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 173,621,230
Germany 56,838,167
Italy 41,045,364
Poland 18,090,295
Spain 17,725,176

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 86,715,520 86,905,710 +190,190
Germany 29,883,850 26,954,317 -2,929,533
Italy 18,330,277 22,715,087 +4,384,810
Poland 8,467,833 9,622,462 +1,154,629
Spain 9,237,393 8,487,783 -749,610
Belgium 6,461,582 7,411,270 +949,688
Netherlands 5,673,863 5,891,756 +217,893
Ireland 1,400,313 1,781,868 +381,555
North Macedonia 1,737,420 1,092,644 -644,776
Turkey 734,585 843,636 +109,051

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 92,250,030
Germany 53,091,145
Italy 34,284,069
Belgium 19,249,294
Netherlands 7,064,803

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 47,294,940 44,955,090 -2,339,850
Germany 28,254,608 24,836,537 -3,418,071
Italy 15,208,100 19,075,969 +3,867,869
Belgium 9,416,053 9,833,241 +417,188
Netherlands 3,544,629 3,520,174 -24,455
Poland 2,746,027 1,256,640 -1,489,387
North Macedonia 1,705,286 1,088,509 -616,777
Spain 972,737 1,022,676 +49,939
Turkey 731,603 886,162 +154,559
Switzerland 219,899 286,170 +66,271

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
Inner London - West 17
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - East 15
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 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 11 12 +1
Outer London - West and North West 14 14 +0
Inner London - East 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 12 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
Essex 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3

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) 193,409,047
Other 124,088,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,250,430
Road transport 348,684
Air transport 71,441

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) 98,363,541 95,045,506 -3,318,035
Other 58,798,559 65,290,434 +6,491,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,145,584 12,104,846 -40,738
Road transport 167,906 180,778 +12,872
Air transport 14,275 57,166 +42,891

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 139,503,233
000 124,088,993
Eurotunnel 30,472,850
Harwich 13,254,832
London 7,834,912

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 69,342,561 70,160,672 +818,111
000 58,798,559 65,290,434 +6,491,875
Eurotunnel 16,285,075 14,187,775 -2,097,300
Harwich 6,784,926 6,469,906 -315,020
London 3,954,073 3,880,839 -73,234
Immingham Docks 3,349,408 3,282,890 -66,518
Felixstowe 2,954,110 3,269,992 +315,882
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,550,410 2,186,645 -363,765
Newhaven 1,376,315 796,776 -579,539
Middlesbrough 838,281 706,413 -131,868

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
112
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46
Manufacture of food products
33
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
2026-05 49
2026-04 48
2026-03 57
2026-02 46
2026-01 42

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 94
54m+ 41
0-1m 28
15m-54m 22
Other 8

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 1,357,110
Japan 509,183
Israel 399,571
United Arab Emirates 367,930
Saudi Arabia 349,413

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 671,063 686,047 +14,984
Japan 166,435 342,748 +176,313
Israel 130,730 268,841 +138,111
United Arab Emirates 145,711 222,219 +76,508
Saudi Arabia 264,753 84,660 -180,093
Jordan 82,900 168,334 +85,434
Sweden 45,992 187,289 +141,297
Libya 166,188 15,444 -150,744
India 123,091 32,134 -90,957
Bahrain 35,242 106,444 +71,202

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 471,459
XI 215,832
France 142,312
Germany 65,132
Ireland 52,142

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 206,406 265,053 +58,647
XI 129,436 86,396 -43,040
France 85,894 56,418 -29,476
Germany 32,382 32,750 +368
Ireland 26,160 25,982 -178
Netherlands 16,244 17,963 +1,719
Turkey 0 5,000 +5,000
Spain 0 168 +168
United States 40 67 +27
China 14 0 -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) 3,315,147
Other 1,062,053
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,035,426
Air transport 226,093

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) 1,721,945 1,593,202 -128,743
Other 529,006 533,047 +4,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 445,529 589,897 +144,368
Air transport 89,827 136,266 +46,439

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,020,568
000 1,062,053
Felixstowe 523,199
Dover / Eurotunnel 337,028
Southampton 295,361

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 1,159,870 860,698 -299,172
000 529,006 533,047 +4,041
Felixstowe 210,817 312,382 +101,565
Dover / Eurotunnel 180,992 156,036 -24,956
Southampton 171,452 123,909 -47,543
Immingham Docks 85,098 204,846 +119,748
London 13,936 232,202 +218,266
Liverpool Docks 53,614 186,353 +132,739
London Heathrow Airport 65,376 126,949 +61,573
Holyhead 118,691 60,413 -58,278

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