Import/export HS code 17049030: White chocolate

White chocolate products without cocoa solids

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 £
Belgium 96,707,895
Italy 40,911,229
Germany 39,706,610
France 17,200,445
Switzerland 15,102,137

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 £
Belgium 52,392,404 44,315,491 -8,076,913
Italy 18,695,520 22,215,709 +3,520,189
Germany 20,718,756 18,987,854 -1,730,902
France 8,309,452 8,890,993 +581,541
Switzerland 8,014,881 7,087,256 -927,625
Lithuania 7,454,307 7,416,318 -37,989
Poland 8,452,788 4,196,082 -4,256,706
Netherlands 2,329,463 5,416,465 +3,087,002
United States 3,995,963 2,919,025 -1,076,938
Ireland 2,831,371 2,571,722 -259,649

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 £
Belgium 81,266,620
Italy 44,872,982
Germany 43,753,183
Switzerland 20,654,743
Poland 18,007,552

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 £
Belgium 44,283,757 36,982,863 -7,300,894
Italy 20,946,075 23,926,907 +2,980,832
Germany 23,112,698 20,640,485 -2,472,213
Switzerland 8,457,159 12,197,584 +3,740,425
Poland 10,794,920 7,212,632 -3,582,288
Lithuania 7,455,726 7,428,564 -27,162
France 5,925,234 6,210,531 +285,297
United States 3,844,677 2,609,140 -1,235,537
Netherlands 3,057,913 2,105,742 -952,171
Hungary 2,394,358 2,224,301 -170,057

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 10
West Yorkshire 10

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
Inner London - East 13 13 +0
Outer London - East and North East 10 10 +0
Inner London - West 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 8 +4
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 3 -5
Kent 6 7 +1
Essex 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +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) 226,571,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,949,583
Road transport 7,821,795
Other 2,840,182
Air transport 1,383,897

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) 118,800,969 107,770,747 -11,030,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,786,573 16,163,010 -623,563
Road transport 769,156 7,052,639 +6,283,483
Other 1,382,531 1,457,651 +75,120
Air transport 746,273 637,624 -108,649
Rail transport 95,646 587,390 +491,744

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 125,481,463
Eurotunnel 57,218,434
Immingham Docks 20,151,683
London 13,148,364
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,991,034

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 £
Dover 65,077,736 60,403,727 -4,674,009
Eurotunnel 32,980,811 24,237,623 -8,743,188
Immingham Docks 9,518,801 10,632,882 +1,114,081
London 6,760,380 6,387,984 -372,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,826,107 4,164,927 -2,661,180
Southampton 3,973,950 3,968,374 -5,576
ZLC 789,660 7,136,208 +6,346,548
Harwich 2,927,424 4,169,115 +1,241,691
Middlesbrough 2,206,058 3,769,349 +1,563,291
000 1,382,531 1,457,651 +75,120

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 87
Manufacture of food products 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Food and beverage service activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 42
2025-11 49
2025-10 60
2025-09 53
2025-08 37

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 64
54m+ 48
15m-54m 26
0-1m 12
Other 10

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 £
Belgium 25,281,441
Ireland 16,988,183
United States 1,233,953
Netherlands 910,620
Spain 872,932

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 £
Belgium 12,433,226 12,848,215 +414,989
Ireland 8,826,298 8,161,885 -664,413
United States 792,729 441,224 -351,505
Netherlands 419,147 491,473 +72,326
Spain 698,299 174,633 -523,666
United Arab Emirates 359,681 159,956 -199,725
Malta 291,482 192,047 -99,435
South Africa 191,788 172,043 -19,745
Canada 234,143 95,260 -138,883
France 131,443 186,735 +55,292

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 625,031
Belgium 293,232
Ireland 112,800
Italy 110,968
Germany 75,268

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 494,125 130,906 -363,219
Belgium 134,405 158,827 +24,422
Ireland 62,814 49,986 -12,828
Italy 37,771 73,197 +35,426
Germany 46,807 28,461 -18,346
Switzerland 16,308 10,960 -5,348
Poland 23,875 0 -23,875
Ukraine 10,640 4,932 -5,708
Lithuania 3,238 7,276 +4,038
Hungary 4,233 2,483 -1,750

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) 44,314,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,184,069
Other 1,832,242
Air transport 436,135

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) 21,988,004 22,326,668 +338,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,411,893 1,772,176 -639,717
Other 1,105,635 726,607 -379,028
Air transport 214,789 221,346 +6,557

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,493,000
Liverpool Docks 11,473,286
Holyhead 3,571,698
London Gateway Port 2,159,771
000 1,832,242

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 13,179,694 14,313,306 +1,133,612
Liverpool Docks 5,803,603 5,669,683 -133,920
Holyhead 1,997,374 1,574,324 -423,050
London Gateway Port 1,301,835 857,936 -443,899
000 1,105,635 726,607 -379,028
Dover 709,594 139,707 -569,887
Immingham Docks 260,443 377,656 +117,213
Southampton 265,141 333,941 +68,800
Felixstowe 138,156 179,983 +41,827
Milford 166,042 134,319 -31,723

Quick facts

HS code: 17049030

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

Description: White chocolate products without cocoa solids