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 134,162,652
Germany 51,355,836
Poland 27,045,863
Ireland 17,041,167
Belgium 5,730,703

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 60,688,683 73,473,969 +12,785,286
Germany 26,511,287 24,844,549 -1,666,738
Poland 15,318,991 11,726,872 -3,592,119
Ireland 7,686,318 9,354,849 +1,668,531
Belgium 3,447,701 2,283,002 -1,164,699
Netherlands 2,410,949 2,254,770 -156,179
Romania 1,544,789 1,621,457 +76,668
Lithuania 809,053 936,331 +127,278
Greece 753,621 969,388 +215,767
Italy 639,674 897,480 +257,806

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 129,322,254
Germany 49,449,756
Poland 30,432,057
Netherlands 4,722,276
Belgium 4,357,962

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 59,350,248 69,972,006 +10,621,758
Germany 26,029,566 23,420,190 -2,609,376
Poland 16,289,961 14,142,096 -2,147,865
Netherlands 2,223,818 2,498,458 +274,640
Belgium 2,551,126 1,806,836 -744,290
Ireland 2,007,835 2,099,820 +91,985
Luxembourg 1,732,445 1,968,354 +235,909
Romania 1,623,678 1,621,457 -2,221
Greece 801,395 1,060,461 +259,066
Italy 674,266 930,700 +256,434

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 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Inner London - East 5

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 15 19 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -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) 233,166,251
Other 13,990,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,992,977
Air transport 26,420
Road transport 6,158

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) 113,580,379 119,585,872 +6,005,493
Other 6,186,236 7,804,066 +1,617,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,734,675 3,258,302 +1,523,627
Air transport 16,385 10,035 -6,350
Road transport 0 6,158 +6,158
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 143,826,401
Eurotunnel 49,047,267
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,631,821
000 13,990,302
Immingham Docks 2,923,948

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 65,609,435 78,216,966 +12,607,531
Eurotunnel 23,475,670 25,571,597 +2,095,927
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,588,579 11,043,242 -8,545,337
000 6,186,236 7,804,066 +1,617,830
Immingham Docks 1,360,376 1,563,572 +203,196
Felixstowe 1,109,016 1,000,039 -108,977
London 755,925 1,266,184 +510,259
Holyhead 881,328 880,808 -520
Milford 698,596 877,716 +179,120
Purfleet 563,412 544,356 -19,056

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 64
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of food products 14
Food and beverage service activities 5
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 44
2026-03 47
2026-02 45
2026-01 44
2025-12 42

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 37
54m+ 30
15m-54m 15
0-1m 7
Other 5

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 14,497,265
France 5,450,207
Philippines 5,286,113
United Arab Emirates 3,935,815
Malaysia 3,287,840

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 6,819,083 7,678,182 +859,099
France 1,505,414 3,944,793 +2,439,379
Philippines 4,118,924 1,167,189 -2,951,735
United Arab Emirates 2,025,135 1,910,680 -114,455
Malaysia 2,046,709 1,241,131 -805,578
Netherlands 864,460 451,555 -412,905
Egypt 811,487 373,429 -438,058
Thailand 819,604 250,626 -568,978
Saudi Arabia 298,001 628,069 +330,068
Barbados 760,398 129,404 -630,994

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 11,906,731
Ireland 67,391
France 25,240
Germany 24,750
Greece 21,509

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 5,041,263 6,865,468 +1,824,205
Ireland 24,959 42,432 +17,473
France 15,956 9,284 -6,672
Germany 15,618 9,132 -6,486
Greece 12,159 9,350 -2,809
Belgium 2,434 0 -2,434
Spain 421 0 -421

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) 17,191,523
Other 12,281,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,189,364
Air transport 2,086,071

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) 11,232,792 5,958,731 -5,274,061
Other 5,159,041 7,122,253 +1,963,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,563,555 5,625,809 +1,062,254
Air transport 898,663 1,187,408 +288,745

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,281,294
London Gateway Port 8,275,153
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,457,516
Felixstowe 4,666,495
Holyhead 1,982,074

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 5,159,041 7,122,253 +1,963,212
London Gateway Port 4,333,508 3,941,645 -391,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,820,129 4,637,387 +1,817,258
Felixstowe 4,508,665 157,830 -4,350,835
Holyhead 1,403,612 578,462 -825,150
Belfast Port 345,295 1,551,946 +1,206,651
Southampton 1,267,215 152,151 -1,115,064
Portsmouth 760,398 133,201 -627,197
Birmingham Airport 468,443 375,864 -92,579
London Heathrow Airport 133,324 506,429 +373,105

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