Import/export HS code 21050099: High-fat ice cream

Ice cream with 7% or more milkfat, known for its rich, indulgent taste and smooth texture

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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 83,405,343
Netherlands 72,995,228
Poland 20,541,892
Germany 20,188,683
Ireland 19,825,760

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 39,672,023 43,733,320 +4,061,297
Netherlands 40,733,205 32,262,023 -8,471,182
Poland 10,847,366 9,694,526 -1,152,840
Germany 9,484,146 10,704,537 +1,220,391
Ireland 8,699,656 11,126,104 +2,426,448
Italy 1,900,053 4,158,463 +2,258,410
Spain 2,155,692 2,281,206 +125,514
Belgium 2,083,582 1,432,866 -650,716
Slovenia 1,232,851 1,552,448 +319,597
Lithuania 1,391,352 1,200,055 -191,297

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 83,332,676
Netherlands 82,314,505
Poland 20,615,874
Germany 7,691,085
Italy 6,052,766

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 39,623,269 43,709,407 +4,086,138
Netherlands 44,661,746 37,652,759 -7,008,987
Poland 10,867,676 9,748,198 -1,119,478
Germany 4,201,249 3,489,836 -711,413
Italy 1,815,160 4,237,606 +2,422,446
Ireland 2,859,387 2,620,170 -239,217
Slovenia 1,537,977 2,579,666 +1,041,689
Spain 2,105,945 1,906,369 -199,576
Lithuania 1,242,172 1,141,339 -100,833
Belgium 1,135,115 625,211 -509,904

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Inner London - East 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Outer London - East and North East 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 3 3 +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) 219,535,895
Other 18,297,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,592,629
Air transport 44,423
Rail transport 1,347

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) 111,438,600 108,097,295 -3,341,305
Other 7,968,752 10,328,669 +2,359,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,613,928 1,978,701 +364,773
Air transport 20,387 24,036 +3,649
Rail transport 0 1,347 +1,347

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,474,852
Dover 69,070,515
Eurotunnel 60,685,644
000 18,297,421
Holyhead 4,040,981

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 33,521,337 46,953,515 +13,432,178
Dover 33,318,127 35,752,388 +2,434,261
Eurotunnel 38,039,276 22,646,368 -15,392,908
000 7,968,752 10,328,669 +2,359,917
Holyhead 2,495,408 1,545,573 -949,835
Harwich 1,271,407 443,797 -827,610
London 1,599,619 69,129 -1,530,490
Liverpool Docks 347,904 1,235,326 +887,422
Southampton 623,765 635,826 +12,061
Felixstowe 403,103 364,590 -38,513

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
38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Food and beverage service activities
16
Manufacture of food products
16
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
2026-05 48
2026-04 48
2026-03 42
2026-02 31
2026-01 30

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
0-1m 35
1m-15m 31
54m+ 19
15m-54m 11
Other 4

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 32,076,448
Germany 7,278,453
Sweden 7,117,693
Netherlands 6,951,598
France 5,337,234

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 16,544,972 15,531,476 -1,013,496
Germany 3,713,781 3,564,672 -149,109
Sweden 2,526,756 4,590,937 +2,064,181
Netherlands 2,738,259 4,213,339 +1,475,080
France 2,480,973 2,856,261 +375,288
Denmark 1,503,836 2,810,443 +1,306,607
Belgium 2,378,375 1,847,165 -531,210
Taiwan 1,273,667 665,856 -607,811
United Arab Emirates 631,210 791,605 +160,395
Spain 767,298 561,588 -205,710

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 17,074,457
Spain 746,276
Belgium 687,820
France 592,338
Netherlands 454,277

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 8,835,796 8,238,661 -597,135
Spain 351,740 394,536 +42,796
Belgium 383,250 304,570 -78,680
France 373,890 218,448 -155,442
Netherlands 251,833 202,444 -49,389
Brazil 10,803 107,090 +96,287
Ireland 18,048 71,732 +53,684
North Macedonia 44,419 25,752 -18,667
Lithuania 42,715 13,172 -29,543
Poland 11,214 6,106 -5,108

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) 50,720,170
Other 20,981,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,368,054
Air transport 237,502

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) 23,405,145 27,315,025 +3,909,880
Other 10,860,891 10,120,166 -740,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,746,820 4,621,234 -125,586
Air transport 40,475 197,027 +156,552

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,163,455
000 20,981,057
Milford 6,696,674
London Gateway Port 3,730,247
Felixstowe 2,960,493

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 17,119,824 21,043,631 +3,923,807
000 10,860,891 10,120,166 -740,725
Milford 3,142,308 3,554,366 +412,058
London Gateway Port 1,507,681 2,222,566 +714,885
Felixstowe 1,715,670 1,244,823 -470,847
Liverpool Docks 1,985,800 538,900 -1,446,900
Holyhead 550,718 1,379,631 +828,913
Grangemouth Docks 628,154 423,507 -204,647
Dover 380,152 648,717 +268,565
Southampton 507,389 449,067 -58,322

Quick facts

HS code: 21050099

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

Description: Ice cream with 7% or more milkfat, known for its rich, indulgent taste and smooth texture