Import/export HS code 17041090: High-sugar chewing gum

Chewing gum with 60% or more sugar content, including invert sugar

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  • 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 2,602,164
Spain 1,602,299
Turkey 1,334,043
Brazil 1,134,393
China 622,681

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 1,518,698 1,083,466 -435,232
Spain 791,719 810,580 +18,861
Turkey 871,145 462,898 -408,247
Brazil 1,012,404 121,989 -890,415
China 379,036 243,645 -135,391
Netherlands 352,821 66,368 -286,453
Viet Nam 58,465 231,849 +173,384
Indonesia 120,543 57,292 -63,251
United States 80,533 75,756 -4,777
Panama 102,630 0 -102,630

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 £
Spain 1,634,090
Turkey 1,400,933
Brazil 1,206,817
China 636,313
Netherlands 346,346

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 £
Spain 843,343 790,747 -52,596
Turkey 913,238 487,695 -425,543
Brazil 1,084,828 121,989 -962,839
China 385,167 251,146 -134,021
Netherlands 284,942 61,404 -223,538
Viet Nam 58,465 224,178 +165,713
Indonesia 120,543 57,292 -63,251
United States 56,212 66,068 +9,856
Kenya 0 91,881 +91,881
Thailand 0 66,865 +66,865

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 9
Outer London - East and North East 5
Lancashire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

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 - West and North West 5 7 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Lancashire 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 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) 4,456,819
Other 2,617,053
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,876,881
Air transport 89,533
Road transport 17,067

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) 2,756,364 1,700,455 -1,055,909
Other 1,533,587 1,083,466 -450,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,137,750 739,131 -398,619
Air transport 47,631 41,902 -5,729
Road transport 3,151 13,916 +10,765

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,617,053
London Gateway Port 1,703,049
Felixstowe 1,284,837
London 1,103,086
Portsmouth 430,652

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 £
000 1,533,587 1,083,466 -450,121
London Gateway Port 1,226,333 476,716 -749,617
Felixstowe 884,235 400,602 -483,633
London 418,053 685,033 +266,980
Portsmouth 245,149 185,503 -59,646
Southampton 236,325 185,225 -51,100
Eurotunnel 153,339 180,619 +27,280
Dover 184,790 121,338 -63,452
Purfleet 264,298 37,351 -226,947
Liverpool Docks 116,719 1,056 -115,663

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 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Food and beverage service activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 7
2025-12 7

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 22
0-1m 11
54m+ 5
15m-54m 4

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 7,172,096
France 2,359,768
Poland 2,329,606
Austria 2,030,279
Israel 1,676,558

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 3,218,660 3,953,436 +734,776
France 1,219,229 1,140,539 -78,690
Poland 1,179,318 1,150,288 -29,030
Austria 991,824 1,038,455 +46,631
Israel 887,207 789,351 -97,856
United Arab Emirates 594,993 662,802 +67,809
Slovenia 527,829 480,294 -47,535
Spain 511,461 402,856 -108,605
Romania 489,031 409,384 -79,647
Switzerland 398,757 464,651 +65,894

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 £
Germany 62,947
Spain 31,969
United States 2,967
XI 2,457
Turkey 1,564

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 £
Germany 34,480 28,467 -6,013
Spain 18,174 13,795 -4,379
United States 2,931 36 -2,895
XI 688 1,769 +1,081
Turkey 1,022 542 -480
China 1,329 0 -1,329
Ireland 473 593 +120
France 741 0 -741

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) 20,692,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,924,140
Other 410,514
Air transport 30,709
Road transport 27,278

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) 9,987,425 10,705,072 +717,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,273,618 1,650,522 -623,096
Other 233,368 177,146 -56,222
Air transport 16,514 14,195 -2,319
Road transport 27,278 0 -27,278

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,982,033
London 2,887,040
London Gateway Port 2,851,977
Portsmouth 583,063
Immingham Docks 529,763

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 7,492,161 8,489,872 +997,711
London 1,495,989 1,391,051 -104,938
London Gateway Port 1,696,936 1,155,041 -541,895
Portsmouth 220,773 362,290 +141,517
Immingham Docks 290,660 239,103 -51,557
Felixstowe 484,434 25,731 -458,703
000 233,368 177,146 -56,222
Southampton 113,013 265,243 +152,230
Plymouth 262,057 75,716 -186,341
Newhaven 61,669 228,975 +167,306

Quick facts

HS code: 17041090

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

Description: Chewing gum with 60% or more sugar content, including invert sugar