Import/export HS code 18069039: Unfilled cocoa products

Cocoa-based foods without fillings, used in various recipes

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  • 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 £
Poland 105,509,781
Germany 100,065,447
France 79,330,194
Belgium 74,222,538
Italy 50,702,539

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 £
Poland 47,780,540 57,729,241 +9,948,701
Germany 50,825,471 49,239,976 -1,585,495
France 33,013,148 46,317,046 +13,303,898
Belgium 28,532,883 45,689,655 +17,156,772
Italy 23,594,563 27,107,976 +3,513,413
Netherlands 17,015,917 21,895,896 +4,879,979
Ireland 17,652,267 14,098,654 -3,553,613
Lithuania 17,659,003 12,296,578 -5,362,425
Spain 3,552,051 4,287,393 +735,342
United States 1,190,666 2,499,090 +1,308,424

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 £
Germany 143,825,358
Poland 109,186,592
France 72,361,372
Italy 51,741,194
Belgium 37,012,939

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 £
Germany 62,943,918 80,881,440 +17,937,522
Poland 47,037,606 62,148,986 +15,111,380
France 30,542,588 41,818,784 +11,276,196
Italy 25,107,804 26,633,390 +1,525,586
Belgium 19,291,246 17,721,693 -1,569,553
Lithuania 17,444,307 12,296,578 -5,147,729
Ireland 16,228,080 12,556,076 -3,672,004
Netherlands 9,432,700 7,355,232 -2,077,468
Spain 3,638,718 4,605,660 +966,942
Switzerland 1,219,026 1,803,233 +584,207

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 39
Inner London - East 29
Inner London - West 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20
Outer London - East and North East 17

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 30 25 -5
Inner London - East 23 22 -1
Inner London - West 20 12 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 14 -3
Outer London - East and North East 14 12 -2
West Yorkshire 13 14 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Kent 8 8 +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) 457,088,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,562,826
Other 16,571,751
Air transport 3,690,365
Rail transport 511,074

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) 206,073,994 251,014,190 +44,940,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,991,612 27,571,214 -6,420,398
Other 6,718,018 9,853,733 +3,135,715
Air transport 1,641,572 2,048,793 +407,221
Rail transport 248,839 262,235 +13,396
Road transport 126,772 135,985 +9,213
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 896 +896

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 199,785,779
Eurotunnel 81,742,736
London 63,443,675
Immingham Docks 46,207,654
Middlesbrough 37,632,015

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 92,073,738 107,712,041 +15,638,303
Eurotunnel 40,980,830 40,761,906 -218,924
London 23,589,726 39,853,949 +16,264,223
Immingham Docks 20,843,457 25,364,197 +4,520,740
Middlesbrough 14,435,801 23,196,214 +8,760,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,865,188 14,738,241 +873,053
Liverpool Docks 11,416,020 10,453,184 -962,836
000 6,718,018 9,853,733 +3,135,715
Felixstowe 3,830,151 2,899,964 -930,187
Harwich 3,326,810 2,864,039 -462,771

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
170
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
78
Manufacture of food products
68
Food and beverage service activities
24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 60
2026-04 55
2026-03 69
2026-02 78
2026-01 70

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 139
54m+ 73
0-1m 47
15m-54m 39
Other 18

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 54,288,905
Poland 11,212,692
United States 9,518,932
Germany 9,507,972
France 9,367,642

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 26,450,430 27,838,475 +1,388,045
Poland 4,132,993 7,079,699 +2,946,706
United States 4,806,014 4,712,918 -93,096
Germany 2,332,995 7,174,977 +4,841,982
France 3,752,950 5,614,692 +1,861,742
Netherlands 5,060,330 4,023,059 -1,037,271
Saudi Arabia 1,307,020 3,643,770 +2,336,750
Australia 2,432,286 2,133,793 -298,493
United Arab Emirates 1,613,420 2,605,552 +992,132
South Africa 1,895,981 937,286 -958,695

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 £
France 3,285,450
Belgium 442,291
Poland 214,528
Ireland 150,879
Slovakia 145,117

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 £
France 228,027 3,057,423 +2,829,396
Belgium 236,793 205,498 -31,295
Poland 101,754 112,774 +11,020
Ireland 66,477 84,402 +17,925
Slovakia 115,112 30,005 -85,107
Switzerland 54,834 85,283 +30,449
XI 49,660 81,611 +31,951
Netherlands 9,524 119,591 +110,067
Italy 93,964 29,569 -64,395
Germany 32,558 24,046 -8,512

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) 92,276,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,255,405
Other 7,593,059
Air transport 1,657,703

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) 41,927,833 50,348,546 +8,420,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,934,323 21,321,082 +3,386,759
Other 2,415,620 5,177,439 +2,761,819
Air transport 851,176 806,527 -44,649

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 41,329,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,049,080
London Gateway Port 23,677,742
000 7,593,059
Holyhead 7,356,932

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 22,083,498 19,245,668 -2,837,830
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,952,248 23,096,832 +9,144,584
London Gateway Port 10,247,698 13,430,044 +3,182,346
000 2,415,620 5,177,439 +2,761,819
Holyhead 4,001,986 3,354,946 -647,040
Portsmouth 3,354,847 3,760,803 +405,956
Felixstowe 2,523,680 3,125,840 +602,160
Southampton 1,401,720 2,855,948 +1,454,228
London Heathrow Airport 625,524 349,690 -275,834
Immingham Docks 428,385 520,129 +91,744

Quick facts

HS code: 18069039

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

Description: Cocoa-based foods without fillings, used in various recipes