Import/export HS code 040819: Various eggs without shell

Includes liquid, frozen, or preserved eggs, not dried

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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 28,228,099
Belgium 12,885,356
France 5,936,126
Italy 3,791,421
Ireland 688,641

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 14,071,039 14,157,060 +86,021
Belgium 6,262,811 6,622,545 +359,734
France 3,765,439 2,170,687 -1,594,752
Italy 1,245,374 2,546,047 +1,300,673
Ireland 371,890 316,751 -55,139
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 250,646 117,988 -132,658
Denmark 31,473 117,284 +85,811
Spain 20,508 108,654 +88,146
China 0 72,736 +72,736
Poland 44,166 23,059 -21,107

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 28,131,272
Belgium 12,581,266
France 5,487,310
Italy 3,948,723
China 441,370

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 14,327,250 13,804,022 -523,228
Belgium 6,200,614 6,380,652 +180,038
France 3,366,655 2,120,655 -1,246,000
Italy 1,360,572 2,588,151 +1,227,579
China 250,646 190,724 -59,922
Poland 46,614 27,112 -19,502
Portugal 45,299 0 -45,299
Germany 4,626 21,775 +17,149
Spain 8,148 0 -8,148
Latvia 7,584 0 -7,584

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - East and North East 6
Outer London - South 5
Inner London - West 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 5 +2
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Kent 2 0 -2
North Yorkshire 2 1 -1

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) 50,294,771
Other 1,621,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 442,804

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) 25,352,404 24,942,367 -410,037
Other 465,785 1,155,607 +689,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,604 177,200 -88,404

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 15,400,735
Dover 14,091,217
Harwich 7,527,797
Killingholme 5,614,546
Immingham Docks 3,601,109

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 7,278,767 8,121,968 +843,201
Dover 7,566,282 6,524,935 -1,041,347
Harwich 3,787,602 3,740,195 -47,407
Killingholme 4,505,384 1,109,162 -3,396,222
Immingham Docks 0 3,601,109 +3,601,109
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,062,285 1,208,736 +146,451
Felixstowe 1,197,427 593,310 -604,117
000 465,785 1,155,607 +689,822
Portsmouth 161,961 168,453 +6,492
Hull 45,388 49,596 +4,208

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 33
Manufacture of food products 12
Food and beverage service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 23
2025-10 23
2025-09 27
2025-08 24

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 22
54m+ 17
15m-54m 10
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 £
Ireland 5,071,796
France 694,160
Netherlands 292,055
Italy 63,000
Turkey 19,172

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 2,415,514 2,656,282 +240,768
France 694,160 0 -694,160
Netherlands 0 292,055 +292,055
Italy 63,000 0 -63,000
Turkey 2,408 16,764 +14,356
United States 6,653 9,658 +3,005
South Africa 11,609 3,415 -8,194
Singapore 14,701 0 -14,701
Indonesia 6,173 0 -6,173
Viet Nam 2,751 0 -2,751

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 2,637,391
Ireland 1,975,732
Poland 819
Italy 104
France 8

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 1,132,478 1,504,913 +372,435
Ireland 982,042 993,690 +11,648
Poland 628 191 -437
Italy 68 36 -32
France 8 0 -8

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,533,778
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 607,457
Air transport 54,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,008

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 2,585,408 2,948,370 +362,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 590,693 16,764 -573,929
Air transport 41,887 13,073 -28,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,008 0 -1,008

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,533,778
Dover / Eurotunnel 446,785
Dover 123,692
London Heathrow Airport 46,036
Liverpool Docks 36,980

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 2,585,408 2,948,370 +362,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 446,785 0 -446,785
Dover 106,928 16,764 -90,164
London Heathrow Airport 32,963 13,073 -19,890
Liverpool Docks 36,980 0 -36,980
East Midlands Airport 8,924 0 -8,924
London 1,008 0 -1,008

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040819

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

Description: Includes liquid, frozen, or preserved eggs, not dried