Import/export HS code 18061015: Low-sugar cocoa powder

Cocoa powder with little or no sugar, perfect for low-sugar diets or health-conscious recipes

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  • 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 £
Greece 1,414,794
Ireland 697,563
South Korea 448,454
Switzerland 316,483
Italy 301,961

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 £
Greece 490,810 923,984 +433,174
Ireland 297,642 399,921 +102,279
South Korea 232,622 215,832 -16,790
Switzerland 222,891 93,592 -129,299
Italy 165,399 136,562 -28,837
Australia 83,263 74,121 -9,142
Germany 76,971 42,266 -34,705
Belgium 39,860 71,544 +31,684
United States 49,875 47,124 -2,751
Hungary 51,863 1,122 -50,741

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 £
Greece 1,414,794
South Korea 446,862
Switzerland 358,751
Italy 333,092
Ireland 316,997

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 £
Greece 490,810 923,984 +433,174
South Korea 232,622 214,240 -18,382
Switzerland 247,518 111,233 -136,285
Italy 177,822 155,270 -22,552
Ireland 159,135 157,862 -1,273
Australia 83,263 74,121 -9,142
Germany 81,938 37,717 -44,221
Belgium 39,860 71,544 +31,684
United States 48,431 46,204 -2,227
Hungary 51,863 1,122 -50,741

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - East 3
Inner London - West 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +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) 2,271,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 856,165
Other 380,633
Road transport 251,044
Air transport 169,036

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) 1,001,376 1,269,805 +268,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 422,131 434,034 +11,903
Other 156,374 224,259 +67,885
Road transport 157,452 93,592 -63,860
Air transport 114,918 54,118 -60,800

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,512,701
000 380,633
London Gateway Port 341,982
Holyhead 272,561
Southampton 258,213

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 546,908 965,793 +418,885
000 156,374 224,259 +67,885
London Gateway Port 142,540 199,442 +56,902
Holyhead 149,640 122,921 -26,719
Southampton 158,397 99,816 -58,581
ZLC 159,881 93,592 -66,289
Thamesport 102,780 95,275 -7,505
Eurotunnel 157,190 23,182 -134,008
London 104,595 58,771 -45,824
London Heathrow Airport 106,854 53,018 -53,836

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
25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Manufacture of food products
5
Food and beverage service activities
4
Land transport and transport via pipelines
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 10
2026-03 12
2026-02 10
2026-01 6

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 20
54m+ 9
0-1m 7
Other 7
15m-54m 1

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 1,580,570
Falkland Islands 534,476
United States 154,523
Cyprus 98,630
Australia 91,000

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 829,888 750,682 -79,206
Falkland Islands 155,966 378,510 +222,544
United States 89,526 64,997 -24,529
Cyprus 54,168 44,462 -9,706
Australia 91,000 0 -91,000
United Arab Emirates 49,796 37,745 -12,051
Switzerland 10,120 70,385 +60,265
South Africa 11,499 68,517 +57,018
Sweden 0 57,499 +57,499
Japan 11,765 35,828 +24,063

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 1,198,056
Italy 71,566
Egypt 26,022
Slovakia 22,117
Poland 17,416

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 636,582 561,474 -75,108
Italy 24,148 47,418 +23,270
Egypt 13,284 12,738 -546
Slovakia 11,838 10,279 -1,559
Poland 15,219 2,197 -13,022
France 14,058 2,566 -11,492
Germany 5,943 5,469 -474
Belgium 6,689 661 -6,028
Netherlands 1,918 1,424 -494
China 571 0 -571

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,534,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,110,436
Air transport 302,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 276,265

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 £
Other 816,212 718,678 -97,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 490,949 619,487 +128,538
Air transport 162,825 139,284 -23,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,209 208,056 +139,847

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,534,890
London Gateway Port 480,287
Southampton 471,440
London Heathrow Airport 237,398
Felixstowe 135,084

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 £
000 816,212 718,678 -97,534
London Gateway Port 359,919 120,368 -239,551
Southampton 99,831 371,609 +271,778
London Heathrow Airport 120,119 117,279 -2,840
Felixstowe 22,849 112,235 +89,386
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,261 116,257 +103,996
Immingham Docks 17,081 62,498 +45,417
East Midlands Airport 35,708 21,105 -14,603
Holyhead 10,258 27,481 +17,223
Harwich 25,191 0 -25,191

Quick facts

HS code: 18061015

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

Description: Cocoa powder with little or no sugar, perfect for low-sugar diets or health-conscious recipes