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 32,547,402
Poland 25,270,348
Germany 18,426,087
Italy 14,855,777
Luxembourg 13,885,311

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 16,742,275 15,805,127 -937,148
Poland 14,396,745 10,873,603 -3,523,142
Germany 8,513,617 9,912,470 +1,398,853
Italy 7,320,271 7,535,506 +215,235
Luxembourg 5,942,799 7,942,512 +1,999,713
Spain 6,108,593 7,244,360 +1,135,767
Ireland 4,563,251 3,267,526 -1,295,725
Belgium 3,076,568 1,429,397 -1,647,171
Netherlands 2,036,502 780,185 -1,256,317
Hungary 1,039,562 588,672 -450,890

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 32,094,931
Poland 22,613,063
Germany 19,402,175
Italy 16,232,541
Spain 13,318,847

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 16,672,822 15,422,109 -1,250,713
Poland 13,925,499 8,687,564 -5,237,935
Germany 8,635,120 10,767,055 +2,131,935
Italy 7,889,484 8,343,057 +453,573
Spain 6,074,487 7,244,360 +1,169,873
Belgium 2,841,182 1,167,678 -1,673,504
Netherlands 1,570,564 1,634,026 +63,462
Hungary 1,039,562 591,690 -447,872
Slovenia 610,250 415,323 -194,927
Lithuania 434,821 456,857 +22,036

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 4
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 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 1 2 +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) 111,380,634
Other 22,249,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,987,460
Road transport 174,489
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) 58,609,093 52,771,541 -5,837,552
Other 10,650,414 11,599,362 +948,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,622,916 2,364,544 +741,628
Road transport 118,557 55,932 -62,625
Rail transport 53,082 0 -53,082
Air transport 10,503 0 -10,503

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 54,004,177
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,123,105
000 22,249,776
Eurotunnel 18,516,862
London 11,584,596

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 33,020,962 20,983,215 -12,037,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,893,543 16,229,562 +8,336,019
000 10,650,414 11,599,362 +948,948
Eurotunnel 9,076,917 9,439,945 +363,028
London 6,556,423 5,028,173 -1,528,250
Thamesport 606,993 2,200,342 +1,593,349
Felixstowe 1,017,270 349,823 -667,447
Portsmouth 583,375 401,505 -181,870
Immingham Docks 717,679 125,364 -592,315
Liverpool Docks 329,365 24,220 -305,145

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 31
Manufacture of food products 13
Food and beverage service activities 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
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
2026-01 18
2025-11 17
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 21

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 18
54m+ 17
0-1m 10
15m-54m 8
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 13,590,797
Ireland 11,662,012
France 6,235,329
Italy 4,927,289
Australia 4,517,521

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 7,403,285 6,187,512 -1,215,773
Ireland 5,716,563 5,945,449 +228,886
France 2,941,819 3,293,510 +351,691
Italy 2,653,832 2,273,457 -380,375
Australia 2,331,704 2,185,817 -145,887
Netherlands 1,568,074 1,611,607 +43,533
Sweden 1,376,704 1,506,866 +130,162
Switzerland 796,165 586,580 -209,585
Belgium 1,030,203 208,908 -821,295
United Arab Emirates 570,318 282,150 -288,168

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 4,100,031
Ireland 3,460,391
Luxembourg 401,596
France 262,583
Sweden 207,769

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 2,110,385 1,989,646 -120,739
Ireland 1,898,671 1,561,720 -336,951
Luxembourg 45,050 356,546 +311,496
France 184,229 78,354 -105,875
Sweden 207,769 0 -207,769
Belgium 97,729 22,833 -74,896
Poland 22,017 43,799 +21,782
Spain 26,940 21,791 -5,149
Italy 47,014 50 -46,964
Germany 12,898 9,844 -3,054

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) 37,588,272
Other 10,061,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,551,740
Air transport 38,548

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) 19,516,950 18,071,322 -1,445,628
Other 5,221,712 4,840,035 -381,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,044,844 3,506,896 -537,948
Air transport 38,548 0 -38,548

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 21,027,806
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,756,340
000 10,061,747
London Gateway Port 6,603,286
Milford 2,548,604

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 12,494,120 8,533,686 -3,960,434
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,622,166 7,134,174 +2,512,008
000 5,221,712 4,840,035 -381,677
London Gateway Port 3,630,515 2,972,771 -657,744
Milford 607,656 1,940,948 +1,333,292
Liverpool Docks 1,472,499 96,053 -1,376,446
Holyhead 225,969 373,159 +147,190
Felixstowe 347,828 237,515 -110,313
Southampton 89,302 163,281 +73,979
Jersey 15,445 87,004 +71,559

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