Import/export HS code 48237010: Egg packing trays and boxes

Moulded trays and boxes specifically designed for packing eggs

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Denmark 44,570,660
France 15,714,261
Netherlands 13,055,208
Germany 8,234,229
India 3,910,192

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 £
Denmark 21,631,576 22,939,084 +1,307,508
France 8,083,649 7,630,612 -453,037
Netherlands 4,447,472 8,607,736 +4,160,264
Germany 3,332,977 4,901,252 +1,568,275
India 2,268,465 1,641,727 -626,738
Hungary 366,377 2,783,971 +2,417,594
Croatia 1,607,372 234,956 -1,372,416
China 480,392 564,562 +84,170
Ireland 418,421 477,815 +59,394
Turkey 0 585,994 +585,994

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 £
Denmark 42,879,475
France 13,524,657
Germany 8,582,541
Netherlands 6,940,889
Hungary 4,427,685

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 £
Denmark 20,618,074 22,261,401 +1,643,327
France 6,953,494 6,571,163 -382,331
Germany 3,398,110 5,184,431 +1,786,321
Netherlands 2,347,454 4,593,435 +2,245,981
Hungary 1,163,994 3,263,691 +2,099,697
India 2,183,693 1,577,753 -605,940
Croatia 1,596,981 404,303 -1,192,678
China 553,903 702,981 +149,078
Turkey 83,018 636,724 +553,706
Poland 284,202 94,429 -189,773

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 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
West Midlands 8
West Yorkshire 6
Outer London - East and North East 5

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 11 12 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
West Midlands 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 2 6 +4
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 0 4 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 0 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Cumbria 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,697,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,282,051
Other 9,085,117
Air transport 105,610

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,900,678 38,796,731 +5,896,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,436,003 6,846,048 +410,045
Other 3,742,584 5,342,533 +1,599,949
Air transport 7,822 97,788 +89,966

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 49,487,784
Dover 13,971,142
000 9,085,117
London 4,049,394
Portsmouth 3,760,987

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 £
Immingham Docks 22,462,583 27,025,201 +4,562,618
Dover 6,896,666 7,074,476 +177,810
000 3,742,584 5,342,533 +1,599,949
London 1,268,437 2,780,957 +1,512,520
Portsmouth 1,502,580 2,258,407 +755,827
Felixstowe 1,208,980 1,511,108 +302,128
London Gateway Port 1,079,114 1,624,355 +545,241
Harwich 1,761,933 420,062 -1,341,871
Southampton 845,011 687,773 -157,238
Purfleet 480,272 984,367 +504,095

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
56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7
Food and beverage service activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 21
2026-04 15
2026-03 26
2026-02 22
2026-01 20

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 34
0-1m 32
54m+ 21
15m-54m 11
Other 5

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 £
Ireland 8,774,165
France 177,878
Romania 95,382
Netherlands 81,639
Israel 42,190

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 £
Ireland 4,354,605 4,419,560 +64,955
France 139,067 38,811 -100,256
Romania 33,777 61,605 +27,828
Netherlands 81,639 0 -81,639
Israel 25,122 17,068 -8,054
United States 37,370 4,088 -33,282
Denmark 16,422 20,300 +3,878
Spain 21,890 0 -21,890
Belgium 0 16,034 +16,034
South Korea 3,273 5,273 +2,000

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 £
XI 8,874,399
China 1,239
France 61

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 £
XI 4,460,832 4,413,567 -47,265
China 0 1,239 +1,239
France 45 16 -29

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,875,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 319,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,799
Air transport 69,408

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 £
Other 4,460,903 4,414,822 -46,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 181,707 137,904 -43,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,740 33,059 -3,681
Air transport 56,648 12,760 -43,888

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,875,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 128,325
Dover 124,737
London Gateway Port 47,067
Immingham Docks 41,101

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 £
000 4,460,903 4,414,822 -46,081
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,298 22,027 -84,271
Dover 47,758 76,979 +29,221
London Gateway Port 28,882 18,185 -10,697
Immingham Docks 18,274 22,827 +4,553
ZLC 37,292 2,500 -34,792
Holyhead 4,769 21,052 +16,283
East Midlands Airport 14,295 3,084 -11,211
London Heathrow Airport 5,061 7,176 +2,115
Liverpool Docks 2,399 5,151 +2,752

Quick facts

HS code: 48237010

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

Description: Moulded trays and boxes specifically designed for packing eggs