Import/export HS code 18061020: Medium-sugar cocoa powder

Cocoa powder with a moderate amount of sugar, ideal for balanced sweetness in 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 £
Belgium 7,430,313
China 2,007,316
Germany 1,739,593
Netherlands 663,189
Italy 519,594

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 4,090,045 3,340,268 -749,777
China 1,203,225 804,091 -399,134
Germany 1,052,695 686,898 -365,797
Netherlands 331,755 331,434 -321
Italy 148,831 370,763 +221,932
Romania 83,391 180,067 +96,676
Australia 7,352 83,466 +76,114
Taiwan 29,977 26,275 -3,702
Peru 24,595 25,620 +1,025
Portugal 26,224 21,744 -4,480

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 6,376,263
Germany 2,809,204
China 1,994,057
Italy 528,008
Hungary 263,458

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 3,160,726 3,215,537 +54,811
Germany 1,899,971 909,233 -990,738
China 1,200,458 793,599 -406,859
Italy 149,832 378,176 +228,344
Hungary 83,391 180,067 +96,676
Belgium 117,473 25,697 -91,776
Australia 10,119 83,466 +73,347
Taiwan 29,977 26,275 -3,702
Poland 49,892 4,108 -45,784
Peru 24,595 25,620 +1,025

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - South 5
West Yorkshire 5

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 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Kent 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -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) 9,699,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,823,051
Other 469,264
Air transport 98,969
Road transport 7,985

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) 5,217,565 4,482,328 -735,237
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,599,932 1,223,119 -376,813
Other 260,771 208,493 -52,278
Air transport 44,468 54,501 +10,033
Road transport 5,495 2,490 -3,005

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 5,609,519
Eurotunnel 1,721,534
Immingham Docks 1,479,193
Felixstowe 1,448,975
London Gateway Port 785,000

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 3,101,994 2,507,525 -594,469
Eurotunnel 1,007,999 713,535 -294,464
Immingham Docks 791,424 687,769 -103,655
Felixstowe 1,192,813 256,162 -936,651
London Gateway Port 37,239 747,761 +710,522
Dover 258,916 447,373 +188,457
000 260,771 208,493 -52,278
Middlesbrough 228,567 128,359 -100,208
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,651 120,568 +64,917
Southampton 56,669 40,199 -16,470

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Food and beverage service activities 9
Manufacture of food products 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 10
2025-12 7

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 29
0-1m 10
54m+ 8
15m-54m 6
Other 2

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 1,982,631
Netherlands 1,221,418
Poland 632,573
Belgium 257,568
Czechia 208,484

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 1,094,802 887,829 -206,973
Netherlands 621,362 600,056 -21,306
Poland 285,687 346,886 +61,199
Belgium 130,208 127,360 -2,848
Czechia 143,222 65,262 -77,960
United States 1,485 182,212 +180,727
Malta 117,900 34,160 -83,740
Hungary 59,946 32,864 -27,082
United Arab Emirates 59,422 26,088 -33,334
China 0 72,652 +72,652

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 444,012
Netherlands 16,605
Germany 9,042
Norway 450
France 210

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 360,007 84,005 -276,002
Netherlands 10,277 6,328 -3,949
Germany 3,438 5,604 +2,166
Norway 0 450 +450
France 112 98 -14
Czechia 44 44 +0
Croatia 8 0 -8
Italy 0 5 +5
Belgium 0 3 +3

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) 3,911,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 783,994
Other 483,404
Air transport 121,435

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) 1,941,839 1,969,631 +27,792
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 336,258 447,736 +111,478
Other 375,501 107,903 -267,598
Air transport 21,699 99,736 +78,037

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,383,449
Holyhead 1,015,804
Harwich 578,281
000 483,404
Felixstowe 330,736

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 716,772 666,677 -50,095
Holyhead 497,045 518,759 +21,714
Harwich 231,798 346,483 +114,685
000 375,501 107,903 -267,598
Felixstowe 134,303 196,433 +62,130
Immingham Docks 118,258 160,376 +42,118
Southampton 100,374 131,889 +31,515
Fishguard 50,447 126,850 +76,403
London Gateway Port 81,996 66,754 -15,242
Milford 100,134 48,603 -51,531

Quick facts

HS code: 18061020

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

Description: Cocoa powder with a moderate amount of sugar, ideal for balanced sweetness in recipes