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 13,527,519
Germany 2,396,489
France 1,532,057
Italy 1,403,551
Switzerland 1,371,518

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 7,249,166 6,278,353 -970,813
Germany 1,298,058 1,098,431 -199,627
France 1,349,618 182,439 -1,167,179
Italy 249,197 1,154,354 +905,157
Switzerland 703,884 667,634 -36,250
Sweden 689,070 604,610 -84,460
Poland 797,113 21,960 -775,153
Netherlands 0 666,698 +666,698
United States 0 259,553 +259,553
Ireland 117,926 119,228 +1,302

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 11,446,740
Germany 3,096,194
France 1,882,806
Switzerland 1,371,518
Italy 1,345,123

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 6,243,678 5,203,062 -1,040,616
Germany 1,637,604 1,458,590 -179,014
France 1,623,782 259,024 -1,364,758
Switzerland 703,884 667,634 -36,250
Italy 200,447 1,144,676 +944,229
Poland 1,007,531 295,850 -711,681
Sweden 691,148 604,610 -86,538
Netherlands 172,334 1,019,943 +847,609
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 4
Inner London - West 4
West Central Scotland 4
Essex 3
West Yorkshire 3

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 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Essex 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Merseyside 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 2 +1
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) 22,209,209
Road transport 811,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 423,531
Other 298,804
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) 12,194,080 10,015,129 -2,178,951
Road transport 228,617 582,660 +354,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,023 419,508 +415,485
Other 162,768 136,036 -26,732
Rail transport 14,856 32,418 +17,562
Air transport 9,002 13,454 +4,452

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,834,263
Eurotunnel 5,915,712
London 4,656,117
Immingham Docks 2,074,946
ZLC 1,286,544

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 5,851,677 1,982,586 -3,869,091
Eurotunnel 2,338,448 3,577,264 +1,238,816
London 1,730,570 2,925,547 +1,194,977
Immingham Docks 1,178,242 896,704 -281,538
ZLC 703,884 582,660 -121,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 268,542 349,656 +81,114
Felixstowe 274,684 65,546 -209,138
000 162,768 136,036 -26,732
Southampton 2,039 259,553 +257,514
Hull 0 145,782 +145,782

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 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 12
2026-02 13
2026-01 9
2025-12 13

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 13
Other 5
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4

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 4,277,905
Slovakia 1,577,723
Poland 1,445,795
Lithuania 974,028
Ireland 934,761

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 3,104,685 1,173,220 -1,931,465
Slovakia 1,577,723 0 -1,577,723
Poland 1,442,194 3,601 -1,438,593
Lithuania 907,552 66,476 -841,076
Ireland 472,279 462,482 -9,797
Austria 513,759 0 -513,759
France 140,383 109,248 -31,135
Hungary 100,118 125,164 +25,046
Iraq 48,918 59,571 +10,653
Russia 42,161 56,051 +13,890

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 92,515
XI 28,799
Ireland 11,385
Spain 705
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 22,229 70,286 +48,057
XI 13,536 15,263 +1,727
Ireland 388 10,997 +10,609
Spain 547 158 -389
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) 10,797,509
Other 154,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 140,503
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) 8,508,003 2,289,506 -6,218,497
Other 57,974 96,980 +39,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,202 35,301 -69,901
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 9,897,355
Holyhead 532,711
Liverpool Docks 179,131
000 154,954
Dover 62,405

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 8,039,334 1,858,021 -6,181,313
Holyhead 216,429 316,282 +99,853
Liverpool Docks 129,911 49,220 -80,691
000 57,974 96,980 +39,006
Dover 22,181 40,224 +18,043
Southampton 42,239 12,846 -29,393
Felixstowe 38,818 11,795 -27,023
London Heathrow Airport 0 37,046 +37,046
Heysham 35,482 0 -35,482
London Gateway Port 18,832 9,597 -9,235

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