Import/export HS code 0408: Eggs without shell or egg yolks

Includes liquid, dried, or frozen eggs and yolks, with or without added sugar

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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 £
Netherlands 196,678,995
France 31,604,104
Italy 21,110,088
Belgium 20,733,506
Poland 16,611,712

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 £
Netherlands 97,324,609 99,354,386 +2,029,777
France 15,260,050 16,344,054 +1,084,004
Italy 9,559,318 11,550,770 +1,991,452
Belgium 10,723,766 10,009,740 -714,026
Poland 10,691,261 5,920,451 -4,770,810
Germany 3,577,687 2,201,252 -1,376,435
Denmark 2,182,929 2,131,156 -51,773
Spain 1,089,614 1,949,078 +859,464
Ireland 536,646 533,155 -3,491
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 498,470 291,070 -207,400

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 £
Netherlands 194,043,673
France 30,428,894
Italy 21,998,896
Belgium 20,554,162
Poland 15,039,287

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 £
Netherlands 96,624,306 97,419,367 +795,061
France 14,345,802 16,083,092 +1,737,290
Italy 10,067,276 11,931,620 +1,864,344
Belgium 10,866,376 9,687,786 -1,178,590
Poland 8,748,988 6,290,299 -2,458,689
Germany 3,310,935 3,009,551 -301,384
Spain 3,643,631 1,683,982 -1,959,649
Denmark 2,151,456 1,988,540 -162,916
China 512,876 623,330 +110,454
Greece 340,094 172,524 -167,570

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 9
Inner London - West 8
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - East and North East 7
West Yorkshire 7

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 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 5 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +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) 289,543,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,252,784
Other 2,696,510
Air transport 861,983
Rail transport 2,595

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) 144,981,627 144,561,792 -419,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,493,100 4,759,684 -733,416
Other 974,586 1,721,924 +747,338
Air transport 532,197 329,786 -202,411
Rail transport 2,595 0 -2,595

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 107,731,448
Dover 51,011,265
Killingholme 36,328,249
Immingham Docks 33,607,211
Harwich 26,812,090

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 53,683,802 54,047,646 +363,844
Dover 26,024,126 24,987,139 -1,036,987
Killingholme 29,023,548 7,304,701 -21,718,847
Immingham Docks 5,258,224 28,348,987 +23,090,763
Harwich 15,156,244 11,655,846 -3,500,398
Portsmouth 5,662,441 6,036,189 +373,748
Hull 5,270,951 6,176,935 +905,984
Felixstowe 4,519,772 3,784,878 -734,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,490,544 4,474,323 +983,779
000 974,586 1,721,924 +747,338

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 52
Manufacture of food products 41
Food and beverage service activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Retail 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
2026-01 50
2025-11 58
2025-10 50
2025-09 53
2025-08 48

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+ 45
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 14
Other 12
0-1m 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 26,683,866
France 4,589,188
Netherlands 3,045,454
Denmark 2,682,455
Belgium 835,406

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 12,723,354 13,960,512 +1,237,158
France 2,763,484 1,825,704 -937,780
Netherlands 967,602 2,077,852 +1,110,250
Denmark 1,506,044 1,176,411 -329,633
Belgium 640,288 195,118 -445,170
Italy 679,678 0 -679,678
Romania 101,749 0 -101,749
United States 89,330 9,658 -79,672
Sweden 12,088 22,718 +10,630
Turkey 2,408 16,764 +14,356

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 26,596,210
Ireland 2,181,583
Netherlands 7,611
Italy 909
Poland 819

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 12,721,793 13,874,417 +1,152,624
Ireland 1,047,353 1,134,230 +86,877
Netherlands 2,309 5,302 +2,993
Italy 151 758 +607
Poland 597 222 -375
Spain 696 0 -696
France 131 0 -131
Portugal 39 0 -39
Belgium 30 0 -30

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 29,903,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,652,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 222,056
Air transport 58,164
Road transport 3,754

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 14,302,729 15,601,264 +1,298,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,978,766 3,673,848 -1,304,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 205,919 16,137 -189,782
Air transport 38,472 19,692 -18,780
Road transport 3,754 0 -3,754

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 29,903,993
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,188,175
Dover 519,424
Immingham Docks 507,364
Liverpool Docks 130,057

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 14,302,729 15,601,264 +1,298,535
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,909,326 3,278,849 -630,477
Dover 419,320 100,104 -319,216
Immingham Docks 416,599 90,765 -325,834
Liverpool Docks 125,781 4,276 -121,505
Eurotunnel 58,275 49,399 -8,876
Harwich 0 89,303 +89,303
London 85,459 0 -85,459
Southampton 82,677 0 -82,677
Killingholme 79,558 0 -79,558

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0408

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

Description: Includes liquid, dried, or frozen eggs and yolks, with or without added sugar