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 189,342,436
France 30,101,888
Italy 19,980,046
Belgium 19,948,585
Poland 15,766,088

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 97,555,101 91,787,335 -5,767,766
France 15,271,591 14,830,297 -441,294
Italy 9,229,251 10,750,795 +1,521,544
Belgium 10,708,361 9,240,224 -1,468,137
Poland 10,412,821 5,353,267 -5,059,554
Germany 3,374,147 1,930,223 -1,443,924
Denmark 2,195,755 1,913,308 -282,447
Spain 803,790 1,942,076 +1,138,286
Ireland 527,073 493,353 -33,720
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 377,211 291,070 -86,141

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 186,753,916
France 29,080,389
Italy 20,817,363
Belgium 19,738,768
Poland 14,431,058

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 96,854,973 89,898,943 -6,956,030
France 14,480,054 14,600,335 +120,281
Italy 9,704,728 11,112,635 +1,407,907
Belgium 10,813,522 8,925,246 -1,888,276
Poland 8,565,291 5,865,767 -2,699,524
Germany 3,199,009 2,687,595 -511,414
Spain 3,201,572 1,553,392 -1,648,180
Denmark 2,164,282 1,770,692 -393,590
China 377,211 623,330 +246,119
Greece 292,566 145,749 -146,817

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 5 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 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) 277,581,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,517,207
Other 2,626,355
Air transport 798,533
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) 144,527,704 133,053,775 -11,473,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,043,999 4,473,208 -570,791
Other 968,686 1,657,669 +688,983
Air transport 480,917 317,616 -163,301
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 103,343,900
Dover 48,493,666
Killingholme 34,125,975
Immingham Docks 32,926,724
Harwich 25,881,103

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 53,189,156 50,154,744 -3,034,412
Dover 25,571,153 22,922,513 -2,648,640
Killingholme 29,457,243 4,668,732 -24,788,511
Immingham Docks 4,953,210 27,973,514 +23,020,304
Harwich 15,345,198 10,535,905 -4,809,293
Portsmouth 5,653,861 5,508,865 -144,996
Hull 5,303,774 5,718,127 +414,353
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,670,261 4,215,322 +545,061
Felixstowe 4,178,108 3,650,509 -527,599
000 968,686 1,657,669 +688,983

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 52
Manufacture of food products 39
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
2026-01 50
2025-11 58
2025-10 50
2025-09 53
2025-08 48

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+ 43
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 14
Other 12
0-1m 5

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 25,753,439
France 4,588,188
Netherlands 2,974,730
Denmark 2,644,931
Belgium 629,075

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 12,839,271 12,914,168 +74,897
France 2,901,194 1,686,994 -1,214,200
Netherlands 988,959 1,985,771 +996,812
Denmark 1,649,667 995,264 -654,403
Belgium 446,119 182,956 -263,163
Italy 392,686 0 -392,686
Romania 101,749 0 -101,749
United States 89,330 9,658 -79,672
Sweden 13,510 21,296 +7,786
Turkey 2,408 16,764 +14,356

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 25,704,567
Ireland 2,086,244
Netherlands 7,611
Italy 905
Poland 819

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 12,868,660 12,835,907 -32,753
Ireland 1,033,753 1,052,491 +18,738
Netherlands 2,881 4,730 +1,849
Italy 147 758 +611
Poland 628 191 -437
Spain 696 0 -696
France 131 0 -131
Portugal 39 0 -39
Belgium 30 0 -30

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 28,879,772
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,224,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,045
Air transport 58,164
Road transport 3,754

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 14,434,554 14,445,218 +10,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,866,668 3,358,028 -1,508,640
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,908 16,137 -102,771
Air transport 41,887 16,277 -25,610
Road transport 3,754 0 -3,754

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 28,879,772
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,839,383
Immingham Docks 499,911
Dover 458,992
Liverpool Docks 112,363

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 14,434,554 14,445,218 +10,664
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,859,916 2,979,467 -880,449
Immingham Docks 421,308 78,603 -342,705
Dover 358,888 100,104 -258,784
Liverpool Docks 112,363 0 -112,363
Eurotunnel 58,275 49,399 -8,876
Harwich 0 89,303 +89,303
London 85,459 0 -85,459
Southampton 82,677 0 -82,677
Portsmouth 0 61,152 +61,152

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