Import/export HS code 3501: Casein and casein-based products

Includes casein, caseinates, and casein derivatives, such as casein glues

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Ireland 38,188,863
Netherlands 9,197,221
New Zealand 2,900,527
Germany 2,732,688
France 1,963,219

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 £
Ireland 21,298,752 16,890,111 -4,408,641
Netherlands 5,508,233 3,688,988 -1,819,245
New Zealand 379,975 2,520,552 +2,140,577
Germany 1,177,890 1,554,798 +376,908
France 734,407 1,228,812 +494,405
United States 916,660 791,007 -125,653
Denmark 1,083,097 476,971 -606,126
Italy 556,849 112,577 -444,272
Belgium 48,956 398,933 +349,977
Spain 124,410 34,742 -89,668

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 £
Ireland 27,279,157
New Zealand 6,280,542
Germany 4,611,731
Netherlands 2,519,145
France 2,014,573

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 £
Ireland 15,161,309 12,117,848 -3,043,461
New Zealand 2,616,644 3,663,898 +1,047,254
Germany 2,049,213 2,562,518 +513,305
Netherlands 1,443,742 1,075,403 -368,339
France 862,461 1,152,112 +289,651
United States 907,640 869,550 -38,090
Italy 594,850 112,577 -482,273
Ukraine 189,111 220,292 +31,181
Denmark 255,516 141,764 -113,752
Spain 124,410 34,742 -89,668

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Cheshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Essex 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Essex 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Merseyside 3 1 -2
North Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 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) 41,301,748
Other 13,104,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,984,591
Air transport 1,283,072

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) 22,750,060 18,551,688 -4,198,372
Other 7,524,884 5,580,050 -1,944,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,151,540 2,833,051 +1,681,511
Air transport 468,653 814,419 +345,766

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 13,104,934
Liverpool Docks 8,959,328
Holyhead 8,720,889
Milford 5,294,998
Immingham Docks 4,818,479

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 £
000 7,524,884 5,580,050 -1,944,834
Liverpool Docks 6,468,149 2,491,179 -3,976,970
Holyhead 4,289,355 4,431,534 +142,179
Milford 1,854,824 3,440,174 +1,585,350
Immingham Docks 1,940,191 2,878,288 +938,097
London 2,144,019 527,752 -1,616,267
London Gateway Port 2,428 2,520,863 +2,518,435
Heysham 1,349,983 768,723 -581,260
Middlesbrough 813,762 1,028,158 +214,396
Dover 784,017 747,464 -36,553

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 15
Manufacture of food products 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 14
2026-02 14
2026-01 11
2025-12 10

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+ 23
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 7
0-1m 4
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 £
Singapore 187,919
China 186,043
Pakistan 146,444
Ireland 118,581
France 96,462

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 £
Singapore 130,464 57,455 -73,009
China 180,723 5,320 -175,403
Pakistan 0 146,444 +146,444
Ireland 74,153 44,428 -29,725
France 7,517 88,945 +81,428
Spain 0 85,049 +85,049
Thailand 60,000 4,964 -55,036
Taiwan 42,202 18,889 -23,313
Brazil 31,825 25,260 -6,565
Netherlands 52,078 3,209 -48,869

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 3,251

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 39 3,212 +3,173

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 686,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 498,403
Air transport 129,516
Other 8,102

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 383,913 302,468 -81,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 239,379 259,024 +19,645
Air transport 64,918 64,598 -320
Other 4,289 3,813 -476

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 464,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 323,672
London Gateway Port 136,490
Felixstowe 112,057
Heysham 74,687

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 £
Southampton 269,870 194,317 -75,553
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,093 201,579 +79,486
London Gateway Port 54,492 81,998 +27,506
Felixstowe 69,987 42,070 -27,917
Heysham 60,600 14,087 -46,513
London Heathrow Airport 43,537 10,904 -32,633
East Midlands Airport 21,381 21,324 -57
Holyhead 7,477 26,528 +19,051
London Stansted Airport 0 30,600 +30,600
Liverpool Docks 25,745 913 -24,832

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3501

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

Description: Includes casein, caseinates, and casein derivatives, such as casein glues