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 19,525,101
Belgium 9,152,034
Poland 6,031,732
Germany 4,353,912
Italy 3,905,090

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 10,773,616 8,751,485 -2,022,131
Belgium 5,210,564 3,941,470 -1,269,094
Poland 2,400,922 3,630,810 +1,229,888
Germany 2,037,518 2,316,394 +278,876
Italy 1,955,273 1,949,817 -5,456
Denmark 1,045,445 1,434,736 +389,291
France 769,751 1,452,721 +682,970
Sweden 1,241,098 5,563 -1,235,535
Netherlands 300,225 291,012 -9,213
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 19,351,828
Poland 8,531,246
Germany 7,047,901
Belgium 6,115,601
Italy 4,082,347

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 10,573,455 8,778,373 -1,795,082
Poland 3,563,211 4,968,035 +1,404,824
Germany 3,558,202 3,489,699 -68,503
Belgium 3,130,307 2,985,294 -145,013
Italy 2,057,245 2,025,102 -32,143
Denmark 1,859,141 820,695 -1,038,446
France 505,938 470,946 -34,992
Netherlands 308,634 23,758 -284,876
Switzerland 83,057 163,134 +80,077
Lithuania 76,945 39,589 -37,356

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 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
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) 38,448,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,147,205
Air transport 2,785,807
Other 613,063
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) 19,993,395 18,455,297 -1,538,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,052,539 4,094,666 +42,127
Air transport 1,496,347 1,289,460 -206,887
Other 502,902 110,161 -392,741
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 15,890,115
Holyhead 12,298,443
Eurotunnel 5,323,097
Immingham Docks 3,970,340
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 7,688,754 8,201,361 +512,607
Holyhead 6,191,475 6,106,968 -84,507
Eurotunnel 2,913,385 2,409,712 -503,673
Immingham Docks 1,834,659 2,135,681 +301,022
Runcorn 964,995 1,215,939 +250,944
London 1,072,827 1,060,907 -11,920
Coventry Airport 1,018,274 882,476 -135,798
Liverpool Docks 1,673,053 5,327 -1,667,726
Dover / Eurotunnel 448,331 805,818 +357,487
London Heathrow Airport 460,907 395,150 -65,757

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 1,819,949
Saudi Arabia 1,328,200
United Arab Emirates 1,093,280
Canada 727,653

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 1,599,314 1,393,831 -205,483
Ireland 1,032,394 787,555 -244,839
Saudi Arabia 927,402 400,798 -526,604
United Arab Emirates 850,142 243,138 -607,004
Canada 377,981 349,672 -28,309
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 314,475 276,431 -38,044
Belgium 37,898 323,592 +285,694
Australia 135,321 147,480 +12,159
Japan 106,587 154,567 +47,980
Netherlands 102,175 146,872 +44,697

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 1,304,966
Belgium 74,434
Germany 46,154
Ireland 40,009

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 753,114 551,852 -201,262
Belgium 28,391 46,043 +17,652
Germany 23,061 23,093 +32
Ireland 16,543 23,466 +6,923

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) 7,551,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,657,842
Other 1,498,316
Air transport 971,450

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) 4,439,994 3,111,036 -1,328,958
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 676,036 981,806 +305,770
Other 832,769 665,547 -167,222
Air transport 569,535 401,915 -167,620

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,231,622
000 1,498,316
Southampton 1,431,862
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,194,556
Liverpool Docks 963,466

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 2,984,222 1,247,400 -1,736,822
000 832,769 665,547 -167,222
Southampton 551,457 880,405 +328,948
Dover / Eurotunnel 401,366 793,190 +391,824
Liverpool Docks 517,678 445,788 -71,890
Felixstowe 399,915 545,331 +145,416
London Heathrow Airport 257,213 252,456 -4,757
East Midlands Airport 226,010 79,673 -146,337
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