Import/export HS code 48237010: Egg packing trays and boxes

Moulded trays and boxes specifically designed for packing eggs

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 £
Denmark 43,069,040
France 16,857,772
Netherlands 8,554,877
Germany 8,540,926
India 4,006,348

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 £
Denmark 22,271,838 20,797,202 -1,474,636
France 9,533,103 7,324,669 -2,208,434
Netherlands 2,395,127 6,159,750 +3,764,623
Germany 4,965,124 3,575,802 -1,389,322
India 2,127,112 1,879,236 -247,876
Croatia 2,186,099 936,658 -1,249,441
Hungary 957,203 1,145,556 +188,353
Ireland 439,789 514,094 +74,305
China 458,461 432,372 -26,089
Belgium 76,850 159,837 +82,987

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 £
Denmark 41,479,713
France 14,231,387
Germany 8,538,796
Netherlands 4,455,186
India 3,879,903

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 £
Denmark 21,416,494 20,063,219 -1,353,275
France 7,982,263 6,249,124 -1,733,139
Germany 4,647,122 3,891,674 -755,448
Netherlands 1,073,080 3,382,106 +2,309,026
India 2,127,112 1,752,791 -374,321
Hungary 1,572,681 1,808,497 +235,816
Croatia 2,259,294 968,594 -1,290,700
China 481,121 638,239 +157,118
Poland 228,139 85,008 -143,131
Turkey 0 194,321 +194,321

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 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
West Midlands 8
Outer London - East and North East 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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 8 12 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 9 +5
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 5 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Essex 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 3 0 -3
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,911,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,217,617
Other 7,937,308
Air transport 66,801

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,604,706 33,306,459 -298,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,311,100 5,906,517 -2,404,583
Other 3,700,202 4,237,106 +536,904
Air transport 8,136 58,665 +50,529

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 44,329,187
Dover 14,658,039
000 7,937,308
Harwich 3,580,230
Portsmouth 3,479,513

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 £
Immingham Docks 21,167,504 23,161,683 +1,994,179
Dover 8,024,437 6,633,602 -1,390,835
000 3,700,202 4,237,106 +536,904
Harwich 2,744,529 835,701 -1,908,828
Portsmouth 1,946,427 1,533,086 -413,341
London 844,012 2,036,814 +1,192,802
Felixstowe 1,735,101 971,897 -763,204
London Gateway Port 770,560 1,306,477 +535,917
Aberdeen Docks 1,522,949 49,558 -1,473,391
Southampton 699,970 729,500 +29,530

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 57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Manufacture of food products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 24
2025-09 23
2025-08 16
2025-07 13

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 38
0-1m 28
54m+ 19
15m-54m 10
Other 8

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 £
Ireland 8,438,433
France 245,462
Netherlands 121,760
Romania 57,720
United States 44,689

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 £
Ireland 4,363,782 4,074,651 -289,131
France 209,876 35,586 -174,290
Netherlands 121,760 0 -121,760
Romania 5,931 51,789 +45,858
United States 5,596 39,093 +33,497
Israel 16,182 25,122 +8,940
Denmark 6,581 16,540 +9,959
Spain 21,890 0 -21,890
South Korea 0 8,546 +8,546
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,718 1,117 -5,601

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 £
XI 8,576,347
France 77
XU 26

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 £
XI 4,496,004 4,080,343 -415,661
France 36 41 +5
XU 0 26 +26

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,576,450
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 315,319
Air transport 78,446
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,331

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 £
Other 4,496,040 4,080,410 -415,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,918 87,401 -140,517
Air transport 15,022 63,424 +48,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,660 42,671 +16,011

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,576,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 170,073
Dover 87,081
London Gateway Port 46,181
ZLC 43,090

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 £
000 4,496,040 4,080,410 -415,630
Dover / Eurotunnel 170,073 0 -170,073
Dover 34,415 52,666 +18,251
London Gateway Port 19,942 26,239 +6,297
ZLC 3,298 39,792 +36,494
Immingham Docks 6,581 19,680 +13,099
Holyhead 6,483 15,942 +9,459
East Midlands Airport 9,054 11,395 +2,341
Heysham 10,366 2,438 -7,928
London Heathrow Airport 0 12,237 +12,237

Quick facts

HS code: 48237010

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

Description: Moulded trays and boxes specifically designed for packing eggs