Import/export HS code 18069011: Alcoholic cocoa products

Cocoa-based foods or drinks that contain alcohol, like chocolate liqueurs

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 £
Ireland 18,662,032
Belgium 8,604,488
Poland 5,570,328
Germany 4,046,044
Italy 3,723,056

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 £
Ireland 10,615,098 8,046,934 -2,568,164
Belgium 5,006,450 3,598,038 -1,408,412
Poland 2,426,293 3,144,035 +717,742
Germany 2,186,950 1,859,094 -327,856
Italy 1,953,998 1,769,058 -184,940
Denmark 1,042,530 1,291,011 +248,481
France 757,697 1,125,109 +367,412
Sweden 1,246,107 8,366 -1,237,741
Netherlands 299,472 82,500 -216,972
Switzerland 88,093 48,776 -39,317

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 £
Ireland 18,445,570
Poland 7,927,610
Germany 6,539,597
Belgium 5,429,663
Italy 3,903,121

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 £
Ireland 10,415,551 8,030,019 -2,385,532
Poland 3,589,043 4,338,567 +749,524
Germany 3,663,128 2,876,469 -786,659
Belgium 2,988,663 2,441,000 -547,663
Italy 2,057,331 1,845,790 -211,541
Denmark 1,861,392 803,844 -1,057,548
France 462,938 486,480 +23,542
Netherlands 322,599 17,254 -305,345
Switzerland 88,093 59,276 -28,817
Estonia 111,339 2,055 -109,284

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 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 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 8 3 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Kent 2 3 +1
West Midlands 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) 36,126,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,678,617
Air transport 2,695,059
Other 565,040
Road transport 45,779

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) 20,201,988 15,924,699 -4,277,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,910,612 3,768,005 -142,607
Air transport 1,425,241 1,269,818 -155,423
Other 403,851 161,189 -242,662
Road transport 19,700 26,079 +6,379
Rail transport 0 28,686 +28,686

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,958,711
Holyhead 11,739,899
Eurotunnel 5,211,354
Immingham Docks 3,414,601
Runcorn 1,947,606

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 7,682,592 7,276,119 -406,473
Holyhead 6,282,297 5,457,602 -824,695
Eurotunnel 3,021,467 2,189,887 -831,580
Immingham Docks 1,757,089 1,657,512 -99,577
Runcorn 877,361 1,070,245 +192,884
London 1,033,196 912,125 -121,071
Coventry Airport 946,424 852,385 -94,039
Liverpool Docks 1,657,267 130,767 -1,526,500
Dover / Eurotunnel 455,973 623,772 +167,799
London Heathrow Airport 467,155 404,441 -62,714

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of food products 10
Food and beverage service activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 28
2025-10 32
2025-09 25
2025-08 23

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 36
54m+ 21
0-1m 12
15m-54m 9
Other 8

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 £
United States 2,977,685
Ireland 1,704,229
Saudi Arabia 1,327,290
United Arab Emirates 1,097,515
Canada 718,629

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 £
United States 1,583,357 1,394,328 -189,029
Ireland 1,011,201 693,028 -318,173
Saudi Arabia 925,939 401,351 -524,588
United Arab Emirates 738,185 359,330 -378,855
Canada 378,378 340,251 -38,127
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 306,193 225,765 -80,428
Singapore 398,535 130,548 -267,987
Australia 279,273 98,646 -180,627
Netherlands 126,393 148,622 +22,229
Japan 106,587 84,960 -21,627

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 1,251,960
Belgium 41,569
Germany 31,175
Ireland 27,359

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 736,636 515,324 -221,312
Belgium 31,426 10,143 -21,283
Germany 21,406 9,769 -11,637
Ireland 16,925 10,434 -6,491

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,727,109
Other 1,386,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,223,547
Air transport 978,434

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,580,897 3,146,212 -1,434,685
Other 823,617 562,557 -261,060
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 702,521 521,026 -181,495
Air transport 570,475 407,959 -162,516

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,146,620
Southampton 1,422,925
000 1,386,174
Felixstowe 1,242,753
Liverpool Docks 941,473

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,864,048 1,282,572 -1,581,476
Southampton 611,383 811,542 +200,159
000 823,617 562,557 -261,060
Felixstowe 624,344 618,409 -5,935
Liverpool Docks 498,644 442,829 -55,815
Dover / Eurotunnel 437,995 366,264 -71,731
London Heathrow Airport 272,813 201,728 -71,085
East Midlands Airport 230,613 99,343 -131,270
Holyhead 120,294 63,928 -56,366
Immingham Docks 94,761 23,481 -71,280

Quick facts

HS code: 18069011

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

Description: Cocoa-based foods or drinks that contain alcohol, like chocolate liqueurs