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 £
Poland 48,406,412
France 47,818,085
United States 31,564,437
Ireland 25,406,291
Ukraine 24,367,729

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 £
Poland 29,727,436 18,678,976 -11,048,460
France 21,718,936 26,099,149 +4,380,213
United States 16,015,282 15,549,155 -466,127
Ireland 15,486,505 9,919,786 -5,566,719
Ukraine 3,239,519 21,128,210 +17,888,691
Belgium 8,079,087 10,654,017 +2,574,930
Spain 8,478,598 8,794,384 +315,786
Italy 4,913,613 2,811,145 -2,102,468
Netherlands 3,956,951 1,519,515 -2,437,436
Germany 1,362,983 278,376 -1,084,607

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 48,178,613
France 31,409,387
United States 31,345,747
Ukraine 25,437,471
Spain 20,894,700

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 29,585,238 18,593,375 -10,991,863
France 15,418,147 15,991,240 +573,093
United States 16,015,282 15,330,465 -684,817
Ukraine 3,359,927 22,077,544 +18,717,617
Spain 10,068,192 10,826,508 +758,316
Belgium 8,268,140 10,455,732 +2,187,592
Ireland 8,688,682 5,350,254 -3,338,428
Italy 5,936,374 5,505,515 -430,859
Netherlands 4,185,684 2,406,495 -1,779,189
Hungary 1,477,390 3,530,870 +2,053,480

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 - East and North East 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - West and North West 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 - East and North East 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
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) 184,643,483
Air transport 31,909,836
Other 14,128,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,939,083

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) 89,127,919 95,515,564 +6,387,645
Air transport 16,262,941 15,646,895 -616,046
Other 8,832,152 5,296,817 -3,535,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,047,262 1,891,821 +844,559

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 64,776,370
Dover 57,212,288
London Heathrow Airport 31,601,541
Felixstowe 16,137,001
000 14,128,969

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 28,841,007 35,935,363 +7,094,356
Dover 29,480,115 27,732,173 -1,747,942
London Heathrow Airport 16,052,386 15,549,155 -503,231
Felixstowe 3,776,036 12,360,965 +8,584,929
000 8,832,152 5,296,817 -3,535,335
Harwich 8,369,070 4,283,290 -4,085,780
Holyhead 6,964,493 5,271,895 -1,692,598
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,259,873 7,850,194 +5,590,321
Portsmouth 8,319,653 1,742,521 -6,577,132
ZLC 482,065 882,085 +400,020

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 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of food products 6
Land transport and transport via pipelines 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 29
2025-10 24
2025-09 25
2025-08 21

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 28
54m+ 18
0-1m 7
15m-54m 6
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 51,404,083
Russia 37,387,588
United States 26,536,666
Ireland 21,148,522
Netherlands 19,093,951

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 27,473,039 23,931,044 -3,541,995
Russia 20,965,201 16,422,387 -4,542,814
United States 12,658,352 13,878,314 +1,219,962
Ireland 11,397,063 9,751,459 -1,645,604
Netherlands 15,082,833 4,011,118 -11,071,715
France 9,365,158 1,283,953 -8,081,205
Philippines 3,085,858 7,350,551 +4,264,693
Saudi Arabia 4,440,000 5,170,954 +730,954
Brazil 3,110,102 4,570,196 +1,460,094
Nigeria 4,308,588 3,269,823 -1,038,765

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 16,972,153
Ireland 3,418,307
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 11,026,529 5,945,624 -5,080,905
Ireland 2,153,352 1,264,955 -888,397
Italy 1,015 475 -540
Malaysia 743 0 -743
Netherlands 298 0 -298

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) 121,896,415
Air transport 93,522,369
Other 21,068,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,807,151

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) 71,130,304 50,766,111 -20,364,193
Air transport 43,855,815 49,666,554 +5,810,739
Other 13,631,504 7,437,265 -6,194,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,807,151 0 -2,807,151

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,434,906
London Heathrow Airport 85,431,625
000 21,068,769
Immingham Docks 13,331,111
Birmingham Airport 5,792,310

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 58,540,777 40,894,129 -17,646,648
London Heathrow Airport 40,406,305 45,025,320 +4,619,015
000 13,631,504 7,437,265 -6,194,239
Immingham Docks 9,570,270 3,760,841 -5,809,429
Birmingham Airport 3,377,108 2,415,202 -961,906
Holyhead 1,359,256 2,829,777 +1,470,521
Portsmouth 1,066,944 2,483,322 +1,416,378
Edinburgh Airport 0 2,226,032 +2,226,032
Harwich 1,949,697 0 -1,949,697
Liverpool Docks 693,672 257,792 -435,880

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