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 19,240,278
Belgium 8,880,346
Poland 5,973,094
Germany 4,350,724
Italy 3,577,681

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 10,671,894 8,568,384 -2,103,510
Belgium 5,252,288 3,628,058 -1,624,230
Poland 2,473,240 3,499,854 +1,026,614
Germany 2,190,148 2,160,576 -29,572
Italy 1,846,496 1,731,185 -115,311
Denmark 1,095,333 1,373,991 +278,658
France 769,452 1,442,406 +672,954
Sweden 1,171,967 5,563 -1,166,404
Netherlands 284,475 291,012 +6,537
Switzerland 83,057 85,524 +2,467

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 19,067,214
Poland 8,413,756
Germany 7,042,257
Belgium 5,843,913
Italy 3,754,980

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 10,471,301 8,595,913 -1,875,388
Poland 3,632,024 4,781,732 +1,149,708
Germany 3,710,349 3,331,908 -378,441
Belgium 3,171,093 2,672,820 -498,273
Italy 1,945,878 1,809,102 -136,776
Denmark 1,842,274 815,297 -1,026,977
France 509,975 459,972 -50,003
Netherlands 292,884 23,758 -269,126
Switzerland 83,057 163,134 +80,077
Lithuania 75,971 38,342 -37,629

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 11
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 7

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
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 3 6 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Kent 2 3 +1
North Yorkshire 2 2 +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) 37,519,754
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,051,491
Air transport 2,749,905
Other 612,716
Rail transport 68,963

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) 20,097,964 17,421,790 -2,676,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,970,737 4,080,754 +110,017
Air transport 1,490,999 1,258,906 -232,093
Other 503,196 109,520 -393,676
Rail transport 0 68,963 +68,963
Road transport 17,893 41,620 +23,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,603,913
Holyhead 12,087,368
Eurotunnel 5,130,276
Immingham Docks 3,890,352
Runcorn 2,180,934

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 8,039,647 7,564,266 -475,381
Holyhead 6,123,437 5,963,931 -159,506
Eurotunnel 2,904,444 2,225,832 -678,612
Immingham Docks 1,815,416 2,074,936 +259,520
Runcorn 973,864 1,207,070 +233,206
London 887,244 1,057,510 +170,266
Coventry Airport 1,036,774 863,976 -172,798
Liverpool Docks 1,630,138 5,327 -1,624,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 455,531 797,403 +341,872
London Heathrow Airport 442,337 383,096 -59,241

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
53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
31
Manufacture of food products
14
Food and beverage service activities
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 20
2026-03 19
2026-02 21
2026-01 19

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 40
54m+ 20
0-1m 17
15m-54m 11
Other 7

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 2,993,145
Ireland 1,793,614
Saudi Arabia 1,328,200
United Arab Emirates 1,087,181
Canada 700,871

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 1,604,025 1,389,120 -214,905
Ireland 1,063,829 729,785 -334,044
Saudi Arabia 927,402 400,798 -526,604
United Arab Emirates 844,043 243,138 -600,905
Canada 390,816 310,055 -80,761
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 307,659 276,431 -31,228
Belgium 37,898 323,592 +285,694
Australia 135,321 147,480 +12,159
Japan 106,587 154,567 +47,980
Netherlands 104,210 138,621 +34,411

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 1,284,777
Belgium 72,444
Germany 45,483
Ireland 39,633

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 772,505 512,272 -260,233
Belgium 37,139 35,305 -1,834
Germany 22,686 22,797 +111
Ireland 18,392 21,241 +2,849

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) 7,506,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,631,368
Other 1,474,032
Air transport 955,584

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) 4,410,494 3,096,434 -1,314,060
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 661,395 969,973 +308,578
Other 862,588 611,444 -251,144
Air transport 593,485 362,099 -231,386

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,227,172
000 1,474,032
Southampton 1,418,992
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,170,133
Felixstowe 945,246

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 2,979,772 1,247,400 -1,732,372
000 862,588 611,444 -251,144
Southampton 538,587 880,405 +341,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 385,109 785,024 +399,915
Felixstowe 399,915 545,331 +145,416
Liverpool Docks 505,295 431,389 -73,906
London Heathrow Airport 283,490 221,701 -61,789
East Midlands Airport 223,114 73,170 -149,944
Holyhead 129,337 52,636 -76,701
Immingham Docks 98,055 26,677 -71,378

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