Import/export HS code 040320: Yogurt

Plain or flavored yogurt made from 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 £
Greece 211,861,230
France 170,919,740
Belgium 160,393,985
Germany 81,673,202
Ireland 67,066,582

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 £
Greece 80,418,052 131,443,178 +51,025,126
France 102,715,879 68,203,861 -34,512,018
Belgium 82,324,558 78,069,427 -4,255,131
Germany 46,530,524 35,142,678 -11,387,846
Ireland 38,585,056 28,481,526 -10,103,530
Spain 17,673,098 9,574,115 -8,098,983
Poland 4,826,636 8,046,561 +3,219,925
Netherlands 5,293,046 3,519,146 -1,773,900
Austria 486,704 2,871,231 +2,384,527
Denmark 1,957,602 1,191,956 -765,646

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 299,551,762
Belgium 126,575,542
France 115,535,002
Germany 79,663,591
Ireland 46,049,784

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 130,200,518 169,351,244 +39,150,726
Belgium 66,688,372 59,887,170 -6,801,202
France 69,324,308 46,210,694 -23,113,614
Germany 45,230,205 34,433,386 -10,796,819
Ireland 28,091,186 17,958,598 -10,132,588
Spain 17,699,328 9,588,444 -8,110,884
Poland 4,821,567 8,195,464 +3,373,897
Austria 463,618 3,097,339 +2,633,721
Netherlands 1,592,356 1,488,719 -103,637
Luxembourg 1,585,073 1,416,486 -168,587

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Inner London - East 12
Inner London - West 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 17 17 +0
Outer London - West and North West 15 11 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Essex 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
West Midlands 2 3 +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) 671,350,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,785,315
Other 26,948,323
Road transport 918,572
Air transport 124,782

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) 348,142,434 323,207,960 -24,934,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,896,200 35,889,115 +12,992,915
Other 13,999,214 12,949,109 -1,050,105
Road transport 156,553 762,019 +605,466
Air transport 74,870 49,912 -24,958
Rail transport 10,994 13,897 +2,903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 286,557,513
Eurotunnel 158,458,391
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,679,675
Immingham Docks 36,476,847
000 26,948,323

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 130,207,814 156,349,699 +26,141,885
Eurotunnel 83,752,408 74,705,983 -9,046,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,547,137 56,132,538 -18,414,599
Immingham Docks 16,397,568 20,079,279 +3,681,711
000 13,999,214 12,949,109 -1,050,105
London 9,847,562 13,476,900 +3,629,338
Harwich 11,360,672 9,948,645 -1,412,027
Holyhead 14,605,422 4,175,336 -10,430,086
Liverpool Docks 7,746,136 8,024,199 +278,063
Ayr Harbour 5,913,390 6,341,417 +428,027

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 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 8
Manufacture of food products 8
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 51
2025-10 55
2025-09 52
2025-08 48

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 47
54m+ 25
15m-54m 17
0-1m 16
Other 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 £
United Arab Emirates 20,744,765
Ireland 19,101,522
Netherlands 6,040,374
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,020,096
Qatar 4,553,353

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 £
United Arab Emirates 4,820,485 15,924,280 +11,103,795
Ireland 12,758,509 6,343,013 -6,415,496
Netherlands 3,383,656 2,656,718 -726,938
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,890,091 3,130,005 +1,239,914
Qatar 2,424,096 2,129,257 -294,839
Bahrain 1,191,369 1,217,937 +26,568
Singapore 330,888 1,401,383 +1,070,495
Saudi Arabia 591,623 545,216 -46,407
Thailand 367,970 525,563 +157,593
Barbados 304,513 570,991 +266,478

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 686,354
Belgium 309,647
France 289,270
Ireland 257,329
Greece 164,011

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 246,483 439,871 +193,388
Belgium 168,506 141,141 -27,365
France 172,929 116,341 -56,588
Ireland 164,600 92,729 -71,871
Greece 94,441 69,570 -24,871
Germany 35,999 52,593 +16,594
Poland 5,399 2,706 -2,693
Netherlands 5,723 0 -5,723
Finland 2,125 0 -2,125
Spain 1,505 464 -1,041

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 40,158,727
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,763,644
Other 2,547,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 626,320

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 13,297,165 26,861,562 +13,564,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,745,614 8,018,030 -6,727,584
Other 1,396,030 1,151,546 -244,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 459,708 166,612 -293,096

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 22,875,684
Manchester Airport 16,451,155
Liverpool Docks 9,270,351
Holyhead 7,140,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,723,491

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 5,217,476 17,658,208 +12,440,732
Manchester Airport 7,583,822 8,867,333 +1,283,511
Liverpool Docks 7,174,417 2,095,934 -5,078,483
Holyhead 4,060,898 3,079,523 -981,375
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,279,436 2,444,055 -835,381
000 1,396,030 1,151,546 -244,484
London Gatwick Airport 275,998 231,793 -44,205
Eurotunnel 121,655 379,778 +258,123
London Gateway Port 313,467 81,647 -231,820
Birmingham Airport 219,869 102,989 -116,880

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040320

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

Description: Plain or flavored yogurt made from milk