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 1,569,241
Germany 1,504,951
Netherlands 1,088,042
China 1,069,931
United States 877,490

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 738,638 830,603 +91,965
Germany 803,386 701,565 -101,821
Netherlands 528,491 559,551 +31,060
China 667,733 402,198 -265,535
United States 407,996 469,494 +61,498
Turkey 574,692 162,431 -412,261
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 368,554 217,014 -151,540
Finland 310,092 178,745 -131,347
France 157,494 141,164 -16,330
Italy 148,755 72,965 -75,790

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 1,661,309
Switzerland 1,494,401
United Kingdom 1,467,810
United States 888,077
Turkey 632,664

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 1,017,757 643,552 -374,205
Switzerland 803,386 691,015 -112,371
United Kingdom 679,167 788,643 +109,476
United States 431,772 456,305 +24,533
Turkey 448,843 183,821 -265,022
Italy 314,654 260,302 -54,352
Finland 310,092 178,745 -131,347
Netherlands 207,389 271,718 +64,329
France 160,053 122,017 -38,036
Poland 109,221 60,093 -49,128

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 10
Greater Manchester 8
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
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Outer London - South 2 7 +5
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -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) 5,269,665
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,171,539
Other 108,594
Air transport 99,255
Road transport 36,812

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) 2,774,318 2,495,347 -278,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,570,108 1,601,431 -968,677
Other 56,076 52,518 -3,558
Air transport 21,161 78,094 +56,933
Road transport 27,095 9,717 -17,378

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,872,580
Felixstowe 1,797,061
Southampton 1,792,157
Liverpool Docks 1,044,767
Dover 939,578

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 931,867 940,713 +8,846
Felixstowe 1,259,183 537,878 -721,305
Southampton 892,416 899,741 +7,325
Liverpool Docks 487,406 557,361 +69,955
Dover 608,139 331,439 -276,700
Holyhead 232,885 213,961 -18,924
Immingham Docks 203,628 180,796 -22,832
Eurotunnel 225,969 76,502 -149,467
Harwich 126,425 97,141 -29,284
Killingholme 190,412 8,963 -181,449

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 51
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
2026-01 10
2025-11 6
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 14

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 15
15m-54m 9
54m+ 6
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 4,910,388
Romania 1,476,003
Ireland 1,308,190
Australia 1,255,405
United Arab Emirates 1,133,357

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 2,979,331 1,931,057 -1,048,274
Romania 805,639 670,364 -135,275
Ireland 674,290 633,900 -40,390
Australia 865,763 389,642 -476,121
United Arab Emirates 625,343 508,014 -117,329
Sweden 517,910 373,994 -143,916
Netherlands 440,181 371,798 -68,383
Poland 414,335 345,221 -69,114
Czechia 379,865 320,708 -59,157
Libya 390,450 294,233 -96,217

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 102,154
XI 63,540
Ireland 26,025
Poland 11,405
Spain 2,143

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 67,915 34,239 -33,676
XI 18,895 44,645 +25,750
Ireland 16,134 9,891 -6,243
Poland 11,405 0 -11,405
Spain 1,623 520 -1,103
United States 0 1,052 +1,052
Italy 1,047 0 -1,047
Germany 454 473 +19
Czechia 91 0 -91
Denmark 21 0 -21

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) 11,709,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,764,514
Other 658,769
Air transport 348,939

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) 6,258,754 5,450,563 -808,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,493,108 2,271,406 -1,221,702
Other 381,932 276,837 -105,095
Air transport 231,416 117,523 -113,893

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,599,516
London Gateway Port 3,679,616
Immingham Docks 1,458,015
Felixstowe 1,367,132
London 985,276

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 4,624,990 3,974,526 -650,464
London Gateway Port 1,970,263 1,709,353 -260,910
Immingham Docks 885,931 572,084 -313,847
Felixstowe 877,614 489,518 -388,096
London 466,626 518,650 +52,024
000 381,932 276,837 -105,095
Holyhead 207,009 254,085 +47,076
London Heathrow Airport 194,458 77,103 -117,355
Liverpool Docks 159,442 97,529 -61,913
Southampton 229,444 23,880 -205,564

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