Import/export HS code 18069060: Cocoa spreads

Spreadable products made with cocoa, like chocolate hazelnut spreads

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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 £
France 179,856,993
Germany 58,768,571
Italy 39,836,445
Poland 20,345,372
Spain 18,794,236

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 89,378,958 90,478,035 +1,099,077
Germany 29,862,273 28,906,298 -955,975
Italy 16,257,814 23,578,631 +7,320,817
Poland 10,208,445 10,136,927 -71,518
Spain 9,362,459 9,431,777 +69,318
Belgium 5,702,837 8,554,365 +2,851,528
Netherlands 4,974,624 6,661,665 +1,687,041
Ireland 1,697,048 1,796,795 +99,747
North Macedonia 1,732,296 1,202,027 -530,269
Turkey 627,384 850,357 +222,973

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 96,011,998
Germany 55,260,561
Italy 33,907,143
Belgium 20,302,974
Netherlands 7,126,737

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 49,096,628 46,915,370 -2,181,258
Germany 27,937,065 27,323,496 -613,569
Italy 13,621,317 20,285,826 +6,664,509
Belgium 9,701,971 10,601,003 +899,032
Netherlands 3,521,171 3,605,566 +84,395
Poland 3,453,375 1,738,845 -1,714,530
North Macedonia 1,701,338 1,196,716 -504,622
Spain 726,057 1,304,193 +578,136
Turkey 627,384 888,500 +261,116
Switzerland 190,580 289,353 +98,773

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 19
Outer London - West and North West 18
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

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 12 15 +3
Outer London - West and North West 15 14 -1
Inner London - West 8 14 +6
Inner London - East 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 12 +3
Essex 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
West Midlands 9 4 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +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) 201,029,344
Other 127,241,681
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,594,028
Road transport 311,011
Air transport 65,232

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) 100,084,228 100,945,116 +860,888
Other 59,452,526 67,789,155 +8,336,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,993,855 13,600,173 +2,606,318
Road transport 117,454 193,557 +76,103
Air transport 13,141 52,091 +38,950

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 143,304,701
000 127,241,681
Eurotunnel 32,719,290
Harwich 13,690,759
London 8,225,097

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 69,319,228 73,985,473 +4,666,245
000 59,452,526 67,789,155 +8,336,629
Eurotunnel 17,562,956 15,156,334 -2,406,622
Harwich 6,667,515 7,023,244 +355,729
London 3,688,440 4,536,657 +848,217
Immingham Docks 3,106,743 3,709,896 +603,153
Felixstowe 2,480,183 3,626,022 +1,145,839
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,309,961 2,471,737 +161,776
Newhaven 1,466,240 906,484 -559,756
Middlesbrough 710,823 875,349 +164,526

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 118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Manufacture of food products 32
Food and beverage service activities 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 48
2026-03 57
2026-02 46
2026-01 42
2025-12 58

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 97
54m+ 41
0-1m 30
15m-54m 22
Other 9

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 1,389,122
Japan 509,183
United Arab Emirates 372,716
Saudi Arabia 351,163
Sweden 225,117

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 672,783 716,339 +43,556
Japan 128,633 380,550 +251,917
United Arab Emirates 127,431 245,285 +117,854
Saudi Arabia 266,503 84,660 -181,843
Sweden 58,900 166,217 +107,317
Jordan 65,000 156,691 +91,691
Libya 169,273 19,299 -149,974
India 114,885 64,024 -50,861
Israel 141,801 33,031 -108,770
Netherlands 121,757 12,453 -109,304

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 473,411
XI 236,998
France 163,223
Germany 61,432
Ireland 53,882

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 183,044 290,367 +107,323
XI 139,348 97,650 -41,698
France 98,061 65,162 -32,899
Germany 24,435 36,997 +12,562
Ireland 25,512 28,370 +2,858
Netherlands 14,201 19,388 +5,187
Turkey 0 4,616 +4,616
Spain 0 168 +168
United States 35 34 -1
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) 3,061,304
Other 1,105,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,025,805
Air transport 297,946

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) 1,693,293 1,368,011 -325,282
Other 514,644 591,137 +76,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 521,100 504,705 -16,395
Air transport 139,579 158,367 +18,788

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,962,098
000 1,105,781
Felixstowe 502,720
Dover / Eurotunnel 343,318
Southampton 306,058

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 1,114,275 847,823 -266,452
000 514,644 591,137 +76,493
Felixstowe 217,700 285,020 +67,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,083 141,235 -60,848
Southampton 155,346 150,712 -4,634
Immingham Docks 108,330 189,724 +81,394
Liverpool Docks 95,929 169,755 +73,826
London Heathrow Airport 113,729 149,050 +35,321
Holyhead 119,940 47,320 -72,620
Middlesbrough 114,487 26,467 -88,020

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