Import/export HS code 17049051: Marzipan and pastes in large packs

Pastes like marzipan, sold in packages of 1 kg or more

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 39,427,377
France 6,675,113
Netherlands 4,461,584
Denmark 3,880,551
Ireland 2,285,284

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 20,441,392 18,985,985 -1,455,407
France 3,594,862 3,080,251 -514,611
Netherlands 2,504,783 1,956,801 -547,982
Denmark 2,027,199 1,853,352 -173,847
Ireland 1,184,587 1,100,697 -83,890
Germany 790,861 1,210,289 +419,428
Poland 1,114,237 629,606 -484,631
Hungary 492,836 452,221 -40,615
Spain 138,311 187,695 +49,384
Italy 63,494 114,692 +51,198

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 38,823,043
Germany 8,448,181
Netherlands 3,850,542
Denmark 3,713,264
Poland 2,333,207

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 20,302,063 18,520,980 -1,781,083
Germany 4,249,804 4,198,377 -51,427
Netherlands 2,159,260 1,691,282 -467,978
Denmark 1,964,851 1,748,413 -216,438
Poland 1,260,152 1,073,055 -187,097
Hungary 494,297 455,216 -39,081
Italy 198,695 153,486 -45,209
Spain 137,856 189,209 +51,353
Sweden 105,374 90,168 -15,206
Switzerland 113,054 58,021 -55,033

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 7
West Yorkshire 7
Inner London - West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
North Yorkshire 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 3 7 +4
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1

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) 56,470,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,191,846
Other 2,768,605
Air transport 136,275
Road transport 77,166

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) 29,646,547 26,824,155 -2,822,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,536,368 1,655,478 +119,110
Other 1,477,612 1,290,993 -186,619
Air transport 59,628 76,647 +17,019
Road transport 68,307 8,859 -59,448

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 21,667,841
Immingham Docks 13,824,024
Eurotunnel 11,059,104
Killingholme 6,235,013
000 2,768,605

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 10,764,627 10,903,214 +138,587
Immingham Docks 7,067,700 6,756,324 -311,376
Eurotunnel 6,592,463 4,466,641 -2,125,822
Killingholme 3,353,355 2,881,658 -471,697
000 1,477,612 1,290,993 -186,619
Harwich 1,291,347 1,179,956 -111,391
Hull 877,876 730,554 -147,322
Middlesbrough 380,935 261,666 -119,269
London 146,472 465,063 +318,591
Dover / Eurotunnel 258,434 249,878 -8,556

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 32
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Food and beverage service activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 30
2026-02 27
2026-01 24
2025-12 32

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
54m+ 28
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 12
0-1m 6
Other 6

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 6,031,714
United States 2,692,256
Belgium 1,487,264
Netherlands 837,579
Spain 450,706

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 3,125,565 2,906,149 -219,416
United States 2,569,741 122,515 -2,447,226
Belgium 972,893 514,371 -458,522
Netherlands 446,537 391,042 -55,495
Spain 260,298 190,408 -69,890
Poland 115,228 207,811 +92,583
Australia 166,250 153,905 -12,345
Germany 71,193 218,665 +147,472
Russia 86,459 108,203 +21,744
Greece 99,791 85,006 -14,785

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 £
Ireland 863,243
XI 344,745
Denmark 14,999
Netherlands 168
Italy 147

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 £
Ireland 452,721 410,522 -42,199
XI 179,408 165,337 -14,071
Denmark 7,701 7,298 -403
Netherlands 0 168 +168
Italy 147 0 -147

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) 8,702,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,839,111
Other 1,487,642
Air transport 99,225

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) 4,468,901 4,233,278 -235,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,158,614 680,497 -2,478,117
Other 783,854 703,788 -80,066
Air transport 77,955 21,270 -56,685

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,692,765
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,370,938
000 1,487,642
London Gateway Port 1,406,945
Felixstowe 1,075,437

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 £
Holyhead 1,353,436 1,339,329 -14,107
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,472,470 898,468 -574,002
000 783,854 703,788 -80,066
London Gateway Port 1,120,792 286,153 -834,639
Felixstowe 1,047,095 28,342 -1,018,753
Immingham Docks 451,533 607,168 +155,635
Liverpool Docks 694,348 303,632 -390,716
Dover 222,599 463,726 +241,127
Southampton 387,040 91,652 -295,388
Heysham 129,037 268,389 +139,352

Quick facts

HS code: 17049051

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

Description: Pastes like marzipan, sold in packages of 1 kg or more