Import/export HS code 17049081: Compressed candy tablets

Candies pressed into tablet form

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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 £
Netherlands 5,343,139
Germany 4,618,204
China 3,821,944
France 3,581,682
Hungary 1,076,621

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 £
Netherlands 3,035,438 2,307,701 -727,737
Germany 2,547,758 2,070,446 -477,312
China 2,080,181 1,741,763 -338,418
France 2,288,094 1,293,588 -994,506
Hungary 83,124 993,497 +910,373
Turkey 388,426 31,432 -356,994
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 184,693 159,227 -25,466
Ireland 158,420 167,614 +9,194
Czechia 184,641 130,567 -54,074
Croatia 167,403 96,319 -71,084

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 £
Netherlands 5,391,194
Hungary 4,745,082
Germany 4,578,037
China 4,249,954
Turkey 419,858

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 £
Netherlands 3,047,538 2,343,656 -703,882
Hungary 2,366,395 2,378,687 +12,292
Germany 2,546,963 2,031,074 -515,889
China 2,360,499 1,889,455 -471,044
Turkey 388,426 31,432 -356,994
Spain 180,377 202,459 +22,082
Czechia 184,641 130,567 -54,074
United States 91,993 158,170 +66,177
Israel 217,946 31,992 -185,954
Italy 93,401 0 -93,401

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 5
West Yorkshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 - East and North East 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Kent 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -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) 13,523,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,219,419
Other 312,081
Air transport 207,217
Road transport 86,855

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) 7,084,780 6,438,618 -646,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,362,052 2,857,367 -1,504,685
Other 150,031 162,050 +12,019
Air transport 104,608 102,609 -1,999
Road transport 62,549 24,306 -38,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,092,543
Harwich 3,951,819
Felixstowe 2,699,541
Hull 2,124,968
Immingham Docks 1,975,707

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 2,494,496 2,598,047 +103,551
Harwich 2,407,574 1,544,245 -863,329
Felixstowe 1,814,720 884,821 -929,899
Hull 1,551,137 573,831 -977,306
Immingham Docks 390,355 1,585,352 +1,194,997
Liverpool Docks 1,003,432 627,074 -376,358
Southampton 776,873 601,444 -175,429
London Gateway Port 227,313 568,435 +341,122
Eurotunnel 379,512 180,375 -199,137
000 150,031 162,050 +12,019

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of food products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 11
2025-10 12
2025-09 16
2025-08 13

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 23
15m-54m 16
54m+ 11
0-1m 8
Other 3

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 £
Turkey 3,808,324
Ireland 2,273,374
Czechia 1,489,550
Switzerland 1,481,186
Australia 1,018,762

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 £
Turkey 1,814,396 1,993,928 +179,532
Ireland 1,393,639 879,735 -513,904
Czechia 984,356 505,194 -479,162
Switzerland 887,357 593,829 -293,528
Australia 939,753 79,009 -860,744
Germany 534,745 470,969 -63,776
Norway 364,095 325,233 -38,862
Netherlands 197,977 269,371 +71,394
Sweden 159,455 171,266 +11,811
Italy 201,754 124,269 -77,485

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 145,745
Turkey 99,335
XI 38,731
Netherlands 30,026
Belgium 21,674

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 90,194 55,551 -34,643
Turkey 97,741 1,594 -96,147
XI 21,277 17,454 -3,823
Netherlands 20,145 9,881 -10,264
Belgium 12,962 8,712 -4,250
Pakistan 4,433 13,789 +9,356
China 12,399 5,378 -7,021
Germany 8,385 9,343 +958
Italy 6,211 2,000 -4,211
Hungary 560 2,356 +1,796

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) 10,358,252
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,231,987
Other 1,078,164
Air transport 586,116

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) 5,645,555 4,712,697 -932,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,191,480 1,040,507 -1,150,973
Other 689,239 388,925 -300,314
Air transport 188,989 397,127 +208,138

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,831,087
Immingham Docks 2,374,638
London Gateway Port 1,211,488
Dover 1,193,208
000 1,078,164

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 2,145,633 2,685,454 +539,821
Immingham Docks 1,534,214 840,424 -693,790
London Gateway Port 1,047,173 164,315 -882,858
Dover 771,779 421,429 -350,350
000 689,239 388,925 -300,314
Liverpool Docks 549,185 422,141 -127,044
Hull 651,703 239,218 -412,485
London Heathrow Airport 167,342 377,422 +210,080
Southampton 230,394 236,333 +5,939
Middlesbrough 309,884 73,078 -236,806

Quick facts

HS code: 17049081

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

Description: Candies pressed into tablet form