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 1,165,227
France 1,009,487
Germany 660,362
Switzerland 571,186
Netherlands 296,895

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 224,004 941,223 +717,219
France 574,414 435,073 -139,341
Germany 298,954 361,408 +62,454
Switzerland 499,564 71,622 -427,942
Netherlands 296,895 0 -296,895
Italy 1,939 276,626 +274,687
Colombia 44,426 113,698 +69,272
Sweden 132,368 0 -132,368
China 75,272 36,639 -38,633
Denmark 15,438 34,117 +18,679

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 1,275,551
France 999,697
Germany 694,299
Sweden 371,996
Netherlands 304,899

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 525,550 750,001 +224,451
France 514,016 485,681 -28,335
Germany 348,792 345,507 -3,285
Sweden 130,754 241,242 +110,488
Netherlands 304,899 0 -304,899
Belgium 216,494 67,964 -148,530
Italy 1,939 198,957 +197,018
Colombia 44,426 113,698 +69,272
China 75,272 36,639 -38,633
Greece 19,401 26,688 +7,287

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 6
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 0 6 +6
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
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) 3,439,817
Road transport 866,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 251,709
Air transport 97,872
Other 23,688

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) 1,870,067 1,569,750 -300,317
Road transport 272,690 593,583 +320,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,838 150,871 +50,033
Air transport 29,316 68,556 +39,240
Other 10,022 13,666 +3,644

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,236,655
Portsmouth 892,120
Eurotunnel 825,911
Dover 736,577
Felixstowe 308,949

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 486,654 750,001 +263,347
Portsmouth 458,641 433,479 -25,162
Eurotunnel 398,693 427,218 +28,525
Dover 325,270 411,307 +86,037
Felixstowe 277,167 31,782 -245,385
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 27,110 58,836 +31,726
Southampton 29,217 30,586 +1,369

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 9
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
2026-04 2
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 8
2025-12 5

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
54m+ 11
1m-15m 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 414,428
Gibraltar 282,652
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 230,202
Turkey 98,189
Canada 96,032

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 165,993 248,435 +82,442
Gibraltar 124,108 158,544 +34,436
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,129 135,073 +39,944
Turkey 44,314 53,875 +9,561
Canada 10,693 85,339 +74,646
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 1,752 60,888 +59,136

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 14,883
XI 1,462
Ireland 256
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 7,424 7,459 +35
XI 920 542 -378
Ireland 209 47 -162
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) 904,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 710,103
Air transport 224,616
Other 28,690

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) 452,311 452,636 +325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 271,330 438,773 +167,443
Air transport 167,968 56,648 -111,320
Other 9,730 18,960 +9,230

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 324,769
London Gateway Port 287,203
Dover / Eurotunnel 264,033
Southampton 261,770
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 105,744 219,025 +113,281
London Gateway Port 168,202 119,001 -49,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 108,443 155,590 +47,147
Southampton 161,839 99,931 -61,908
London Heathrow Airport 146,791 49,975 -96,816
Felixstowe 35,776 127,285 +91,509
Newhaven 61,652 78,154 +16,502
Immingham Docks 0 50,010 +50,010
499 14,116 28,540 +14,424
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