Import/export HS code 180610: Sweetened cocoa powder

Cocoa powder mixed with sugar or other sweeteners, used for baking or making drinks

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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 £
Belgium 9,810,761
Germany 2,477,422
China 2,151,215
Greece 1,507,748
France 1,196,207

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 £
Belgium 4,430,742 5,380,019 +949,277
Germany 1,478,298 999,124 -479,174
China 1,304,683 846,532 -458,151
Greece 509,238 998,510 +489,272
France 724,523 471,684 -252,839
Italy 313,705 780,063 +466,358
Australia 90,555 816,972 +726,417
Netherlands 587,537 304,625 -282,912
Switzerland 701,283 175,848 -525,435
Ireland 337,289 450,217 +112,928

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 6,449,732
Germany 3,495,118
China 2,139,548
Switzerland 1,621,437
Belgium 1,534,929

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 3,451,254 2,998,478 -452,776
Germany 2,398,368 1,096,750 -1,301,618
China 1,301,916 837,632 -464,284
Switzerland 767,071 854,366 +87,295
Belgium 386,307 1,148,622 +762,315
Greece 509,238 997,493 +488,255
Italy 327,129 728,515 +401,386
France 511,702 539,381 +27,679
Australia 93,322 816,972 +723,650
South Korea 151,819 295,043 +143,224

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 16
Inner London - East 11
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 9
Outer London - South 7

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 12 10 -2
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 7 +3
Outer London - South 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 6 +3
Kent 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 4 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) 15,717,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,493,054
Road transport 1,126,133
Other 891,683
Air transport 409,499

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) 8,230,334 7,487,447 -742,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,034,015 3,459,039 +1,425,024
Road transport 444,388 681,745 +237,357
Other 444,138 447,545 +3,407
Air transport 248,504 160,995 -87,509

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 5,659,357
Dover 3,422,361
Eurotunnel 2,813,480
Felixstowe 2,589,703
London Gateway Port 1,874,014

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 £
London 3,229,212 2,430,145 -799,067
Dover 1,155,718 2,266,643 +1,110,925
Eurotunnel 1,711,380 1,102,100 -609,280
Felixstowe 1,398,348 1,191,355 -206,993
London Gateway Port 105,937 1,768,077 +1,662,140
Immingham Docks 914,753 713,180 -201,573
ZLC 647,085 835,673 +188,588
Portsmouth 477,590 433,479 -44,111
000 444,138 447,545 +3,407
Southampton 247,488 189,767 -57,721

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
71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Food and beverage service activities
16
Manufacture of food products
16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 16
2026-03 27
2026-02 24
2026-01 24

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 59
0-1m 26
54m+ 22
15m-54m 9
Other 9

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 4,046,462
Netherlands 1,373,247
Poland 726,260
Falkland Islands 537,326
United States 478,217

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 2,156,488 1,889,974 -266,514
Netherlands 671,822 701,425 +29,603
Poland 299,073 427,187 +128,114
Falkland Islands 118,957 418,369 +299,412
United States 179,486 298,731 +119,245
Gibraltar 156,848 131,210 -25,638
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,129 178,069 +82,940
Belgium 125,341 127,065 +1,724
United Arab Emirates 122,473 110,472 -12,001
Czechia 172,110 57,454 -114,656

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 1,613,352
Italy 71,667
Germany 34,752
XI 31,694
Egypt 26,022

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 954,600 658,752 -295,848
Italy 23,276 48,391 +25,115
Germany 18,382 16,370 -2,012
XI 30,704 990 -29,714
Egypt 3,341 22,681 +19,340
Slovakia 11,816 10,301 -1,515
Netherlands 11,994 7,281 -4,713
France 15,333 2,900 -12,433
Poland 15,027 2,389 -12,638
Belgium 8,565 720 -7,845

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) 5,017,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,871,766
Other 2,131,334
Air transport 730,580

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) 2,416,058 2,601,615 +185,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,319,296 1,552,470 +233,174
Other 1,237,771 893,563 -344,208
Air transport 395,831 334,749 -61,082

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,131,334
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,861,102
Holyhead 1,093,148
Southampton 965,473
London Gateway Port 950,997

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 £
000 1,237,771 893,563 -344,208
Dover / Eurotunnel 892,700 968,402 +75,702
Holyhead 546,342 546,806 +464
Southampton 311,822 653,651 +341,829
London Gateway Port 616,233 334,764 -281,469
Felixstowe 258,892 386,039 +127,147
Harwich 270,375 366,929 +96,554
London Heathrow Airport 313,373 270,151 -43,222
Liverpool Docks 182,371 288,979 +106,608
Immingham Docks 158,691 256,004 +97,313

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 180610

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

Description: Cocoa powder mixed with sugar or other sweeteners, used for baking or making drinks