Import/export HS code 040891: Dried egg yolks

Egg yolks that have been dried, for various uses

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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 18,228,569
France 11,160,775
Poland 4,661,117
Italy 4,151,213
Germany 3,322,768

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 8,416,245 9,812,324 +1,396,079
France 5,691,839 5,468,936 -222,903
Poland 3,132,562 1,528,555 -1,604,007
Italy 2,310,345 1,840,868 -469,477
Germany 2,315,173 1,007,595 -1,307,578
Denmark 737,162 1,061,854 +324,692
Austria 324,420 171,380 -153,040
Belgium 101,131 124,589 +23,458
Ukraine 0 201,856 +201,856
United States 0 2,748 +2,748

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 17,710,940
France 11,018,051
Poland 5,370,882
Italy 4,498,238
Germany 2,770,298

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 8,067,801 9,643,139 +1,575,338
France 5,719,438 5,298,613 -420,825
Poland 3,551,442 1,819,440 -1,732,002
Italy 2,514,198 1,984,040 -530,158
Germany 1,943,411 826,887 -1,116,524
Denmark 737,162 1,061,854 +324,692
Greece 324,420 140,463 -183,957
Ukraine 0 201,856 +201,856
Lithuania 151,405 0 -151,405
Belgium 19,300 93,210 +73,910

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Merseyside 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - West 2

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
Merseyside 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
West Midlands 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -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) 40,486,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,431,388
Air transport 331,532
Other 621

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) 21,166,979 19,319,383 -1,847,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,744,730 1,686,658 -58,072
Air transport 116,868 214,664 +97,796
Other 300 321 +21

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 8,709,273
Portsmouth 7,415,923
Dover 6,197,119
Immingham Docks 5,774,976
Harwich 4,052,271

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 3,922,166 4,787,107 +864,941
Portsmouth 3,807,886 3,608,037 -199,849
Dover 3,626,227 2,570,892 -1,055,335
Immingham Docks 1,699,161 4,075,815 +2,376,654
Harwich 3,091,155 961,116 -2,130,039
Felixstowe 1,648,974 1,297,968 -351,006
Purfleet 1,340,849 1,100,741 -240,108
Killingholme 1,653,869 365,081 -1,288,788
London 966,825 419,344 -547,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 547,786 678,488 +130,702

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 15
Manufacture of food products 12
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 8
2025-08 8

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+ 12
1m-15m 10
Other 4
0-1m 2
15m-54m 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 194,816
Denmark 183,006
Netherlands 5,694
Chile 3,439
Belgium 3,136

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 19,644 175,172 +155,528
Denmark 4,157 178,849 +174,692
Netherlands 3,754 1,940 -1,814
Chile 0 3,439 +3,439
Belgium 3,136 0 -3,136
France 0 1,007 +1,007

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 354,032

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 18,728 335,304 +316,576

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 355,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,961
Road transport 3,754
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,439

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 19,644 336,300 +316,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,293 20,668 +13,375
Road transport 3,754 0 -3,754
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 3,439 +3,439

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 355,944
Immingham Docks 21,878
ZLC 3,754
Grangemouth Docks 3,439
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,947

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 19,644 336,300 +316,656
Immingham Docks 4,157 17,721 +13,564
ZLC 3,754 0 -3,754
Grangemouth Docks 0 3,439 +3,439
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 2,947 +2,947
Dover 1,568 0 -1,568
Eurotunnel 1,568 0 -1,568

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 040891

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

Description: Egg yolks that have been dried, for various uses