Import/export HS code 18061030: High-sugar cocoa powder

Cocoa powder with a lot of sugar, great for making sweet desserts and 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 1,192,696
France 989,268
Germany 632,609
Switzerland 557,490
Italy 278,565

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 240,231 952,465 +712,234
France 554,195 435,073 -119,122
Germany 271,201 361,408 +90,207
Switzerland 485,868 71,622 -414,246
Italy 4,718 273,847 +269,129
Netherlands 222,418 0 -222,418
Colombia 73,328 84,796 +11,468
Sweden 132,368 0 -132,368
China 75,272 36,639 -38,633
United States 2,831 52,394 +49,563

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 £
Switzerland 1,261,855
France 1,007,975
Germany 666,546
Sweden 371,996
Belgium 284,458

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 £
Switzerland 528,081 733,774 +205,693
France 493,797 514,178 +20,381
Germany 321,039 345,507 +24,468
Sweden 130,754 241,242 +110,488
Belgium 216,494 67,964 -148,530
Netherlands 230,422 0 -230,422
Italy 4,718 196,178 +191,460
Colombia 73,328 84,796 +11,468
China 75,272 36,639 -38,633
United States 2,831 52,394 +49,563

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 6
Outer London - West and North West 5
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Inner London - East 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
Outer London - East and North East 1 5 +4
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -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) 3,330,342
Road transport 866,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 262,842
Air transport 97,872
Other 24,302

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) 1,735,002 1,595,340 -139,662
Road transport 288,917 577,356 +288,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,557 166,285 +69,728
Air transport 59,853 38,019 -21,834
Other 10,040 14,262 +4,222

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,222,959
Portsmouth 892,120
Eurotunnel 832,334
Dover 734,750
Felixstowe 208,574

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 £
ZLC 489,185 733,774 +244,589
Portsmouth 458,641 433,479 -25,162
Eurotunnel 376,619 455,715 +79,096
Dover 326,350 408,400 +82,050
Felixstowe 176,792 31,782 -145,010
Immingham Docks 88,623 75,180 -13,443
London Gateway Port 17,316 80,686 +63,370
Harwich 86,984 5,275 -81,709
London Heathrow Airport 56,012 29,934 -26,078
Southampton 29,217 46,000 +16,783

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
15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Manufacture of food products
4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 2
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 8

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 10
54m+ 10
0-1m 5
15m-54m 5
Other 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 411,333
Gibraltar 282,652
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 230,202
Turkey 98,189
Canada 98,101

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 207,041 204,292 -2,749
Gibraltar 156,848 125,804 -31,044
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,129 135,073 +39,944
Turkey 44,314 53,875 +9,561
Canada 10,693 87,408 +76,715
Saudi Arabia 95,589 0 -95,589
United Arab Emirates 57,845 37,538 -20,307
United States 39,028 38,955 -73
China 0 66,352 +66,352
Netherlands 0 60,888 +60,888

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 £
Germany 14,054
XI 1,465
Ireland 510
Belgium 81
China 18

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 £
Germany 9,447 4,607 -4,840
XI 945 520 -425
Ireland 105 405 +300
Belgium 25 56 +31
China 0 18 +18
Netherlands 5 0 -5

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 907,016
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 706,341
Air transport 228,871
Other 29,191

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 457,190 449,826 -7,364
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 334,927 371,414 +36,487
Air transport 167,968 60,903 -107,065
Other 11,699 17,492 +5,793

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 323,436
London Gateway Port 287,203
Southampton 261,770
Dover / Eurotunnel 260,690
London Heathrow Airport 196,766

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 £
Liverpool Docks 116,283 207,153 +90,870
London Gateway Port 168,202 119,001 -49,201
Southampton 161,839 99,931 -61,908
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,961 127,729 -5,232
London Heathrow Airport 146,791 49,975 -96,816
Felixstowe 35,776 127,285 +91,509
Newhaven 66,531 73,275 +6,744
Immingham Docks 0 50,010 +50,010
499 42,656 0 -42,656
Holyhead 35,475 5,438 -30,037

Quick facts

HS code: 18061030

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

Description: Cocoa powder with a lot of sugar, great for making sweet desserts and drinks