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 19,616,376
Belgium 9,141,214
Poland 6,088,770
Germany 4,390,701
Italy 3,832,557

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 10,829,290 8,787,086 -2,042,204
Belgium 5,224,407 3,916,807 -1,307,600
Poland 2,466,268 3,622,502 +1,156,234
Germany 2,019,453 2,371,248 +351,795
Italy 1,947,990 1,884,567 -63,423
Denmark 1,043,265 1,380,117 +336,852
France 771,593 1,458,579 +686,986
Sweden 1,251,851 5,563 -1,246,288
Netherlands 281,694 305,387 +23,693
Switzerland 105,703 65,182 -40,521

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 19,449,049
Poland 8,544,086
Germany 7,178,578
Belgium 6,027,473
Italy 4,008,541

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 10,629,296 8,819,753 -1,809,543
Poland 3,630,077 4,914,009 +1,283,932
Germany 3,526,739 3,651,839 +125,100
Belgium 3,171,203 2,856,270 -314,933
Italy 2,049,948 1,958,593 -91,355
Denmark 1,869,329 807,882 -1,061,447
France 473,972 497,763 +23,791
Netherlands 308,634 19,602 -289,032
Switzerland 105,703 142,792 +37,089
Lithuania 75,675 42,026 -33,649

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
Outer London - East and North East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - West 8
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 7 8 +1
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 3 6 +3
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
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) 38,500,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,167,957
Air transport 2,789,417
Other 606,825
Rail transport 64,934

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) 20,204,475 18,295,867 -1,908,608
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,001,218 4,166,739 +165,521
Air transport 1,484,288 1,305,129 -179,159
Other 474,331 132,494 -341,837
Rail transport 0 64,934 +64,934
Road transport 17,893 38,960 +21,067

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,725,937
Holyhead 12,398,307
Eurotunnel 5,424,978
Immingham Docks 3,943,622
Runcorn 2,170,996

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 7,737,738 7,988,199 +250,461
Holyhead 6,297,125 6,101,182 -195,943
Eurotunnel 2,968,714 2,456,264 -512,450
Immingham Docks 1,769,319 2,174,303 +404,984
Runcorn 951,833 1,219,163 +267,330
London 1,062,436 1,091,440 +29,004
Coventry Airport 1,005,774 886,958 -118,816
Liverpool Docks 1,673,053 5,327 -1,667,726
Dover / Eurotunnel 473,358 790,886 +317,528
London Heathrow Airport 462,797 406,192 -56,605

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 54
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
2026-04 20
2026-03 19
2026-02 21
2026-01 19
2025-12 27

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 42
54m+ 20
0-1m 16
15m-54m 10
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 2,998,391
Ireland 1,789,569
Saudi Arabia 1,328,200
United Arab Emirates 1,093,280
Canada 755,178

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 1,602,225 1,396,166 -206,059
Ireland 971,419 818,150 -153,269
Saudi Arabia 927,402 400,798 -526,604
United Arab Emirates 850,142 243,138 -607,004
Canada 381,527 373,651 -7,876
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 315,752 279,024 -36,728
Belgium 37,898 323,592 +285,694
Australia 196,025 147,480 -48,545
Netherlands 125,055 151,014 +25,959
Japan 106,587 154,567 +47,980

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 1,274,135
Belgium 74,066
Germany 45,718
Ireland 41,005

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 689,074 585,061 -104,013
Belgium 28,794 45,272 +16,478
Germany 23,323 22,395 -928
Ireland 17,271 23,734 +6,463

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) 7,660,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,652,286
Other 1,467,639
Air transport 989,717

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) 4,528,798 3,131,814 -1,396,984
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 692,282 960,004 +267,722
Other 770,546 697,093 -73,453
Air transport 576,299 413,418 -162,881

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,289,125
000 1,467,639
Southampton 1,453,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,214,726
Liverpool Docks 989,023

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 3,044,926 1,244,199 -1,800,727
000 770,546 697,093 -73,453
Southampton 573,530 880,405 +306,875
Dover / Eurotunnel 417,612 797,114 +379,502
Liverpool Docks 520,207 468,816 -51,391
Felixstowe 403,413 545,331 +141,918
London Heathrow Airport 258,467 255,049 -3,418
East Midlands Airport 225,966 86,211 -139,755
Holyhead 131,388 52,636 -78,752
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