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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 78,897,977
Austria 38,119,471
Netherlands 24,896,222
Germany 14,192,029
Poland 8,205,037

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 49,471,408 29,426,569 -20,044,839
Austria 16,766,939 21,352,532 +4,585,593
Netherlands 13,625,685 11,270,537 -2,355,148
Germany 6,865,105 7,326,924 +461,819
Poland 4,119,325 4,085,712 -33,613
France 1,776,236 1,387,182 -389,054
Denmark 456,921 566,612 +109,691
Estonia 128,694 782,215 +653,521
Norway 732,002 0 -732,002
Italy 282,866 69,580 -213,286

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 68,634,222
Austria 38,119,471
Germany 12,455,600
Poland 11,759,614
Netherlands 11,579,123

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 42,253,538 26,380,684 -15,872,854
Austria 16,766,939 21,352,532 +4,585,593
Germany 6,196,243 6,259,357 +63,114
Poland 6,112,435 5,647,179 -465,256
Netherlands 6,890,079 4,689,044 -2,201,035
France 926,535 660,804 -265,731
United States 619,329 344,994 -274,335
Denmark 399,374 524,791 +125,417
Estonia 128,694 677,627 +548,933
Lithuania 462,376 119,232 -343,144

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Cheshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
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
Outer London - South 0 2 +2
West of England 0 2 +2

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) 140,272,674
Other 22,736,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,612,972
Air transport 51,335

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) 76,562,860 63,709,814 -12,853,046
Other 13,627,338 9,109,631 -4,517,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,859,049 3,753,923 -1,105,126
Air transport 46,219 5,116 -41,103

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 33,136,889
Holyhead 29,640,336
000 22,736,969
Liverpool Docks 18,456,547
Heysham 16,927,819

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 £
Immingham Docks 10,776,987 22,359,902 +11,582,915
Holyhead 13,138,432 16,501,904 +3,363,472
000 13,627,338 9,109,631 -4,517,707
Liverpool Docks 12,994,479 5,462,068 -7,532,411
Heysham 14,250,482 2,677,337 -11,573,145
Eurotunnel 4,858,020 6,663,213 +1,805,193
Killingholme 10,882,073 0 -10,882,073
Dover 5,012,153 4,306,102 -706,051
Felixstowe 1,612,109 1,333,717 -278,392
London 1,540,884 1,361,840 -179,044

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 13
2026-02 15
2026-01 11
2025-12 18

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+ 25
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 3
Other 3
0-1m 2

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 93,953,740
Ireland 38,612,295
Netherlands 18,275,336
France 14,693,202
United States 14,336,632

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 40,102,257 53,851,483 +13,749,226
Ireland 28,491,903 10,120,392 -18,371,511
Netherlands 7,576,466 10,698,870 +3,122,404
France 6,398,955 8,294,247 +1,895,292
United States 6,875,900 7,460,732 +584,832
China 8,226,023 5,819,732 -2,406,291
New Zealand 3,314,730 2,464,397 -850,333
Germany 3,754,525 1,839,852 -1,914,673
Austria 1,535,462 1,571,672 +36,210
South Africa 1,989,478 1,082,730 -906,748

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 106,903,339
Ireland 4,452,061
Netherlands 3,011,651
Denmark 159,609
Belgium 688

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 54,656,373 52,246,966 -2,409,407
Ireland 4,452,061 0 -4,452,061
Netherlands 1,351,152 1,660,499 +309,347
Denmark 70,563 89,046 +18,483
Belgium 50 638 +588
Poland 86 0 -86

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 114,534,615
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,050,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,070,320
Air transport 14,470,660

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 60,537,466 53,997,149 -6,540,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,359,025 31,691,945 +1,332,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,665,421 16,404,899 -6,260,522
Air transport 6,769,287 7,701,373 +932,086

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 114,534,615
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,798,338
Southampton 21,037,557
London Heathrow Airport 13,553,707
London Gateway Port 11,795,643

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 60,537,466 53,997,149 -6,540,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,134,343 16,663,995 -3,470,348
Southampton 11,935,459 9,102,098 -2,833,361
London Heathrow Airport 5,859,411 7,694,296 +1,834,885
London Gateway Port 7,606,406 4,189,237 -3,417,169
Eurotunnel 1,716,464 4,279,998 +2,563,534
Milford 2,526,150 2,248,488 -277,662
Felixstowe 2,953,908 962,528 -1,991,380
Immingham Docks 223,101 3,592,663 +3,369,562
Liverpool Docks 1,587,571 1,461,427 -126,144

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