Import/export HS code 04079010: Poultry eggs in shell

Eggs from poultry, such as ducks or geese, in shell

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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 £
Poland 3,818,158
Spain 3,423,332
China 856,568
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 361,197 495,371 +134,174
Ireland 197,716 334,459 +136,743
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 149,177 20,065 -129,112
Ukraine 0 58,387 +58,387
Italy 44,948 0 -44,948
France 42,136 0 -42,136

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 1,070,758
Ukraine 58,387
France 40,642

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 555,322 515,436 -39,886
Ukraine 0 58,387 +58,387
France 40,642 0 -40,642

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
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
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +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) 7,211,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,008,754
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) 4,844,474 2,367,076 -2,477,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 510,374 498,380 -11,994
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 3,278,189
Eurotunnel 3,141,740
Felixstowe 1,084,197
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 2,070,790 1,207,399 -863,391
Eurotunnel 2,306,111 835,629 -1,470,482
Felixstowe 510,374 573,823 +63,449
000 390,183 334,459 -55,724
Killingholme 237,651 248,605 +10,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,595 0 -107,595
Portsmouth 45,274 0 -45,274
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 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-08 1
2025-05 1
2025-04 1
2025-03 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
54m+ 2
1m-15m 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 3,955,894
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 1,977,576 1,978,318 +742
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 3,834,257
XU 89,706
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 1,934,089 1,900,168 -33,921
XU 12,031 77,675 +65,644
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 3,946,973
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 1,968,655 1,978,318 +9,663
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 3,946,973
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 1,968,655 1,978,318 +9,663
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

Quick facts

HS code: 04079010

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

Description: Eggs from poultry, such as ducks or geese, in shell