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 199,387,098
Netherlands 29,950,710
New Zealand 26,841,641
Belgium 12,644,605
France 10,780,851

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 117,895,290 81,491,808 -36,403,482
Netherlands 10,942,036 19,008,674 +8,066,638
New Zealand 10,967,033 15,874,608 +4,907,575
Belgium 6,853,451 5,791,154 -1,062,297
France 6,358,028 4,422,823 -1,935,205
Germany 811,986 418,023 -393,963
Poland 831,607 87,693 -743,914
Denmark 364,863 294,481 -70,382
Portugal 127,939 7,798 -120,141
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 163,992,075
New Zealand 26,841,641
Netherlands 18,589,173
France 17,952,427
Belgium 7,049,957

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 94,863,091 69,128,984 -25,734,107
New Zealand 10,967,033 15,874,608 +4,907,575
Netherlands 11,732,253 6,856,920 -4,875,333
France 8,422,189 9,530,238 +1,108,049
Belgium 4,361,610 2,688,347 -1,673,263
Germany 642,298 1,620,325 +978,027
Poland 1,438,434 155,207 -1,283,227
Portugal 1,569,536 7,798 -1,561,738
Finland 435,151 276,456 -158,695
Denmark 364,647 294,481 -70,166

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 - East 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 7 4 -3
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0
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) 156,148,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,244,413
Other 41,329,232
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) 93,010,745 63,138,102 -29,872,643
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,949,847 43,294,566 +1,344,719
Other 20,379,024 20,950,208 +571,184
Air transport 0 21,293 +21,293

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 93,608,353
000 41,329,232
Liverpool Docks 38,587,844
Ayr Harbour 29,836,543
Felixstowe 16,443,344

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 53,204,867 40,403,486 -12,801,381
000 20,379,024 20,950,208 +571,184
Liverpool Docks 29,232,549 9,355,295 -19,877,254
Ayr Harbour 12,715,456 17,121,087 +4,405,631
Felixstowe 10,513,218 5,930,126 -4,583,092
Eurotunnel 7,698,996 5,186,445 -2,512,551
London Gateway Port 453,815 9,928,509 +9,474,694
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,544,539 4,186,848 -357,691
Dover 4,825,279 3,552,352 -1,272,927
London 2,853,070 5,090,333 +2,237,263

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 7
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
2026-01 13
2025-11 18
2025-10 15
2025-09 17
2025-08 17

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+ 17
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 6
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 104,889,838
France 33,358,470
Ireland 31,009,415
Netherlands 19,697,535
Libya 7,088,396

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 50,568,161 54,321,677 +3,753,516
France 9,331,213 24,027,257 +14,696,044
Ireland 18,610,246 12,399,169 -6,211,077
Netherlands 13,312,785 6,384,750 -6,928,035
Libya 4,080,800 3,007,596 -1,073,204
Morocco 4,066,055 2,869,875 -1,196,180
Egypt 1,331,793 3,906,421 +2,574,628
Kuwait 1,536,597 1,601,750 +65,153
Poland 468,644 1,692,474 +1,223,830
Germany 534,745 1,215,876 +681,131

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 186,028,010
Ireland 31,571
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 89,013,636 97,014,374 +8,000,738
Ireland 3,196 28,375 +25,179
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 186,098,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,223,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,795,270
Road transport 652,179
Air transport 124,680

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 89,041,588 97,057,087 +8,015,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,286,771 14,936,422 -350,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,970,083 5,825,187 +1,855,104
Road transport 0 652,179 +652,179
Air transport 81,929 42,751 -39,178

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 186,098,675
Belfast Port 25,659,436
Dover 4,182,285
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,231,990
Liverpool Docks 1,954,979

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 89,041,588 97,057,087 +8,015,499
Belfast Port 11,719,655 13,939,781 +2,220,126
Dover 740,992 3,441,293 +2,700,301
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,207,014 1,024,976 -1,182,038
Liverpool Docks 1,215,738 739,241 -476,497
Immingham Docks 1,273,637 347,490 -926,147
London Gateway Port 1,088,902 402,221 -686,681
Holyhead 466,613 313,749 -152,864
Eurotunnel 277,043 377,455 +100,412
Felixstowe 107,250 510,599 +403,349

Quick facts

HS code: 04051019

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

Description: Butter not in small packages