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 98,688,529
Germany 40,741,033
Italy 40,491,908
France 17,336,868
Lithuania 15,766,340

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 48,650,584 50,037,945 +1,387,361
Germany 19,825,595 20,915,438 +1,089,843
Italy 14,867,379 25,624,529 +10,757,150
France 7,185,325 10,151,543 +2,966,218
Lithuania 7,272,616 8,493,724 +1,221,108
Switzerland 7,864,559 7,183,012 -681,547
Poland 9,180,996 4,911,219 -4,269,777
Netherlands 2,238,296 5,092,977 +2,854,681
United States 4,082,643 3,231,705 -850,938
Ireland 3,166,173 2,816,451 -349,722

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 81,590,158
Germany 45,085,259
Italy 44,767,200
Poland 20,378,910
Switzerland 20,193,592

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 39,221,808 42,368,350 +3,146,542
Germany 22,160,181 22,925,078 +764,897
Italy 16,952,357 27,814,843 +10,862,486
Poland 12,459,587 7,919,323 -4,540,264
Switzerland 8,355,242 11,838,350 +3,483,108
Lithuania 7,274,035 8,505,970 +1,231,935
France 5,856,090 6,341,216 +485,126
United States 3,973,831 3,058,355 -915,476
Netherlands 2,719,175 2,531,305 -187,870
Hungary 2,439,290 2,450,928 +11,638

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 - West and North West 13
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - West 11
Greater Manchester 9

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 - West and North West 9 7 -2
Outer London - East and North East 10 10 +0
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 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) 232,272,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,876,332
Road transport 7,282,314
Other 2,853,609
Air transport 1,303,507

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) 111,608,087 120,664,746 +9,056,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,010,264 17,866,068 +1,855,804
Road transport 680,447 6,601,867 +5,921,420
Other 1,326,926 1,526,683 +199,757
Air transport 481,744 821,763 +340,019
Rail transport 61,829 619,524 +557,695

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 129,311,511
Eurotunnel 58,445,792
Immingham Docks 19,732,221
London 13,665,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,500,781

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 61,901,515 67,409,996 +5,508,481
Eurotunnel 30,782,674 27,663,118 -3,119,556
Immingham Docks 7,375,782 12,356,439 +4,980,657
London 6,259,473 7,406,180 +1,146,707
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,516,987 4,983,794 -1,533,193
Southampton 4,026,885 3,762,003 -264,882
ZLC 805,828 6,691,272 +5,885,444
Harwich 2,910,747 4,285,752 +1,375,005
Middlesbrough 2,046,371 4,007,751 +1,961,380
000 1,326,926 1,526,683 +199,757

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 86
Manufacture of food products 52
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
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
2025-11 49
2025-10 60
2025-09 53
2025-08 37
2025-07 46

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 64
54m+ 49
15m-54m 27
0-1m 13
Other 11

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 25,963,612
Ireland 17,404,426
United States 1,218,746
Spain 973,231
Netherlands 907,104

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 10,472,352 15,491,260 +5,018,908
Ireland 7,987,842 9,416,584 +1,428,742
United States 632,102 586,644 -45,458
Spain 842,019 131,212 -710,807
Netherlands 479,027 428,077 -50,950
United Arab Emirates 528,179 192,763 -335,416
Malta 264,729 233,950 -30,779
South Africa 181,038 175,588 -5,450
Kuwait 224,487 112,027 -112,460
France 129,375 187,134 +57,759

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 616,775
XU 515,210
Belgium 297,681
Ireland 119,183
Italy 110,788

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 411,472 205,303 -206,169
XU 258,703 256,507 -2,196
Belgium 119,566 178,115 +58,549
Ireland 63,227 55,956 -7,271
Italy 26,712 84,076 +57,364
Germany 40,793 39,694 -1,099
Poland 35,223 0 -35,223
Switzerland 13,867 10,550 -3,317
Ukraine 10,640 4,932 -5,708
Lithuania 3,009 7,574 +4,565

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) 45,352,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,599,502
Other 1,846,646
Air transport 450,156
Road transport 2,420

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) 19,340,637 26,012,121 +6,671,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,633,462 1,966,040 -667,422
Other 995,132 851,514 -143,618
Air transport 226,538 223,618 -2,920
Road transport 2,420 0 -2,420

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,152,488
Liverpool Docks 11,649,756
Holyhead 3,754,550
London Gateway Port 2,328,915
000 1,846,646

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 11,301,041 16,851,447 +5,550,406
Liverpool Docks 5,116,576 6,533,180 +1,416,604
Holyhead 2,063,666 1,690,884 -372,782
London Gateway Port 1,318,464 1,010,451 -308,013
000 995,132 851,514 -143,618
Dover 705,312 133,122 -572,190
Immingham Docks 237,812 409,799 +171,987
Southampton 259,827 345,455 +85,628
Felixstowe 268,463 183,606 -84,857
London Heathrow Airport 170,228 145,589 -24,639

Quick facts

HS code: 17049030

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

Description: White chocolate products without cocoa solids