Import/export HS code 04051090: Various butter

Butter not listed elsewhere

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 2,874,818
Poland 521,321
Netherlands 379,978
France 139,396
Belgium 85,092

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 1,778,221 1,096,597 -681,624
Poland 273,969 247,352 -26,617
Netherlands 171,342 208,636 +37,294
France 67,292 72,104 +4,812
Belgium 31,661 53,431 +21,770
Denmark 47,762 0 -47,762
Germany 44,664 1,473 -43,191
Italy 11,545 25,634 +14,089
Luxembourg 25,332 0 -25,332
Greece 11,711 3,311 -8,400

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 1,888,265
Poland 521,321
Netherlands 254,364
Belgium 85,092
Germany 81,195

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 1,144,601 743,664 -400,937
Poland 273,969 247,352 -26,617
Netherlands 45,728 208,636 +162,908
Belgium 31,661 53,431 +21,770
Germany 79,722 1,473 -78,249
Greece 52,401 28,748 -23,653
France 10,457 44,993 +34,536
United Kingdom 52,286 0 -52,286
Denmark 47,762 0 -47,762
Italy 15,910 27,308 +11,398

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 5
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Essex 2

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 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -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) 3,039,867
Other 1,059,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,012
Air transport 5,825

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) 1,784,274 1,255,593 -528,681
Other 706,948 352,933 -354,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,151 111,861 +109,710
Air transport 2,267 3,558 +1,291

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,059,881
Holyhead 921,315
Liverpool Docks 562,134
Dover 443,925
Harwich 404,741

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 £
000 706,948 352,933 -354,015
Holyhead 479,839 441,476 -38,363
Liverpool Docks 259,946 302,188 +42,242
Dover 128,077 315,848 +187,771
Harwich 177,983 226,758 +48,775
Eurotunnel 206,164 20,381 -185,783
Milford 177,795 0 -177,795
Heysham 140,800 0 -140,800
Fishguard 135,080 0 -135,080
Portsmouth 10,609 44,993 +34,384

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of food products 3
Food and beverage service activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 6
2025-10 6
2025-09 8
2025-08 5

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 15
54m+ 8
15m-54m 5
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 £
Morocco 1,794,980
Ireland 1,389,399
France 821,902
United Arab Emirates 681,217
Lebanon 590,966

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 £
Morocco 1,285,810 509,170 -776,640
Ireland 948,088 441,311 -506,777
France 477,104 344,798 -132,306
United Arab Emirates 5,059 676,158 +671,099
Lebanon 0 590,966 +590,966
Qatar 146,119 408,256 +262,137
Gibraltar 190,887 90,033 -100,854
Netherlands 31,860 116,654 +84,794
India 0 129,336 +129,336
Spain 18,592 108,204 +89,612

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 33,493
Ireland 19,482
Belgium 756
Denmark 502
France 460

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 17,418 16,075 -1,343
Ireland 12,554 6,928 -5,626
Belgium 648 108 -540
Denmark 502 0 -502
France 460 0 -460
Italy 66 0 -66
Sweden 32 0 -32

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,639,038
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,444,264
Air transport 646,233
Other 70,755

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,730,725 1,908,313 +177,588
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,414,824 1,029,440 -385,384
Air transport 39,859 606,374 +566,515
Other 47,604 23,151 -24,453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,292,331
London Gateway Port 1,256,776
London 881,970
Milford 770,379
London Heathrow Airport 634,507

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 £
Liverpool Docks 775,967 516,364 -259,603
London Gateway Port 5,160 1,251,616 +1,246,456
London 791,937 90,033 -701,904
Milford 359,413 410,966 +51,553
London Heathrow Airport 34,153 600,354 +566,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,376 545,872 +540,496
Dover 477,104 0 -477,104
Holyhead 321,581 0 -321,581
Southampton 146,119 49,526 -96,593
Fishguard 128,283 0 -128,283

Quick facts

HS code: 04051090

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

Description: Butter not listed elsewhere