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 7,215,845
China 2,004,382
Germany 1,814,500
Netherlands 636,448
Italy 277,607

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 4,077,168 3,138,677 -938,491
China 1,203,225 801,157 -402,068
Germany 1,138,572 675,928 -462,644
Netherlands 329,651 306,797 -22,854
Italy 141,805 135,802 -6,003
Romania 83,513 114,303 +30,790
Australia 0 67,852 +67,852
Taiwan 30,453 27,488 -2,965
Portugal 29,885 15,600 -14,285
Spain 30,025 7,054 -22,971

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 6,108,155
Germany 2,952,658
China 1,991,123
Italy 286,021
Hungary 197,816

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 3,134,921 2,973,234 -161,687
Germany 2,009,628 943,030 -1,066,598
China 1,200,458 790,665 -409,793
Italy 142,806 143,215 +409
Hungary 83,513 114,303 +30,790
Belgium 117,473 20,170 -97,303
Australia 2,767 67,852 +65,085
Taiwan 30,453 27,488 -2,965
Poland 49,892 3,021 -46,871
Portugal 29,885 15,600 -14,285

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 7
Outer London - South 6
Inner London - East 5
Inner London - West 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
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Kent 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 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) 9,198,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,858,339
Other 438,770
Air transport 62,191
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) 5,281,642 3,917,028 -1,364,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,621,408 1,236,931 -384,477
Other 255,907 182,863 -73,044
Air transport 37,991 24,200 -13,791
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 5,471,501
Eurotunnel 1,781,345
Felixstowe 1,462,067
Immingham Docks 1,385,706
London Gateway Port 757,732

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 3,112,694 2,358,807 -753,887
Eurotunnel 1,081,177 700,168 -381,009
Felixstowe 1,196,692 265,375 -931,317
Immingham Docks 747,616 638,090 -109,526
London Gateway Port 38,836 718,896 +680,060
000 255,907 182,863 -73,044
Dover 265,664 169,560 -96,104
Middlesbrough 236,647 130,926 -105,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,804 89,201 +24,397
Southampton 58,144 37,567 -20,577

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 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 9
Manufacture of food products 7
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
2026-01 10
2025-11 12
2025-10 16
2025-09 11
2025-08 10

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 27
0-1m 10
15m-54m 7
54m+ 7
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 1,818,469
Netherlands 1,111,169
Poland 571,473
Belgium 246,163
Czechia 194,657

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 1,034,616 783,853 -250,763
Netherlands 555,413 555,756 +343
Poland 286,394 285,079 -1,315
Belgium 141,830 104,333 -37,497
Czechia 125,260 69,397 -55,863
Australia 132,562 22,828 -109,734
Malta 129,379 23,920 -105,459
United Arab Emirates 82,887 26,088 -56,799
Hungary 59,946 30,240 -29,706
United States 1,485 83,473 +81,988

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 437,490
Netherlands 15,985
Germany 6,021
Norway 208
France 144

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 360,649 76,841 -283,808
Netherlands 10,756 5,229 -5,527
Germany 3,425 2,596 -829
Norway 0 208 +208
France 107 37 -70
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) 3,473,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 845,335
Other 471,210
Air transport 94,968

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) 1,767,749 1,705,368 -62,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 533,913 311,422 -222,491
Other 376,844 94,366 -282,478
Air transport 19,428 75,540 +56,112

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,234,198
Holyhead 955,450
Harwich 512,957
000 471,210
Felixstowe 305,916

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 704,613 529,585 -175,028
Holyhead 445,579 509,871 +64,292
Harwich 232,505 280,452 +47,947
000 376,844 94,366 -282,478
Felixstowe 125,482 180,434 +54,952
London Gateway Port 229,120 44,125 -184,995
Immingham Docks 66,092 150,118 +84,026
Southampton 100,374 65,482 -34,892
Fishguard 48,285 114,148 +65,863
Milford 93,368 6,766 -86,602

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