Import/export HS code 040899: Various egg yolks

Includes liquid, frozen, or preserved egg yolks, 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 139,671,464
Italy 13,660,907
France 11,847,459
Poland 10,410,211
Belgium 6,552,810

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 70,007,996 69,663,468 -344,528
Italy 5,536,582 8,124,325 +2,587,743
France 5,623,416 6,224,043 +600,627
Poland 6,574,142 3,836,069 -2,738,073
Belgium 3,628,192 2,924,618 -703,574
Spain 1,334,059 1,414,736 +80,677
Germany 1,274,629 1,132,915 -141,714
Denmark 302,896 244,132 -58,764
Ireland 165,247 214,126 +48,879
China 38,932 264,451 +225,519

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 138,907,798
Italy 13,858,903
France 11,763,609
Poland 9,594,836
Belgium 6,684,813

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 69,582,568 69,325,230 -257,338
Italy 5,699,336 8,159,567 +2,460,231
France 5,156,248 6,607,361 +1,451,113
Poland 5,684,685 3,910,151 -1,774,534
Belgium 3,705,490 2,979,323 -726,167
Spain 2,471,536 906,862 -1,564,674
Germany 1,350,096 1,143,977 -206,119
Denmark 302,896 244,132 -58,764
China 269,208 264,451 -4,757
Latvia 152,494 142,164 -10,330

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - East 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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
Outer London - East and North East 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -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) 186,536,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,599,903
Other 946,401
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) 93,552,817 92,983,626 -569,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 891,734 708,169 -183,565
Other 453,149 493,252 +40,103
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 80,496,882
Immingham Docks 28,360,831
Dover 27,541,963
Killingholme 18,419,605
Harwich 11,777,057

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 41,393,221 39,103,661 -2,289,560
Immingham Docks 4,851,829 23,509,002 +18,657,173
Dover 14,994,876 12,547,087 -2,447,789
Killingholme 18,419,605 0 -18,419,605
Harwich 6,068,171 5,708,886 -359,285
Hull 4,553,357 6,349,086 +1,795,729
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,364,646 5,087,474 +2,722,828
Felixstowe 1,261,718 818,598 -443,120
Portsmouth 464,444 508,382 +43,938
000 453,149 493,252 +40,103

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
25
Food and beverage service activities
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4
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 39
2026-04 40
2026-03 38
2026-02 37
2026-01 34

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+ 26
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 15
Other 6
0-1m 3

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 22,815,288
France 4,251,401
Denmark 2,829,299
Netherlands 2,580,910
Belgium 578,821

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 11,154,301 11,660,987 +506,686
France 2,440,262 1,811,139 -629,123
Denmark 1,561,201 1,268,098 -293,103
Netherlands 899,131 1,681,779 +782,648
Belgium 388,768 190,053 -198,715
Italy 238,878 133,548 -105,330
Romania 101,749 0 -101,749
Sweden 14,931 26,649 +11,718
Iceland 0 5,696 +5,696
United Arab Emirates 919 2,073 +1,154

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 25,406,307
Ireland 116,372
Netherlands 10,411
Italy 2,741

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 12,536,044 12,870,263 +334,219
Ireland 60,780 55,592 -5,188
Netherlands 4,932 5,479 +547
Italy 369 2,372 +2,003

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 25,844,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,727,060
Air transport 5,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,992

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 12,659,014 13,185,400 +526,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,140,207 3,586,853 -553,354
Air transport 0 5,696 +5,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 919 2,073 +1,154

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 25,844,414
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,472,224
London 362,754
Dover 283,601
Immingham Docks 227,319

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 12,659,014 13,185,400 +526,386
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,560,580 2,911,644 -648,936
London 84,451 278,303 +193,852
Dover 159,901 123,700 -36,201
Immingham Docks 196,495 30,824 -165,671
Portsmouth 0 181,661 +181,661
Eurotunnel 56,707 49,399 -7,308
Liverpool Docks 75,383 0 -75,383
Hull 0 11,322 +11,322
Holyhead 6,690 0 -6,690

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040899

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

Description: Includes liquid, frozen, or preserved egg yolks, not dried