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 10,050,150
Germany 2,574,018
China 2,151,215
Greece 1,457,983
France 1,221,840

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 4,362,306 5,687,844 +1,325,538
Germany 1,483,446 1,090,572 -392,874
China 1,304,683 846,532 -458,151
Greece 388,835 1,069,148 +680,313
France 746,134 475,706 -270,428
Italy 306,306 794,505 +488,199
Netherlands 661,666 332,625 -329,041
Switzerland 693,750 181,371 -512,379
Ireland 339,434 472,223 +132,789
Australia 78,699 625,410 +546,711

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 6,681,162
Germany 3,693,873
China 2,139,548
Switzerland 1,619,427
Belgium 1,527,552

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 3,465,625 3,215,537 -250,088
Germany 2,401,416 1,292,457 -1,108,959
China 1,301,916 837,632 -464,284
Switzerland 743,311 876,116 +132,805
Belgium 384,202 1,143,350 +759,148
Greece 388,835 1,068,131 +679,296
Italy 318,491 742,957 +424,466
France 530,847 508,810 -22,037
Australia 81,466 625,410 +543,944
South Korea 151,819 262,085 +110,266

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 17
Inner London - East 13
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 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 8 +4
Outer London - South 4 6 +2
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) 15,961,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,380,623
Road transport 1,110,427
Other 945,765
Air transport 403,509

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) 8,135,636 7,825,952 -309,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,069,111 3,311,512 +1,242,401
Road transport 406,932 703,495 +296,563
Other 465,513 480,252 +14,739
Air transport 171,934 231,575 +59,641

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 5,882,691
Dover 3,334,834
Eurotunnel 2,884,659
Felixstowe 2,699,401
London Gateway Port 1,681,640

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 3,206,666 2,676,025 -530,641
Dover 1,022,542 2,312,292 +1,289,750
Eurotunnel 1,719,089 1,165,570 -553,519
Felixstowe 1,507,051 1,192,350 -314,701
London Gateway Port 119,952 1,561,688 +1,441,736
Immingham Docks 880,047 762,949 -117,098
ZLC 623,325 857,423 +234,098
000 465,513 480,252 +14,739
Portsmouth 478,969 433,479 -45,490
Southampton 247,512 148,629 -98,883

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
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
2026-04 16
2026-03 27
2026-02 24
2026-01 24
2025-12 19

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 60
0-1m 26
54m+ 23
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 4,084,558
Netherlands 1,320,964
Poland 675,699
Falkland Islands 515,899
United States 472,578

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 2,110,016 1,974,542 -135,474
Netherlands 647,329 673,635 +26,306
Poland 285,687 390,012 +104,325
Falkland Islands 82,918 432,981 +350,063
United States 179,486 293,092 +113,606
Gibraltar 124,108 163,950 +39,842
United Arab Emirates 157,491 128,430 -29,061
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,129 177,169 +82,040
Belgium 130,208 127,360 -2,848
Czechia 170,916 65,262 -105,654

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 1,656,307
XI 122,465
Italy 69,459
Germany 35,550
Egypt 25,257

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 960,570 695,737 -264,833
XI 121,453 1,012 -120,441
Italy 23,318 46,141 +22,823
Germany 16,613 18,937 +2,324
Egypt 3,240 22,017 +18,777
Slovakia 12,014 10,310 -1,704
Netherlands 12,595 7,869 -4,726
Poland 17,563 2,472 -15,091
France 15,511 2,984 -12,527
Belgium 2,865 6,554 +3,689

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) 4,926,048
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,959,341
Other 2,266,151
Air transport 730,153

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) 2,302,509 2,623,539 +321,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,341,106 1,618,235 +277,129
Other 1,329,854 936,297 -393,557
Air transport 369,311 360,842 -8,469

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,266,151
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,810,234
Holyhead 1,087,512
London Gateway Port 1,081,147
Southampton 951,692

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 1,329,854 936,297 -393,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 866,304 943,930 +77,626
Holyhead 538,994 548,518 +9,524
London Gateway Port 698,032 383,115 -314,917
Southampton 319,468 632,224 +312,756
Felixstowe 192,928 435,953 +243,025
Harwich 256,989 346,483 +89,494
London Heathrow Airport 279,727 302,899 +23,172
Liverpool Docks 172,098 289,267 +117,169
Immingham Docks 130,506 277,717 +147,211

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