Import/export HS code 18062050: Low-cocoa butter chocolate

Chocolate with less cocoa butter, often used in baking or coatings

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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 13,542,267
Germany 2,628,838
Italy 1,485,162
Switzerland 1,322,782
Sweden 1,316,532

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 7,783,338 5,758,929 -2,024,409
Germany 1,291,210 1,337,628 +46,418
Italy 371,540 1,113,622 +742,082
Switzerland 899,830 422,952 -476,878
Sweden 710,396 606,136 -104,260
France 1,074,147 194,674 -879,473
Netherlands 32,398 685,723 +653,325
Poland 670,600 21,960 -648,640
United States 0 259,553 +259,553
Ireland 127,353 105,674 -21,679

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 £
Belgium 11,355,072
Germany 3,372,929
France 1,601,414
Italy 1,424,249
Switzerland 1,322,782

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 £
Belgium 6,480,143 4,874,929 -1,605,214
Germany 1,813,540 1,559,389 -254,151
France 1,432,026 169,388 -1,262,638
Italy 322,242 1,102,007 +779,765
Switzerland 899,830 422,952 -476,878
Sweden 712,474 607,211 -105,263
Netherlands 200,450 1,065,762 +865,312
Poland 912,226 317,438 -594,788
United States 2,039 259,553 +257,514
China 131,290 0 -131,290

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 4
West Central Scotland 4
West Yorkshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Essex 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 0 -2
North Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 2 +2

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) 22,204,145
Road transport 762,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 433,660
Other 300,965
Rail transport 47,274

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) 12,489,013 9,715,132 -2,773,881
Road transport 424,563 337,978 -86,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,023 429,637 +425,614
Other 172,743 128,222 -44,521
Rail transport 20,782 26,492 +5,710
Air transport 3,677 17,521 +13,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,233,303
Eurotunnel 6,005,348
London 5,059,029
Immingham Docks 2,061,068
ZLC 1,237,808

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 £
Dover 4,892,675 2,340,628 -2,552,047
Eurotunnel 2,565,132 3,440,216 +875,084
London 2,614,556 2,444,473 -170,083
Immingham Docks 1,301,109 759,959 -541,150
ZLC 899,830 337,978 -561,852
Dover / Eurotunnel 298,120 361,860 +63,740
Felixstowe 274,684 65,546 -209,138
000 172,743 128,222 -44,521
Southampton 2,039 259,553 +257,514
Hull 0 191,275 +191,275

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Food and beverage service activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 9
2026-03 12
2026-02 13
2026-01 9

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+ 17
1m-15m 14
Other 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 3

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 £
Belgium 4,041,644
Ireland 902,449
Lithuania 536,152
France 249,631
Hungary 205,824

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 £
Belgium 3,071,031 970,613 -2,100,418
Ireland 501,846 400,603 -101,243
Lithuania 470,019 66,133 -403,886
France 140,383 109,248 -31,135
Hungary 109,633 96,191 -13,442
Iraq 48,918 59,571 +10,653
Russia 64,748 33,464 -31,284
Greece 80,277 0 -80,277
Italy 0 64,519 +64,519
Slovakia 44,755 0 -44,755

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 £
Italy 101,177
XI 26,430
Ireland 13,375
Spain 741
Belgium 153

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 £
Italy 49,391 51,786 +2,395
XI 15,472 10,958 -4,514
Ireland 871 12,504 +11,633
Spain 453 288 -165
Belgium 102 51 -51

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) 6,563,068
Other 149,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,596
Air transport 41,362

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) 4,578,989 1,984,079 -2,594,910
Other 73,466 75,587 +2,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 92,892 25,704 -67,188
Air transport 1,200 40,162 +38,962

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,620,899
Holyhead 563,670
000 149,053
Liverpool Docks 121,761
Dover 61,237

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 4,085,899 1,535,000 -2,550,899
Holyhead 287,874 275,796 -12,078
000 73,466 75,587 +2,121
Liverpool Docks 72,541 49,220 -23,321
Dover 32,527 28,710 -3,817
Southampton 39,164 12,846 -26,318
London 0 50,995 +50,995
Felixstowe 38,818 11,795 -27,023
London Heathrow Airport 0 37,046 +37,046
Heysham 35,482 0 -35,482

Quick facts

HS code: 18062050

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

Description: Chocolate with less cocoa butter, often used in baking or coatings