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 5,632,742
China 4,412,102
Germany 4,406,210
France 2,921,131
Hungary 1,784,284

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 3,084,161 2,548,581 -535,580
China 2,570,402 1,841,700 -728,702
Germany 2,372,164 2,034,046 -338,118
France 2,036,678 884,453 -1,152,225
Hungary 181,957 1,602,327 +1,420,370
Belgium 18,486 488,141 +469,655
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 193,183 194,447 +1,264
Ireland 149,224 184,291 +35,067
Czechia 200,367 121,517 -78,850
Turkey 218,643 39,898 -178,745

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 6,066,412
China 4,862,193
Hungary 4,792,500
Germany 4,338,700
Spain 444,950

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 3,080,862 2,985,550 -95,312
China 2,822,603 2,039,590 -783,013
Hungary 2,203,629 2,588,871 +385,242
Germany 2,354,728 1,983,972 -370,756
Spain 222,501 222,449 -52
Czechia 200,367 121,517 -78,850
United States 99,304 168,771 +69,467
Turkey 218,643 46,547 -172,096
Israel 160,667 43,070 -117,597
Denmark 22,933 73,142 +50,209

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

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

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 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Kent 2 3 +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) 14,201,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,484,681
Other 318,261
Air transport 295,636
Road transport 101,480

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) 7,382,974 6,818,136 -564,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,088,611 3,396,070 -692,541
Other 138,569 179,692 +41,123
Air transport 112,175 183,461 +71,286
Road transport 77,483 23,997 -53,486

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,302,321
Immingham Docks 3,281,220
Harwich 3,190,861
Felixstowe 2,452,241
Hull 1,872,724

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 2,460,007 2,842,314 +382,307
Immingham Docks 609,430 2,671,790 +2,062,360
Harwich 2,200,337 990,524 -1,209,813
Felixstowe 1,747,773 704,468 -1,043,305
Hull 1,331,637 541,087 -790,550
Liverpool Docks 1,367,652 433,640 -934,012
Southampton 788,627 713,968 -74,659
London Gateway Port 269,741 794,135 +524,394
Eurotunnel 290,337 115,089 -175,248
000 138,569 179,692 +41,123

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
43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Manufacture of food products
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 13
2026-03 10
2026-02 13
2026-01 15

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 27
15m-54m 17
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 5,062,670
Ireland 2,327,184
Switzerland 1,590,426
Czechia 1,503,145
Australia 867,331

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 2,184,868 2,877,802 +692,934
Ireland 1,312,312 1,014,872 -297,440
Switzerland 856,755 733,671 -123,084
Czechia 833,649 669,496 -164,153
Australia 687,270 180,061 -507,209
Germany 647,984 211,063 -436,921
Norway 364,989 464,813 +99,824
Netherlands 237,641 279,870 +42,229
Sweden 221,712 188,068 -33,644
Italy 187,834 175,294 -12,540

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 140,513
Turkey 56,834
XI 41,111
Netherlands 30,343
Belgium 27,456

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 79,618 60,895 -18,723
Turkey 56,588 246 -56,342
XI 19,618 21,493 +1,875
Netherlands 17,893 12,450 -5,443
Belgium 15,148 12,308 -2,840
Germany 12,624 9,384 -3,240
Pakistan 13,716 4,506 -9,210
China 8,043 3,734 -4,309
Italy 6,434 2,600 -3,834
Hungary 736 2,458 +1,722

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) 11,920,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,191,492
Other 1,074,969
Air transport 611,178

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) 6,055,060 5,865,619 -189,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,889,474 1,302,018 -587,456
Other 634,498 440,471 -194,027
Air transport 413,249 197,929 -215,320

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,221,153
Immingham Docks 2,476,633
Eurotunnel 1,547,156
London Gateway Port 1,118,512
000 1,074,969

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 2,729,490 2,491,663 -237,827
Immingham Docks 1,531,423 945,210 -586,213
Eurotunnel 15,866 1,531,290 +1,515,424
London Gateway Port 859,247 259,265 -599,982
000 634,498 440,471 -194,027
Dover 790,231 252,630 -537,601
Liverpool Docks 569,368 395,581 -173,787
Hull 456,770 145,542 -311,228
London Heathrow Airport 391,007 182,411 -208,596
Southampton 243,996 235,137 -8,859

Quick facts

HS code: 17049081

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

Description: Candies pressed into tablet form