Import/export HS code 23091031: Dog or cat food with little or no milk

Dog or cat food containing less than 10% milk products by weight

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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 £
Netherlands 78,545,128
Germany 66,810,713
France 66,038,255
Belgium 32,080,256
Ireland 22,527,373

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 £
Netherlands 37,377,416 41,167,712 +3,790,296
Germany 34,763,548 32,047,165 -2,716,383
France 34,209,946 31,828,309 -2,381,637
Belgium 13,444,959 18,635,297 +5,190,338
Ireland 14,419,030 8,108,343 -6,310,687
Czechia 8,810,550 12,476,050 +3,665,500
China 9,931,414 10,112,337 +180,923
Canada 6,617,686 5,882,442 -735,244
Poland 5,746,317 5,882,028 +135,711
Spain 4,671,825 4,887,209 +215,384

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 83,485,540
Germany 79,666,370
Netherlands 58,144,102
Czechia 27,423,288
China 20,386,726

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 39,120,064 44,365,476 +5,245,412
Germany 42,755,030 36,911,340 -5,843,690
Netherlands 26,821,491 31,322,611 +4,501,120
Czechia 11,601,267 15,822,021 +4,220,754
China 10,056,296 10,330,430 +274,134
Ireland 12,219,432 5,894,443 -6,324,989
Canada 7,391,639 5,924,002 -1,467,637
Spain 6,776,011 5,470,995 -1,305,016
Poland 6,358,579 4,005,726 -2,352,853
United States 6,771,585 2,329,515 -4,442,070

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Inner London - East 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 5 8 +3
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
North Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 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) 242,089,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,875,833
Other 5,203,035
Air transport 3,177,125
Road transport 18,922

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) 114,931,718 127,157,977 +12,226,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,951,092 50,924,741 -12,026,351
Other 2,690,610 2,512,425 -178,185
Air transport 2,777,403 399,722 -2,377,681
Road transport 0 18,922 +18,922

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 86,338,080
Immingham Docks 61,063,632
London 60,831,172
Felixstowe 26,110,882
Harwich 23,375,631

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 37,225,820 49,112,260 +11,886,440
Immingham Docks 23,061,459 38,002,173 +14,940,714
London 33,071,731 27,759,441 -5,312,290
Felixstowe 15,637,557 10,473,325 -5,164,232
Harwich 12,032,002 11,343,629 -688,373
Liverpool Docks 14,659,705 8,260,618 -6,399,087
Hull 11,244,917 5,966,115 -5,278,802
Southampton 7,087,458 5,042,177 -2,045,281
Eurotunnel 3,945,225 3,865,661 -79,564
Middlesbrough 3,693,120 3,980,081 +286,961

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
Manufacture of food products 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 36
2026-03 35
2026-02 39
2026-01 38
2025-12 39

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
54m+ 28
1m-15m 27
15m-54m 16
0-1m 8
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 £
France 45,393,882
Germany 37,400,149
Ireland 27,344,273
Poland 25,884,418
Italy 11,157,899

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 £
France 25,719,336 19,674,546 -6,044,790
Germany 16,310,203 21,089,946 +4,779,743
Ireland 13,849,324 13,494,949 -354,375
Poland 14,301,546 11,582,872 -2,718,674
Italy 4,601,495 6,556,404 +1,954,909
Japan 8,033,644 1,550,333 -6,483,311
Netherlands 4,111,804 4,840,259 +728,455
Denmark 3,654,448 3,894,585 +240,137
Sweden 3,014,688 3,043,257 +28,569
Czechia 2,517,869 2,847,563 +329,694

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 £
Ireland 215,795
United States 182,816
Germany 156,328
France 153,976
Netherlands 147,594

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 £
Ireland 119,402 96,393 -23,009
United States 124,575 58,241 -66,334
Germany 83,367 72,961 -10,406
France 90,522 63,454 -27,068
Netherlands 81,166 66,428 -14,738
China 55,529 37,904 -17,625
Poland 46,143 41,124 -5,019
Austria 45,944 29,975 -15,969
XI 13,074 58,969 +45,895
Lithuania 17,389 15,439 -1,950

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) 191,577,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,349,147
Other 2,151,990
Air transport 231,805

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) 95,257,839 96,319,416 +1,061,577
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,783,074 5,566,073 -6,217,001
Other 1,238,486 913,504 -324,982
Air transport 81,419 150,386 +68,967

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,265,572
Dover 26,642,593
Liverpool Docks 16,537,205
Immingham Docks 14,330,135
London 9,789,062

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 51,076,904 65,188,668 +14,111,764
Dover 18,014,697 8,627,896 -9,386,801
Liverpool Docks 6,594,513 9,942,692 +3,348,179
Immingham Docks 7,235,875 7,094,260 -141,615
London 6,532,012 3,257,050 -3,274,962
Southampton 8,438,026 965,850 -7,472,176
Holyhead 5,353,873 2,193,926 -3,159,947
London Gateway Port 1,039,288 1,886,061 +846,773
000 1,238,486 913,504 -324,982
Middlesbrough 753,416 701,287 -52,129

Quick facts

HS code: 23091031

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

Description: Dog or cat food containing less than 10% milk products by weight