Import/export HS code 180631: Filled chocolate

Chocolate with a filling inside, such as caramel, nuts, or cream

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 268,873,956
Poland 262,824,226
Netherlands 232,144,246
Ireland 73,748,326
Belgium 51,851,174

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 133,128,810 135,745,146 +2,616,336
Poland 132,553,863 130,270,363 -2,283,500
Netherlands 109,286,120 122,858,126 +13,572,006
Ireland 35,237,995 38,510,331 +3,272,336
Belgium 23,227,175 28,623,999 +5,396,824
Italy 21,725,318 29,756,797 +8,031,479
Lithuania 19,720,796 25,582,303 +5,861,507
Croatia 13,170,536 20,464,050 +7,293,514
Austria 9,443,367 13,731,481 +4,288,114
France 10,533,392 7,524,710 -3,008,682

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 283,293,456
Poland 268,269,579
Netherlands 222,815,661
Ireland 52,977,513
Lithuania 45,970,939

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 141,128,416 142,165,040 +1,036,624
Poland 133,910,285 134,359,294 +449,009
Netherlands 99,864,410 122,951,251 +23,086,841
Ireland 26,834,163 26,143,350 -690,813
Lithuania 20,069,509 25,901,430 +5,831,921
Italy 14,155,825 17,440,164 +3,284,339
Croatia 10,209,084 19,795,947 +9,586,863
Austria 9,700,636 11,812,343 +2,111,707
Slovakia 8,615,646 9,315,087 +699,441
Turkey 3,299,628 8,252,849 +4,953,221

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 35
Outer London - East and North East 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24
Inner London - East 22
Inner London - West 21

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 28 25 -3
Outer London - East and North East 20 22 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 19 +4
Inner London - East 16 16 +0
Inner London - West 14 17 +3
Greater Manchester 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
Essex 9 5 -4
West Midlands 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 8 8 +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) 954,889,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,923,451
Other 72,081,883
Air transport 9,054,802
Road transport 4,035,571

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) 459,469,352 495,419,743 +35,950,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,798,148 63,125,303 +18,327,155
Other 32,966,375 39,115,508 +6,149,133
Air transport 5,494,252 3,560,550 -1,933,702
Road transport 1,647,052 2,388,519 +741,467
Rail transport 0 63,291 +63,291
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 7,470 +7,470

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 376,673,477
Eurotunnel 173,075,498
Immingham Docks 139,150,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,305,066
London 74,384,980

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 191,032,041 185,641,436 -5,390,605
Eurotunnel 86,109,589 86,965,909 +856,320
Immingham Docks 59,232,841 79,917,179 +20,684,338
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,569,133 40,735,933 +2,166,800
London 30,227,113 44,157,867 +13,930,754
000 32,966,375 39,115,508 +6,149,133
Liverpool Docks 27,331,370 31,645,659 +4,314,289
Middlesbrough 16,718,505 28,595,537 +11,877,032
Felixstowe 14,751,429 15,619,271 +867,842
Hull 13,469,145 12,585,782 -883,363

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
176
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
86
Manufacture of food products
24
Food and beverage service activities
16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 90
2026-04 91
2026-03 89
2026-02 81
2026-01 72

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 127
0-1m 69
54m+ 43
15m-54m 34
Other 19

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 £
Ireland 85,130,436
Netherlands 53,734,921
United States 14,306,038
Australia 11,642,500
Jordan 5,964,245

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 £
Ireland 40,179,800 44,950,636 +4,770,836
Netherlands 31,473,486 22,261,435 -9,212,051
United States 7,486,915 6,819,123 -667,792
Australia 4,942,046 6,700,454 +1,758,408
Jordan 2,280,280 3,683,965 +1,403,685
Canada 2,426,450 3,159,512 +733,062
France 3,006,083 1,507,246 -1,498,837
United Arab Emirates 2,675,640 1,541,420 -1,134,220
Israel 2,235,131 1,440,218 -794,913
Singapore 975,462 2,540,004 +1,564,542

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 1,572,746
Ireland 1,509,200
Poland 1,373,236
Netherlands 939,981
Luxembourg 684,463

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 581,646 991,100 +409,454
Ireland 796,384 712,816 -83,568
Poland 843,903 529,333 -314,570
Netherlands 463,218 476,763 +13,545
Luxembourg 358,109 326,354 -31,755
Germany 178,186 152,278 -25,908
Croatia 96,455 90,797 -5,658
Italy 127,401 27,804 -99,597
Lithuania 59,564 30,270 -29,294
United States 48,910 32,836 -16,074

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) 144,625,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,752,106
Other 13,378,169
Air transport 7,459,275

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) 74,608,873 70,016,354 -4,592,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,733,104 33,019,002 +1,285,898
Other 6,972,423 6,405,746 -566,677
Air transport 3,834,648 3,624,627 -210,021

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 74,190,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,160,601
London Gateway Port 31,683,936
Immingham Docks 14,452,934
000 13,378,169

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 £
Liverpool Docks 32,808,661 41,381,436 +8,572,775
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,747,484 21,413,117 -5,334,367
London Gateway Port 16,415,689 15,268,247 -1,147,442
Immingham Docks 9,441,856 5,011,078 -4,430,778
000 6,972,423 6,405,746 -566,677
Southampton 5,491,941 5,584,676 +92,735
Holyhead 4,726,949 3,158,090 -1,568,859
Milford 2,811,289 2,817,063 +5,774
London Heathrow Airport 2,698,173 2,723,108 +24,935
Felixstowe 1,861,319 3,009,624 +1,148,305

Quick facts

HS code: 180631

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

Description: Chocolate with a filling inside, such as caramel, nuts, or cream