Import/export HS code 17049061: Sugar-coated candies

Candies coated with a layer of sugar

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 £
Czechia 53,907,450
Ireland 43,500,631
Netherlands 41,617,598
Germany 16,631,826
Italy 7,001,581

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 £
Czechia 27,157,666 26,749,784 -407,882
Ireland 23,129,954 20,370,677 -2,759,277
Netherlands 23,939,800 17,677,798 -6,262,002
Germany 8,178,704 8,453,122 +274,418
Italy 3,135,935 3,865,646 +729,711
Bulgaria 2,407,261 1,362,857 -1,044,404
France 1,874,547 868,600 -1,005,947
Belgium 1,369,807 791,810 -577,997
Poland 1,242,346 764,726 -477,620
Austria 943,147 846,009 -97,138

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 £
Czechia 55,337,220
Netherlands 42,271,531
Ireland 25,598,325
Germany 16,846,686
Bulgaria 3,666,754

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 £
Czechia 27,995,960 27,341,260 -654,700
Netherlands 24,623,042 17,648,489 -6,974,553
Ireland 14,412,696 11,185,629 -3,227,067
Germany 8,361,116 8,485,570 +124,454
Bulgaria 2,303,897 1,362,857 -941,040
Poland 2,116,676 928,042 -1,188,634
Austria 943,147 845,077 -98,070
Pakistan 601,835 471,361 -130,474
China 336,923 485,787 +148,864
Sweden 271,971 421,040 +149,069

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 19
Outer London - East and North East 14
Inner London - East 12
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 14 14 +0
Outer London - East and North East 10 11 +1
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 8 2 -6
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 2 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +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) 117,788,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,581,907
Other 25,650,026
Air transport 213,061
Road transport 133,500

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) 60,527,959 57,260,861 -3,267,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,023,210 13,558,697 -10,464,513
Other 12,390,166 13,259,860 +869,694
Air transport 114,296 98,765 -15,531
Road transport 54,953 78,547 +23,594

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,110,931
000 25,650,026
Immingham Docks 21,277,984
Thamesport 20,993,051
Dover 15,574,042

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 / Eurotunnel 25,178,091 26,932,840 +1,754,749
000 12,390,166 13,259,860 +869,694
Immingham Docks 11,345,142 9,932,842 -1,412,300
Thamesport 11,636,124 9,356,927 -2,279,197
Dover 12,004,426 3,569,616 -8,434,810
Holyhead 3,664,173 5,808,142 +2,143,969
Milford 3,768,855 3,786,121 +17,266
Grangemouth Docks 4,290,993 557,698 -3,733,295
Felixstowe 3,316,227 882,856 -2,433,371
London 3,478,537 664,215 -2,814,322

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 76
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of food products 25
Food and beverage service activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 25
2025-09 24
2025-08 22
2025-07 29

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 54
54m+ 37
0-1m 24
15m-54m 18
Other 3

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 6,871,406
Netherlands 2,936,305
Czechia 930,833
Poland 917,358
United Arab Emirates 676,119

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 3,753,155 3,118,251 -634,904
Netherlands 1,373,756 1,562,549 +188,793
Czechia 507,619 423,214 -84,405
Poland 91,241 826,117 +734,876
United Arab Emirates 296,216 379,903 +83,687
Sweden 266,767 263,884 -2,883
Canada 293,877 188,537 -105,340
Israel 27,808 425,719 +397,911
United States 147,664 261,966 +114,302
Australia 292,869 90,996 -201,873

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 £
XU 1,181,694
XI 601,715
Czechia 462,300
Netherlands 333,422
Ireland 213,994

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 £
XU 607,137 574,557 -32,580
XI 299,685 302,030 +2,345
Czechia 273,507 188,793 -84,714
Netherlands 169,443 163,979 -5,464
Ireland 130,361 83,633 -46,728
Sweden 80,610 93,073 +12,463
Germany 31,321 29,569 -1,752
China 14,347 8,527 -5,820
Italy 11,963 0 -11,963
Spain 8,307 0 -8,307

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) 11,036,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,429,473
Other 3,090,908
Air transport 243,871

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) 5,072,328 5,963,891 +891,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,359,722 2,069,751 -289,971
Other 1,639,348 1,451,560 -187,788
Air transport 69,780 174,091 +104,311

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,213,510
000 3,090,908
Liverpool Docks 2,674,595
London Gateway Port 1,892,059
Immingham Docks 1,667,187

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 2,144,776 3,068,734 +923,958
000 1,639,348 1,451,560 -187,788
Liverpool Docks 1,339,033 1,335,562 -3,471
London Gateway Port 1,114,087 777,972 -336,115
Immingham Docks 755,654 911,533 +155,879
Holyhead 865,209 670,028 -195,181
Felixstowe 251,535 380,266 +128,731
Southampton 501,796 109,159 -392,637
Harwich 66,330 329,543 +263,213
Dover 204,389 10,065 -194,324

Quick facts

HS code: 17049061

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

Description: Candies coated with a layer of sugar