Import/export HS code 0407: Fresh or preserved bird eggs in shell

Includes all types of bird eggs in their shell, whether fresh, preserved, or cooked

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
France 53,119,351
Poland 42,986,820
Ukraine 42,334,233
United States 35,074,095
Ireland 26,897,911

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 25,092,988 28,026,363 +2,933,375
Poland 28,127,092 14,859,728 -13,267,364
Ukraine 11,723,227 30,611,006 +18,887,779
United States 18,089,447 16,984,648 -1,104,799
Ireland 14,954,184 11,943,727 -3,010,457
Belgium 9,936,536 10,781,997 +845,461
Spain 10,357,807 7,840,572 -2,517,235
Italy 4,275,519 3,901,279 -374,240
Netherlands 3,016,328 1,683,725 -1,332,603
Latvia 762,584 1,246,048 +483,464

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 £
Ukraine 43,599,676
Poland 43,319,347
France 35,776,803
United States 34,771,482
Spain 21,556,323

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 £
Ukraine 12,004,794 31,594,882 +19,590,088
Poland 28,377,493 14,941,854 -13,435,639
France 16,217,899 19,558,904 +3,341,005
United States 18,089,447 16,682,035 -1,407,412
Spain 12,541,695 9,014,628 -3,527,067
Belgium 10,110,957 10,612,377 +501,420
Ireland 8,289,342 6,337,889 -1,951,453
Italy 6,181,011 6,510,766 +329,755
Netherlands 3,476,251 3,266,998 -209,253
Hungary 3,115,798 1,976,145 -1,139,653

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - East and North 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
Outer London - West and North West 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2

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) 207,117,863
Air transport 35,369,896
Other 13,911,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,841,453

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) 101,072,954 106,044,909 +4,971,955
Air transport 18,338,375 17,031,521 -1,306,854
Other 7,818,541 6,093,068 -1,725,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,468,013 2,373,440 +905,427

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 75,282,418
Dover 60,163,894
London Heathrow Airport 35,138,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,649,094
Felixstowe 17,221,061

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 £
Eurotunnel 38,717,820 36,564,598 -2,153,222
Dover 31,399,147 28,764,747 -2,634,400
London Heathrow Airport 18,126,551 17,011,688 -1,114,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,919,867 22,729,227 +19,809,360
Felixstowe 11,279,212 5,941,849 -5,337,363
000 7,818,541 6,093,068 -1,725,473
Holyhead 6,545,388 6,305,211 -240,177
Harwich 7,557,108 3,371,829 -4,185,279
Portsmouth 2,037,377 3,195,121 +1,157,744
ZLC 684,070 435,562 -248,508

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
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Manufacture of food products
7
Food and beverage service activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 34
2026-04 35
2026-03 32
2026-02 23
2026-01 23

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 27
54m+ 18
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8
Other 3

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 £
Turkey 56,334,319
Russia 40,176,730
United States 28,641,158
Ireland 22,913,560
Netherlands 15,274,064

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 £
Turkey 28,217,065 28,117,254 -99,811
Russia 20,016,612 20,160,118 +143,506
United States 16,277,993 12,363,165 -3,914,828
Ireland 11,605,259 11,308,301 -296,958
Netherlands 11,298,298 3,975,766 -7,322,532
Philippines 7,259,180 4,164,167 -3,095,013
Saudi Arabia 5,800,832 3,198,874 -2,601,958
Brazil 3,254,644 5,529,330 +2,274,686
Nigeria 4,769,792 3,587,422 -1,182,370
France 4,731,940 1,652,610 -3,079,330

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 16,955,178
Ireland 3,569,305
Italy 475
France 24
China 12

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 10,501,652 6,453,526 -4,048,126
Ireland 2,232,925 1,336,380 -896,545
Italy 475 0 -475
France 0 24 +24
China 0 12 +12

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) 120,502,602
Air transport 102,028,132
Other 21,176,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,106

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) 61,999,970 58,502,632 -3,497,338
Air transport 56,708,764 45,319,368 -11,389,396
Other 13,175,897 8,000,646 -5,175,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,106 0 -142,106

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,533,321
London Heathrow Airport 93,490,080
000 21,176,543
Immingham Docks 9,839,061
Birmingham Airport 5,753,370

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 49,769,913 48,763,408 -1,006,505
London Heathrow Airport 53,137,528 40,352,552 -12,784,976
000 13,175,897 8,000,646 -5,175,251
Immingham Docks 6,600,141 3,238,920 -3,361,221
Birmingham Airport 3,514,628 2,238,742 -1,275,886
Holyhead 2,078,955 3,211,423 +1,132,468
Portsmouth 1,115,106 2,647,787 +1,532,681
Edinburgh Airport 0 2,728,074 +2,728,074
Harwich 1,077,249 0 -1,077,249
Liverpool Docks 565,940 397,682 -168,258

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0407

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

Description: Includes all types of bird eggs in their shell, whether fresh, preserved, or cooked