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 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 2,253,944
Spain 1,596,030
Brazil 1,104,203
Turkey 1,016,394
China 543,180

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 1,634,777 619,167 -1,015,610
Spain 866,180 729,850 -136,330
Brazil 981,216 122,987 -858,229
Turkey 625,772 390,622 -235,150
China 347,298 195,882 -151,416
Netherlands 229,547 66,368 -163,179
Viet Nam 279,589 10,725 -268,864
United States 63,366 78,784 +15,418
Indonesia 69,692 68,397 -1,295
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 1,603,687
Brazil 1,176,627
Turkey 1,082,054
China 554,885
Viet Nam 282,643

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 873,837 729,850 -143,987
Brazil 1,053,640 122,987 -930,653
Turkey 686,468 395,586 -290,882
China 351,502 203,383 -148,119
Viet Nam 279,589 3,054 -276,535
Netherlands 161,770 61,404 -100,366
Indonesia 69,692 68,397 -1,295
United States 43,720 75,598 +31,878
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 8
Outer London - East and North East 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Lancashire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 6 6 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
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) 3,968,099
Other 2,268,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,751,362
Air transport 88,604
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) 2,633,955 1,334,144 -1,299,811
Other 1,649,666 619,167 -1,030,499
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,039,192 712,170 -327,022
Air transport 40,578 48,026 +7,448
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 2,268,833
London Gateway Port 1,643,209
London 1,132,442
Felixstowe 915,103
Portsmouth 477,649

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 1,649,666 619,167 -1,030,499
London Gateway Port 1,342,826 300,383 -1,042,443
London 634,604 497,838 -136,766
Felixstowe 576,026 339,077 -236,949
Portsmouth 309,199 168,450 -140,749
Southampton 158,566 216,166 +57,600
Eurotunnel 140,691 221,308 +80,617
Dover 180,857 116,193 -64,664
Purfleet 142,111 37,351 -104,760
ZLC 3,151 98,016 +94,865

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
28
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
2026-05 4
2026-04 3
2026-03 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 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 21
0-1m 9
54m+ 4
15m-54m 3
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 6,617,888
France 2,178,514
Poland 2,158,647
Austria 1,880,465
Israel 1,571,113

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 3,230,689 3,387,199 +156,510
France 1,317,625 860,889 -456,736
Poland 1,041,773 1,116,874 +75,101
Austria 1,036,129 844,336 -191,793
Israel 784,758 786,355 +1,597
United Arab Emirates 576,202 672,849 +96,647
Slovenia 498,008 476,966 -21,042
Spain 524,664 325,146 -199,518
Netherlands 312,956 523,771 +210,815
Romania 516,187 318,435 -197,752

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 29,682
XI 2,397
Turkey 1,564
Ireland 1,012

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 62,947 0 -62,947
Spain 17,769 11,913 -5,856
XI 792 1,605 +813
Turkey 1,564 0 -1,564
Ireland 441 571 +130
Netherlands 0 711 +711
United States 645 36 -609

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) 19,220,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,633,826
Other 374,833
Air transport 32,084

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) 9,822,415 9,397,853 -424,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,974,963 1,658,863 -316,100
Other 234,505 140,328 -94,177
Air transport 18,595 13,489 -5,106

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,862,139
London 2,656,809
London Gateway Port 2,581,654
Portsmouth 615,661
Felixstowe 520,491

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 7,247,547 7,614,592 +367,045
London 1,520,424 1,136,385 -384,039
London Gateway Port 1,395,674 1,185,980 -209,694
Portsmouth 316,411 299,250 -17,161
Felixstowe 483,419 37,072 -446,347
Immingham Docks 259,809 208,378 -51,431
000 234,505 140,328 -94,177
Southampton 117,606 231,304 +113,698
Newhaven 66,098 224,546 +158,448
Plymouth 227,148 25,896 -201,252

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