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

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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 53,371,431
Poland 46,529,496
Ukraine 38,666,675
United States 35,617,179
Ireland 28,034,825

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 22,880,407 30,491,024 +7,610,617
Poland 29,662,719 16,866,777 -12,795,942
Ukraine 6,804,520 31,862,155 +25,057,635
United States 16,417,268 19,199,911 +2,782,643
Ireland 15,645,689 12,389,136 -3,256,553
Belgium 8,866,719 12,440,143 +3,573,424
Spain 8,634,010 9,853,492 +1,219,482
Italy 4,613,618 4,057,465 -556,153
Netherlands 3,592,935 1,481,066 -2,111,869
China 379,367 949,877 +570,510

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 £
Poland 46,720,761
Ukraine 39,966,836
France 35,587,108
United States 35,314,566
Spain 22,062,533

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 £
Poland 29,856,038 16,864,723 -12,991,315
Ukraine 6,898,487 33,068,349 +26,169,862
France 15,832,166 19,754,942 +3,922,776
United States 16,417,268 18,897,298 +2,480,030
Spain 10,347,911 11,714,622 +1,366,711
Belgium 9,134,399 12,105,098 +2,970,699
Ireland 8,626,591 6,852,542 -1,774,049
Italy 6,097,515 6,908,577 +811,062
Netherlands 3,892,710 2,974,331 -918,379
Hungary 1,863,326 3,332,538 +1,469,212

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
Outer London - West and North West 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 4 +0
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
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) 208,733,530
Air transport 35,953,348
Other 14,930,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,719,896

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) 93,672,556 115,060,974 +21,388,418
Air transport 16,711,617 19,241,731 +2,530,114
Other 8,635,388 6,295,384 -2,340,004
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,303,726 2,416,170 +1,112,444

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 75,147,904
Dover 61,390,172
London Heathrow Airport 35,681,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,280,454
Felixstowe 17,279,920

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 33,873,413 41,274,491 +7,401,078
Dover 30,085,706 31,304,466 +1,218,760
London Heathrow Airport 16,454,372 19,226,951 +2,772,579
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,469,273 19,811,181 +17,341,908
Felixstowe 7,208,386 10,071,534 +2,863,148
000 8,635,388 6,295,384 -2,340,004
Holyhead 6,834,078 6,819,864 -14,214
Harwich 8,581,553 3,402,637 -5,178,916
Portsmouth 4,119,859 2,795,854 -1,324,005
ZLC 237,547 882,085 +644,538

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 36
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
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
2026-04 35
2026-03 32
2026-02 23
2026-01 23
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 29
54m+ 16
0-1m 8
15m-54m 7
Other 2

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 58,079,374
Russia 39,965,133
United States 29,082,777
Ireland 23,696,024
Netherlands 18,030,665

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 28,361,717 29,717,657 +1,355,940
Russia 19,106,662 20,858,471 +1,751,809
United States 15,093,361 13,989,416 -1,103,945
Ireland 11,413,536 12,282,488 +868,952
Netherlands 13,235,971 4,794,694 -8,441,277
Philippines 4,857,091 6,176,211 +1,319,120
Brazil 3,511,008 5,928,752 +2,417,744
Saudi Arabia 4,978,271 4,280,055 -698,216
Nigeria 4,366,318 4,527,016 +160,698
France 5,558,839 1,803,544 -3,755,295

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 18,092,013
Ireland 3,815,898
Italy 1,490
Malaysia 743
Netherlands 298

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 10,617,123 7,474,890 -3,142,233
Ireland 2,217,206 1,598,692 -618,514
Italy 1,015 475 -540
Malaysia 743 0 -743
Netherlands 298 0 -298
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) 125,710,634
Air transport 102,847,366
Other 22,635,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 787,445

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) 64,507,683 61,202,951 -3,304,732
Air transport 47,869,215 54,978,151 +7,108,936
Other 13,329,067 9,306,410 -4,022,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 787,445 0 -787,445

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,322,045
London Heathrow Airport 94,122,277
000 22,635,477
Immingham Docks 12,789,650
Birmingham Airport 6,436,217

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 51,023,925 50,298,120 -725,805
London Heathrow Airport 44,035,383 50,086,894 +6,051,511
000 13,329,067 9,306,410 -4,022,657
Immingham Docks 8,684,156 4,105,494 -4,578,662
Birmingham Airport 3,770,992 2,665,225 -1,105,767
Holyhead 1,616,285 3,520,788 +1,904,503
Portsmouth 1,180,746 2,681,697 +1,500,951
Edinburgh Airport 0 2,226,032 +2,226,032
Harwich 1,176,234 0 -1,176,234
Liverpool Docks 679,010 353,440 -325,570

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