Import/export HS code 170410: Chewing gum

Chewing gum, whether it has sugar coating or not

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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 £
Ireland 4,576,646
Turkey 2,121,424
Spain 1,690,114
China 1,648,418
Germany 1,537,145

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 £
Ireland 2,389,091 2,187,555 -201,536
Turkey 1,440,095 681,329 -758,766
Spain 1,000,218 689,896 -310,322
China 1,093,903 554,515 -539,388
Germany 803,386 733,759 -69,627
Netherlands 863,083 648,038 -215,045
Brazil 832,415 306,182 -526,233
United States 483,420 517,687 +34,267
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 376,834 222,399 -154,435
Finland 310,092 178,745 -131,347

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 £
China 2,277,735
Turkey 2,082,321
Spain 1,769,727
Switzerland 1,518,563
United Kingdom 1,486,443

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 £
China 1,480,082 797,653 -682,429
Turkey 1,351,403 730,918 -620,485
Spain 1,098,558 671,169 -427,389
Switzerland 823,141 695,422 -127,719
United Kingdom 681,386 805,057 +123,671
Brazil 837,449 373,572 -463,877
United States 481,836 498,580 +16,744
Netherlands 492,331 333,122 -159,209
Italy 326,414 291,137 -35,277
Finland 310,092 178,745 -131,347

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 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
Outer London - South 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Greater Manchester 8

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 11 8 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 11 +4
Outer London - South 3 8 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 0 3 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,572,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,034,625
Other 3,128,343
Air transport 194,568
Road transport 50,509

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,338,432 4,233,583 -1,104,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,809,347 2,225,278 -1,584,069
Other 1,701,765 1,426,578 -275,187
Air transport 77,722 116,846 +39,124
Road transport 30,246 20,263 -9,983

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,441,229
Felixstowe 3,201,374
000 3,128,343
Southampton 2,170,842
Dover 1,252,328

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,855,034 1,586,195 -268,839
Felixstowe 2,327,669 873,705 -1,453,964
000 1,701,765 1,426,578 -275,187
Southampton 1,220,469 950,373 -270,096
Dover 788,840 463,488 -325,352
Liverpool Docks 660,562 557,361 -103,201
London 328,458 799,412 +470,954
Eurotunnel 385,767 207,165 -178,602
Portsmouth 323,609 153,948 -169,661
Holyhead 237,649 213,961 -23,688

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 76
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Food and beverage service activities 6
Manufacture of food products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 10
2025-10 14
2025-09 18
2025-08 19

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 51
0-1m 25
15m-54m 13
54m+ 9
Other 1

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 £
Germany 12,227,845
Poland 3,248,669
France 2,468,490
Austria 2,454,530
Romania 2,360,055

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 £
Germany 6,840,184 5,387,661 -1,452,523
Poland 1,897,487 1,351,182 -546,305
France 1,169,287 1,299,203 +129,916
Austria 1,304,622 1,149,908 -154,714
Romania 1,259,105 1,100,950 -158,155
United Arab Emirates 1,233,977 972,627 -261,350
Israel 810,599 1,046,856 +236,257
Ireland 947,428 824,906 -122,522
Australia 1,131,691 389,642 -742,049
Netherlands 620,625 857,661 +237,036

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 £
China 104,828
XI 64,859
Germany 63,874
Spain 35,253
Ireland 26,915

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 £
China 70,589 34,239 -36,350
XI 19,693 45,166 +25,473
Germany 34,934 28,940 -5,994
Spain 21,443 13,810 -7,633
Ireland 16,602 10,313 -6,289
Poland 11,405 0 -11,405
United States 5,708 1,088 -4,620
France 1,869 0 -1,869
Turkey 1,022 542 -480
Italy 1,047 0 -1,047

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,198,945
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,577,585
Other 1,074,179
Air transport 384,274
Road transport 64,290

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,206,304 14,992,641 -2,213,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,787,274 3,790,311 -1,996,963
Other 631,722 442,457 -189,265
Air transport 256,793 127,481 -129,312
Road transport 64,290 0 -64,290

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,716,966
London Gateway Port 6,556,761
London 3,445,381
Immingham Docks 2,049,967
Felixstowe 1,872,526

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,263,940 11,453,026 -1,810,914
London Gateway Port 3,737,397 2,819,364 -918,033
London 1,796,316 1,649,065 -147,251
Immingham Docks 1,262,032 787,935 -474,097
Felixstowe 1,214,427 658,099 -556,328
000 631,722 442,457 -189,265
Portsmouth 246,100 332,060 +85,960
Southampton 303,777 238,812 -64,965
Holyhead 214,890 265,969 +51,079
Plymouth 320,156 75,716 -244,440

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 170410

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

Description: Chewing gum, whether it has sugar coating or not