Import/export HS code 180631: Filled chocolate

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

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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 £
Germany 244,285,786
Poland 241,139,401
Netherlands 212,081,779
Ireland 63,530,339
Belgium 45,440,295

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 130,799,961 113,485,825 -17,314,136
Poland 131,885,853 109,253,548 -22,632,305
Netherlands 103,495,682 108,586,097 +5,090,415
Ireland 33,792,808 29,737,531 -4,055,277
Belgium 20,930,187 24,510,108 +3,579,921
Italy 21,318,995 22,652,647 +1,333,652
Lithuania 12,293,070 22,170,882 +9,877,812
Croatia 11,763,825 13,856,387 +2,092,562
France 16,753,291 6,139,218 -10,614,073
Austria 10,531,377 8,102,553 -2,428,824

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 259,116,144
Poland 241,765,771
Netherlands 204,041,332
Ireland 47,223,305
Lithuania 36,907,632

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 138,430,379 120,685,765 -17,744,614
Poland 131,806,739 109,959,032 -21,847,707
Netherlands 97,374,973 106,666,359 +9,291,386
Ireland 27,230,871 19,992,434 -7,238,437
Lithuania 14,788,548 22,119,084 +7,330,536
Italy 14,526,233 12,865,014 -1,661,219
Croatia 9,490,441 12,394,803 +2,904,362
Austria 10,777,797 7,864,267 -2,913,530
Slovakia 6,005,028 9,740,423 +3,735,395
Spain 4,171,640 5,390,119 +1,218,479

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 32
Outer London - East and North East 28
Inner London - East 22
Inner London - West 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20

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 25 23 -2
Outer London - East and North East 21 20 -1
Inner London - East 17 16 -1
Inner London - West 17 15 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 14 -2
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Essex 11 6 -5
West Midlands 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1

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) 856,716,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,397,379
Other 64,289,224
Air transport 8,171,856
Road transport 3,199,171

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) 447,183,765 409,533,196 -37,650,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,088,184 50,309,195 +10,221,011
Other 31,653,766 32,635,458 +981,692
Air transport 3,782,739 4,389,117 +606,378
Road transport 1,299,901 1,899,270 +599,369
Rail transport 0 29,965 +29,965

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 353,941,452
Eurotunnel 152,929,673
Immingham Docks 122,124,504
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,709,180
000 64,289,224

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 198,343,801 155,597,651 -42,746,150
Eurotunnel 81,521,723 71,407,950 -10,113,773
Immingham Docks 50,613,339 71,511,165 +20,897,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,416,870 33,292,310 -2,124,560
000 31,653,766 32,635,458 +981,692
London 28,435,364 34,789,093 +6,353,729
Liverpool Docks 26,363,076 24,395,083 -1,967,993
Middlesbrough 13,494,606 21,056,353 +7,561,747
Hull 13,642,010 12,568,192 -1,073,818
Felixstowe 13,052,679 9,636,687 -3,415,992

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 166
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 77
Manufacture of food products 24
Food and beverage service activities 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 72
2025-11 99
2025-10 98
2025-09 97
2025-08 73

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 123
0-1m 59
54m+ 44
15m-54m 31
Other 14

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 77,939,495
Netherlands 51,132,462
United States 12,860,815
Australia 9,070,353
Jordan 4,952,378

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 39,226,209 38,713,286 -512,923
Netherlands 29,434,084 21,698,378 -7,735,706
United States 7,528,389 5,332,426 -2,195,963
Australia 4,661,296 4,409,057 -252,239
Jordan 1,911,225 3,041,153 +1,129,928
Canada 2,299,564 2,517,447 +217,883
France 2,672,468 1,938,778 -733,690
United Arab Emirates 3,098,342 1,358,303 -1,740,039
Israel 2,848,362 827,696 -2,020,666
Kuwait 2,162,984 1,061,234 -1,101,750

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 £
Poland 1,439,760
Ireland 1,368,791
XI 1,204,591
Netherlands 839,505
Luxembourg 528,141

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 £
Poland 926,105 513,655 -412,450
Ireland 761,141 607,650 -153,491
XI 569,421 635,170 +65,749
Netherlands 485,481 354,024 -131,457
Luxembourg 258,302 269,839 +11,537
Germany 164,671 156,455 -8,216
Croatia 88,220 77,139 -11,081
Italy 136,637 18,361 -118,276
Lithuania 66,494 35,690 -30,804
United States 52,224 32,946 -19,278

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) 132,907,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,452,565
Other 11,962,915
Air transport 6,944,159

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) 69,468,130 63,439,486 -6,028,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,614,893 25,837,672 -7,777,221
Other 6,887,941 5,074,974 -1,812,967
Air transport 3,718,304 3,225,855 -492,449

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 67,110,781
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,020,933
London Gateway Port 27,697,362
Immingham Docks 14,991,106
000 11,962,915

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 32,498,161 34,612,620 +2,114,459
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,775,851 19,245,082 -5,530,769
London Gateway Port 16,646,514 11,050,848 -5,595,666
Immingham Docks 8,677,805 6,313,301 -2,364,504
000 6,887,941 5,074,974 -1,812,967
Southampton 5,303,743 5,094,400 -209,343
Holyhead 4,881,084 2,977,461 -1,903,623
Milford 2,367,723 2,804,751 +437,028
London Heathrow Airport 2,675,280 2,486,340 -188,940
Felixstowe 2,194,771 1,920,149 -274,622

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