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 50,936,638
Ireland 39,903,976
Netherlands 37,820,175
Germany 15,741,413
Italy 6,799,984

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 28,471,724 22,464,914 -6,006,810
Ireland 23,802,252 16,101,724 -7,700,528
Netherlands 23,747,180 14,072,995 -9,674,185
Germany 8,116,649 7,624,764 -491,885
Italy 3,120,397 3,679,587 +559,190
Bulgaria 2,831,760 938,358 -1,893,402
France 1,746,458 618,488 -1,127,970
Belgium 1,294,963 631,587 -663,376
Poland 1,055,812 707,881 -347,931
Austria 764,799 767,537 +2,738

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 52,291,555
Netherlands 38,278,195
Ireland 24,272,177
Germany 15,969,753
Bulgaria 3,666,754

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 29,258,651 23,032,904 -6,225,747
Netherlands 24,367,309 13,910,886 -10,456,423
Ireland 15,390,493 8,881,684 -6,508,809
Germany 8,269,459 7,700,294 -569,165
Bulgaria 2,728,396 938,358 -1,790,038
Poland 1,861,823 635,201 -1,226,622
Austria 764,799 766,605 +1,806
Pakistan 583,347 514,999 -68,348
China 491,067 335,246 -155,821
Sweden 233,461 382,084 +148,623

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 17
Outer London - East and North East 14
Inner London - East 10
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 9

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 13 10 -3
Outer London - East and North East 10 8 -2
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 8 2 -6
West Yorkshire 9 4 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +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) 110,520,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,663,235
Other 23,156,382
Air transport 196,283
Road transport 134,694

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) 63,035,758 47,485,197 -15,550,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,616,667 11,046,568 -12,570,099
Other 12,106,200 11,050,182 -1,056,018
Air transport 122,867 73,416 -49,451
Road transport 58,827 75,867 +17,040

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,270,804
000 23,156,382
Thamesport 20,951,620
Immingham Docks 19,348,653
Dover 14,624,655

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 27,554,241 22,716,563 -4,837,678
000 12,106,200 11,050,182 -1,056,018
Thamesport 13,268,971 7,682,649 -5,586,322
Immingham Docks 10,635,889 8,712,764 -1,923,125
Dover 12,024,112 2,600,543 -9,423,569
Holyhead 4,005,062 5,086,501 +1,081,439
Milford 4,361,535 2,451,572 -1,909,963
Grangemouth Docks 4,040,483 0 -4,040,483
Middlesbrough 592,694 3,203,718 +2,611,024
Felixstowe 2,125,951 867,437 -1,258,514

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of food products 25
Food and beverage service activities 6
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
2026-01 25
2025-11 21
2025-10 25
2025-09 24
2025-08 22

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 53
54m+ 37
0-1m 19
15m-54m 17
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 6,301,980
Netherlands 2,939,809
Czechia 940,394
Poland 906,800
Sweden 537,531

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 3,800,898 2,501,082 -1,299,816
Netherlands 1,702,543 1,237,266 -465,277
Czechia 450,302 490,092 +39,790
Poland 83,744 823,056 +739,312
Sweden 263,283 274,248 +10,965
United Arab Emirates 143,104 369,915 +226,811
Israel 182,740 256,510 +73,770
Canada 260,173 164,102 -96,071
Australia 294,473 80,053 -214,420
United States 115,283 240,471 +125,188

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 547,924
Czechia 415,346
Netherlands 300,863
Ireland 174,995
Sweden 157,028

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 305,552 242,372 -63,180
Czechia 267,642 147,704 -119,938
Netherlands 177,727 123,136 -54,591
Ireland 118,346 56,649 -61,697
Sweden 91,346 65,682 -25,664
Germany 33,262 22,489 -10,773
China 13,687 6,545 -7,142
United States 0 4,263 +4,263
Austria 0 1,810 +1,810
Pakistan 0 1,308 +1,308

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) 10,900,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,783,505
Other 2,803,831
Air transport 238,543

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) 5,559,061 5,341,653 -217,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,066,732 1,716,773 -349,959
Other 1,647,290 1,156,541 -490,749
Air transport 91,760 146,783 +55,023

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,236,487
000 2,803,831
Liverpool Docks 2,506,998
London Gateway Port 1,715,083
Immingham Docks 1,645,597

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 2,189,460 3,047,027 +857,567
000 1,647,290 1,156,541 -490,749
Liverpool Docks 1,293,942 1,213,056 -80,886
London Gateway Port 1,190,010 525,073 -664,937
Immingham Docks 755,180 890,417 +135,237
Holyhead 932,568 492,075 -440,493
Felixstowe 316,791 315,210 -1,581
Harwich 239,349 133,604 -105,745
Southampton 242,172 97,851 -144,321
Dover 203,223 4,519 -198,704

Quick facts

HS code: 17049061

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

Description: Candies coated with a layer of sugar