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 4,879,628
Turkey 2,245,998
Spain 1,735,161
China 1,669,381
Netherlands 1,549,099

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 2,341,975 2,537,653 +195,678
Turkey 1,474,072 771,926 -702,146
Spain 1,020,996 714,165 -306,831
China 1,032,419 636,962 -395,457
Netherlands 826,837 722,262 -104,575
Germany 772,275 759,304 -12,971
Brazil 765,025 375,388 -389,637
United States 516,684 513,297 -3,387
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 345,954 277,449 -68,505
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 2,327,547
Turkey 2,208,232
Spain 1,830,281
Switzerland 1,517,140
United Kingdom 1,515,909

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 1,438,226 889,321 -548,905
Turkey 1,388,518 819,714 -568,804
Spain 1,134,843 695,438 -439,405
Switzerland 791,560 725,580 -65,980
United Kingdom 632,082 883,827 +251,745
Brazil 770,059 442,778 -327,281
United States 510,794 495,991 -14,803
Netherlands 387,644 426,078 +38,434
Italy 382,417 268,453 -113,964
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
Inner London - East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Outer London - South 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 7 -4
Outer London - West and North West 6 11 +5
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Outer London - South 3 7 +4
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
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) 9,802,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,453,671
Other 3,401,859
Air transport 192,433
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) 5,312,340 4,490,659 -821,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,910,003 2,543,668 -1,366,335
Other 1,703,953 1,697,906 -6,047
Air transport 84,609 107,824 +23,215
Road transport 32,241 21,672 -10,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,439,680
000 3,401,859
Felixstowe 3,357,710
Southampton 2,213,134
Dover 1,387,035

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 1,806,200 1,633,480 -172,720
000 1,703,953 1,697,906 -6,047
Felixstowe 2,306,202 1,051,508 -1,254,694
Southampton 1,126,550 1,086,584 -39,966
Dover 923,559 463,476 -460,083
Liverpool Docks 658,592 636,131 -22,461
London 274,974 877,147 +602,173
Eurotunnel 351,890 301,894 -49,996
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 77
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Food and beverage service activities 6
Manufacture of food products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 14
2025-09 18
2025-08 19
2025-07 18

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 52
0-1m 28
15m-54m 13
54m+ 8
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 12,613,737
Poland 3,365,973
France 2,582,259
Austria 2,521,996
Romania 2,305,691

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 7,027,686 5,586,051 -1,441,635
Poland 1,850,788 1,515,185 -335,603
France 1,148,782 1,433,477 +284,695
Austria 1,176,431 1,345,565 +169,134
Romania 1,118,489 1,187,202 +68,713
United Arab Emirates 1,264,556 965,055 -299,501
Ireland 900,130 998,570 +98,440
Netherlands 806,045 906,729 +100,684
Israel 875,477 823,997 -51,480
Australia 1,052,520 521,672 -530,848

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 £
XU 799,169
China 113,276
Germany 80,123
XI 66,050
Spain 43,523

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 £
XU 447,511 351,658 -95,853
China 69,944 43,332 -26,612
Germany 16,557 63,566 +47,009
XI 21,604 44,446 +22,842
Spain 27,354 16,169 -11,185
Ireland 29,768 12,777 -16,991
Poland 13,856 0 -13,856
United States 7,191 1,088 -6,103
France 4,422 0 -4,422
Turkey 1,087 542 -545

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) 32,764,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,219,250
Other 1,175,854
Air transport 433,659
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) 16,705,901 16,058,256 -647,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,080,562 4,138,688 -1,941,874
Other 641,735 534,119 -107,616
Air transport 117,986 315,673 +197,687
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 25,282,076
London Gateway Port 6,448,452
London 3,402,546
Immingham Docks 2,400,428
Felixstowe 1,907,867

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 13,253,401 12,028,675 -1,224,726
London Gateway Port 3,564,795 2,883,657 -681,138
London 1,450,584 1,951,962 +501,378
Immingham Docks 1,516,697 883,731 -632,966
Felixstowe 1,055,941 851,926 -204,015
000 641,735 534,119 -107,616
Portsmouth 321,778 315,805 -5,973
Southampton 371,203 236,834 -134,369
Holyhead 141,181 338,556 +197,375
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