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 145,591,998
Italy 13,707,840
France 11,871,816
Poland 11,220,772
Belgium 7,133,929

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 70,188,730 75,403,268 +5,214,538
Italy 5,371,875 8,335,965 +2,964,090
France 4,987,771 6,884,045 +1,896,274
Poland 6,851,187 4,369,585 -2,481,602
Belgium 3,953,930 3,179,999 -773,931
Spain 928,950 1,998,159 +1,069,209
Germany 1,278,865 1,223,034 -55,831
Denmark 326,319 302,255 -24,064
Ireland 156,872 236,449 +79,577
China 0 303,383 +303,383

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 144,757,631
Italy 13,937,666
France 11,712,698
Poland 9,843,242
Belgium 7,349,371

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 69,734,655 75,022,976 +5,288,321
Italy 5,530,986 8,406,680 +2,875,694
France 4,478,374 7,234,324 +2,755,950
Poland 5,100,583 4,742,659 -357,924
Belgium 4,100,906 3,248,465 -852,441
Spain 2,930,209 1,188,658 -1,741,551
Germany 1,354,716 1,234,096 -120,620
Denmark 326,319 302,255 -24,064
China 130,618 415,688 +285,070
Latvia 124,899 161,601 +36,702

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 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +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) 194,094,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,751,034
Other 993,123
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) 93,142,905 100,951,841 +7,808,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 727,053 1,023,981 +296,928
Other 458,897 534,226 +75,329
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 84,523,047
Dover 28,730,881
Immingham Docks 25,901,195
Killingholme 22,395,656
Harwich 12,803,765

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 41,672,906 42,850,141 +1,177,235
Dover 13,653,023 15,077,858 +1,424,835
Immingham Docks 1,303,957 24,597,238 +23,293,281
Killingholme 22,379,591 16,065 -22,363,526
Harwich 6,380,163 6,423,602 +43,439
Hull 4,426,247 6,713,448 +2,287,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,296,100 4,582,344 +2,286,244
Felixstowe 1,161,904 1,074,410 -87,494
Portsmouth 524,767 579,713 +54,946
000 458,897 534,226 +75,329

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 9
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
2026-04 40
2026-03 38
2026-02 37
2026-01 34
2025-12 32

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 14
Other 7
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 23,503,574
France 4,270,010
Denmark 2,829,299
Netherlands 2,676,317
Belgium 660,244

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 10,619,127 12,884,447 +2,265,320
France 2,501,179 1,768,831 -732,348
Denmark 1,444,528 1,384,771 -59,757
Netherlands 992,488 1,683,829 +691,341
Belgium 454,083 206,161 -247,922
Italy 268,035 133,548 -134,487
Romania 101,749 0 -101,749
Sweden 15,642 28,782 +13,140
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 26,124,649
Ireland 117,717
Netherlands 9,559
Italy 2,341
Spain 696

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 11,896,366 14,228,283 +2,331,917
Ireland 50,329 67,388 +17,059
Netherlands 4,453 5,106 +653
Italy 95 2,246 +2,151
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 26,532,700
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,945,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,872
Air transport 5,696

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 12,007,167 14,525,533 +2,518,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,380,784 3,564,836 -815,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,799 2,073 -7,726
Air transport 0 5,696 +5,696

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 26,532,700
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,666,845
Dover 366,849
London 309,186
Immingham Docks 252,453

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 12,007,167 14,525,533 +2,518,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,717,763 2,949,082 -768,681
Dover 243,149 123,700 -119,449
London 84,451 224,735 +140,284
Immingham Docks 205,521 46,932 -158,589
Portsmouth 0 159,666 +159,666
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