Import/export HS code 040410: Whey and modified whey

Whey and modified whey, which may be concentrated or contain added sugar or sweeteners

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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 £
Ireland 77,541,216
Austria 31,237,824
Netherlands 22,214,489
Germany 12,654,047
Poland 7,497,013

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 £
Ireland 51,707,978 25,833,238 -25,874,740
Austria 15,114,798 16,123,026 +1,008,228
Netherlands 13,830,480 8,384,009 -5,446,471
Germany 6,833,045 5,821,002 -1,012,043
Poland 3,747,536 3,749,477 +1,941
France 1,501,065 1,434,320 -66,745
Denmark 514,656 467,802 -46,854
Norway 785,170 59,484 -725,686
Estonia 121,960 548,102 +426,142
Italy 445,947 66,318 -379,629

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 £
Ireland 67,135,916
Austria 31,237,824
Germany 11,497,828
Netherlands 10,764,080
Poland 10,717,961

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 £
Ireland 43,451,426 23,684,490 -19,766,936
Austria 15,114,798 16,123,026 +1,008,228
Germany 6,456,822 5,041,006 -1,415,816
Netherlands 6,705,252 4,058,828 -2,646,424
Poland 5,610,400 5,107,561 -502,839
France 729,726 793,779 +64,053
Denmark 427,852 445,866 +18,014
United States 736,234 123,829 -612,405
Lithuania 462,376 119,232 -343,144
Italy 441,075 111,956 -329,119

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Inner London - West 3

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
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
West of England 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 1 -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) 129,101,673
Other 21,020,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,105,548
Air transport 52,915
Road transport 18,415

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) 76,102,299 52,999,374 -23,102,925
Other 14,724,922 6,296,006 -8,428,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,603,108 3,502,440 -1,100,668
Air transport 43,922 8,993 -34,929
Road transport 18,415 0 -18,415

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 26,460,390
Immingham Docks 25,921,129
000 21,020,928
Heysham 18,777,726
Liverpool Docks 18,212,129

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 £
Holyhead 12,264,094 14,196,296 +1,932,202
Immingham Docks 9,006,278 16,914,851 +7,908,573
000 14,724,922 6,296,006 -8,428,916
Heysham 16,361,233 2,416,493 -13,944,740
Liverpool Docks 12,812,169 5,399,960 -7,412,209
Killingholme 9,794,623 1,865,672 -7,928,951
Eurotunnel 5,306,260 3,972,148 -1,334,112
Dover 5,312,082 3,794,430 -1,517,652
Felixstowe 1,795,761 998,978 -796,783
Milford 1,773,715 933,793 -839,922

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 13

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
54m+ 24
1m-15m 10
Other 3
0-1m 2
15m-54m 1

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 £
Denmark 78,474,366
Ireland 39,661,674
China 14,541,184
Netherlands 14,346,151
United States 12,615,482

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 £
Denmark 35,360,213 43,114,153 +7,753,940
Ireland 27,808,097 11,853,577 -15,954,520
China 7,539,993 7,001,191 -538,802
Netherlands 8,406,393 5,939,758 -2,466,635
United States 5,998,334 6,617,148 +618,814
France 5,716,307 6,788,073 +1,071,766
New Zealand 1,882,363 3,896,764 +2,014,401
Germany 3,922,338 1,788,785 -2,133,553
Australia 1,330,934 1,332,980 +2,046
Austria 1,245,291 1,386,304 +141,013

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 95,272,630
Ireland 4,462,459
Netherlands 2,203,063
Denmark 123,146
Belgium 254

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 49,847,565 45,425,065 -4,422,500
Ireland 4,462,459 0 -4,462,459
Netherlands 1,140,773 1,062,290 -78,483
Denmark 59,496 63,650 +4,154
Belgium 0 254 +254
Poland 117 0 -117

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 102,070,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,226,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,033,339
Air transport 12,542,893

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 £
Other 55,519,306 46,551,259 -8,968,047
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,732,281 24,494,075 -5,238,206
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,708,400 17,324,939 -3,383,461
Air transport 5,621,459 6,921,434 +1,299,975

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 102,070,565
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,142,768
Southampton 21,677,338
London Heathrow Airport 11,627,458
London Gateway Port 11,160,498

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 55,519,306 46,551,259 -8,968,047
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,076,676 15,066,092 -4,010,584
Southampton 11,161,606 10,515,732 -645,874
London Heathrow Airport 4,714,995 6,912,463 +2,197,468
London Gateway Port 6,619,912 4,540,586 -2,079,326
Eurotunnel 2,510,262 2,063,612 -446,650
Milford 2,449,439 1,684,740 -764,699
Felixstowe 2,666,109 865,489 -1,800,620
Fishguard 1,550,064 1,460,324 -89,740
Liverpool Docks 1,434,997 1,521,810 +86,813

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040410

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

Description: Whey and modified whey, which may be concentrated or contain added sugar or sweeteners