Import/export HS code 0407: Fresh or preserved bird eggs in shell

Includes all types of bird eggs in their shell, whether fresh, preserved, or cooked

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Poland 49,546,408
France 48,668,844
United States 33,030,739
Ireland 26,398,604
Ukraine 24,367,729

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 £
Poland 28,572,164 20,974,244 -7,597,920
France 21,401,665 27,267,179 +5,865,514
United States 15,608,734 17,422,005 +1,813,271
Ireland 15,510,157 10,888,447 -4,621,710
Ukraine 2,340,740 22,026,989 +19,686,249
Belgium 7,803,618 11,634,469 +3,830,851
Spain 8,786,331 9,674,741 +888,410
Italy 4,943,975 3,088,335 -1,855,640
Netherlands 4,190,148 1,717,983 -2,472,165
Germany 1,659,342 296,398 -1,362,944

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 £
Poland 49,324,293
United States 32,812,049
France 31,908,376
Ukraine 25,437,471
Spain 22,314,951

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 £
Poland 28,457,056 20,867,237 -7,589,819
United States 15,608,734 17,203,315 +1,594,581
France 15,416,594 16,491,782 +1,075,188
Ukraine 2,388,052 23,049,419 +20,661,367
Spain 10,428,441 11,886,510 +1,458,069
Belgium 8,016,499 11,435,475 +3,418,976
Ireland 8,805,557 5,914,965 -2,890,592
Italy 5,899,426 5,881,283 -18,143
Netherlands 4,327,764 2,672,961 -1,654,803
Hungary 1,312,608 3,725,298 +2,412,690

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Outer London - East and North East 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - West and North West 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2

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) 190,253,588
Air transport 33,376,138
Other 14,492,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,070,546

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) 87,522,978 102,730,610 +15,207,632
Air transport 15,856,393 17,519,745 +1,663,352
Other 8,716,082 5,776,625 -2,939,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,117,955 1,952,591 +834,636

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 67,276,218
Dover 58,642,592
London Heathrow Airport 33,067,843
Felixstowe 16,265,292
000 14,492,707

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 £
Eurotunnel 28,631,838 38,644,380 +10,012,542
Dover 28,926,512 29,716,080 +789,568
London Heathrow Airport 15,645,838 17,422,005 +1,776,167
Felixstowe 2,898,426 13,366,866 +10,468,440
000 8,716,082 5,776,625 -2,939,457
Harwich 8,048,697 5,065,299 -2,983,398
Holyhead 7,037,244 5,816,940 -1,220,304
Portsmouth 8,571,706 1,774,396 -6,797,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,343,258 7,941,617 +5,598,359
ZLC 482,065 882,085 +400,020

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 36
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of food products 6
Land transport and transport via pipelines 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 29
2025-10 24
2025-09 25
2025-08 21

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 28
54m+ 18
0-1m 7
15m-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 £
Turkey 53,011,585
Russia 39,436,943
United States 27,618,079
Ireland 21,851,561
Netherlands 20,157,947

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 £
Turkey 26,230,356 26,781,229 +550,873
Russia 20,518,919 18,918,024 -1,600,895
United States 12,932,217 14,685,862 +1,753,645
Ireland 11,372,815 10,478,746 -894,069
Netherlands 13,806,046 6,351,901 -7,454,145
France 9,440,699 1,414,760 -8,025,939
Brazil 5,426,340 5,078,076 -348,264
Philippines 1,913,603 8,522,806 +6,609,203
Saudi Arabia 3,795,949 5,955,772 +2,159,823
Nigeria 4,375,748 3,829,302 -546,446

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 17,610,434
Ireland 3,512,713
Italy 1,490
Malaysia 743
Netherlands 298

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 10,712,379 6,898,055 -3,814,324
Ireland 2,126,257 1,386,456 -739,801
Italy 1,015 475 -540
Malaysia 743 0 -743
Netherlands 298 0 -298

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) 126,019,427
Air transport 98,191,795
Other 21,811,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,058,391

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) 67,958,466 58,060,961 -9,897,505
Air transport 42,499,483 55,692,312 +13,192,829
Other 13,270,744 8,540,327 -4,730,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,058,391 0 -4,058,391

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,301,399
London Heathrow Airport 89,179,446
000 21,811,071
Immingham Docks 14,191,457
Birmingham Airport 6,713,915

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 56,069,342 47,232,057 -8,837,285
London Heathrow Airport 38,649,208 50,530,238 +11,881,030
000 13,270,744 8,540,327 -4,730,417
Immingham Docks 10,232,532 3,958,925 -6,273,607
Birmingham Airport 3,790,833 2,923,082 -867,751
Holyhead 1,248,709 2,974,658 +1,725,949
Portsmouth 1,060,261 2,490,005 +1,429,744
Edinburgh Airport 0 2,226,032 +2,226,032
Harwich 1,714,099 235,598 -1,478,501
Liverpool Docks 693,672 257,792 -435,880

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0407

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

Description: Includes all types of bird eggs in their shell, whether fresh, preserved, or cooked