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 131,292,797
Germany 49,067,592
Poland 25,528,703
Ireland 16,833,653
Belgium 5,277,876

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 63,658,752 67,634,045 +3,975,293
Germany 25,437,120 23,630,472 -1,806,648
Poland 15,823,426 9,705,277 -6,118,149
Ireland 8,654,482 8,179,171 -475,311
Belgium 3,291,367 1,986,509 -1,304,858
Netherlands 2,367,531 2,102,640 -264,891
Romania 1,618,747 1,454,432 -164,315
Lithuania 827,958 846,738 +18,780
Greece 806,577 827,238 +20,661
Italy 720,928 776,913 +55,985

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 126,336,412
Germany 47,188,337
Poland 29,021,712
Netherlands 4,606,000
Belgium 3,987,791

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 62,195,069 64,141,343 +1,946,274
Germany 24,785,597 22,402,740 -2,382,857
Poland 16,888,848 12,132,864 -4,755,984
Netherlands 2,328,954 2,277,046 -51,908
Belgium 2,468,405 1,519,386 -949,019
Ireland 1,852,762 1,909,524 +56,762
Luxembourg 1,651,949 1,837,625 +185,676
Romania 1,670,735 1,454,432 -216,303
Greece 855,974 898,466 +42,492
Italy 789,286 776,367 -12,919

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 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
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 13 16 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +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) 225,211,081
Other 14,082,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,078,498
Air transport 16,106
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) 116,077,150 109,133,931 -6,943,219
Other 7,330,839 6,751,676 -579,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,654,012 3,424,486 +1,770,474
Air transport 6,071 10,035 +3,964
Road transport 0 6,158 +6,158
Rail transport 3,048 0 -3,048

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 140,746,829
Eurotunnel 47,040,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,250,472
000 14,082,515
Immingham Docks 2,987,357

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 69,872,987 70,873,842 +1,000,855
Eurotunnel 23,802,989 23,237,936 -565,053
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,504,643 10,745,829 -6,758,814
000 7,330,839 6,751,676 -579,163
Immingham Docks 1,324,322 1,663,035 +338,713
Felixstowe 1,045,603 965,664 -79,939
London 770,566 1,199,856 +429,290
Holyhead 808,978 830,074 +21,096
Milford 694,369 742,434 +48,065
Purfleet 615,982 527,026 -88,956

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
16
Manufacture of food products
13
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
2026-05 48
2026-04 45
2026-03 48
2026-02 45
2026-01 44

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+ 29
15m-54m 14
0-1m 7
Other 6

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 13,312,417
France 5,723,621
Philippines 4,950,549
United Arab Emirates 3,863,772
Malaysia 2,583,555

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 6,141,366 7,171,051 +1,029,685
France 1,711,165 4,012,456 +2,301,291
Philippines 4,049,091 901,458 -3,147,633
United Arab Emirates 2,421,250 1,442,522 -978,728
Malaysia 2,305,969 277,586 -2,028,383
Netherlands 790,044 435,253 -354,791
Egypt 913,385 175,393 -737,992
Thailand 712,396 250,626 -461,770
Barbados 792,516 0 -792,516
Saudi Arabia 159,160 595,888 +436,728

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 11,095,112
Ireland 67,591
France 23,636
Germany 22,416
Greece 22,369

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 4,621,330 6,473,782 +1,852,452
Ireland 29,046 38,545 +9,499
France 15,477 8,159 -7,318
Germany 14,930 7,486 -7,444
Greece 12,445 9,924 -2,521
Belgium 1,868 0 -1,868

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) 15,658,267
Other 11,484,740
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,900,701
Air transport 1,936,060

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) 11,647,426 4,010,841 -7,636,585
Other 4,748,008 6,736,732 +1,988,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,398,100 5,502,601 +1,104,501
Air transport 831,907 1,104,153 +272,246

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,484,740
London Gateway Port 8,276,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,597,767
Felixstowe 3,935,423
Belfast Port 1,897,241

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 4,748,008 6,736,732 +1,988,724
London Gateway Port 5,843,339 2,433,616 -3,409,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,964,874 4,632,893 +1,668,019
Felixstowe 3,828,667 106,756 -3,721,911
Belfast Port 598,713 1,298,528 +699,815
Holyhead 1,124,372 498,126 -626,246
Portsmouth 792,516 3,797 -788,719
Birmingham Airport 469,515 288,683 -180,832
Southampton 564,459 158,108 -406,351
London Heathrow Airport 64,082 521,736 +457,654

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