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 5,813,839
Germany 4,837,419
China 4,373,105
France 3,289,805
Hungary 1,707,324

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 2,991,916 2,821,923 -169,993
Germany 2,319,888 2,517,531 +197,643
China 2,513,434 1,859,671 -653,763
France 2,089,606 1,200,199 -889,407
Hungary 83,124 1,624,200 +1,541,076
Belgium 18,486 443,404 +424,918
Turkey 345,119 37,763 -307,356
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 187,448 193,408 +5,960
Ireland 156,378 199,142 +42,764
Czechia 192,086 141,563 -50,523

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 6,210,488
Hungary 5,084,882
China 4,864,810
Germany 4,765,144
Spain 465,302

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 2,997,158 3,213,330 +216,172
Hungary 2,128,199 2,956,683 +828,484
China 2,795,669 2,069,141 -726,528
Germany 2,319,093 2,446,051 +126,958
Spain 222,971 242,331 +19,360
Turkey 345,119 37,763 -307,356
Czechia 192,086 141,563 -50,523
United States 93,066 179,695 +86,629
Israel 176,623 58,362 -118,261
Denmark 23,773 70,743 +46,970

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 3 4 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
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) 15,021,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,711,505
Other 340,700
Air transport 293,192
Road transport 97,017

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) 7,071,719 7,949,764 +878,045
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,294,881 3,416,624 -878,257
Other 146,981 193,719 +46,738
Air transport 112,008 181,184 +69,176
Road transport 66,631 30,386 -36,245

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,597,089
Harwich 3,562,882
Immingham Docks 3,202,460
Felixstowe 2,661,669
Hull 2,078,254

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 2,337,655 3,259,434 +921,779
Harwich 2,146,290 1,416,592 -729,698
Immingham Docks 432,168 2,770,292 +2,338,124
Felixstowe 1,770,645 891,024 -879,621
Hull 1,494,182 584,072 -910,110
Liverpool Docks 1,367,652 433,640 -934,012
Southampton 775,158 694,765 -80,393
London Gateway Port 251,170 809,105 +557,935
Eurotunnel 359,782 125,895 -233,887
000 146,981 193,719 +46,738

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 13
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
2026-04 13
2026-03 10
2026-02 13
2026-01 15
2025-12 11

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+ 10
0-1m 9
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 £
Turkey 5,019,830
Ireland 2,480,303
Switzerland 1,677,021
Czechia 1,640,157
Australia 1,034,816

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 1,997,935 3,021,895 +1,023,960
Ireland 1,363,553 1,116,750 -246,803
Switzerland 860,239 816,782 -43,457
Czechia 874,149 766,008 -108,141
Australia 904,638 130,178 -774,460
Germany 555,971 394,602 -161,369
Norway 359,889 505,960 +146,071
Netherlands 213,256 332,739 +119,483
Sweden 163,211 233,695 +70,484
Italy 213,987 168,975 -45,012

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 162,574
Turkey 97,952
XI 44,335
Netherlands 30,401
Belgium 26,680

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 89,879 72,695 -17,184
Turkey 97,706 246 -97,460
XI 21,407 22,928 +1,521
Netherlands 18,490 11,911 -6,579
Belgium 13,881 12,799 -1,082
Germany 9,513 11,725 +2,212
Pakistan 9,282 8,940 -342
China 11,031 4,898 -6,133
Italy 6,427 2,641 -3,786
Hungary 604 2,501 +1,897

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) 12,316,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,427,334
Other 1,176,177
Air transport 615,598

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) 5,773,419 6,543,461 +770,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,117,226 1,310,108 -807,118
Other 687,500 488,677 -198,823
Air transport 275,920 339,678 +63,758

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,343,792
Immingham Docks 2,613,693
Eurotunnel 1,360,640
London Gateway Port 1,283,719
Dover 1,202,968

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 2,160,783 3,183,009 +1,022,226
Immingham Docks 1,479,419 1,134,274 -345,145
Eurotunnel 15,866 1,344,774 +1,328,908
London Gateway Port 1,034,335 249,384 -784,951
Dover 862,331 340,637 -521,694
000 687,500 488,677 -198,823
Liverpool Docks 617,099 443,551 -173,548
Hull 602,429 239,218 -363,211
London Heathrow Airport 248,536 325,135 +76,599
Southampton 252,108 260,830 +8,722

Quick facts

HS code: 17049081

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

Description: Candies pressed into tablet form