products 19
Food and beverage service activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 67
2026-03 67
2026-02 70
2026-01 69
2025-12 68

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 67
54m+ 39
15m-54m 24
0-1m 18
Other 7

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 35,665,627
United Arab Emirates 31,642,256
Netherlands 8,503,146
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,857,705
Qatar 5,630,227

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 19,692,021 15,973,606 -3,718,415
United Arab Emirates 8,640,492 23,001,764 +14,361,272
Netherlands 4,581,618 3,921,528 -660,090
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,017,196 5,840,509 +3,823,313
Qatar 2,563,733 3,066,494 +502,761
France 1,546,395 4,081,789 +2,535,394
Philippines 4,121,663 1,167,189 -2,954,474
Malaysia 2,136,962 1,286,463 -850,499
Bahrain 1,209,880 1,602,807 +392,927
Singapore 509,361 2,172,037 +1,662,676

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 12,764,453
Belgium 390,953
France 324,709
Ireland 317,635
Greece 279,971

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 5,339,417 7,425,036 +2,085,619
Belgium 197,669 193,284 -4,385
France 182,823 141,886 -40,937
Ireland 162,546 155,089 -7,457
Greece 104,549 175,422 +70,873
Germany 24,496 61,697 +37,201
Poland 4,863 2,870 -1,993
Netherlands 5,707 0 -5,707
Spain 1,464 494 -970
Finland 1,632 0 -1,632

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 55,019,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,677,915
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,811,387
Other 15,356,599

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 £
Air transport 16,182,282 38,836,990 +22,654,708
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,840,394 15,837,521 -4,002,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,672,369 6,139,018 -5,533,351
Other 6,532,867 8,823,732 +2,290,865

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 33,934,142
Manchester Airport 19,361,732
000 15,356,599
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,310,101
Liverpool Docks 10,168,706

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 Heathrow Airport 7,070,569 26,863,573 +19,793,004
Manchester Airport 8,163,729 11,198,003 +3,034,274
000 6,532,867 8,823,732 +2,290,865
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,478,390 7,831,711 +1,353,321
Liverpool Docks 7,178,550 2,990,156 -4,188,394
Holyhead 5,846,567 4,312,186 -1,534,381
London Gateway Port 4,633,476 4,018,703 -614,773
Felixstowe 4,554,323 158,777 -4,395,546
Belfast Port 345,295 1,551,946 +1,206,651
Southampton 1,330,508 196,641 -1,133,867

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0403

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

Description: Includes yogurt, buttermilk, curdled milk, kephir, and other fermented or acidified milk products. Can be concentrated, sweetened, flavored, or contain added fruits, nuts, or cocoa