Import/export HS code 17049030: White chocolate

White chocolate products without cocoa solids

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 £
Belgium 100,107,445
Italy 41,409,627
Germany 41,042,952
France 17,528,673
Lithuania 15,395,041

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 49,258,810 50,848,635 +1,589,825
Italy 16,488,512 24,921,115 +8,432,603
Germany 20,120,939 20,922,013 +801,074
France 7,811,218 9,717,455 +1,906,237
Lithuania 7,456,302 7,938,739 +482,437
Switzerland 8,038,620 7,205,595 -833,025
Poland 8,693,317 4,587,689 -4,105,628
Netherlands 2,288,834 5,626,456 +3,337,622
United States 3,942,200 3,215,498 -726,702
Ireland 3,030,128 2,922,510 -107,618

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 £
Belgium 83,688,558
Italy 45,528,953
Germany 45,304,489
Switzerland 20,862,119
Poland 19,152,087

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 £
Belgium 40,784,161 42,904,397 +2,120,236
Italy 18,685,573 26,843,380 +8,157,807
Germany 22,370,658 22,933,831 +563,173
Switzerland 8,525,758 12,336,361 +3,810,603
Poland 11,318,228 7,833,859 -3,484,369
Lithuania 7,457,721 7,950,985 +493,264
France 5,787,438 6,646,812 +859,374
United States 3,783,622 2,886,260 -897,362
Netherlands 2,920,655 2,352,237 -568,418
Hungary 2,286,353 2,541,519 +255,166

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 19
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
West Yorkshire 10

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
Inner London - East 15 13 -2
Outer London - East and North East 10 10 +0
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 3 -5
Kent 6 7 +1
Essex 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2

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) 233,976,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,943,096
Road transport 7,832,654
Other 2,939,460
Air transport 1,389,990

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) 113,701,944 120,274,918 +6,572,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,180,761 17,762,335 +1,581,574
Road transport 713,137 7,119,517 +6,406,380
Other 1,415,640 1,523,820 +108,180
Air transport 672,523 717,467 +44,944
Rail transport 77,040 605,996 +528,956

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 130,386,404
Eurotunnel 58,658,322
Immingham Docks 20,247,236
London 13,558,134
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,346,956

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 62,994,831 67,391,573 +4,396,742
Eurotunnel 30,959,168 27,699,154 -3,260,014
Immingham Docks 8,351,671 11,895,565 +3,543,894
London 6,427,571 7,130,563 +702,992
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,798,847 4,548,109 -2,250,738
Southampton 3,867,119 4,257,455 +390,336
ZLC 739,845 7,203,086 +6,463,241
Harwich 2,951,327 4,376,932 +1,425,605
Middlesbrough 2,121,802 3,894,915 +1,773,113
000 1,415,640 1,523,820 +108,180

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 87
Manufacture of food products 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Food and beverage service activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 42
2025-11 49
2025-10 60
2025-09 53
2025-08 37

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 66
54m+ 48
15m-54m 26
0-1m 12
Other 10

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 £
Belgium 25,956,318
Ireland 17,757,908
United States 1,233,953
Spain 948,751
Netherlands 925,107

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 £
Belgium 11,087,914 14,868,404 +3,780,490
Ireland 8,486,407 9,271,501 +785,094
United States 786,059 447,894 -338,165
Spain 774,118 174,633 -599,485
Netherlands 397,234 527,873 +130,639
United Arab Emirates 469,730 181,083 -288,647
Malta 260,923 223,514 -37,409
South Africa 191,788 172,043 -19,745
Canada 233,226 96,177 -137,049
France 132,926 187,783 +54,857

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 625,650
Belgium 297,489
Ireland 119,515
Italy 111,123
Germany 78,019

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 492,346 133,304 -359,042
Belgium 123,435 174,054 +50,619
Ireland 66,431 53,084 -13,347
Italy 30,733 80,390 +49,657
Germany 43,024 34,995 -8,029
Poland 35,170 0 -35,170
Switzerland 15,354 12,276 -3,078
Ukraine 10,640 4,932 -5,708
Lithuania 3,144 7,439 +4,295
Hungary 4,165 2,823 -1,342

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) 45,758,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,505,719
Other 1,885,306
Air transport 444,780
Road transport 1,386

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) 20,245,219 25,512,870 +5,267,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,685,024 1,820,695 -864,329
Other 1,101,054 784,252 -316,802
Air transport 207,201 237,579 +30,378
Road transport 1,386 0 -1,386

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,219,756
Liverpool Docks 11,942,519
Holyhead 3,808,696
London Gateway Port 2,363,126
000 1,885,306

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,813,846 16,405,910 +4,592,064
Liverpool Docks 5,441,154 6,501,365 +1,060,211
Holyhead 2,036,713 1,771,983 -264,730
London Gateway Port 1,490,047 873,079 -616,968
000 1,101,054 784,252 -316,802
Dover 706,356 142,945 -563,411
Immingham Docks 257,289 404,041 +146,752
Southampton 260,346 340,818 +80,472
Felixstowe 155,031 188,019 +32,988
Milford 168,975 141,816 -27,159

Quick facts

HS code: 17049030

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

Description: White chocolate products without cocoa solids