Import/export HS code 170410: Chewing gum

Chewing gum, whether it has sugar coating or not

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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 £
Ireland 4,885,934
Turkey 2,231,962
Spain 1,759,392
China 1,737,235
Germany 1,564,785

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 £
Ireland 2,396,184 2,489,750 +93,566
Turkey 1,425,927 806,035 -619,892
Spain 1,015,963 743,429 -272,534
China 1,145,295 591,940 -553,355
Germany 788,754 776,031 -12,723
Netherlands 788,477 763,422 -25,055
Brazil 798,403 341,737 -456,666
United States 511,303 528,330 +17,027
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 360,733 273,708 -87,025
Finland 298,172 228,725 -69,447

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 £
China 2,402,838
Turkey 2,194,546
Spain 1,843,705
Switzerland 1,548,505
United Kingdom 1,527,167

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 £
China 1,516,451 886,387 -630,064
Turkey 1,338,922 855,624 -483,298
Spain 1,119,003 724,702 -394,301
Switzerland 810,811 737,694 -73,117
United Kingdom 686,345 840,822 +154,477
Brazil 803,437 409,127 -394,310
United States 509,719 509,223 -496
Netherlands 396,630 428,823 +32,193
Italy 332,223 310,820 -21,403
Finland 298,172 228,725 -69,447

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
Outer London - South 10
Inner London - East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 - East and North East 11 8 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 12 +6
Outer London - South 3 9 +6
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,959,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,342,264
Other 3,396,907
Air transport 202,302
Road transport 53,913

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,411,907 4,547,894 -864,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,844,477 2,497,787 -1,346,690
Other 1,703,899 1,693,008 -10,891
Air transport 84,148 118,154 +34,006
Road transport 33,650 20,263 -13,387

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,484,631
000 3,396,907
Felixstowe 3,353,213
Southampton 2,231,193
Dover 1,344,642

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,817,069 1,667,562 -149,507
000 1,703,899 1,693,008 -10,891
Felixstowe 2,353,078 1,000,135 -1,352,943
Southampton 1,188,226 1,042,967 -145,259
Dover 844,480 500,162 -344,318
Liverpool Docks 712,855 593,126 -119,729
London 267,794 937,907 +670,113
Eurotunnel 325,675 279,046 -46,629
Portsmouth 326,345 157,562 -168,783
Holyhead 237,649 213,961 -23,688

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 78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Food and beverage service activities 6
Manufacture of food products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 10
2025-10 14
2025-09 18
2025-08 19

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 53
0-1m 28
15m-54m 13
54m+ 9
Other 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 £
Germany 12,707,926
Poland 3,352,440
France 2,595,249
Austria 2,457,982
Romania 2,360,055

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 £
Germany 6,787,904 5,920,022 -867,882
Poland 1,869,271 1,483,169 -386,102
France 1,167,547 1,427,702 +260,155
Austria 1,113,059 1,344,923 +231,864
Romania 1,158,812 1,201,243 +42,431
United Arab Emirates 1,253,551 984,243 -269,308
Israel 824,371 1,116,033 +291,662
Ireland 865,496 974,166 +108,670
Netherlands 715,684 881,371 +165,687
Australia 1,134,596 429,642 -704,954

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 £
China 110,331
XI 66,674
Germany 63,909
Spain 37,050
Ireland 27,700

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 £
China 71,622 38,709 -32,913
XI 21,388 45,286 +23,898
Germany 2,332 61,577 +59,245
Spain 22,150 14,900 -7,250
Ireland 16,022 11,678 -4,344
Poland 13,138 0 -13,138
United States 5,933 1,088 -4,845
France 2,610 0 -2,610
Turkey 1,087 542 -545
Italy 1,047 0 -1,047

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,899,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,210,186
Other 1,123,116
Air transport 428,538
Road transport 64,290

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,586,706 16,312,852 -273,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,023,362 4,186,824 -1,836,538
Other 615,491 507,625 -107,866
Air transport 115,823 312,715 +196,892
Road transport 64,290 0 -64,290

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,398,482
London Gateway Port 6,767,140
London 3,445,381
Immingham Docks 2,306,726
Felixstowe 1,886,550

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,007,873 12,390,609 -617,264
London Gateway Port 3,790,246 2,976,894 -813,352
London 1,569,578 1,875,803 +306,225
Immingham Docks 1,472,466 834,260 -638,206
Felixstowe 1,072,206 814,344 -257,862
000 615,491 507,625 -107,866
Portsmouth 301,089 337,304 +36,215
Southampton 321,777 238,812 -82,965
Holyhead 142,668 345,531 +202,863
Plymouth 375,816 75,716 -300,100

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 170410

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

Description: Chewing gum, whether it has sugar coating or not