Import/export HS code 21050010: Low-fat ice cream

Ice cream with little or no milkfat, perfect for those looking for lighter dessert options

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 £
Germany 133,550,307
Belgium 66,208,545
Italy 55,922,179
Slovenia 49,634,934
Netherlands 48,883,191

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 £
Germany 61,427,219 72,123,088 +10,695,869
Belgium 28,069,313 38,139,232 +10,069,919
Italy 30,146,300 25,775,879 -4,370,421
Slovenia 25,865,118 23,769,816 -2,095,302
Netherlands 29,385,780 19,497,411 -9,888,369
Spain 20,602,493 27,518,762 +6,916,269
Hungary 14,235,465 11,262,502 -2,972,963
Poland 12,834,764 9,615,982 -3,218,782
Portugal 6,213,247 6,361,438 +148,191
Greece 5,145,068 4,805,357 -339,711

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 £
Germany 103,552,563
Belgium 77,451,982
Italy 59,144,792
Slovenia 56,193,381
Spain 49,240,336

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 £
Germany 48,050,145 55,502,418 +7,452,273
Belgium 32,765,525 44,686,457 +11,920,932
Italy 31,176,441 27,968,351 -3,208,090
Slovenia 29,661,859 26,531,522 -3,130,337
Spain 21,184,567 28,055,769 +6,871,202
Netherlands 26,018,123 18,397,038 -7,621,085
Hungary 14,219,092 11,212,941 -3,006,151
Poland 13,227,043 9,831,846 -3,395,197
Portugal 6,156,415 6,236,447 +80,032
France 5,078,160 5,188,494 +110,334

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - East 10

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 - West and North West 11 11 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
Inner London - West 12 9 -3
Outer London - East and North East 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Outer London - South 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 7 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 2 -4
West Yorkshire 3 4 +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) 439,816,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,793,988
Other 12,806,115
Road transport 1,282,745
Air transport 139,056

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) 223,342,091 216,474,708 -6,867,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,461,984 46,332,004 +13,870,020
Other 5,755,843 7,050,272 +1,294,429
Road transport 180,538 1,102,207 +921,669
Air transport 58,236 80,820 +22,584

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 144,401,870
Dover 144,288,223
Eurotunnel 69,444,749
London 53,624,763
Immingham Docks 27,967,111

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,525,187 86,876,683 +29,351,496
Dover 84,054,439 60,233,784 -23,820,655
Eurotunnel 37,321,662 32,123,087 -5,198,575
London 30,055,829 23,568,934 -6,486,895
Immingham Docks 12,062,889 15,904,222 +3,841,333
Felixstowe 11,700,459 7,118,666 -4,581,793
000 5,755,843 7,050,272 +1,294,429
Thamesport 538,435 10,817,989 +10,279,554
ZLC 4,267,976 6,323,654 +2,055,678
Hull 5,545,579 4,424,196 -1,121,383

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of food products 24
Food and beverage service activities 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 45
2025-10 48
2025-09 42
2025-08 51

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 51
54m+ 38
0-1m 25
15m-54m 19
Other 8

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 £
Ireland 61,994,953
Germany 19,772,349
France 11,648,603
Netherlands 9,579,396
Australia 8,112,054

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 £
Ireland 29,387,334 32,607,619 +3,220,285
Germany 11,835,550 7,936,799 -3,898,751
France 6,283,587 5,365,016 -918,571
Netherlands 6,469,769 3,109,627 -3,360,142
Australia 4,009,923 4,102,131 +92,208
Italy 2,406,349 2,896,478 +490,129
Spain 1,559,082 2,490,110 +931,028
Saudi Arabia 2,579,923 1,238,217 -1,341,706
United Arab Emirates 1,872,299 1,505,432 -366,867
Mexico 1,326,246 1,151,218 -175,028

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 1,470,039
Belgium 369,795
Poland 188,847
Netherlands 115,304
Ireland 105,443

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 790,752 679,287 -111,465
Belgium 191,847 177,948 -13,899
Poland 86,633 102,214 +15,581
Netherlands 58,189 57,115 -1,074
Ireland 1,676 103,767 +102,091
Spain 45,703 37,179 -8,524
Italy 43,356 34,697 -8,659
Denmark 37,588 23,058 -14,530
Slovenia 27,622 32,327 +4,705
Portugal 33,194 6,060 -27,134

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,136,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,091,677
Other 3,776,547
Air transport 119,665

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,969,493 60,167,194 -4,802,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,899,258 14,192,419 -1,706,839
Other 1,955,912 1,820,635 -135,277
Air transport 87,208 32,457 -54,751

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 53,813,888
Liverpool Docks 22,599,910
London Gateway Port 20,806,912
Milford 19,796,401
Holyhead 15,915,217

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,512,394 23,301,494 -7,210,900
Liverpool Docks 18,903,579 3,696,331 -15,207,248
London Gateway Port 11,597,234 9,209,678 -2,387,556
Milford 3,752,307 16,044,094 +12,291,787
Holyhead 4,837,087 11,078,130 +6,241,043
Dover 5,304,463 5,231,678 -72,785
Southampton 2,328,983 2,828,836 +499,853
000 1,955,912 1,820,635 -135,277
Felixstowe 1,470,825 1,768,385 +297,560
Immingham Docks 831,680 274,843 -556,837

Quick facts

HS code: 21050010

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

Description: Ice cream with little or no milkfat, perfect for those looking for lighter dessert options