Import/export HS code 17041010: Low-sugar chewing gum

Chewing gum with less than 60% sugar content, including invert sugar

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 2,173,683
Germany 1,718,086
China 989,289
United States 980,491
Netherlands 975,893

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 853,514 1,320,169 +466,655
Germany 892,927 825,159 -67,768
China 482,384 506,905 +24,521
United States 350,692 629,799 +279,107
Netherlands 546,297 429,596 -116,701
Turkey 444,061 219,662 -224,399
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 334,509 205,730 -128,779
Finland 223,656 241,497 +17,841
France 192,692 88,317 -104,375
Poland 125,355 64,224 -61,131

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 £
United Kingdom 2,072,108
Switzerland 1,696,813
China 1,533,152
United States 952,637
Turkey 646,847

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 £
United Kingdom 807,685 1,264,423 +456,738
Switzerland 892,927 803,886 -89,041
China 797,102 736,050 -61,052
United States 365,305 587,332 +222,027
Turkey 401,773 245,074 -156,699
Italy 287,142 222,405 -64,737
Finland 223,656 241,497 +17,841
Netherlands 202,405 259,390 +56,985
France 188,670 0 -188,670
Romania 50,675 123,372 +72,697

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Outer London - East and North East 10
Outer London - South 7
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6

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
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
Outer London - South 3 6 +3
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,412,140
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,480,529
Air transport 143,932
Other 109,748
Road transport 32,578

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) 2,615,015 2,797,125 +182,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,483,074 1,997,455 -485,619
Air transport 43,374 100,558 +57,184
Other 50,942 58,806 +7,864
Road transport 22,437 10,141 -12,296

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,128,500
Southampton 1,886,872
Liverpool Docks 1,563,428
Felixstowe 1,445,746
Dover 856,408

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 1,014,652 1,113,848 +99,196
Southampton 959,447 927,425 -32,022
Liverpool Docks 509,037 1,054,391 +545,354
Felixstowe 907,074 538,672 -368,402
Dover 630,387 226,021 -404,366
Holyhead 324,501 271,609 -52,892
Immingham Docks 142,100 260,679 +118,579
Eurotunnel 227,254 107,796 -119,458
Harwich 95,417 95,510 +93
Purfleet 45,195 95,799 +50,604

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
50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Manufacture of food products
5
Food and beverage service activities
4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 13
2026-03 7
2026-02 9
2026-01 11

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 37
0-1m 16
15m-54m 8
54m+ 6
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 £
Germany 4,777,740
Ireland 1,283,135
Romania 1,280,502
Australia 1,216,194
Netherlands 1,205,269

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 2,326,267 2,451,473 +125,206
Ireland 661,564 621,571 -39,993
Romania 579,500 701,002 +121,502
Australia 732,481 483,713 -248,768
Netherlands 412,787 792,482 +379,695
United Arab Emirates 787,622 284,425 -503,197
Sweden 552,987 310,128 -242,859
Poland 386,776 393,357 +6,581
Saudi Arabia 473,342 153,674 -319,668
Czechia 302,367 321,812 +19,445

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 84,705
XI 61,068
Ireland 29,198
Hungary 3,058
Spain 1,773

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 57,516 27,189 -30,327
XI 12,885 48,183 +35,298
Ireland 13,225 15,973 +2,748
Hungary 0 3,058 +3,058
Spain 1,713 60 -1,653
Italy 1,047 487 -560
Poland 1,334 0 -1,334
United States 0 1,052 +1,052
Germany 596 313 -283
Mexico 0 748 +748

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) 12,598,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,385,148
Other 616,317
Air transport 596,392

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) 5,687,873 6,910,966 +1,223,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,422,036 1,963,112 -1,458,924
Other 341,945 274,372 -67,573
Air transport 281,216 315,176 +33,960

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,636,162
London Gateway Port 3,876,894
Immingham Docks 1,364,326
Felixstowe 1,343,784
London 1,071,670

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 3,833,477 4,802,685 +969,208
London Gateway Port 2,340,822 1,536,072 -804,750
Immingham Docks 849,398 514,928 -334,470
Felixstowe 781,735 562,049 -219,686
London 584,672 486,998 -97,674
000 341,945 274,372 -67,573
London Heathrow Airport 239,666 286,208 +46,542
Harwich 3,150 521,071 +517,921
Holyhead 202,645 257,891 +55,246
Liverpool Docks 194,494 57,773 -136,721

Quick facts

HS code: 17041010

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

Description: Chewing gum with less than 60% sugar content, including invert sugar