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 9,248,884
Germany 2,672,088
China 2,144,394
Greece 1,205,098
France 1,171,521

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 4,375,747 4,873,137 +497,390
Germany 1,484,289 1,187,799 -296,490
China 1,304,683 839,711 -464,972
Greece 310,140 894,958 +584,818
France 602,254 569,267 -32,987
Netherlands 806,555 334,363 -472,192
Switzerland 644,533 265,067 -379,466
Italy 272,619 517,893 +245,274
Ireland 382,272 382,224 -48
South Korea 100,792 164,140 +63,348

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 6,827,135
Germany 3,929,241
China 2,131,135
Switzerland 1,645,722
Greece 1,204,081

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 3,636,491 3,190,644 -445,847
Germany 2,416,924 1,512,317 -904,607
China 1,301,916 829,219 -472,697
Switzerland 671,656 974,066 +302,410
Greece 310,140 893,941 +583,801
France 488,433 451,413 -37,020
Belgium 361,344 531,194 +169,850
Italy 283,037 537,116 +254,079
Ireland 126,112 159,534 +33,422
South Korea 100,792 164,140 +63,348

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 18
Inner London - East 12
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 8
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 13 +1
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Outer London - South 5 5 +0
Kent 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3

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) 15,296,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,167,510
Road transport 1,141,729
Other 849,476
Air transport 366,288

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) 8,004,111 7,292,697 -711,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,047,048 2,120,462 +73,414
Road transport 379,914 761,815 +381,901
Other 434,149 415,327 -18,822
Air transport 166,347 199,941 +33,594

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 6,010,113
Eurotunnel 2,934,223
Dover 2,568,454
Felixstowe 2,188,385
Immingham Docks 1,588,891

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 3,280,727 2,729,386 -551,341
Eurotunnel 1,590,370 1,343,853 -246,517
Dover 892,599 1,675,855 +783,256
Felixstowe 1,626,796 561,589 -1,065,207
Immingham Docks 845,455 743,436 -102,019
ZLC 555,548 956,502 +400,954
London Gateway Port 90,321 964,427 +874,106
000 434,149 415,327 -18,822
Portsmouth 427,616 367,273 -60,343
Middlesbrough 229,646 153,257 -76,389

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 15
Manufacture of food products 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 28
2025-10 28
2025-09 19
2025-08 21

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 55
0-1m 25
54m+ 21
15m-54m 11
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 3,749,169
Netherlands 1,178,461
Poland 571,473
Falkland Islands 356,675
Australia 353,956

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 2,011,321 1,737,848 -273,473
Netherlands 506,050 672,411 +166,361
Poland 272,961 298,512 +25,551
Falkland Islands 28,283 328,392 +300,109
Australia 330,172 23,784 -306,388
United States 157,940 182,840 +24,900
United Arab Emirates 167,048 132,866 -34,182
Gibraltar 90,838 187,421 +96,583
Spain 257,585 11,661 -245,924
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,129 173,496 +78,367

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 1,521,767
XI 259,201
Italy 53,630
Germany 28,349
Poland 22,404

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 948,479 573,288 -375,191
XI 258,164 1,037 -257,127
Italy 25,482 28,148 +2,666
Germany 18,340 10,009 -8,331
Poland 20,138 2,266 -17,872
Egypt 2,825 18,356 +15,531
Netherlands 13,425 7,470 -5,955
Slovakia 12,197 8,661 -3,536
France 15,746 2,867 -12,879
Belgium 3,392 6,487 +3,095

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) 4,321,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,751,215
Other 2,210,948
Air transport 605,432
Road transport 2,100

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) 1,968,195 2,353,508 +385,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,489,751 1,261,464 -228,287
Other 1,455,967 754,981 -700,986
Air transport 255,748 349,684 +93,936
Road transport 2,100 0 -2,100

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,210,948
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,597,479
London Gateway Port 1,156,951
Holyhead 1,094,623
Southampton 689,401

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 1,455,967 754,981 -700,986
Dover / Eurotunnel 841,367 756,112 -85,255
London Gateway Port 816,620 340,331 -476,289
Holyhead 496,824 597,799 +100,975
Southampton 296,670 392,731 +96,061
Felixstowe 169,569 391,755 +222,186
Harwich 244,263 293,885 +49,622
London Heathrow Airport 171,662 295,187 +123,525
Liverpool Docks 163,126 186,089 +22,963
Immingham Docks 51,878 181,413 +129,535

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