Import/export HS code 18069039: Unfilled cocoa products

Cocoa-based foods without fillings, used in various recipes

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  • 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 £
Poland 108,519,009
Germany 102,243,974
France 79,971,457
Belgium 74,675,814
Italy 52,236,221

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 47,881,510 60,637,499 +12,755,989
Germany 49,235,576 53,008,398 +3,772,822
France 34,748,929 45,222,528 +10,473,599
Belgium 29,413,808 45,262,006 +15,848,198
Italy 23,634,542 28,601,679 +4,967,137
Netherlands 17,063,414 23,545,576 +6,482,162
Ireland 17,073,369 15,248,651 -1,824,718
Lithuania 14,556,264 16,134,699 +1,578,435
Spain 3,577,322 4,399,451 +822,129
United States 1,185,429 2,016,991 +831,562

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 146,924,631
Poland 112,235,093
France 73,098,990
Italy 53,366,991
Belgium 37,750,328

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 61,671,578 85,253,053 +23,581,475
Poland 47,253,431 64,981,662 +17,728,231
France 32,469,278 40,629,712 +8,160,434
Italy 24,897,555 28,469,436 +3,571,881
Belgium 19,814,873 17,935,455 -1,879,418
Lithuania 14,418,953 16,045,328 +1,626,375
Ireland 15,584,257 13,684,955 -1,899,302
Netherlands 9,908,310 7,780,418 -2,127,892
Spain 3,500,067 4,738,493 +1,238,426
United States 1,221,962 1,772,870 +550,908

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 38
Inner London - East 31
Inner London - West 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
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 23 +0
Inner London - West 21 13 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0
Outer London - East and North East 13 12 -1
West Yorkshire 13 13 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Essex 5 7 +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) 467,217,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,458,718
Other 16,513,100
Air transport 3,634,751
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) 207,955,840 259,261,929 +51,306,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,087,037 32,371,681 +2,284,644
Other 6,419,062 10,094,038 +3,674,976
Air transport 1,623,424 2,011,327 +387,903
Rail transport 177,448 333,626 +156,178
Road transport 126,255 126,032 -223
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 205,049,055
Eurotunnel 83,805,795
London 65,062,955
Immingham Docks 46,884,809
Middlesbrough 37,515,933

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 95,311,235 109,737,820 +14,426,585
Eurotunnel 40,812,777 42,993,018 +2,180,241
London 24,047,884 41,015,071 +16,967,187
Immingham Docks 19,000,977 27,883,832 +8,882,855
Middlesbrough 12,956,718 24,559,215 +11,602,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,582,114 15,359,506 +1,777,392
Liverpool Docks 10,902,319 11,441,080 +538,761
000 6,419,062 10,094,038 +3,674,976
Harwich 3,428,737 3,070,199 -358,538
Felixstowe 3,985,463 2,350,135 -1,635,328

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 173
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 80
Manufacture of food products 71
Food and beverage service activities 24
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
2026-04 55
2026-03 69
2026-02 78
2026-01 70
2025-12 77

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 143
54m+ 75
0-1m 48
15m-54m 38
Other 19

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 55,013,398
Poland 10,856,737
United States 9,555,387
France 9,475,438
Netherlands 8,980,986

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 25,657,265 29,356,133 +3,698,868
Poland 4,610,377 6,246,360 +1,635,983
United States 4,869,606 4,685,781 -183,825
France 3,786,667 5,688,771 +1,902,104
Netherlands 4,373,861 4,607,125 +233,264
Germany 2,242,365 6,676,995 +4,434,630
Australia 2,361,672 2,557,367 +195,695
Saudi Arabia 1,246,780 3,354,109 +2,107,329
United Arab Emirates 1,669,715 2,715,714 +1,045,999
South Africa 1,927,140 957,762 -969,378

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 3,176,998
Belgium 470,878
Poland 223,936
Slovakia 179,363
Ireland 155,780

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 41,873 3,135,125 +3,093,252
Belgium 256,060 214,818 -41,242
Poland 101,686 122,250 +20,564
Slovakia 136,183 43,180 -93,003
Ireland 71,725 84,055 +12,330
Switzerland 34,491 105,821 +71,330
XI 43,248 89,575 +46,327
Italy 91,914 30,285 -61,629
Netherlands 6,538 113,537 +106,999
Germany 32,909 26,120 -6,789

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) 92,082,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,387,678
Other 7,617,905
Air transport 1,678,325

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) 41,126,583 50,956,276 +9,829,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,199,374 22,188,304 +4,988,930
Other 2,214,063 5,403,842 +3,189,779
Air transport 813,183 865,142 +51,959

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 41,928,785
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,932,086
London Gateway Port 23,774,190
Holyhead 7,641,487
000 7,617,905

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 21,512,895 20,415,890 -1,097,005
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,845,756 22,086,330 +8,240,574
London Gateway Port 9,538,283 14,235,907 +4,697,624
Holyhead 4,103,717 3,537,770 -565,947
000 2,214,063 5,403,842 +3,189,779
Portsmouth 3,462,083 3,869,271 +407,188
Felixstowe 2,482,502 3,095,635 +613,133
Southampton 1,463,437 2,757,364 +1,293,927
London Heathrow Airport 651,466 335,347 -316,119
Immingham Docks 441,648 526,138 +84,490

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