Import/export HS code 21050091: Medium-fat ice cream

Ice cream with 3% to 7% milkfat, offering a creamy texture and rich flavor

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* 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 £
France 35,223,605
Poland 29,153,427
Germany 21,797,652
Italy 16,369,028
Spain 14,603,540

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 £
France 17,821,889 17,401,716 -420,173
Poland 14,875,302 14,278,125 -597,177
Germany 9,567,147 12,230,505 +2,663,358
Italy 7,614,312 8,754,716 +1,140,404
Spain 6,737,140 7,866,400 +1,129,260
Luxembourg 6,700,987 7,765,844 +1,064,857
Ireland 4,409,317 3,241,718 -1,167,599
Belgium 2,584,757 748,265 -1,836,492
Hungary 691,842 2,082,924 +1,391,082
Netherlands 1,473,235 966,337 -506,898

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 £
France 34,599,238
Poland 24,205,641
Germany 23,066,979
Italy 18,832,253
Spain 14,569,434

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 £
France 17,483,401 17,115,837 -367,564
Poland 12,884,108 11,321,533 -1,562,575
Germany 10,701,426 12,365,553 +1,664,127
Italy 8,355,061 10,477,192 +2,122,131
Spain 6,703,034 7,866,400 +1,163,366
Netherlands 1,600,890 2,366,076 +765,186
Hungary 691,842 2,110,982 +1,419,140
Belgium 2,331,875 425,207 -1,906,668
Slovenia 530,867 1,169,488 +638,621
Lithuania 517,599 258,400 -259,199

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Outer London - East and North East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 4

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 6 +3
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 1 3 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 121,804,559
Other 22,894,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,231,161
Road transport 180,661
Rail transport 53,082

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) 59,233,162 62,571,397 +3,338,235
Other 11,464,788 11,430,081 -34,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,920,658 3,310,503 +389,845
Road transport 118,163 62,498 -55,665
Rail transport 53,082 0 -53,082
Air transport 0 1,747 +1,747

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 54,097,839
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,055,211
000 22,894,869
Eurotunnel 18,470,484
London 12,490,338

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 29,799,398 24,298,441 -5,500,957
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,576,223 22,478,988 +9,902,765
000 11,464,788 11,430,081 -34,707
Eurotunnel 9,700,214 8,770,270 -929,944
London 5,815,847 6,674,491 +858,644
Thamesport 2,073,880 1,463,640 -610,240
Immingham Docks 381,037 1,055,193 +674,156
Felixstowe 734,046 417,198 -316,848
Portsmouth 599,326 219,174 -380,152
Hull 73,347 211,876 +138,529

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
32
Manufacture of food products
13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Food and beverage service activities
7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 22
2026-03 18
2026-02 17
2026-01 18

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 21
54m+ 19
0-1m 9
15m-54m 7
Other 2

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 £
Germany 13,250,389
Ireland 12,375,403
France 6,202,092
Australia 5,598,718
Italy 5,264,064

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 £
Germany 6,967,169 6,283,220 -683,949
Ireland 6,431,374 5,944,029 -487,345
France 3,082,469 3,119,623 +37,154
Australia 2,996,564 2,602,154 -394,410
Italy 2,601,920 2,662,144 +60,224
Netherlands 1,090,473 2,267,378 +1,176,905
Sweden 1,553,727 1,429,734 -123,993
Switzerland 851,578 882,298 +30,720
Belgium 571,857 514,229 -57,628
United Arab Emirates 582,241 236,769 -345,472

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 4,078,177
Ireland 3,698,252
Luxembourg 414,947
Sweden 207,769
France 158,863

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 2,044,498 2,033,679 -10,819
Ireland 1,998,019 1,700,233 -297,786
Luxembourg 180,422 234,525 +54,103
Sweden 207,769 0 -207,769
France 101,216 57,647 -43,569
Spain 33,917 78,956 +45,039
Belgium 95,754 16,097 -79,657
Poland 29,597 47,845 +18,248
Italy 46,517 712 -45,805
Germany 13,519 9,955 -3,564

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) 38,194,441
Other 10,472,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,808,588
Air transport 5,290

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) 18,831,961 19,362,480 +530,519
Other 5,489,594 4,983,225 -506,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,447,815 4,360,773 -87,042
Air transport 5,290 0 -5,290

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 21,736,179
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,427,316
000 10,472,819
London Gateway Port 7,767,701
Milford 3,178,738

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 10,624,271 11,111,908 +487,637
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,354,332 6,072,984 +718,652
000 5,489,594 4,983,225 -506,369
London Gateway Port 4,107,023 3,660,678 -446,345
Milford 1,715,146 1,463,592 -251,554
Holyhead 310,832 592,294 +281,462
Liverpool Docks 738,680 140,866 -597,814
Felixstowe 241,102 348,003 +106,901
Southampton 81,020 183,521 +102,501
Jersey 60,477 68,481 +8,004

Quick facts

HS code: 21050091

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

Description: Ice cream with 3% to 7% milkfat, offering a creamy texture and rich flavor