Import/export HS code 18062095: Various chocolate preparations

Other types of chocolate products not listed above, used in various food applications

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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 £
Germany 49,411,156
Italy 8,535,016
Belgium 6,807,844
Poland 5,315,681
France 2,604,895

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 £
Germany 22,695,306 26,715,850 +4,020,544
Italy 5,484,320 3,050,696 -2,433,624
Belgium 3,287,191 3,520,653 +233,462
Poland 2,414,281 2,901,400 +487,119
France 1,544,206 1,060,689 -483,517
Netherlands 1,576,705 679,464 -897,241
Switzerland 957,821 839,684 -118,137
Sweden 864,252 811,537 -52,715
Ireland 620,797 919,253 +298,456
Hungary 708,506 481,798 -226,708

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 £
Germany 52,821,622
Italy 8,506,332
Poland 5,306,993
Belgium 3,271,626
Netherlands 2,174,024

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 £
Germany 24,106,020 28,715,602 +4,609,582
Italy 5,491,179 3,015,153 -2,476,026
Poland 2,435,841 2,871,152 +435,311
Belgium 1,407,001 1,864,625 +457,624
Netherlands 1,522,624 651,400 -871,224
Sweden 926,736 953,057 +26,321
Switzerland 945,397 926,954 -18,443
France 1,428,947 25,193 -1,403,754
Spain 663,798 748,468 +84,670
Hungary 669,284 482,469 -186,815

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 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7

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 5 8 +3
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
West Central Scotland 1 3 +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) 69,812,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,062,165
Other 2,055,050
Road transport 425,352
Air transport 181,657

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) 34,988,677 34,823,981 -164,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,268,251 6,793,914 +1,525,663
Other 904,355 1,150,695 +246,340
Road transport 71,430 353,922 +282,492
Air transport 87,580 94,077 +6,497

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 35,567,432
Eurotunnel 32,519,235
Immingham Docks 5,754,007
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,879,879
000 2,055,050

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 16,416,412 19,151,020 +2,734,608
Eurotunnel 15,542,693 16,976,542 +1,433,849
Immingham Docks 4,489,477 1,264,530 -3,224,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,028,737 851,142 -1,177,595
000 904,355 1,150,695 +246,340
London 168,955 1,020,396 +851,441
London Gateway Port 76,589 1,018,738 +942,149
Middlesbrough 593,577 163,220 -430,357
Felixstowe 329,227 230,723 -98,504
Purfleet 131,823 309,468 +177,645

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 34
Manufacture of food products 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Food and beverage service activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 21
2025-08 30

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 32
54m+ 26
15m-54m 15
0-1m 9
Other 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 £
Germany 3,511,692
Ireland 2,429,734
United States 1,825,754
Netherlands 1,412,394
Turkey 1,346,546

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 £
Germany 1,492,943 2,018,749 +525,806
Ireland 1,151,315 1,278,419 +127,104
United States 1,791,749 34,005 -1,757,744
Netherlands 625,581 786,813 +161,232
Turkey 647,317 699,229 +51,912
France 696,788 299,333 -397,455
Australia 459,454 0 -459,454
United Arab Emirates 151,450 116,013 -35,437
Denmark 244,679 17,664 -227,015
Belgium 82,710 92,148 +9,438

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 357,155
Ireland 116,479
Germany 57,642
Italy 32,520
Netherlands 20,437

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 176,682 180,473 +3,791
Ireland 62,422 54,057 -8,365
Germany 12,083 45,559 +33,476
Italy 12,736 19,784 +7,048
Netherlands 9,261 11,176 +1,915
Belgium 8,575 7,020 -1,555
Spain 3,198 0 -3,198
Norway 952 613 -339
Poland 70 0 -70
France 10 6 -4

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) 9,269,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,818,345
Other 1,211,539
Air transport 313,075

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) 4,550,012 4,719,633 +169,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,494,134 324,211 -2,169,923
Other 596,925 614,614 +17,689
Air transport 289,544 23,531 -266,013

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,164,680
Southampton 1,600,157
000 1,211,539
London Gateway Port 808,698
Holyhead 548,906

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 4,035,002 4,129,678 +94,676
Southampton 1,590,199 9,958 -1,580,241
000 596,925 614,614 +17,689
London Gateway Port 692,685 116,013 -576,672
Holyhead 251,621 297,285 +45,664
Liverpool Docks 138,357 200,958 +62,601
London Heathrow Airport 283,608 20,575 -263,033
Ayr Harbour 131,660 169,110 +37,450
Immingham Docks 63,150 72,885 +9,735
Harwich 32,767 4,856 -27,911

Quick facts

HS code: 18062095

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

Description: Other types of chocolate products not listed above, used in various food applications