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 132,655,647
Italy 11,951,743
Poland 11,093,232
France 10,693,463
Belgium 6,819,286

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 70,048,858 62,606,789 -7,442,069
Italy 5,521,684 6,430,059 +908,375
Poland 7,286,859 3,806,373 -3,480,486
France 4,779,629 5,913,834 +1,134,205
Belgium 4,293,136 2,526,150 -1,766,986
Spain 783,282 1,833,422 +1,050,140
Germany 1,287,154 944,263 -342,891
Denmark 448,988 260,856 -188,132
Ireland 155,183 176,281 +21,098
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 126,565 173,082 +46,517

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 131,934,491
Italy 12,192,624
France 10,113,642
Poland 9,086,428
Belgium 7,031,422

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 69,592,800 62,341,691 -7,251,109
Italy 5,680,144 6,512,480 +832,336
France 4,236,282 5,877,360 +1,641,078
Poland 5,060,273 4,026,155 -1,034,118
Belgium 4,546,978 2,484,444 -2,062,534
Spain 3,193,424 1,553,392 -1,640,032
Germany 1,385,507 965,194 -420,313
Denmark 448,988 260,856 -188,132
China 126,565 432,606 +306,041
Latvia 150,553 122,103 -28,450

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 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -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) 176,802,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,260,005
Other 892,137
Air transport 9,146
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) 93,136,848 83,665,330 -9,471,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,274,789 985,216 -289,573
Other 455,804 436,333 -19,471
Air transport 9,146 0 -9,146
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 78,175,910
Dover 28,157,504
Killingholme 26,007,697
Immingham Docks 18,254,961
Harwich 11,514,987

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 41,422,073 36,753,837 -4,668,236
Dover 14,307,418 13,850,086 -457,332
Killingholme 22,814,918 3,192,779 -19,622,139
Immingham Docks 1,347,789 16,907,172 +15,559,383
Harwich 6,487,867 5,027,120 -1,460,747
Hull 4,181,603 4,919,942 +738,339
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,011,847 2,332,445 +320,598
Felixstowe 1,053,905 1,107,360 +53,455
Portsmouth 709,793 498,802 -210,991
000 455,804 436,333 -19,471

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 36
Manufacture of food products 24
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
2026-01 34
2025-11 41
2025-10 35
2025-09 38
2025-08 29

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+ 27
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 13
Other 8
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 20,495,711
France 3,893,021
Netherlands 2,580,763
Denmark 2,461,122
Belgium 625,939

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 10,412,253 10,083,458 -328,795
France 2,207,034 1,685,987 -521,047
Netherlands 978,290 1,602,473 +624,183
Denmark 1,644,707 816,415 -828,292
Belgium 442,983 182,956 -260,027
Italy 329,686 0 -329,686
Romania 101,749 0 -101,749
Sweden 13,510 21,296 +7,786
Poland 4,420 0 -4,420
Iceland 0 3,204 +3,204

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 22,722,028
Ireland 110,512
Netherlands 7,611
Italy 801
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 11,725,594 10,996,434 -729,160
Ireland 51,711 58,801 +7,090
Netherlands 2,881 4,730 +1,849
Italy 79 722 +643
Spain 696 0 -696
France 123 0 -123
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 22,998,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,493,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,078
Air transport 3,204

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 11,837,642 11,161,292 -676,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,261,767 3,231,293 -1,030,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,223 1,855 -33,368
Air transport 0 3,204 +3,204

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 22,998,934
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,382,736
Immingham Docks 478,033
Dover 333,732
Eurotunnel 106,106

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 11,837,642 11,161,292 -676,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,406,216 2,976,520 -429,696
Immingham Docks 417,151 60,882 -356,269
Dover 250,392 83,340 -167,052
Eurotunnel 56,707 49,399 -7,308
London 84,451 0 -84,451
Liverpool Docks 75,383 0 -75,383
Portsmouth 0 61,152 +61,152
Holyhead 6,690 0 -6,690
Birmingham Airport 0 3,204 +3,204

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