Import/export HS code 040819: Various eggs without shell

Includes liquid, frozen, or preserved eggs, not dried

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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 29,137,468
Belgium 13,318,092
France 6,233,169
Italy 3,865,055
Ireland 722,597

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 13,696,851 15,440,617 +1,743,766
Belgium 6,188,173 7,129,919 +941,746
France 3,812,753 2,420,416 -1,392,337
Italy 1,166,410 2,698,645 +1,532,235
Ireland 376,489 346,108 -30,381
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 371,905 117,988 -253,917
Denmark 31,473 117,284 +85,811
Spain 15,570 115,656 +100,086
China 0 72,736 +72,736
Poland 44,166 23,059 -21,107

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 29,080,151
Belgium 13,016,663
France 5,718,159
Italy 4,048,444
China 562,629

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 13,995,020 15,085,131 +1,090,111
Belgium 6,128,637 6,888,026 +759,389
France 3,343,623 2,374,536 -969,087
Italy 1,304,845 2,743,599 +1,438,754
China 371,905 190,724 -181,181
Poland 44,166 29,560 -14,606
Portugal 45,299 0 -45,299
Germany 3,408 22,993 +19,585
Spain 8,148 0 -8,148
Latvia 7,584 0 -7,584

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - East and North East 6
Outer London - South 5
Inner London - West 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 5 +2
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Kent 2 0 -2
North Yorkshire 2 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) 52,009,617
Other 1,656,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 564,063

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) 24,865,772 27,143,845 +2,278,073
Other 471,139 1,184,964 +713,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 386,863 177,200 -209,663

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 15,966,498
Dover 14,612,212
Harwich 7,680,002
Killingholme 6,027,196
Immingham Docks 3,601,109

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 7,139,482 8,827,016 +1,687,534
Dover 7,452,773 7,159,439 -293,334
Harwich 3,592,589 4,087,413 +494,824
Killingholme 4,470,256 1,556,940 -2,913,316
Immingham Docks 0 3,601,109 +3,601,109
Dover / Eurotunnel 997,554 1,275,666 +278,112
Felixstowe 1,318,686 593,310 -725,376
000 471,139 1,184,964 +713,825
Portsmouth 222,995 168,453 -54,542
Hull 45,388 49,596 +4,208

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 33
Manufacture of food products 12
Food and beverage service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 23
2025-10 23
2025-09 27
2025-08 24

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 22
54m+ 17
15m-54m 10
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 £
Ireland 5,277,269
France 694,160
Netherlands 292,055
Italy 166,086
Turkey 19,172

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 2,390,088 2,887,181 +497,093
France 694,160 0 -694,160
Netherlands 0 292,055 +292,055
Italy 166,086 0 -166,086
Turkey 2,408 16,764 +14,356
United States 6,653 9,658 +3,005
South Africa 8,194 6,830 -1,364
Singapore 14,701 0 -14,701
Indonesia 6,173 0 -6,173
Viet Nam 2,751 0 -2,751

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 2,699,476
Ireland 2,065,664
Poland 819
Italy 108
France 8

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 1,075,540 1,623,936 +548,396
Ireland 993,584 1,072,080 +78,496
Poland 597 222 -375
Italy 72 36 -36
France 8 0 -8

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,721,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 728,237
Air transport 54,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,008

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 2,542,288 3,179,269 +636,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 711,473 16,764 -694,709
Air transport 38,472 16,488 -21,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,008 0 -1,008

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,721,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 549,871
Dover 123,692
Liverpool Docks 54,674
London Heathrow Airport 46,036

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 2,542,288 3,179,269 +636,981
Dover / Eurotunnel 549,871 0 -549,871
Dover 106,928 16,764 -90,164
Liverpool Docks 54,674 0 -54,674
London Heathrow Airport 29,548 16,488 -13,060
East Midlands Airport 8,924 0 -8,924
London 1,008 0 -1,008

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040819

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

Description: Includes liquid, frozen, or preserved eggs, not dried