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 208,114,549
France 32,156,776
Italy 23,352,816
Belgium 21,970,633
Poland 15,592,515

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 99,411,624 108,702,925 +9,291,301
France 14,895,053 17,261,723 +2,366,670
Italy 9,309,219 14,043,597 +4,734,378
Belgium 10,730,525 11,240,108 +509,583
Poland 9,540,232 6,052,283 -3,487,949
Germany 3,320,629 2,171,327 -1,149,302
Denmark 1,998,518 2,906,693 +908,175
Spain 947,340 2,204,677 +1,257,337
Ireland 520,479 631,589 +111,110
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 499,252 112,305 -386,947

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 205,224,338
France 31,783,123
Italy 24,124,230
Belgium 21,752,163
Poland 14,914,939

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 98,655,765 106,568,573 +7,912,808
France 14,099,836 17,683,287 +3,583,451
Italy 9,765,031 14,359,199 +4,594,168
Belgium 10,664,496 11,087,667 +423,171
Poland 8,172,380 6,742,559 -1,429,821
Germany 3,143,465 2,856,760 -286,705
Denmark 1,895,000 2,989,329 +1,094,329
Spain 2,938,357 1,188,658 -1,749,699
China 519,697 467,979 -51,718
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
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 5 8 +3
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 5 +4
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) 304,792,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,679,552
Other 2,780,381
Air transport 1,143,298
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) 145,263,661 159,528,700 +14,265,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,833,976 4,845,576 +11,600
Other 1,250,679 1,529,702 +279,023
Air transport 467,946 675,352 +207,406
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 113,763,729
Dover 49,713,165
Immingham Docks 44,966,512
Killingholme 29,377,079
Harwich 27,354,130

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 54,636,098 59,127,631 +4,491,533
Dover 24,132,493 25,580,672 +1,448,179
Immingham Docks 5,426,561 39,539,951 +34,113,390
Killingholme 29,295,076 82,003 -29,213,073
Harwich 14,933,914 12,420,216 -2,513,698
Hull 5,608,316 7,697,199 +2,088,883
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,173,474 7,599,660 +3,426,186
Portsmouth 5,261,203 6,465,969 +1,204,766
Felixstowe 4,456,321 3,678,953 -777,368
000 1,250,679 1,529,702 +279,023

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 51
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
2026-04 56
2026-03 51
2026-02 54
2026-01 50
2025-12 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+ 44
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 15
Other 12
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 29,563,751
France 4,992,722
Denmark 3,195,576
Netherlands 3,070,284
Belgium 663,380

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 13,219,878 16,343,873 +3,123,995
France 3,195,339 1,797,383 -1,397,956
Denmark 1,452,811 1,742,765 +289,954
Netherlands 1,003,157 2,067,127 +1,063,970
Belgium 457,219 206,161 -251,058
Italy 331,035 133,548 -197,487
United States 90,880 48,259 -42,621
Romania 101,749 0 -101,749
Sweden 15,642 28,782 +13,140
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 29,937,254
Ireland 2,199,954
Netherlands 9,559
Italy 2,629
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 13,191,902 16,745,352 +3,553,450
Ireland 1,084,864 1,115,090 +30,226
Netherlands 4,453 5,106 +653
Italy 163 2,466 +2,303
Poland 819 0 -819
Spain 696 0 -696
France 123 0 -123
Portugal 39 0 -39

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 33,435,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,667,821
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,839
Air transport 92,600
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 14,814,792 18,620,643 +3,805,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,952,028 3,715,793 -1,236,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,327 5,512 -98,815
Air transport 38,645 53,955 +15,310
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 33,435,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,151,037
Dover 492,109
London 310,194
Immingham Docks 274,331

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 14,814,792 18,620,643 +3,805,851
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,171,463 2,979,574 -1,191,889
Dover 351,645 140,464 -211,181
London 85,459 224,735 +139,276
Immingham Docks 213,001 61,330 -151,671
Portsmouth 0 159,666 +159,666
Eurotunnel 58,275 49,399 -8,876
Harwich 0 89,303 +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