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 149,262,618
Belgium 72,552,671
Italy 62,147,860
Slovenia 59,330,201
Spain 50,806,977

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 60,493,683 88,768,935 +28,275,252
Belgium 28,932,008 43,620,663 +14,688,655
Italy 28,466,650 33,681,210 +5,214,560
Slovenia 27,568,692 31,761,509 +4,192,817
Spain 21,646,568 29,160,409 +7,513,841
Netherlands 28,866,425 21,268,437 -7,597,988
Hungary 16,211,474 11,266,541 -4,944,933
Poland 13,171,827 13,550,705 +378,878
Portugal 6,191,424 6,519,523 +328,099
Ireland 3,938,336 6,683,243 +2,744,907

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 113,065,311
Belgium 84,486,999
Italy 66,572,970
Slovenia 66,282,284
Spain 52,108,107

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 47,213,297 65,852,014 +18,638,717
Belgium 33,133,669 51,353,330 +18,219,661
Italy 29,944,288 36,628,682 +6,684,394
Slovenia 31,677,418 34,604,866 +2,927,448
Spain 22,243,974 29,864,133 +7,620,159
Netherlands 25,258,349 21,704,512 -3,553,837
Hungary 15,846,533 11,779,141 -4,067,392
Poland 13,558,944 13,557,762 -1,182
Portugal 6,121,480 6,970,349 +848,869
France 4,870,960 6,754,704 +1,883,744

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 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9

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 11 13 +2
Outer London - West and North West 11 10 -1
Inner London - West 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Outer London - South 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2

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) 483,970,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,878,644
Other 14,641,386
Road transport 1,774,528
Air transport 140,817

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) 223,212,525 260,758,171 +37,545,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,659,269 56,219,375 +21,560,106
Other 6,452,867 8,188,519 +1,735,652
Road transport 297,761 1,476,767 +1,179,006
Air transport 80,145 60,672 -19,473

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,038,856
Dover 157,521,861
Eurotunnel 68,717,150
London 58,995,348
Immingham Docks 32,568,682

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 63,674,409 107,364,447 +43,690,038
Dover 79,970,369 77,551,492 -2,418,877
Eurotunnel 35,726,638 32,990,512 -2,736,126
London 30,514,080 28,481,268 -2,032,812
Immingham Docks 12,516,589 20,052,093 +7,535,504
Felixstowe 9,639,904 8,577,607 -1,062,297
000 6,452,867 8,188,519 +1,735,652
Thamesport 3,193,378 10,531,181 +7,337,803
ZLC 4,389,961 8,304,732 +3,914,771
Hull 5,167,350 4,386,105 -781,245

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 75
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of food products 24
Food and beverage service activities 18
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
2026-04 60
2026-03 47
2026-02 45
2026-01 41
2025-12 40

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 54
54m+ 36
0-1m 24
15m-54m 19
Other 11

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 67,170,639
Germany 21,365,908
France 12,163,526
Netherlands 10,055,644
Australia 9,252,424

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 31,449,161 35,721,478 +4,272,317
Germany 10,811,039 10,554,869 -256,170
France 6,234,131 5,929,395 -304,736
Netherlands 6,163,121 3,892,523 -2,270,598
Australia 4,705,369 4,547,055 -158,314
Italy 2,481,568 2,978,912 +497,344
Spain 1,549,772 3,082,018 +1,532,246
United Arab Emirates 1,804,533 2,068,741 +264,208
Saudi Arabia 2,217,458 1,617,215 -600,243
Sweden 1,653,978 985,721 -668,257

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 1,514,412
Belgium 349,945
Poland 221,686
Ireland 176,721
Netherlands 119,213

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 748,667 765,745 +17,078
Belgium 205,492 144,453 -61,039
Poland 87,860 133,826 +45,966
Ireland 7,695 169,026 +161,331
Netherlands 67,790 51,423 -16,367
Spain 45,605 71,691 +26,086
Italy 45,746 34,327 -11,419
Slovenia 30,349 43,773 +13,424
Denmark 41,711 25,091 -16,620
Portugal 33,314 4,263 -29,051

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) 134,752,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,468,153
Other 4,028,105
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) 65,814,456 68,937,757 +3,123,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,575,939 16,892,214 +1,316,275
Other 1,990,143 2,037,962 +47,819
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 57,419,951
London Gateway Port 23,595,866
Milford 23,524,058
Holyhead 20,635,274
Liverpool Docks 19,122,705

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 29,236,244 28,183,707 -1,052,537
London Gateway Port 11,760,779 11,835,087 +74,308
Milford 7,299,129 16,224,929 +8,925,800
Holyhead 6,025,692 14,609,582 +8,583,890
Liverpool Docks 16,175,011 2,947,694 -13,227,317
Dover 5,342,195 6,429,867 +1,087,672
Southampton 2,126,227 2,880,375 +754,148
000 1,990,143 2,037,962 +47,819
Felixstowe 1,279,500 1,519,273 +239,773
Immingham Docks 795,673 223,844 -571,829

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