Import/export HS code 0408: Eggs without shell or egg yolks

Includes liquid, dried, or frozen eggs and yolks, with or without added sugar

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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 199,622,332
France 30,894,318
Italy 23,379,925
Belgium 21,085,085
Poland 13,692,848

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 100,580,925 99,041,407 -1,539,518
France 15,250,340 15,643,978 +393,638
Italy 9,801,548 13,578,377 +3,776,829
Belgium 10,863,216 10,221,869 -641,347
Poland 8,098,472 5,594,376 -2,504,096
Germany 3,060,942 1,946,883 -1,114,059
Denmark 1,671,427 2,636,068 +964,641
Spain 1,355,732 1,613,766 +258,034
Ireland 518,712 582,335 +63,623
Ukraine 34,143 477,806 +443,663

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 £
Netherlands 196,764,546
France 30,668,769
Italy 24,114,763
Belgium 20,808,021
Poland 13,587,916

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 £
Netherlands 99,431,206 97,333,340 -2,097,866
France 14,616,340 16,052,429 +1,436,089
Italy 10,267,164 13,847,599 +3,580,435
Belgium 10,682,335 10,125,686 -556,649
Poland 7,654,107 5,933,809 -1,720,298
Germany 2,775,489 2,740,021 -35,468
Denmark 1,551,161 2,735,452 +1,184,291
Spain 2,478,252 906,862 -1,571,390
China 531,447 316,742 -214,705
Ukraine 0 477,806 +477,806

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - East and North East 7
Greater Manchester 6

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 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +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) 291,264,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,217,173
Other 2,664,297
Air transport 1,222,000
Rail transport 2,595

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) 144,903,442 146,360,792 +1,457,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,450,070 3,767,103 -1,682,967
Other 1,601,137 1,063,160 -537,977
Air transport 432,999 789,001 +356,002
Rail transport 2,595 0 -2,595

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 109,218,111
Immingham Docks 47,452,332
Dover 47,325,034
Harwich 24,805,087
Killingholme 24,303,331

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 54,360,725 54,857,386 +496,661
Immingham Docks 10,495,857 36,956,475 +26,460,618
Dover 25,219,697 22,105,337 -3,114,360
Harwich 14,007,415 10,797,672 -3,209,743
Killingholme 24,302,357 974 -24,301,383
Hull 5,586,056 7,294,297 +1,708,241
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,254,737 8,244,689 +3,989,952
Portsmouth 5,106,907 5,365,976 +259,069
Felixstowe 4,265,222 3,171,287 -1,093,935
000 1,601,137 1,063,160 -537,977

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
49
Manufacture of food products
41
Food and beverage service activities
10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 55
2026-04 56
2026-03 51
2026-02 54
2026-01 50

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+ 42
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 17
Other 11
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 28,847,633
France 4,974,113
Denmark 3,195,576
Netherlands 2,964,208
Belgium 581,957

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 £
Ireland 13,973,747 14,873,886 +900,139
France 3,135,429 1,838,684 -1,296,745
Denmark 1,571,699 1,623,877 +52,178
Netherlands 988,434 1,975,774 +987,340
Belgium 391,904 190,053 -201,851
Italy 301,878 133,548 -168,330
United States 93,805 45,334 -48,471
Romania 101,749 0 -101,749
Sweden 14,931 26,649 +11,718
Lebanon 0 20,052 +20,052

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 29,275,102
Ireland 2,155,874
Netherlands 10,411
Italy 3,480
Poland 774

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 13,986,454 15,288,648 +1,302,194
Ireland 1,145,535 1,010,339 -135,196
Netherlands 4,932 5,479 +547
Italy 459 3,021 +2,562
Poland 774 0 -774

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 32,719,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,442,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 122,740
Air transport 88,681

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 £
Other 15,685,329 17,033,957 +1,348,628
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,797,061 3,645,285 -1,151,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,447 27,293 -68,154
Air transport 37,651 51,030 +13,379

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 32,719,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,949,501
Dover 408,861
London 363,762
Immingham Docks 249,197

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 £
000 15,685,329 17,033,957 +1,348,628
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,008,372 2,941,129 -1,067,243
Dover 268,397 140,464 -127,933
London 85,459 278,303 +192,844
Immingham Docks 206,190 43,007 -163,183
Portsmouth 0 181,661 +181,661
Eurotunnel 58,275 49,399 -8,876
Harwich 89,303 0 -89,303
Southampton 82,677 0 -82,677
Liverpool Docks 75,383 0 -75,383

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0408

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

Description: Includes liquid, dried, or frozen eggs and yolks, with or without added sugar