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 85,995,914
Netherlands 79,187,235
Poland 20,960,353
Germany 20,474,563
Ireland 19,898,036

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 36,733,552 49,262,362 +12,528,810
Netherlands 41,840,140 37,347,095 -4,493,045
Poland 9,484,796 11,475,557 +1,990,761
Germany 9,262,654 11,211,909 +1,949,255
Ireland 8,490,755 11,407,281 +2,916,526
Italy 1,632,310 4,007,388 +2,375,078
Spain 1,809,538 2,853,744 +1,044,206
Belgium 2,175,506 1,605,006 -570,500
Slovenia 1,546,998 1,554,287 +7,289
Lithuania 1,465,914 1,297,929 -167,985

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 £
Netherlands 88,696,583
France 85,886,037
Poland 21,047,983
Germany 8,103,773
Ireland 5,751,140

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 £
Netherlands 45,749,972 42,946,611 -2,803,361
France 36,689,281 49,196,756 +12,507,475
Poland 9,484,796 11,563,187 +2,078,391
Germany 4,418,636 3,685,137 -733,499
Ireland 3,151,296 2,599,844 -551,452
Italy 1,551,519 4,065,634 +2,514,115
Spain 1,788,241 2,515,157 +726,916
Slovenia 1,562,546 2,514,437 +951,891
Lithuania 1,316,263 1,190,737 -125,526
Belgium 1,045,091 604,770 -440,321

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - East and North East 10
Inner London - East 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 7

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 9 10 +1
Outer London - East and North East 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
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) 229,287,956
Other 18,517,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,468,276
Air transport 44,423

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) 107,609,304 121,678,652 +14,069,348
Other 7,538,968 10,978,503 +3,439,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,085,155 1,383,121 -702,034
Air transport 15,492 28,931 +13,439

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 77,505,213
Dover 75,259,626
Eurotunnel 66,113,552
000 18,517,471
Holyhead 4,513,543

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 25,545,308 51,959,905 +26,414,597
Dover 36,407,526 38,852,100 +2,444,574
Eurotunnel 38,690,752 27,422,800 -11,267,952
000 7,538,968 10,978,503 +3,439,535
Holyhead 2,795,552 1,717,991 -1,077,561
Harwich 1,775,902 339,607 -1,436,295
London 1,816,319 124,983 -1,691,336
Liverpool Docks 341,519 1,040,732 +699,213
Southampton 669,510 450,279 -219,231
Felixstowe 489,523 347,985 -141,538

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Food and beverage service activities 16
Manufacture of food products 15
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 48
2026-03 42
2026-02 31
2026-01 30
2025-12 25

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 36
0-1m 34
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 33,484,461
Sweden 7,206,249
Germany 7,084,719
Netherlands 7,066,141
France 4,587,563

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 15,992,747 17,491,714 +1,498,967
Sweden 1,556,205 5,650,044 +4,093,839
Germany 3,518,284 3,566,435 +48,151
Netherlands 2,505,153 4,560,988 +2,055,835
France 1,963,714 2,623,849 +660,135
Belgium 2,427,533 2,095,250 -332,283
Denmark 1,036,027 3,368,307 +2,332,280
Taiwan 1,172,333 739,926 -432,407
Spain 1,005,752 554,886 -450,866
United Arab Emirates 703,575 771,729 +68,154

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 17,884,089
Belgium 750,325
Spain 681,415
France 664,189
Netherlands 474,262

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 8,301,790 9,582,299 +1,280,509
Belgium 395,822 354,503 -41,319
Spain 220,166 461,249 +241,083
France 348,668 315,521 -33,147
Netherlands 254,627 219,635 -34,992
Brazil 0 94,936 +94,936
North Macedonia 45,407 35,089 -10,318
Ireland 19,851 60,634 +40,783
Lithuania 48,512 22,116 -26,396
Poland 12,555 7,168 -5,387

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) 51,271,768
Other 21,893,681
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,296,817
Air transport 210,680

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) 21,252,252 30,019,516 +8,767,264
Other 10,176,907 11,716,774 +1,539,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,588,617 4,708,200 +119,583
Air transport 29,575 181,105 +151,530

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,910,725
000 21,893,681
Milford 6,347,604
Liverpool Docks 3,538,894
London Gateway Port 3,463,327

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 14,627,699 23,283,026 +8,655,327
000 10,176,907 11,716,774 +1,539,867
Milford 2,319,658 4,027,946 +1,708,288
Liverpool Docks 2,930,557 608,337 -2,322,220
London Gateway Port 1,387,756 2,075,571 +687,815
Felixstowe 1,771,757 1,251,422 -520,335
Holyhead 583,477 1,200,691 +617,214
Dover 543,556 731,147 +187,591
Grangemouth Docks 568,804 553,628 -15,176
Southampton 455,280 474,955 +19,675

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