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 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 £
Belgium 44,992,358
Netherlands 44,460,669
Germany 29,370,343
France 24,965,865
Sweden 12,911,049

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 £
Belgium 19,159,507 25,832,851 +6,673,344
Netherlands 24,375,161 20,085,508 -4,289,653
Germany 13,385,234 15,985,109 +2,599,875
France 9,826,090 15,139,775 +5,313,685
Sweden 9,644,267 3,266,782 -6,377,485
Ireland 5,493,762 6,540,671 +1,046,909
Spain 4,064,352 2,520,809 -1,543,543
Switzerland 4,332,514 1,278,236 -3,054,278
China 1,949,774 2,200,148 +250,374
Denmark 875,605 3,010,413 +2,134,808

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 46,876,112
Belgium 29,383,985
Netherlands 28,820,165
Sweden 26,332,513
Switzerland 18,242,097

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 24,042,166 22,833,946 -1,208,220
Belgium 16,312,522 13,071,463 -3,241,059
Netherlands 13,408,668 15,411,497 +2,002,829
Sweden 10,023,518 16,308,995 +6,285,477
Switzerland 8,480,468 9,761,629 +1,281,161
France 5,196,982 6,800,831 +1,603,849
Ireland 4,836,488 6,006,005 +1,169,517
Spain 4,342,293 2,826,388 -1,515,905
Italy 3,600,772 2,934,949 -665,823
China 2,057,490 2,255,698 +198,208

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 45
Inner London - West 19
Inner London - East 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Outer London - West and North West 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
Greater Manchester 43 6 -37
Inner London - West 13 17 +4
Inner London - East 14 17 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 10 +4
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
West Central Scotland 7 3 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1

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) 160,903,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,547,670
Air transport 6,636,525
Other 1,439,339
Road transport 159,885

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) 83,352,602 77,550,489 -5,802,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,288,672 25,258,998 +13,970,326
Air transport 3,571,140 3,065,385 -505,755
Other 837,748 601,591 -236,157
Road transport 38,407 121,478 +83,071
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 64,456,277
Immingham Docks 41,271,839
Eurotunnel 17,813,590
London 16,367,325
Felixstowe 15,644,085

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 30,159,740 34,296,537 +4,136,797
Immingham Docks 20,055,063 21,216,776 +1,161,713
Eurotunnel 7,561,140 10,252,450 +2,691,310
London 4,108,341 12,258,984 +8,150,643
Felixstowe 10,026,792 5,617,293 -4,409,499
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,126,497 2,757,458 -2,369,039
Liverpool Docks 3,131,874 4,479,881 +1,348,007
Birmingham Airport 3,280,490 2,594,561 -685,929
Harwich 2,359,715 2,662,257 +302,542
Purfleet 3,604,889 648,029 -2,956,860

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 108
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 105
Manufacture of food products 22
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
2026-04 49
2026-03 48
2026-02 64
2026-01 49
2025-12 49

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 104
0-1m 71
54m+ 39
15m-54m 27
Other 15

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 49,029,674
Netherlands 30,751,563
Singapore 28,730,968
Ireland 20,934,728
France 11,986,731

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 10,482,252 38,547,422 +28,065,170
Netherlands 24,051,402 6,700,161 -17,351,241
Singapore 14,772,865 13,958,103 -814,762
Ireland 8,944,416 11,990,312 +3,045,896
France 4,868,465 7,118,266 +2,249,801
Turkey 4,297,155 6,299,259 +2,002,104
China 3,026,119 4,009,050 +982,931
United States 459,662 3,381,575 +2,921,913
United Arab Emirates 1,298,140 1,444,171 +146,031
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,073,178 1,349,216 +276,038

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 3,237,713
Ireland 349,988
Netherlands 67,877
Germany 36,733
France 35,611

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 1,534,079 1,703,634 +169,555
Ireland 123,958 226,030 +102,072
Netherlands 32,308 35,569 +3,261
Germany 23,926 12,807 -11,119
France 18,974 16,637 -2,337
Switzerland 17,668 17,337 -331
Italy 0 5,833 +5,833
Portugal 1,675 1,713 +38
China 1,273 23 -1,250
Sweden 162 112 -50

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) 139,995,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,801,669
Other 4,328,973
Air transport 2,573,016

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) 62,114,216 77,881,068 +15,766,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,055,909 30,745,760 +7,689,851
Other 2,025,248 2,303,725 +278,477
Air transport 1,470,323 1,102,693 -367,630

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 41,331,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,418,536
Immingham Docks 27,858,793
Southampton 21,768,058
London Gateway Port 20,748,435

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 15,008,719 26,322,294 +11,313,575
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,740,785 16,677,751 +3,936,966
Immingham Docks 13,894,420 13,964,373 +69,953
Southampton 7,981,340 13,786,718 +5,805,378
London Gateway Port 9,480,488 11,267,947 +1,787,459
Liverpool Docks 10,131,652 8,809,257 -1,322,395
Felixstowe 7,758,185 10,954,315 +3,196,130
Dover 3,476,459 2,633,775 -842,684
000 2,025,248 2,303,725 +278,477
Holyhead 1,271,183 2,099,350 +828,167

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