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 57,875,037
Italy 8,131,591
Belgium 7,610,021
Poland 6,250,704
France 2,595,873

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 24,085,339 33,789,698 +9,704,359
Italy 4,926,099 3,205,492 -1,720,607
Belgium 3,936,672 3,673,349 -263,323
Poland 2,554,032 3,696,672 +1,142,640
France 1,537,615 1,058,258 -479,357
Ireland 688,583 1,439,074 +750,491
Netherlands 1,640,674 362,358 -1,278,316
Sweden 801,427 1,117,035 +315,608
Switzerland 977,227 864,479 -112,748
Hungary 723,948 524,266 -199,682

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 61,546,483
Italy 8,074,760
Poland 6,263,155
Belgium 3,595,021
Sweden 2,131,591

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 25,699,041 35,847,442 +10,148,401
Italy 4,936,696 3,138,064 -1,798,632
Poland 2,600,874 3,662,281 +1,061,407
Belgium 1,663,789 1,931,232 +267,443
Sweden 861,460 1,270,131 +408,671
Switzerland 1,026,031 907,168 -118,863
Netherlands 1,614,931 307,369 -1,307,562
Spain 679,819 835,442 +155,623
France 1,450,272 5,768 -1,444,504
Hungary 718,302 535,156 -183,146

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 6 5 -1
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) 80,240,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,647,291
Other 2,593,176
Road transport 538,233
Air transport 188,040

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) 36,290,194 43,950,351 +7,660,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,952,507 5,694,784 -257,723
Other 949,220 1,643,956 +694,736
Road transport 154,331 383,902 +229,571
Air transport 57,712 130,328 +72,616

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,972,619
Eurotunnel 37,582,915
Immingham Docks 5,261,417
000 2,593,176
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,522,833

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 16,689,448 23,283,171 +6,593,723
Eurotunnel 17,547,170 20,035,745 +2,488,575
Immingham Docks 4,084,216 1,177,201 -2,907,015
000 949,220 1,643,956 +694,736
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,639,597 883,236 -756,361
London 166,045 1,389,043 +1,222,998
London Gateway Port 281,165 890,345 +609,180
Purfleet 127,974 887,532 +759,558
Middlesbrough 593,577 348,733 -244,844
Felixstowe 407,364 282,007 -125,357

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
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 22
2026-03 29
2026-02 31
2026-01 31

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 3,607,444
Ireland 2,815,057
United States 1,833,320
Turkey 1,756,117
Netherlands 1,563,203

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 1,560,281 2,047,163 +486,882
Ireland 1,246,025 1,569,032 +323,007
United States 1,795,977 37,343 -1,758,634
Turkey 710,903 1,045,214 +334,311
Netherlands 775,076 788,127 +13,051
France 693,739 127,366 -566,373
Denmark 219,417 26,111 -193,306
United Arab Emirates 122,159 122,269 +110
Belgium 145,785 25,850 -119,935
Greece 4,652 166,549 +161,897

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 389,917
Ireland 128,315
Germany 73,708
Italy 47,299
Netherlands 23,256

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 206,980 182,937 -24,043
Ireland 75,146 53,169 -21,977
Germany 31,107 42,601 +11,494
Italy 13,304 33,995 +20,691
Netherlands 8,776 14,480 +5,704
Belgium 9,928 3,401 -6,527
Norway 840 949 +109
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) 10,114,897
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,287,492
Other 1,370,214
Air transport 278,047

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) 4,774,205 5,340,692 +566,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,962,369 325,123 -1,637,246
Other 675,196 695,018 +19,822
Air transport 246,949 31,098 -215,851

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,701,626
Southampton 1,599,257
000 1,370,214
Holyhead 779,465
Liverpool Docks 348,022

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 4,249,127 4,452,499 +203,372
Southampton 1,589,299 9,958 -1,579,341
000 675,196 695,018 +19,822
Holyhead 276,906 502,559 +225,653
Liverpool Docks 128,049 219,973 +91,924
London Gateway Port 204,840 122,269 -82,571
Ayr Harbour 133,299 160,428 +27,129
London Heathrow Airport 241,866 29,572 -212,294
Immingham Docks 31,980 149,669 +117,689
Grangemouth Docks 13,518 29,694 +16,176

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