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

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 1,117,486
France 966,415
Switzerland 621,085
Germany 608,972
Netherlands 446,091

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 217,922 899,564 +681,642
France 521,711 444,704 -77,007
Switzerland 508,704 112,381 -396,323
Germany 274,293 334,679 +60,386
Netherlands 446,091 0 -446,091
Italy 4,049 199,886 +195,837
Colombia 63,285 113,698 +50,413
Sweden 116,930 15,438 -101,492
China 75,272 32,752 -42,520
Turkey 0 45,699 +45,699

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 1,325,450
France 907,034
Germany 642,909
Netherlands 454,095
Belgium 352,785

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 516,801 808,649 +291,848
France 469,317 437,717 -31,600
Germany 324,131 318,778 -5,353
Netherlands 446,091 8,004 -438,087
Belgium 202,623 150,162 -52,461
Sweden 125,556 96,255 -29,301
Italy 4,049 199,886 +195,837
Colombia 63,285 113,698 +50,413
China 75,272 32,752 -42,520
Turkey 0 45,699 +45,699

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 6
Outer London - East and North East 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 - West and North West 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 0 5 +5
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 0 2 +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) 3,322,810
Road transport 916,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 250,931
Air transport 79,935
Other 18,802

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) 1,830,876 1,491,934 -338,942
Road transport 304,700 611,472 +306,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,547 135,384 +19,837
Air transport 28,120 51,815 +23,695
Other 9,485 9,317 -168

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,286,554
Portsmouth 774,561
Eurotunnel 745,675
Dover 650,542
Felixstowe 470,775

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 477,905 808,649 +330,744
Portsmouth 412,911 361,650 -51,261
Eurotunnel 335,862 409,813 +73,951
Dover 281,059 369,483 +88,424
Felixstowe 389,144 81,631 -307,513
Immingham Docks 114,233 46,298 -67,935
London Gateway Port 36,175 73,937 +37,762
Harwich 99,587 2,361 -97,226
London Heathrow Airport 27,110 41,806 +14,696
Killingholme 0 59,453 +59,453

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
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
2026-01 8
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 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 10
54m+ 10
15m-54m 6
0-1m 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 365,805
Gibraltar 272,853
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 229,315
Turkey 107,622
Saudi Arabia 95,589

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 184,187 181,618 -2,569
Gibraltar 90,838 182,015 +91,177
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,129 134,186 +39,057
Turkey 53,747 53,875 +128
Saudi Arabia 95,589 0 -95,589
United Arab Emirates 42,617 52,900 +10,283
United States 19,168 46,629 +27,461
Malta 35,982 747 -35,235
Chile 36,555 0 -36,555
Singapore 36,379 0 -36,379

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 11,598
XI 1,269
Ireland 388
Belgium 25
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 8,841 2,757 -6,084
XI 591 678 +87
Ireland 341 47 -294
Belgium 25 0 -25
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) 764,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 619,937
Air transport 211,681
Other 15,719

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) 414,170 349,934 -64,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 272,823 347,114 +74,291
Air transport 83,980 127,701 +43,721
Other 10,586 5,133 -5,453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 261,541
Liverpool Docks 239,648
London Gateway Port 220,217
Southampton 196,599
London Heathrow Airport 178,290

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 93,592 167,949 +74,357
Liverpool Docks 91,328 148,320 +56,992
London Gateway Port 162,336 57,881 -104,455
Southampton 139,041 57,558 -81,483
London Heathrow Airport 57,262 121,028 +63,766
Felixstowe 35,776 126,398 +90,622
Newhaven 52,175 87,631 +35,456
Holyhead 71,439 5,438 -66,001
499 0 42,656 +42,656
London 19,880 0 -19,880

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