Import/export HS code 18069019: Non-alcoholic cocoa products

Cocoa-based foods or drinks without alcohol, such as cocoa spreads or powders

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* 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 £
Italy 270,205,667
Germany 256,016,651
Belgium 117,165,288
Poland 101,412,194
Ireland 78,092,558

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 £
Italy 132,175,794 138,029,873 +5,854,079
Germany 114,604,877 141,411,774 +26,806,897
Belgium 57,920,117 59,245,171 +1,325,054
Poland 52,297,923 49,114,271 -3,183,652
Ireland 34,321,393 43,771,165 +9,449,772
Netherlands 12,569,732 35,447,241 +22,877,509
France 13,551,480 26,854,064 +13,302,584
Spain 10,899,397 13,670,568 +2,771,171
United States 10,404,838 10,175,271 -229,567
Switzerland 16,079,192 817,720 -15,261,472

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 £
Italy 227,806,096
Germany 166,856,274
Poland 104,786,066
Belgium 99,358,604
Ireland 52,401,752

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 £
Italy 108,885,398 118,920,698 +10,035,300
Germany 77,176,702 89,679,572 +12,502,870
Poland 61,726,287 43,059,779 -18,666,508
Belgium 45,500,934 53,857,670 +8,356,736
Ireland 27,046,052 25,355,700 -1,690,352
Switzerland 18,127,288 26,655,534 +8,528,246
France 10,929,471 20,323,781 +9,394,310
Spain 12,726,775 14,703,639 +1,976,864
United States 8,614,058 8,392,579 -221,479
Czechia 7,891,423 6,672,205 -1,219,218

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 42
Inner London - West 38
Inner London - East 36
Outer London - East and North East 30
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27

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 34 33 -1
Inner London - West 25 30 +5
Inner London - East 23 29 +6
Outer London - East and North East 15 26 +11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 24 +4
Greater Manchester 12 15 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 15 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 12 +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) 775,598,893
Other 174,712,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,985,701
Road transport 11,967,113
Air transport 6,286,765

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) 369,979,128 405,619,765 +35,640,637
Other 75,949,933 98,762,866 +22,812,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,942,929 24,042,772 -4,900,157
Road transport 5,253,443 6,713,670 +1,460,227
Air transport 2,979,606 3,307,159 +327,553
Rail transport 65,601 184,853 +119,252

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 440,966,489
000 174,712,799
Eurotunnel 100,811,581
London 52,764,551
Holyhead 41,232,876

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 210,836,471 230,130,018 +19,293,547
000 75,949,933 98,762,866 +22,812,933
Eurotunnel 52,655,587 48,155,994 -4,499,593
London 26,769,419 25,995,132 -774,287
Holyhead 18,922,381 22,310,495 +3,388,114
Immingham Docks 16,435,329 18,673,464 +2,238,135
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,896,277 17,053,222 +3,156,945
Harwich 11,823,291 18,083,671 +6,260,380
Middlesbrough 13,939,512 11,574,422 -2,365,090
Southampton 9,303,623 9,284,983 -18,640

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
232
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
133
Manufacture of food products
47
Food and beverage service activities
35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 86
2026-04 94
2026-03 112
2026-02 99
2026-01 102

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 204
0-1m 83
54m+ 77
15m-54m 43
Other 23

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 144,097,720
Canada 15,458,428
Germany 14,681,112
United States 8,413,480
Australia 7,078,197

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 71,480,586 72,617,134 +1,136,548
Canada 7,412,192 8,046,236 +634,044
Germany 7,012,780 7,668,332 +655,552
United States 3,997,668 4,415,812 +418,144
Australia 2,883,149 4,195,048 +1,311,899
France 3,389,425 3,565,956 +176,531
United Arab Emirates 4,231,042 2,623,489 -1,607,553
Netherlands 3,483,131 3,129,212 -353,919
Spain 2,765,796 3,035,904 +270,108
Sweden 2,288,551 2,373,002 +84,451

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 8,781,100
Ireland 1,284,916
Poland 681,708
Italy 563,808
Germany 418,638

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 2,335,347 6,445,753 +4,110,406
Ireland 736,159 548,757 -187,402
Poland 563,465 118,243 -445,222
Italy 229,315 334,493 +105,178
Germany 189,807 228,831 +39,024
Switzerland 153,343 233,404 +80,061
Belgium 136,469 216,093 +79,624
France 35,704 102,534 +66,830
Netherlands 75,714 45,356 -30,358
Turkey 23,827 12,723 -11,104

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) 183,545,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,544,524
Other 15,981,323
Air transport 5,399,325

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) 92,922,021 90,623,543 -2,298,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,029,566 33,514,958 -514,608
Other 6,397,155 9,584,168 +3,187,013
Air transport 2,536,348 2,862,977 +326,629

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 132,984,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,468,097
London Gateway Port 29,345,927
000 15,981,323
Dover 13,071,592

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 63,953,009 69,031,134 +5,078,125
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,075,978 18,392,119 +4,316,141
London Gateway Port 14,122,454 15,223,473 +1,101,019
000 6,397,155 9,584,168 +3,187,013
Dover 9,206,099 3,865,493 -5,340,606
Felixstowe 5,216,668 4,993,940 -222,728
Holyhead 7,945,891 2,060,489 -5,885,402
Southampton 5,350,650 2,779,571 -2,571,079
Immingham Docks 3,986,457 3,389,516 -596,941
London Heathrow Airport 1,697,063 1,955,670 +258,607

Quick facts

HS code: 18069019

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

Description: Cocoa-based foods or drinks without alcohol, such as cocoa spreads or powders