Import/export HS code 17041090: High-sugar chewing gum

Chewing gum with 60% or more sugar content, including invert sugar

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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 3,272,392
Spain 1,586,915
Turkey 1,428,282
Brazil 1,133,347
China 547,634

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 1,651,050 1,621,342 -29,708
Spain 883,082 703,833 -179,249
Turkey 833,015 595,267 -237,748
Brazil 759,018 374,329 -384,689
China 390,017 157,617 -232,400
Netherlands 334,592 76,756 -257,836
Viet Nam 0 287,260 +287,260
Indonesia 181,870 0 -181,870
United States 78,288 40,155 -38,133
France 105,866 2,986 -102,880

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 £
Spain 1,671,953
Turkey 1,493,638
Brazil 1,205,771
China 598,956
Netherlands 334,615

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 £
Spain 987,953 684,000 -303,953
Turkey 870,172 623,466 -246,706
Brazil 764,052 441,719 -322,333
China 438,573 160,383 -278,190
Netherlands 284,942 49,673 -235,269
Viet Nam 0 279,589 +279,589
Indonesia 181,870 0 -181,870
Bulgaria 64,053 22,264 -41,789
United States 50,073 34,237 -15,836
Poland 70,058 6,405 -63,653

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 6
Outer London - East and North East 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 1 6 +5
Outer London - East and North East 5 1 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Outer London - South 0 2 +2
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,347,658
Other 3,284,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,962,682
Air transport 94,986
Road transport 13,697

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) 2,517,129 1,830,529 -686,600
Other 1,646,286 1,638,450 -7,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,295,562 667,120 -628,442
Air transport 56,786 38,200 -18,586
Road transport 1,742 11,955 +10,213

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,284,736
London Gateway Port 1,542,461
Felixstowe 1,420,057
London 991,376
Portsmouth 477,382

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 £
000 1,646,286 1,638,450 -7,836
London Gateway Port 843,178 699,283 -143,895
Felixstowe 1,069,782 350,275 -719,507
London 178,046 813,330 +635,284
Portsmouth 324,992 152,390 -172,602
Southampton 323,953 60,514 -263,439
Dover 217,445 136,514 -80,931
Eurotunnel 162,122 154,651 -7,471
Purfleet 264,298 0 -264,298
Liverpool Docks 220,490 0 -220,490

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Food and beverage service activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 1
2025-09 4
2025-08 5
2025-07 4

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 16
0-1m 11
15m-54m 5
54m+ 5

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 7,385,983
Poland 2,586,150
France 2,416,082
Austria 2,032,598
Israel 1,410,436

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 3,928,043 3,457,940 -470,103
Poland 1,475,131 1,111,019 -364,112
France 1,128,884 1,287,198 +158,314
Austria 994,706 1,037,892 +43,186
Israel 757,407 653,029 -104,378
Slovenia 638,726 439,489 -199,237
United Arab Emirates 625,943 444,351 -181,592
Spain 582,500 366,766 -215,734
Romania 415,901 460,188 +44,287
Switzerland 442,384 388,762 -53,622

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 327,337
Germany 79,161
Spain 41,380
United States 7,227
China 4,530

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 187,473 139,864 -47,609
Germany 16,214 62,947 +46,733
Spain 25,731 15,649 -10,082
United States 7,191 36 -7,155
China 4,530 0 -4,530
France 4,422 0 -4,422
Turkey 1,022 542 -480
XI 951 541 -410
Ireland 489 466 -23
Poland 383 0 -383

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) 20,855,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,946,050
Other 468,506
Road transport 64,290
Air transport 31,303

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) 10,714,555 10,140,998 -573,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,580,485 1,365,565 -1,214,920
Other 248,461 220,045 -28,416
Road transport 64,290 0 -64,290
Air transport 18,079 13,224 -4,855

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,507,891
London Gateway Port 2,733,952
London 2,422,022
Immingham Docks 662,831
Portsmouth 636,085

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 8,651,963 7,855,928 -796,035
London Gateway Port 1,889,190 844,762 -1,044,428
London 1,097,203 1,324,819 +227,616
Immingham Docks 421,648 241,183 -180,465
Portsmouth 320,280 315,805 -4,475
Felixstowe 243,099 279,969 +36,870
000 248,461 220,045 -28,416
Plymouth 375,816 75,716 -300,100
Southampton 77,853 212,954 +135,101
Newhaven 0 251,048 +251,048

Quick facts

HS code: 17041090

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

Description: Chewing gum with 60% or more sugar content, including invert sugar