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 56,881,376
Italy 7,906,187
Belgium 7,775,877
Poland 6,258,341
France 2,598,383

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 23,796,465 33,084,911 +9,288,446
Italy 4,537,151 3,369,036 -1,168,115
Belgium 3,972,526 3,803,351 -169,175
Poland 2,562,856 3,695,485 +1,132,629
France 1,536,190 1,062,193 -473,997
Ireland 671,234 1,410,747 +739,513
Netherlands 1,304,075 695,104 -608,971
Sweden 734,600 1,156,213 +421,613
Switzerland 900,169 936,794 +36,625
Hungary 729,942 572,061 -157,881

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 60,694,678
Italy 7,877,058
Poland 6,271,979
Belgium 3,644,782
Sweden 2,090,533

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 25,447,953 35,246,725 +9,798,772
Italy 4,557,574 3,319,484 -1,238,090
Poland 2,609,698 3,662,281 +1,052,583
Belgium 1,666,711 1,978,071 +311,360
Sweden 781,435 1,309,098 +527,663
Switzerland 944,048 985,605 +41,557
Netherlands 1,278,317 642,545 -635,772
Spain 728,724 851,223 +122,499
France 1,449,355 6,685 -1,442,670
Hungary 684,811 578,208 -106,603

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 10
Outer London - East and North East 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5

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 - West and North West 8 8 +0
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0

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) 78,961,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,909,030
Other 2,522,669
Road transport 533,773
Air transport 182,646

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) 35,521,235 43,440,456 +7,919,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,309,230 6,599,800 +1,290,570
Other 962,986 1,559,683 +596,697
Road transport 72,348 461,425 +389,077
Air transport 59,934 122,712 +62,778

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,190,333
Eurotunnel 37,070,150
Immingham Docks 5,487,272
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,543,427
000 2,522,669

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 15,532,470 23,657,863 +8,125,393
Eurotunnel 17,452,844 19,617,306 +2,164,462
Immingham Docks 4,193,284 1,293,988 -2,899,296
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,661,985 881,442 -780,543
000 962,986 1,559,683 +596,697
London 174,989 1,378,444 +1,203,455
London Gateway Port 77,918 1,077,613 +999,695
Purfleet 191,522 851,859 +660,337
Middlesbrough 593,577 348,733 -244,844
Felixstowe 398,680 281,312 -117,368

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 35
Manufacture of food products 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Food and beverage service activities 11
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
2026-04 22
2026-03 29
2026-02 31
2026-01 31
2025-12 25

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 31
54m+ 27
15m-54m 17
0-1m 9
Other 5

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 3,591,237
Ireland 2,827,762
United States 1,833,320
Turkey 1,726,505
Netherlands 1,539,982

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 1,178,169 2,413,068 +1,234,899
Ireland 1,220,815 1,606,947 +386,132
United States 1,792,244 41,076 -1,751,168
Turkey 776,560 949,945 +173,385
Netherlands 707,567 832,415 +124,848
France 665,730 212,390 -453,340
United Arab Emirates 136,328 122,269 -14,059
Denmark 219,417 24,015 -195,402
Belgium 128,586 55,777 -72,809
Spain 47,618 90,775 +43,157

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 388,933
Ireland 125,516
Germany 74,572
Italy 45,422
Netherlands 23,781

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 200,053 188,880 -11,173
Ireland 74,269 51,247 -23,022
Germany 30,981 43,591 +12,610
Italy 14,008 31,414 +17,406
Netherlands 9,803 13,978 +4,175
Belgium 11,179 3,335 -7,844
Norway 952 911 -41
Spain 195 0 -195
Poland 70 0 -70
France 11 0 -11

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) 10,016,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,334,722
Other 1,368,065
Air transport 319,789

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) 4,324,146 5,692,511 +1,368,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,982,768 351,954 -1,630,814
Other 659,792 708,273 +48,481
Air transport 287,261 32,528 -254,733

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,608,632
Southampton 1,600,157
000 1,368,065
Holyhead 767,752
Liverpool Docks 355,985

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 3,802,297 4,806,335 +1,004,038
Southampton 1,590,199 9,958 -1,580,241
000 659,792 708,273 +48,481
Holyhead 268,689 499,063 +230,374
Liverpool Docks 131,142 224,843 +93,701
London Gateway Port 219,009 122,269 -96,740
London Heathrow Airport 283,608 29,572 -254,036
Ayr Harbour 128,427 183,526 +55,099
Immingham Docks 48,533 143,165 +94,632
Grangemouth Docks 9,785 33,427 +23,642

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