Import/export HS code 18062080: Chocolate flavor coating

A chocolate-based coating used for candies, cakes, and other sweets

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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 14,246,570
Switzerland 12,082,564
Hungary 4,453,771
Netherlands 3,771,438
Spain 1,023,537

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 5,960,629 8,285,941 +2,325,312
Switzerland 5,206,860 6,875,704 +1,668,844
Hungary 1,741,319 2,712,452 +971,133
Netherlands 1,806,282 1,965,156 +158,874
Spain 571,279 452,258 -119,021
Italy 342,882 455,935 +113,053
France 357,175 286,227 -70,948
Poland 210,914 216,712 +5,798
Norway 0 125,180 +125,180
Germany 60,237 63,785 +3,548

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 12,194,718
Belgium 11,469,209
Netherlands 4,578,005
Hungary 4,363,966
Spain 1,117,527

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 5,256,166 6,938,552 +1,682,386
Belgium 4,587,010 6,882,199 +2,295,189
Netherlands 2,512,776 2,065,229 -447,547
Hungary 1,872,474 2,491,492 +619,018
Spain 612,184 505,343 -106,841
Italy 398,227 501,340 +103,113
Germany 212,538 389,124 +176,586
Poland 215,574 221,251 +5,677
France 59,667 97,124 +37,457
Norway 0 125,180 +125,180

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 8
Greater Manchester 5
West Yorkshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
North Yorkshire 4

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 4 8 +4
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
North Yorkshire 4 2 -2
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
West Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 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) 35,539,653
Other 1,668,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 465,855
Road transport 377,052
Air transport 4,032

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) 15,258,832 20,280,821 +5,021,989
Other 589,749 1,079,153 +489,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 423,744 42,111 -381,633
Road transport 231,189 145,863 -85,326
Air transport 2,687 1,345 -1,342

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,763,205
Eurotunnel 7,794,252
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,171,542
000 1,668,902
Harwich 1,661,376

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 9,284,570 11,478,635 +2,194,065
Eurotunnel 3,177,025 4,617,227 +1,440,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 755,190 1,416,352 +661,162
000 589,749 1,079,153 +489,404
Harwich 571,210 1,090,166 +518,956
Immingham Docks 579,707 909,903 +330,196
Killingholme 783,378 4,677 -778,701
ZLC 269,554 161,715 -107,839
Hull 104,055 320,151 +216,096
Purfleet 84,158 248,520 +164,362

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
27
Manufacture of food products
25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Food and beverage service activities
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 21
2026-03 21
2026-02 22
2026-01 28

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 28
54m+ 19
15m-54m 10
0-1m 7
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 £
Belgium 3,772,573
Ireland 1,609,775
France 700,472
Italy 462,299
Germany 368,731

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 1,368,801 2,403,772 +1,034,971
Ireland 743,723 866,052 +122,329
France 0 700,472 +700,472
Italy 0 462,299 +462,299
Germany 151,794 216,937 +65,143
Hungary 0 341,330 +341,330
United Arab Emirates 33,267 264,050 +230,783
Poland 243,227 0 -243,227
Netherlands 108,483 109,265 +782
Singapore 110,989 92,430 -18,559

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 £
XI 916,366
Hungary 262

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 £
XI 397,711 518,655 +120,944
Hungary 0 262 +262

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) 6,547,730
Other 1,292,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 470,460
Air transport 392,759

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) 2,021,990 4,525,740 +2,503,750
Other 573,569 719,284 +145,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 327,249 143,211 -184,038
Air transport 92,956 299,803 +206,847

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,003,381
000 1,292,853
London Heathrow Airport 390,121
Holyhead 198,599
London 174,895

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 1,812,306 4,191,075 +2,378,769
000 573,569 719,284 +145,715
London Heathrow Airport 91,717 298,404 +206,687
Holyhead 94,392 104,207 +9,815
London 0 174,895 +174,895
Southampton 172,179 0 -172,179
London Gateway Port 72,501 59,621 -12,880
Liverpool Docks 56,384 67,333 +10,949
Immingham Docks 79,354 23,008 -56,346
Middlesbrough 14,242 15,934 +1,692

Quick facts

HS code: 18062080

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

Description: A chocolate-based coating used for candies, cakes, and other sweets