Import/export HS code 040790: Various bird eggs in shell

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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 3,818,158
Spain 3,423,332
China 859,808
Ireland 532,175
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 169,242

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 2,793,472 1,024,686 -1,768,786
Spain 2,156,385 1,266,947 -889,438
China 364,437 495,371 +130,934
Ireland 197,716 334,459 +136,743
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 149,177 20,065 -129,112
France 63,572 42,243 -21,329
Italy 82,852 8,661 -74,191
Ukraine 0 58,387 +58,387

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 3,849,874
Spain 3,200,643
China 1,110,196
France 104,321
Ukraine 58,387

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 2,601,005 1,248,869 -1,352,136
Spain 2,157,879 1,042,764 -1,115,115
China 594,760 515,436 -79,324
France 62,078 42,243 -19,835
Ukraine 0 58,387 +58,387
Italy 1,706 8,661 +6,955

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 1
Greater Manchester 1
Inner London - East 1
Inner London - West 1
Outer London - East and North East 1

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 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,321,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,011,994
Other 724,642

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) 4,903,814 2,417,980 -2,485,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 513,614 498,380 -15,234
Other 390,183 334,459 -55,724

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,317,923
Eurotunnel 3,171,996
Felixstowe 1,087,437
000 724,642
Killingholme 486,256

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 £
Dover 2,108,694 1,209,229 -899,465
Eurotunnel 2,317,709 854,287 -1,463,422
Felixstowe 513,614 573,823 +60,209
000 390,183 334,459 -55,724
Killingholme 237,651 248,605 +10,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,595 11,482 -96,113
Portsmouth 55,112 18,934 -36,178
Hull 42,680 0 -42,680
Harwich 34,373 0 -34,373

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 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 2
2025-05 1

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 3
54m+ 2
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 3,956,107
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 84,110
Qatar 71,804
Denmark 950

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 1,977,789 1,978,318 +529
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,576 24,534 -35,042
Qatar 71,804 0 -71,804
Denmark 950 0 -950

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 3,834,350
XU 89,826
Ireland 22,535
Italy 475

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 1,934,182 1,900,168 -34,014
XU 12,151 77,675 +65,524
Ireland 22,535 0 -22,535
Italy 0 475 +475

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,947,186
Air transport 156,864
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,921

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 1,968,868 1,978,318 +9,450
Air transport 132,330 24,534 -107,796
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,921 0 -8,921

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,947,186
London Heathrow Airport 97,422
London Gatwick Airport 58,492
Holyhead 8,921
ZLC 950

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 1,968,868 1,978,318 +9,450
London Heathrow Airport 72,888 24,534 -48,354
London Gatwick Airport 58,492 0 -58,492
Holyhead 8,921 0 -8,921
ZLC 950 0 -950

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040790

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

Description: All other bird eggs in shell, not specifically listed