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

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

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  • 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 1,607,236
Germany 1,496,402
Netherlands 1,137,751
China 1,121,747
United States 911,538

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 690,925 916,311 +225,386
Germany 769,292 727,110 -42,182
Netherlands 492,245 645,506 +153,261
China 642,402 479,345 -163,057
United States 438,396 473,142 +34,746
Turkey 641,057 176,659 -464,398
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 325,273 274,683 -50,590
Finland 298,172 228,725 -69,447
France 247,132 142,369 -104,763
Italy 171,400 72,965 -98,435

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 1,728,591
United Kingdom 1,497,276
Switzerland 1,487,465
United States 922,475
Turkey 714,594

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 999,653 728,938 -270,715
United Kingdom 629,863 867,413 +237,550
Switzerland 769,292 718,173 -51,119
United States 460,721 461,754 +1,033
Turkey 518,346 196,248 -322,098
Italy 370,657 237,618 -133,039
Finland 298,172 228,725 -69,447
Netherlands 102,702 376,405 +273,703
France 249,209 122,017 -127,192
Poland 142,548 72,473 -70,075

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
Inner London - East 8
Greater Manchester 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6

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
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
West Midlands 5 3 -2
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) 5,455,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,490,989
Other 117,123
Air transport 97,447
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) 2,795,211 2,660,130 -135,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,614,441 1,876,548 -737,893
Other 57,667 59,456 +1,789
Air transport 27,823 69,624 +41,801
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 1,937,653
London Gateway Port 1,897,219
Southampton 1,828,667
Liverpool Docks 1,074,233
Dover 1,033,076

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 1,236,420 701,233 -535,187
London Gateway Port 963,022 934,197 -28,825
Southampton 802,597 1,026,070 +223,473
Liverpool Docks 438,102 636,131 +198,029
Dover 706,114 326,962 -379,152
Holyhead 232,885 213,961 -18,924
Immingham Docks 217,476 180,796 -36,680
Eurotunnel 189,768 147,243 -42,525
Harwich 184,555 98,598 -85,957
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 52
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of food products 5
Food and beverage service activities 4
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 14
2025-07 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+ 5
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 5,227,754
Romania 1,429,602
Ireland 1,382,719
Australia 1,308,264
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 3,099,643 2,128,111 -971,532
Romania 702,588 727,014 +24,426
Ireland 628,560 754,159 +125,599
Australia 786,592 521,672 -264,920
United Arab Emirates 638,613 520,704 -117,909
Netherlands 616,768 392,668 -224,100
Sweden 549,358 415,606 -133,752
Poland 375,657 404,166 +28,509
Czechia 378,348 358,195 -20,153
Libya 332,858 351,825 +18,967

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 471,832
China 108,746
XI 64,558
Ireland 41,590
Poland 13,473

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 260,038 211,794 -48,244
China 65,414 43,332 -22,082
XI 20,653 43,905 +23,252
Ireland 29,279 12,311 -16,968
Poland 13,473 0 -13,473
Spain 1,623 520 -1,103
India 1,173 0 -1,173
United States 0 1,052 +1,052
Italy 564 483 -81
Germany 343 619 +276

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) 11,908,604
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,273,200
Other 707,348
Air transport 402,356

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) 5,991,346 5,917,258 -74,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,500,077 2,773,123 -726,954
Other 393,274 314,074 -79,200
Air transport 99,907 302,449 +202,542

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,774,185
London Gateway Port 3,714,500
Immingham Docks 1,737,597
Felixstowe 1,384,799
London 980,524

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 4,601,438 4,172,747 -428,691
London Gateway Port 1,675,605 2,038,895 +363,290
Immingham Docks 1,095,049 642,548 -452,501
Felixstowe 812,842 571,957 -240,885
London 353,381 627,143 +273,762
000 393,274 314,074 -79,200
Holyhead 133,300 329,553 +196,253
Southampton 293,350 23,880 -269,470
London Heathrow Airport 48,137 258,946 +210,809
Liverpool Docks 84,559 197,011 +112,452

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