Import/export HS code 18069070: Cocoa drink mixes

Powders or liquids used to make cocoa-based drinks, like hot chocolate

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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 £
Netherlands 39,998,105
Belgium 39,425,288
Germany 25,569,532
France 21,729,433
Sweden 13,002,376

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 £
Netherlands 24,401,926 15,596,179 -8,805,747
Belgium 18,349,017 21,076,271 +2,727,254
Germany 13,162,757 12,406,775 -755,982
France 10,756,322 10,973,111 +216,789
Sweden 9,725,277 3,277,099 -6,448,178
Ireland 6,166,628 4,960,032 -1,206,596
Spain 3,922,142 2,142,944 -1,779,198
Switzerland 4,673,819 1,299,724 -3,374,095
China 1,946,146 1,954,540 +8,394
Hungary 1,313,389 1,365,578 +52,189

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 41,297,868
Belgium 27,749,710
Netherlands 24,823,560
Sweden 20,680,407
Switzerland 16,458,556

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 23,437,586 17,860,282 -5,577,304
Belgium 15,490,456 12,259,254 -3,231,202
Netherlands 13,381,561 11,441,999 -1,939,562
Sweden 10,086,226 10,594,181 +507,955
Switzerland 8,979,667 7,478,889 -1,500,778
France 5,936,342 4,841,607 -1,094,735
Ireland 5,425,914 4,636,093 -789,821
Spain 4,197,786 2,348,571 -1,849,215
Italy 3,664,791 2,070,691 -1,594,100
China 2,053,862 1,951,943 -101,919

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 44
Inner London - East 19
Inner London - West 18
Outer London - West and North West 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 43 5 -38
Inner London - East 16 17 +1
Inner London - West 14 14 +0
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
West Central Scotland 8 3 -5
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 145,300,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,924,010
Air transport 5,851,440
Other 1,372,859
Road transport 93,259

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) 83,638,372 61,661,927 -21,976,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,492,914 17,431,096 +5,938,182
Air transport 3,643,765 2,207,675 -1,436,090
Other 918,223 454,636 -463,587
Road transport 36,808 56,451 +19,643
Rail transport 0 4,410 +4,410

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 55,946,467
Immingham Docks 35,863,949
Eurotunnel 15,035,185
Felixstowe 14,730,307
London 12,644,459

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 30,353,345 25,593,122 -4,760,223
Immingham Docks 18,879,768 16,984,181 -1,895,587
Eurotunnel 7,164,059 7,871,126 +707,067
Felixstowe 9,931,722 4,798,585 -5,133,137
London 3,422,523 9,221,936 +5,799,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,092,962 2,325,501 -3,767,461
Liverpool Docks 3,017,999 3,037,333 +19,334
Birmingham Airport 3,330,156 1,874,284 -1,455,872
Purfleet 3,791,595 488,396 -3,303,199
Harwich 2,440,506 1,673,900 -766,606

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 103
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 102
Manufacture of food products 21
Food and beverage service activities 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 57
2025-10 67
2025-09 59
2025-08 51

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 99
0-1m 68
54m+ 37
15m-54m 28
Other 14

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 £
Germany 36,852,404
Netherlands 31,636,272
Singapore 25,284,160
Ireland 17,410,612
France 9,453,765

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 £
Germany 8,398,179 28,454,225 +20,056,046
Netherlands 26,404,281 5,231,991 -21,172,290
Singapore 13,955,052 11,329,108 -2,625,944
Ireland 9,005,064 8,405,548 -599,516
France 4,533,573 4,920,192 +386,619
Turkey 4,604,967 3,776,505 -828,462
China 3,581,379 2,663,687 -917,692
United Arab Emirates 1,199,382 1,420,021 +220,639
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,224,735 1,049,111 -175,624
United States 465,139 1,602,972 +1,137,833

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 £
XI 2,905,775
Ireland 279,446
Netherlands 57,831
France 36,026
Switzerland 23,295

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 £
XI 1,587,028 1,318,747 -268,281
Ireland 125,524 153,922 +28,398
Netherlands 32,713 25,118 -7,595
France 21,456 14,570 -6,886
Switzerland 17,092 6,203 -10,889
Germany 8,393 7,571 -822
Portugal 1,684 178 -1,506
China 1,273 23 -1,250
Italy 0 1,188 +1,188
Sweden 162 0 -162

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) 117,996,821
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,791,391
Other 3,783,013
Air transport 2,342,765

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) 61,367,166 56,629,655 -4,737,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,923,633 21,867,758 -3,055,875
Other 2,065,202 1,717,811 -347,391
Air transport 1,028,662 1,314,103 +285,441

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 33,904,316
Immingham Docks 24,653,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,185,575
Southampton 17,605,004
London Gateway Port 17,025,180

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 £
Middlesbrough 14,295,157 19,609,159 +5,314,002
Immingham Docks 14,222,442 10,431,147 -3,791,295
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,134,517 11,051,058 -2,083,459
Southampton 8,760,370 8,844,634 +84,264
London Gateway Port 8,325,492 8,699,688 +374,196
Liverpool Docks 10,683,607 6,317,527 -4,366,080
Felixstowe 8,127,195 8,376,482 +249,287
Dover 3,129,049 1,921,993 -1,207,056
000 2,065,202 1,717,811 -347,391
Holyhead 1,345,706 1,391,380 +45,674

Quick facts

HS code: 18069070

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

Description: Powders or liquids used to make cocoa-based drinks, like hot chocolate