Import/export HS code 040390: Various fermented milk products

Includes fermented or acidified milk products not classified as yogurt

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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 118,634,471
Germany 50,140,173
Poland 26,822,122
Ireland 14,719,661
Belgium 5,887,576

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 56,796,201 61,838,270 +5,042,069
Germany 29,422,102 20,718,071 -8,704,031
Poland 15,103,678 11,718,444 -3,385,234
Ireland 7,204,711 7,514,950 +310,239
Belgium 3,590,856 2,296,720 -1,294,136
Netherlands 2,216,232 2,008,015 -208,217
Romania 1,576,166 1,311,043 -265,123
Lithuania 837,439 767,601 -69,838
Greece 674,087 865,246 +191,159
Italy 646,870 593,116 -53,754

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 114,883,881
Germany 48,517,941
Poland 29,447,762
Belgium 4,638,901
Netherlands 4,274,805

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 55,360,243 59,523,638 +4,163,395
Germany 28,938,384 19,579,557 -9,358,827
Poland 16,069,557 13,378,205 -2,691,352
Belgium 2,804,081 1,834,820 -969,261
Netherlands 2,075,838 2,198,967 +123,129
Ireland 1,934,164 1,587,161 -347,003
Luxembourg 1,742,297 1,654,051 -88,246
Romania 1,669,302 1,304,871 -364,431
Greece 721,861 919,534 +197,673
Italy 667,372 640,426 -26,946

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 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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 13 16 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 5 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 2 -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) 215,216,762
Other 12,181,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,817,159
Air transport 28,387
Rail transport 3,048

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) 112,201,060 103,015,702 -9,185,358
Other 5,780,759 6,400,681 +619,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,611,129 2,206,030 +594,901
Air transport 14,820 13,567 -1,253
Rail transport 0 3,048 +3,048

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 120,106,749
Eurotunnel 43,400,079
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,105,666
000 12,181,440
Immingham Docks 2,469,369

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 53,155,605 66,951,144 +13,795,539
Eurotunnel 20,862,141 22,537,938 +1,675,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,674,639 9,431,027 -24,243,612
000 5,780,759 6,400,681 +619,922
Immingham Docks 1,261,895 1,207,474 -54,421
Felixstowe 1,018,486 857,294 -161,192
London 610,932 922,080 +311,148
Holyhead 874,880 604,560 -270,320
Milford 581,623 839,781 +258,158
Purfleet 543,130 423,919 -119,211

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 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of food products 12
Food and beverage service activities 5
Accommodation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 43
2025-10 43
2025-09 43
2025-08 38

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 34
54m+ 31
15m-54m 15
0-1m 5
Other 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 £
Ireland 13,351,028
Philippines 5,897,484
France 3,961,920
Malaysia 3,924,643
United Arab Emirates 3,547,118

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 7,390,102 5,960,926 -1,429,176
Philippines 4,265,477 1,632,007 -2,633,470
France 1,301,444 2,660,476 +1,359,032
Malaysia 1,777,192 2,147,451 +370,259
United Arab Emirates 1,575,895 1,971,223 +395,328
Netherlands 786,933 514,232 -272,701
Egypt 811,487 373,429 -438,058
Thailand 902,379 236,617 -665,762
Saudi Arabia 653,588 387,625 -265,963
Barbados 408,201 481,601 +73,400

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 11,047,667
Ireland 54,543
France 26,314
Germany 25,643
Greece 20,901

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 5,627,850 5,419,817 -208,033
Ireland 22,601 31,942 +9,341
France 16,555 9,759 -6,796
Germany 16,170 9,473 -6,697
Greece 12,006 8,895 -3,111
Belgium 2,759 0 -2,759
Spain 969 0 -969

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) 18,160,801
Other 11,301,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,415,512
Air transport 1,859,939

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) 10,735,243 7,425,558 -3,309,685
Other 5,741,717 5,560,271 -181,446
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,288,583 4,126,929 -161,654
Air transport 911,821 948,118 +36,297

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,301,988
London Gateway Port 7,766,007
Felixstowe 6,062,663
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,837,826
Southampton 2,022,466

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 5,741,717 5,560,271 -181,446
London Gateway Port 2,453,793 5,312,214 +2,858,421
Felixstowe 5,764,397 298,266 -5,466,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,533,965 3,303,861 +769,896
Southampton 1,852,515 169,951 -1,682,564
Holyhead 1,401,301 486,425 -914,876
Belfast Port 235,494 1,134,882 +899,388
Portsmouth 408,201 485,398 +77,197
Birmingham Airport 449,958 395,892 -54,066
Manchester Airport 222,923 284,763 +61,840

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040390

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

Description: Includes fermented or acidified milk products not classified as yogurt