Import/export HS code 18069060: Cocoa spreads

Spreadable products made with cocoa, like chocolate hazelnut spreads

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 £
France 155,747,816
Germany 55,598,407
Italy 36,471,796
Poland 17,326,077
Spain 16,707,365

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 £
France 88,159,097 67,588,719 -20,570,378
Germany 30,363,501 25,234,906 -5,128,595
Italy 17,087,312 19,384,484 +2,297,172
Poland 9,879,932 7,446,145 -2,433,787
Spain 9,154,118 7,553,247 -1,600,871
Belgium 5,438,378 6,781,021 +1,342,643
Netherlands 4,841,803 5,234,922 +393,119
Ireland 1,556,537 1,598,431 +41,894
North Macedonia 1,579,650 842,785 -736,865
Turkey 638,919 688,980 +50,061

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 £
France 83,981,395
Germany 51,947,737
Italy 29,979,571
Belgium 17,361,569
Netherlands 6,255,766

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 £
France 48,366,470 35,614,925 -12,751,545
Germany 28,355,653 23,592,084 -4,763,569
Italy 13,211,137 16,768,434 +3,557,297
Belgium 9,233,845 8,127,724 -1,106,121
Netherlands 3,459,106 2,796,660 -662,446
Poland 3,529,208 1,498,504 -2,030,704
North Macedonia 1,545,393 838,855 -706,538
Spain 841,475 1,178,956 +337,481
Turkey 638,919 684,299 +45,380
Switzerland 133,871 247,830 +113,959

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 20
Outer London - West and North West 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 15

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 - East and North East 16 14 -2
Outer London - West and North West 16 13 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Essex 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4

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) 179,824,113
Other 110,774,490
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,741,381
Road transport 289,648
Air transport 35,685

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) 99,108,424 80,715,689 -18,392,735
Other 59,480,375 51,294,115 -8,186,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,804,121 10,937,260 +133,139
Road transport 67,611 222,037 +154,426
Air transport 11,377 24,308 +12,931

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 125,273,682
000 110,774,490
Eurotunnel 30,615,647
Harwich 12,354,273
London 7,370,341

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 67,885,683 57,387,999 -10,497,684
000 59,480,375 51,294,115 -8,186,260
Eurotunnel 17,987,326 12,628,321 -5,359,005
Harwich 6,402,451 5,951,822 -450,629
London 3,581,982 3,788,359 +206,377
Immingham Docks 3,372,790 2,774,329 -598,461
Felixstowe 2,075,918 3,043,809 +967,891
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,656,609 2,070,813 -585,796
Newhaven 1,467,287 1,005,349 -461,938
London Gateway Port 944,358 743,296 -201,062

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 117
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Manufacture of food products 31
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 42
2025-11 62
2025-10 53
2025-09 56
2025-08 47

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 95
54m+ 43
0-1m 30
15m-54m 24
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 £
Ireland 1,218,895
Saudi Arabia 434,842
Japan 412,742
United Arab Emirates 379,598
India 279,040

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 604,454 614,441 +9,987
Saudi Arabia 351,364 83,478 -267,886
Japan 0 412,742 +412,742
United Arab Emirates 161,053 218,545 +57,492
India 221,854 57,186 -164,668
Libya 136,098 52,474 -83,624
Sweden 80,425 106,811 +26,386
Israel 126,209 39,177 -87,032
Netherlands 122,751 28,273 -94,478
Iceland 96,004 40,819 -55,185

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 £
Italy 373,977
XI 252,130
France 161,564
Germany 53,319
Ireland 46,092

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 £
Italy 155,176 218,801 +63,625
XI 164,689 87,441 -77,248
France 101,995 59,569 -42,426
Germany 16,089 37,230 +21,141
Ireland 26,647 19,445 -7,202
Netherlands 16,517 7,912 -8,605
Turkey 0 3,076 +3,076
United States 26 31 +5
Spain 0 46 +46
China 0 14 +14

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) 3,113,109
Other 1,005,242
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 943,143
Air transport 203,648

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) 1,783,381 1,329,728 -453,653
Other 524,976 480,266 -44,710
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 506,607 436,536 -70,071
Air transport 145,834 57,814 -88,020

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,012,738
000 1,005,242
Felixstowe 496,762
Dover / Eurotunnel 363,084
Southampton 291,503

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 1,107,245 905,493 -201,752
000 524,976 480,266 -44,710
Felixstowe 320,792 175,970 -144,822
Dover / Eurotunnel 240,727 122,357 -118,370
Southampton 159,243 132,260 -26,983
Immingham Docks 129,855 122,129 -7,726
Liverpool Docks 109,941 116,191 +6,250
Holyhead 70,373 99,509 +29,136
London Heathrow Airport 110,095 54,592 -55,503
Middlesbrough 81,880 68,182 -13,698

Quick facts

HS code: 18069060

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

Description: Spreadable products made with cocoa, like chocolate hazelnut spreads