Import/export HS code 1805: Cocoa powder without sugar

Pure cocoa powder with no added sugar or sweeteners, perfect for baking, drinks, and desserts

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 £
Netherlands 77,035,240
Belgium 26,254,524
France 22,417,055
Spain 19,910,009
Germany 16,700,950

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 37,457,843 39,577,397 +2,119,554
Belgium 9,356,376 16,898,148 +7,541,772
France 9,660,117 12,756,938 +3,096,821
Spain 10,383,486 9,526,523 -856,963
Germany 9,093,348 7,607,602 -1,485,746
Malaysia 4,185,933 3,005,667 -1,180,266
Turkey 3,702,757 3,452,391 -250,366
Switzerland 1,662,863 3,755,386 +2,092,523
Ivory Coast 3,979,501 640,789 -3,338,712
Italy 2,185,948 1,815,751 -370,197

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 84,596,743
Germany 39,884,716
Spain 22,683,448
Malaysia 13,591,324
France 13,537,651

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 37,650,136 46,946,607 +9,296,471
Germany 18,354,152 21,530,564 +3,176,412
Spain 11,346,973 11,336,475 -10,498
Malaysia 6,677,831 6,913,493 +235,662
France 7,657,391 5,880,260 -1,777,131
Turkey 3,706,459 3,363,002 -343,457
Hungary 1,378,431 2,337,866 +959,435
Italy 2,044,020 1,506,959 -537,061
Ivory Coast 2,231,479 346,735 -1,884,744
Poland 846,395 1,424,496 +578,101

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 16
Outer London - West and North West 16
Outer London - East and North East 15
Greater Manchester 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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
Inner London - East 10 12 +2
Outer London - West and North West 13 12 -1
Outer London - East and North East 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 6 +3
Kent 5 8 +3
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
East Central Scotland 5 3 -2
Merseyside 5 4 -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) 159,193,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,364,813
Road transport 4,965,893
Other 906,973
Air transport 774,748

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) 73,705,404 85,487,986 +11,782,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,917,741 17,447,072 -470,669
Road transport 2,366,253 2,599,640 +233,387
Other 566,319 340,654 -225,665
Air transport 307,270 467,478 +160,208
Rail transport 63,595 68,920 +5,325

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 50,300,099
Immingham Docks 45,778,870
Felixstowe 25,967,227
London 19,577,616
Hull 11,444,865

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 21,425,769 28,874,330 +7,448,561
Immingham Docks 22,699,853 23,079,017 +379,164
Felixstowe 13,571,407 12,395,820 -1,175,587
London 8,080,001 11,497,615 +3,417,614
Hull 3,252,994 8,191,871 +4,938,877
Eurotunnel 4,302,905 5,150,522 +847,617
Killingholme 5,830,411 2,612,243 -3,218,168
Harwich 2,921,059 4,224,524 +1,303,465
ZLC 2,459,488 3,052,488 +593,000
Purfleet 3,087,070 1,341,730 -1,745,340

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
83
Manufacture of food products
58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Food and beverage service activities
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 45
2026-03 58
2026-02 46
2026-01 40

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 77
54m+ 50
15m-54m 26
0-1m 21
Other 4

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 10,053,440
Austria 1,826,255
United Arab Emirates 1,416,056
Germany 1,219,242
Poland 1,037,739

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 7,337,594 2,715,846 -4,621,748
Austria 1,318,698 507,557 -811,141
United Arab Emirates 446,180 969,876 +523,696
Germany 53,502 1,165,740 +1,112,238
Poland 498,359 539,380 +41,021
Netherlands 305,812 515,589 +209,777
Kuwait 345,329 329,413 -15,916
Qatar 442,884 213,696 -229,188
France 397,840 239,732 -158,108
Belgium 260,365 351,370 +91,005

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 181,194
Ireland 93,814
Germany 12,635
Netherlands 10,933
Malaysia 5,112

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 104,105 77,089 -27,016
Ireland 59,920 33,894 -26,026
Germany 6,258 6,377 +119
Netherlands 4,314 6,619 +2,305
Malaysia 1,548 3,564 +2,016
San Marino 734 82 -652
Italy 94 0 -94
France 15 40 +25

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) 17,350,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,919,723
Air transport 465,752
Other 393,179

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) 10,386,978 6,963,842 -3,423,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,587,306 2,332,417 -254,889
Air transport 198,945 266,807 +67,862
Other 256,211 136,968 -119,243

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,370,884
Liverpool Docks 6,051,227
Holyhead 2,959,878
London Gateway Port 2,865,391
Southampton 968,593

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 2,611,934 3,758,950 +1,147,016
Liverpool Docks 4,087,423 1,963,804 -2,123,619
Holyhead 2,392,682 567,196 -1,825,486
London Gateway Port 1,711,305 1,154,086 -557,219
Southampton 541,586 427,007 -114,579
Felixstowe 286,765 440,545 +153,780
Immingham Docks 226,784 374,931 +148,147
Milford 590,433 8,612 -581,821
000 256,211 136,968 -119,243
Dover 264,591 108,506 -156,085

Quick facts

HS code: 1805

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

Description: Pure cocoa powder with no added sugar or sweeteners, perfect for baking, drinks, and desserts