Import/export HS code 17041010: Low-sugar chewing gum

Chewing gum with less than 60% sugar content, including invert sugar

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 1,615,473
Germany 1,532,591
China 1,158,748
Netherlands 1,128,820
United States 916,016

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 745,940 869,533 +123,593
Germany 788,754 743,837 -44,917
China 754,611 404,137 -350,474
Netherlands 453,885 674,935 +221,050
United States 437,187 478,829 +41,642
Turkey 598,274 175,488 -422,786
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 339,070 268,323 -70,747
Finland 298,172 228,725 -69,447
France 209,042 142,369 -66,673
Italy 148,755 72,965 -75,790

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 1,773,029
Switzerland 1,522,041
United Kingdom 1,508,534
United States 926,603
Turkey 670,990

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 1,076,229 696,800 -379,429
Switzerland 788,754 733,287 -55,467
United Kingdom 684,126 824,408 +140,282
United States 460,963 465,640 +4,677
Turkey 474,112 196,878 -277,234
Italy 320,463 279,985 -40,478
Finland 298,172 228,725 -69,447
Netherlands 111,688 367,419 +255,731
France 211,119 122,017 -89,102
Poland 118,099 66,276 -51,823

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 10
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - South 8
Outer London - West and North West 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 - East and North East 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 3 7 +4
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 1 1 +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) 5,512,309
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,380,718
Other 114,102
Air transport 104,687
Road transport 40,216

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) 2,874,024 2,638,285 -235,739
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,582,693 1,798,025 -784,668
Other 58,419 55,683 -2,736
Air transport 26,593 78,094 +51,501
Road transport 30,499 9,717 -20,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,929,932
London Gateway Port 1,910,859
Southampton 1,852,508
Liverpool Docks 1,085,491
Dover 1,009,003

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 £
Felixstowe 1,283,296 646,636 -636,660
London Gateway Port 925,880 984,979 +59,099
Southampton 886,835 965,673 +78,838
Liverpool Docks 492,365 593,126 +100,761
Dover 648,332 360,671 -287,661
Holyhead 232,885 213,961 -18,924
Immingham Docks 209,397 180,796 -28,601
Eurotunnel 173,051 132,081 -40,970
Harwich 178,309 97,141 -81,168
Killingholme 190,412 8,963 -181,449

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 54
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of food products 5
Food and beverage service activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 6
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 14

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 39
0-1m 19
15m-54m 9
54m+ 6
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 5,168,672
Romania 1,476,003
Ireland 1,354,440
Australia 1,298,310
United Arab Emirates 1,159,317

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 3,029,376 2,139,296 -890,080
Romania 742,911 733,092 -9,819
Ireland 616,807 737,633 +120,826
Australia 868,668 429,642 -439,026
United Arab Emirates 639,687 519,630 -120,057
Sweden 517,646 415,138 -102,508
Netherlands 530,360 384,020 -146,340
Poland 371,873 391,769 +19,896
Czechia 378,355 337,961 -40,394
Libya 334,915 349,768 +14,853

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 106,983
XI 65,249
Ireland 26,716
Poland 13,138
Spain 2,143

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 68,274 38,709 -29,565
XI 20,514 44,735 +24,221
Ireland 15,514 11,202 -4,312
Poland 13,138 0 -13,138
Spain 1,623 520 -1,103
United States 0 1,052 +1,052
Italy 1,047 0 -1,047
Germany 343 619 +276
Netherlands 537 0 -537
Czechia 91 0 -91

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) 11,943,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,093,843
Other 686,628
Air transport 393,203

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) 5,994,174 5,949,313 -44,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,522,685 2,571,158 -951,527
Other 388,770 297,858 -90,912
Air transport 94,095 299,108 +205,013

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,816,105
London Gateway Port 3,751,838
Immingham Docks 1,687,644
Felixstowe 1,376,610
London 985,276

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 4,533,460 4,282,645 -250,815
London Gateway Port 1,894,459 1,857,379 -37,080
Immingham Docks 1,069,235 618,409 -450,826
Felixstowe 823,808 552,802 -271,006
London 412,821 572,455 +159,634
000 388,770 297,858 -90,912
Holyhead 134,787 333,647 +198,860
London Heathrow Airport 46,047 256,519 +210,472
Southampton 247,444 23,880 -223,564
Liverpool Docks 72,665 192,607 +119,942

Quick facts

HS code: 17041010

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

Description: Chewing gum with less than 60% sugar content, including invert sugar