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 2,151,933
Germany 1,769,203
Netherlands 1,063,936
China 1,039,872
United States 926,994

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 842,110 1,309,823 +467,713
Germany 840,344 928,859 +88,515
Netherlands 575,685 488,251 -87,434
China 546,562 493,310 -53,252
United States 317,129 609,865 +292,736
Turkey 558,562 231,760 -326,802
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 321,174 245,029 -76,145
Finland 268,783 230,615 -38,168
France 111,036 208,197 +97,161
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 £
United Kingdom 2,045,940
Switzerland 1,748,874
China 1,612,883
United States 916,492
Turkey 689,766

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 788,206 1,257,734 +469,528
Switzerland 840,344 908,530 +68,186
China 849,931 762,952 -86,979
United States 348,964 567,528 +218,564
Turkey 432,724 257,042 -175,682
Italy 332,551 257,257 -75,294
Finland 268,783 230,615 -38,168
Netherlands 216,833 256,417 +39,584
France 111,795 122,017 +10,222
Romania 53,649 119,155 +65,506

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 12
Greater Manchester 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
Outer London - East and North East 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
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) 5,647,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,770,918
Air transport 141,010
Other 113,156
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) 2,615,119 3,031,888 +416,769
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,639,212 2,131,706 -507,506
Air transport 37,937 103,073 +65,136
Other 58,007 55,149 -2,858
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 2,184,210
Southampton 1,946,968
Felixstowe 1,626,878
Liverpool Docks 1,543,675
Dover 943,379

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 932,745 1,251,465 +318,720
Southampton 999,815 947,153 -52,662
Felixstowe 1,038,972 587,906 -451,066
Liverpool Docks 505,062 1,038,613 +533,551
Dover 553,279 390,100 -163,179
Holyhead 325,286 265,419 -59,867
Immingham Docks 199,465 249,353 +49,888
Eurotunnel 262,350 73,919 -188,431
Harwich 130,103 96,122 -33,981
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 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of food products 6
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
2026-04 13
2026-03 7
2026-02 9
2026-01 11
2025-12 15

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 39
0-1m 16
15m-54m 9
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 4,944,966
Romania 1,510,465
Ireland 1,381,312
Australia 1,225,904
Netherlands 1,145,496

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 2,234,587 2,710,379 +475,792
Romania 756,902 753,563 -3,339
Ireland 690,734 690,578 -156
Australia 759,171 466,733 -292,438
Netherlands 249,650 895,846 +646,196
United Arab Emirates 693,841 418,473 -275,368
Sweden 580,962 336,593 -244,369
Poland 399,850 431,935 +32,085
Libya 564,663 121,230 -443,433
Czechia 332,496 351,612 +19,116

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 95,017
XI 66,588
Ireland 31,050
Poland 6,501
Hungary 3,058

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 62,636 32,381 -30,255
XI 17,237 49,351 +32,114
Ireland 16,148 14,902 -1,246
Poland 6,501 0 -6,501
Hungary 0 3,058 +3,058
Spain 1,713 60 -1,653
Italy 1,047 487 -560
United States 0 1,052 +1,052
Germany 501 389 -112
Czechia 91 0 -91

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) 12,922,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,693,759
Other 667,730
Air transport 599,360

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) 5,636,532 7,285,575 +1,649,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,492,039 2,201,720 -1,290,319
Other 367,618 300,112 -67,506
Air transport 255,532 343,828 +88,296

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,759,656
London Gateway Port 3,896,394
Felixstowe 1,572,549
Immingham Docks 1,432,188
London 1,141,503

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 3,818,258 4,941,398 +1,123,140
London Gateway Port 2,126,937 1,769,457 -357,480
Felixstowe 1,010,861 561,688 -449,173
Immingham Docks 878,356 553,832 -324,524
London 498,319 643,184 +144,865
000 367,618 300,112 -67,506
Harwich 17,451 521,071 +503,620
London Heathrow Airport 216,800 305,799 +88,999
Holyhead 199,709 307,671 +107,962
Liverpool Docks 198,311 72,594 -125,717

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