Import/export HS code 04051019: Various butter

Butter not in small packages

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 208,426,148
New Zealand 38,200,922
Netherlands 33,516,776
Belgium 13,268,925
France 11,401,942

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 121,062,519 87,363,629 -33,698,890
New Zealand 14,840,156 23,360,766 +8,520,610
Netherlands 14,361,368 19,155,408 +4,794,040
Belgium 7,519,763 5,749,162 -1,770,601
France 6,635,924 4,766,018 -1,869,906
Germany 349,040 537,679 +188,639
Denmark 364,863 338,068 -26,795
Poland 179,696 142,225 -37,471
Portugal 130,927 5,698 -125,229
Finland 117,447 0 -117,447

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 167,467,645
New Zealand 38,200,922
France 19,776,641
Netherlands 17,416,529
Belgium 7,189,856

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 98,861,985 68,605,660 -30,256,325
New Zealand 14,840,156 23,360,766 +8,520,610
France 10,267,612 9,509,029 -758,583
Netherlands 10,762,648 6,653,881 -4,108,767
Belgium 3,391,271 3,798,585 +407,314
Germany 857,422 3,083,283 +2,225,861
Portugal 1,245,601 5,698 -1,239,903
Denmark 364,647 437,544 +72,897
Finland 711,607 0 -711,607
Poland 180,705 209,739 +29,034

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 7
Outer London - West and North West 5
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cheshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +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) 153,135,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,173,882
Other 49,697,118
Air transport 21,293

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) 90,521,634 62,613,615 -27,908,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,114,236 53,059,646 +1,945,410
Other 23,947,024 25,750,094 +1,803,070
Air transport 15,973 5,320 -10,653

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 92,197,083
000 49,697,118
Liverpool Docks 36,719,430
Ayr Harbour 33,728,310
London Gateway Port 25,825,755

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 52,742,607 39,454,476 -13,288,131
000 23,947,024 25,750,094 +1,803,070
Liverpool Docks 27,207,117 9,512,313 -17,694,804
Ayr Harbour 16,529,394 17,198,916 +669,522
London Gateway Port 2,464,989 23,360,766 +20,895,777
Felixstowe 12,359,194 0 -12,359,194
Eurotunnel 6,689,938 5,146,171 -1,543,767
Dover 5,126,757 5,421,507 +294,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,931,560 3,883,552 -1,048,008
London 4,024,305 4,472,131 +447,826

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
26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of food products
4
Food and beverage service activities
3
Other personal service activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 16
2026-03 14
2026-02 14
2026-01 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
1m-15m 17
54m+ 16
15m-54m 8
0-1m 1
Other 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 £
Belgium 100,178,894
France 38,373,088
Ireland 30,290,851
Netherlands 16,026,967
Libya 9,652,261

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 £
Belgium 52,659,449 47,519,445 -5,140,004
France 15,524,519 22,848,569 +7,324,050
Ireland 18,250,265 12,040,586 -6,209,679
Netherlands 10,792,174 5,234,793 -5,557,381
Libya 3,016,257 6,636,004 +3,619,747
Morocco 3,065,166 3,747,199 +682,033
Egypt 1,859,902 4,306,132 +2,446,230
Poland 1,141,157 2,981,738 +1,840,581
Kuwait 0 3,563,432 +3,563,432
Germany 435,511 3,047,181 +2,611,670

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 186,058,495
Ireland 43,339
Belgium 75

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 94,781,632 91,276,863 -3,504,769
Ireland 11,752 31,587 +19,835
Belgium 75 0 -75

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 186,143,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,614,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,628,131
Road transport 652,179
Air transport 46,955

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 94,816,047 91,327,014 -3,489,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,980,697 22,633,358 +11,652,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,752,607 5,875,524 +122,917
Road transport 353,864 298,315 -55,549
Air transport 12,043 34,912 +22,869

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 186,143,061
Belfast Port 28,248,968
Dover 4,466,225
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,927,739
London Gateway Port 2,814,664

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 94,816,047 91,327,014 -3,489,033
Belfast Port 9,713,517 18,535,451 +8,821,934
Dover 1,701,729 2,764,496 +1,062,767
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,301,442 1,626,297 -675,145
London Gateway Port 552,828 2,261,836 +1,709,008
Liverpool Docks 858,491 1,067,832 +209,341
Eurotunnel 456,080 613,647 +157,567
Holyhead 498,668 550,383 +51,715
Southampton 41,904 763,076 +721,172
Immingham Docks 502,557 289,021 -213,536

Quick facts

HS code: 04051019

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

Description: Butter not in small packages