Import/export HS code 17049075: Toffees and caramels

Chewy or sticky sweets like toffees and caramels

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* 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 £
Germany 52,809,054
Czechia 29,181,571
Netherlands 25,116,739
Poland 12,251,113
Ireland 4,856,522

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 £
Germany 28,567,238 24,241,816 -4,325,422
Czechia 14,765,765 14,415,806 -349,959
Netherlands 14,462,293 10,654,446 -3,807,847
Poland 5,583,796 6,667,317 +1,083,521
Ireland 2,379,271 2,477,251 +97,980
Spain 1,992,194 1,649,126 -343,068
Belgium 1,924,262 1,484,384 -439,878
Turkey 1,544,624 987,574 -557,050
Italy 1,253,408 465,187 -788,221
China 924,897 788,000 -136,897

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 £
Germany 54,550,861
Czechia 29,131,427
Netherlands 23,955,925
Poland 7,532,912
Slovakia 7,525,647

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 £
Germany 29,797,520 24,753,341 -5,044,179
Czechia 14,750,934 14,380,493 -370,441
Netherlands 13,719,789 10,236,136 -3,483,653
Poland 3,394,175 4,138,737 +744,562
Slovakia 3,755,672 3,769,975 +14,303
Spain 2,087,232 1,718,412 -368,820
Turkey 1,566,517 1,044,247 -522,270
Italy 1,227,079 596,444 -630,635
China 898,319 802,441 -95,878
Pakistan 711,851 431,397 -280,454

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 26
Inner London - East 18
Outer London - East and North East 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - West 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 19 21 +2
Inner London - East 13 11 -2
Outer London - East and North East 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 11 +4
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0

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) 92,939,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,406,227
Other 5,383,404
Air transport 172,947
Road transport 38,753

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) 50,337,712 42,601,767 -7,735,945
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,255,843 21,150,384 -2,105,459
Other 2,645,810 2,737,594 +91,784
Air transport 136,138 36,809 -99,329
Road transport 10,210 28,543 +18,333

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 39,660,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,013,536
Thamesport 22,624,655
Eurotunnel 13,009,327
Harwich 10,724,213

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 £
Immingham Docks 22,218,412 17,441,790 -4,776,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,828,157 15,185,379 +357,222
Thamesport 13,056,825 9,567,830 -3,488,995
Eurotunnel 7,102,816 5,906,511 -1,196,305
Harwich 4,542,355 6,181,858 +1,639,503
Dover 4,323,550 4,182,084 -141,466
000 2,645,810 2,737,594 +91,784
Southampton 1,506,641 1,129,806 -376,835
Felixstowe 1,939,908 561,071 -1,378,837
London 1,076,335 1,229,767 +153,432

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
118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
41
Manufacture of food products
17
Food and beverage service activities
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 27
2026-03 33
2026-02 35
2026-01 33

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 76
0-1m 46
54m+ 24
15m-54m 19
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 12,599,573
Sweden 6,897,388
Denmark 4,972,393
Germany 4,955,430
Poland 4,372,155

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 7,158,124 5,441,449 -1,716,675
Sweden 3,681,594 3,215,794 -465,800
Denmark 2,473,272 2,499,121 +25,849
Germany 2,620,358 2,335,072 -285,286
Poland 684,199 3,687,956 +3,003,757
Australia 2,053,635 1,473,337 -580,298
Netherlands 1,729,508 1,302,464 -427,044
United States 1,320,806 948,679 -372,127
Canada 1,020,747 1,067,244 +46,497
Norway 916,663 752,415 -164,248

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 351,184
Czechia 339,294
France 338,385
XI 254,995
Poland 177,107

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 163,814 187,370 +23,556
Czechia 192,366 146,928 -45,438
France 189,570 148,815 -40,755
XI 84,687 170,308 +85,621
Poland 88,041 89,066 +1,025
Germany 64,729 46,851 -17,878
Slovakia 34,217 30,022 -4,195
Netherlands 29,343 24,773 -4,570
China 21,780 6,311 -15,469
Taiwan 2,037 13,744 +11,707

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) 34,934,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,939,003
Other 2,916,594
Air transport 708,291

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) 17,997,528 16,937,262 -1,060,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,063,992 8,875,011 -1,188,981
Other 1,579,625 1,336,969 -242,656
Air transport 409,014 299,277 -109,737

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,568,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,459,956
London Gateway Port 6,483,540
Holyhead 5,252,645
Liverpool Docks 4,819,064

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,659,520 6,909,188 -750,332
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,833,129 7,626,827 +1,793,698
London Gateway Port 3,970,351 2,513,189 -1,457,162
Holyhead 3,152,729 2,099,916 -1,052,813
Liverpool Docks 2,704,729 2,114,335 -590,394
000 1,579,625 1,336,969 -242,656
Felixstowe 1,167,660 1,110,559 -57,101
Heysham 728,513 1,034,607 +306,094
Southampton 1,111,699 544,090 -567,609
Harwich 199,098 798,792 +599,694

Quick facts

HS code: 17049075

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

Description: Chewy or sticky sweets like toffees and caramels