Import/export HS code 17049071: Boiled sweets

Hard candies, either solid or with a filling

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 £
China 20,635,903
Turkey 12,180,043
Spain 9,865,829
Ireland 5,187,600
Poland 3,139,637

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 £
China 10,667,760 9,968,143 -699,617
Turkey 6,156,975 6,023,068 -133,907
Spain 4,132,190 5,733,639 +1,601,449
Ireland 3,052,130 2,135,470 -916,660
Poland 1,724,793 1,414,844 -309,949
Belgium 1,890,344 790,725 -1,099,619
Netherlands 947,440 1,156,598 +209,158
Thailand 728,384 1,004,932 +276,548
United States 755,801 912,070 +156,269
Czechia 823,348 776,628 -46,720

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 £
China 22,110,944
Turkey 12,350,146
Spain 10,380,933
Poland 3,514,990
Netherlands 2,907,648

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 £
China 11,505,930 10,605,014 -900,916
Turkey 6,273,958 6,076,188 -197,770
Spain 4,370,423 6,010,510 +1,640,087
Poland 2,003,331 1,511,659 -491,672
Netherlands 1,831,051 1,076,597 -754,454
Thailand 797,332 1,006,939 +209,607
United States 700,879 924,257 +223,378
Czechia 775,553 769,421 -6,132
Germany 638,845 867,732 +228,887
Sweden 226,199 910,831 +684,632

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 48
Outer London - West and North West 36
Outer London - East and North East 30
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Inner London - East 17

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
Greater Manchester 34 26 -8
Outer London - West and North West 27 29 +2
Outer London - East and North East 23 24 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 9 -7
Inner London - East 13 10 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 13 +3
Inner London - West 9 5 -4
West Central Scotland 10 3 -7
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Outer London - South 8 7 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,411,217
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,560,067
Road transport 7,455,155
Other 5,315,918
Air transport 695,296

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,233,835 19,177,382 +2,943,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,684,357 7,875,710 -6,808,647
Road transport 1,668,750 5,786,405 +4,117,655
Other 3,175,169 2,140,749 -1,034,420
Air transport 288,406 406,890 +118,484

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 14,414,078
Dover 10,609,956
Felixstowe 10,469,643
London 8,740,175
ZLC 7,507,661

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 £
Southampton 6,877,873 7,536,205 +658,332
Dover 6,788,969 3,820,987 -2,967,982
Felixstowe 6,367,425 4,102,218 -2,265,207
London 3,805,479 4,934,696 +1,129,217
ZLC 1,739,181 5,768,480 +4,029,299
000 3,175,169 2,140,749 -1,034,420
Immingham Docks 1,934,613 2,075,982 +141,369
London Gateway Port 1,101,030 1,908,117 +807,087
Eurotunnel 1,336,082 593,739 -742,343
Liverpool Docks 639,634 485,252 -154,382

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
165
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
112
Manufacture of food products
15
Food and beverage service activities
13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 50
2026-04 54
2026-03 48
2026-02 48
2026-01 45

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 143
0-1m 76
54m+ 40
15m-54m 29
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 9,403,696
United States 3,333,705
Israel 794,392
Netherlands 750,959
Canada 690,536

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 5,113,575 4,290,121 -823,454
United States 1,491,373 1,842,332 +350,959
Israel 370,457 423,935 +53,478
Netherlands 469,915 281,044 -188,871
Canada 270,039 420,497 +150,458
Australia 332,546 348,293 +15,747
United Arab Emirates 269,700 150,762 -118,938
Sweden 250,075 127,506 -122,569
Jamaica 205,033 171,040 -33,993
Philippines 218,992 125,292 -93,700

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 2,860,861
Poland 322,429
Turkey 321,104
Ireland 265,893
China 223,464

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 1,578,834 1,282,027 -296,807
Poland 194,823 127,606 -67,217
Turkey 204,399 116,705 -87,694
Ireland 104,433 161,460 +57,027
China 135,449 88,015 -47,434
Spain 87,045 72,768 -14,277
France 42,678 35,287 -7,391
Brazil 32,597 25,738 -6,859
Netherlands 25,570 16,850 -8,720
Czechia 14,511 17,188 +2,677

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,258,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,542,557
Other 5,206,785
Air transport 274,703

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,518,532 4,739,693 +221,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,518,836 3,023,721 -495,115
Other 2,864,579 2,342,206 -522,373
Air transport 159,593 115,110 -44,483

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,206,785
Liverpool Docks 5,165,375
London Gateway Port 2,730,609
Holyhead 2,412,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,685,856

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 2,864,579 2,342,206 -522,373
Liverpool Docks 2,390,971 2,774,404 +383,433
London Gateway Port 1,399,920 1,330,689 -69,231
Holyhead 1,457,456 955,219 -502,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 681,751 1,004,105 +322,354
Southampton 442,770 611,198 +168,428
Felixstowe 678,427 234,812 -443,615
Immingham Docks 370,912 314,221 -56,691
Portsmouth 139,960 132,977 -6,983
Heysham 129,170 110,578 -18,592

Quick facts

HS code: 17049071

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

Description: Hard candies, either solid or with a filling