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 216,013,816
New Zealand 39,309,712
Netherlands 33,772,043
Belgium 13,735,457
France 11,694,149

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 118,366,692 97,647,124 -20,719,568
New Zealand 15,830,024 23,479,688 +7,649,664
Netherlands 12,208,945 21,563,098 +9,354,153
Belgium 7,837,480 5,897,977 -1,939,503
France 6,503,982 5,190,167 -1,313,815
Germany 343,280 543,439 +200,159
Poland 549,998 137,129 -412,869
Denmark 268,199 414,441 +146,242
Portugal 130,757 7,613 -123,144
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 174,995,389
New Zealand 39,309,712
France 20,183,238
Netherlands 18,554,448
Belgium 6,984,363

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 97,236,212 77,759,177 -19,477,035
New Zealand 15,830,024 23,479,688 +7,649,664
France 9,609,346 10,573,892 +964,546
Netherlands 11,664,258 6,890,190 -4,774,068
Belgium 3,424,489 3,559,874 +135,385
Germany 554,942 3,255,454 +2,700,512
Portugal 1,572,354 7,613 -1,564,741
Poland 1,097,360 204,643 -892,717
Denmark 267,983 513,917 +245,934
Finland 711,607 0 -711,607

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 8
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 7 5 -2
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
Essex 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 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) 162,414,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,962,998
Other 48,714,734
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) 91,746,278 70,667,964 -21,078,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,368,955 55,594,043 +5,225,088
Other 20,091,363 28,623,371 +8,532,008
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 98,170,623
000 48,714,734
Liverpool Docks 39,257,247
Ayr Harbour 33,924,999
London Gateway Port 24,931,582

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 52,666,746 45,503,877 -7,162,869
000 20,091,363 28,623,371 +8,532,008
Liverpool Docks 28,479,405 10,777,842 -17,701,563
Ayr Harbour 15,169,407 18,755,592 +3,586,185
London Gateway Port 2,648,024 22,283,558 +19,635,534
Felixstowe 13,166,027 1,196,130 -11,969,897
Eurotunnel 7,751,442 5,441,243 -2,310,199
Dover 4,628,397 5,665,593 +1,037,196
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,825,070 4,289,073 -535,997
London 3,760,300 4,744,386 +984,086

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 8
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
2026-04 16
2026-03 14
2026-02 14
2026-01 13
2025-12 20

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+ 17
15m-54m 7
0-1m 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 112,053,673
France 37,296,046
Ireland 32,137,012
Netherlands 19,827,124
Morocco 7,368,713

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 54,282,857 57,770,816 +3,487,959
France 12,374,178 24,921,868 +12,547,690
Ireland 19,007,299 13,129,713 -5,877,586
Netherlands 12,573,711 7,253,413 -5,320,298
Morocco 2,844,896 4,523,817 +1,678,921
Libya 3,016,257 4,263,442 +1,247,185
Egypt 1,322,234 4,460,324 +3,138,090
Kuwait 1,536,597 2,919,638 +1,383,041
Poland 876,594 3,163,321 +2,286,727
Germany 580,291 2,648,282 +2,067,991

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 201,012,807
Ireland 38,046
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 96,210,904 104,801,903 +8,590,999
Ireland 6,096 31,950 +25,854
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 201,092,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,156,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,776,975
Road transport 652,179
Air transport 122,846

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 96,238,980 104,853,702 +8,614,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,044,911 21,111,750 +9,066,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,059,399 7,717,576 +3,658,177
Road transport 162,614 489,565 +326,951
Air transport 85,936 36,910 -49,026

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 201,092,682
Belfast Port 27,323,947
Dover 4,479,360
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,179,204
London Gateway Port 2,507,216

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 96,238,980 104,853,702 +8,614,722
Belfast Port 9,534,493 17,789,454 +8,254,961
Dover 676,499 3,802,861 +3,126,362
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,200,866 1,978,338 -222,528
London Gateway Port 818,989 1,688,227 +869,238
Liverpool Docks 960,889 1,223,032 +262,143
Immingham Docks 1,032,217 419,547 -612,670
Holyhead 498,668 550,383 +51,715
Eurotunnel 277,043 652,729 +375,686
Southampton 48,263 615,677 +567,414

Quick facts

HS code: 04051019

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

Description: Butter not in small packages