Import/export HS code 17049061: Sugar-coated candies

Candies coated with a layer of sugar

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 £
Czechia 55,892,649
Ireland 45,861,975
Netherlands 40,410,245
Germany 18,175,714
Italy 7,934,796

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 £
Czechia 28,542,773 27,349,876 -1,192,897
Ireland 24,640,296 21,221,679 -3,418,617
Netherlands 22,756,603 17,653,642 -5,102,961
Germany 8,572,049 9,603,665 +1,031,616
Italy 3,518,458 4,416,338 +897,880
Bulgaria 2,831,760 1,390,749 -1,441,011
France 1,726,655 942,986 -783,669
Belgium 1,232,870 816,381 -416,489
Poland 1,051,424 975,932 -75,492
Austria 811,117 947,367 +136,250

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 £
Czechia 57,234,855
Netherlands 40,837,458
Ireland 27,261,764
Germany 18,348,039
Bulgaria 4,119,145

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 £
Czechia 29,351,734 27,883,121 -1,468,613
Netherlands 23,286,395 17,551,063 -5,735,332
Ireland 15,888,831 11,372,933 -4,515,898
Germany 8,721,703 9,626,336 +904,633
Bulgaria 2,728,396 1,390,749 -1,337,647
Poland 1,821,885 1,156,340 -665,545
Austria 811,117 946,435 +135,318
Pakistan 564,966 473,706 -91,260
China 509,857 324,009 -185,848
United States 297,224 526,397 +229,173

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
Outer London - East and North East 15
Inner London - East 12
West Yorkshire 9
Inner London - West 8

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 12 14 +2
Outer London - East and North East 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -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) 122,054,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,892,560
Other 27,297,220
Road transport 234,993
Air transport 213,993

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) 64,020,102 58,034,276 -5,985,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,484,065 15,408,495 -7,075,570
Other 12,854,990 14,442,230 +1,587,240
Road transport 58,827 176,166 +117,339
Air transport 112,331 101,662 -10,669

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,769,809
000 27,297,220
Thamesport 22,628,280
Immingham Docks 21,074,342
Dover 15,373,525

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 / Eurotunnel 28,405,004 28,364,805 -40,199
000 12,854,990 14,442,230 +1,587,240
Thamesport 13,218,641 9,409,639 -3,809,002
Immingham Docks 10,375,890 10,698,452 +322,562
Dover 11,933,934 3,439,591 -8,494,343
Holyhead 4,082,742 6,482,703 +2,399,961
Milford 4,912,352 3,198,182 -1,714,170
Middlesbrough 878,055 3,893,223 +3,015,168
Grangemouth Docks 3,627,025 0 -3,627,025
Eurotunnel 1,304,263 1,508,538 +204,275

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of food products 24
Food and beverage service activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 24
2026-02 23
2026-01 25
2025-12 28

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 50
54m+ 36
0-1m 26
15m-54m 18
Other 2

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 6,846,323
Netherlands 3,503,671
Poland 1,229,052
Czechia 1,052,497
Israel 597,889

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 3,717,789 3,128,534 -589,255
Netherlands 1,718,832 1,784,839 +66,007
Poland 99,906 1,129,146 +1,029,240
Czechia 523,590 528,907 +5,317
Israel 267,084 330,805 +63,721
United Arab Emirates 155,847 396,606 +240,759
Sweden 221,102 300,862 +79,760
United States 89,721 417,616 +327,895
Canada 223,972 219,902 -4,070
Australia 246,035 143,358 -102,677

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 617,127
Czechia 420,480
Netherlands 312,779
Sweden 182,527
Ireland 179,645

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 321,008 296,119 -24,889
Czechia 256,361 164,119 -92,242
Netherlands 173,445 139,334 -34,111
Sweden 96,996 85,531 -11,465
Ireland 114,947 64,698 -50,249
Germany 33,828 33,740 -88
China 13,491 7,316 -6,175
United States 0 4,263 +4,263
Austria 15 2,155 +2,140
Pakistan 0 1,903 +1,903

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) 12,388,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,537,642
Other 3,076,940
Air transport 261,482

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) 5,498,146 6,890,269 +1,392,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,049,023 2,488,619 +439,596
Other 1,647,325 1,429,615 -217,710
Air transport 89,214 172,268 +83,054

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,118,660
000 3,076,940
Liverpool Docks 2,807,891
London Gateway Port 2,191,911
Immingham Docks 1,972,288

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 2,201,225 3,917,435 +1,716,210
000 1,647,325 1,429,615 -217,710
Liverpool Docks 1,191,374 1,616,517 +425,143
London Gateway Port 1,297,112 894,799 -402,313
Immingham Docks 732,837 1,239,451 +506,614
Holyhead 914,209 658,723 -255,486
Felixstowe 253,433 358,631 +105,198
Harwich 233,752 196,264 -37,488
Southampton 222,219 149,543 -72,676
Dover 194,822 5,503 -189,319

Quick facts

HS code: 17049061

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

Description: Candies coated with a layer of sugar