Import/export HS code 17049081: Compressed candy tablets

Candies pressed into tablet form

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* 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 5,774,183
Germany 5,068,115
France 4,024,273
China 3,688,686
Hungary 898,047

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 2,967,116 2,807,067 -160,049
Germany 2,477,942 2,590,173 +112,231
France 2,141,064 1,883,209 -257,855
China 1,203,550 2,485,136 +1,281,586
Hungary 83,124 814,923 +731,799
Turkey 441,728 63,198 -378,530
Ireland 217,282 183,684 -33,598
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 129,989 218,893 +88,904
Czechia 178,565 149,137 -29,428
Israel 177,621 102,802 -74,819

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 £
Netherlands 5,779,078
Germany 5,023,357
Hungary 4,960,709
China 4,131,689
Turkey 504,926

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 £
Netherlands 2,994,274 2,784,804 -209,470
Germany 2,472,556 2,550,801 +78,245
Hungary 2,210,119 2,750,590 +540,471
China 1,432,908 2,698,781 +1,265,873
Turkey 441,728 63,198 -378,530
Spain 155,008 221,503 +66,495
Czechia 178,565 149,137 -29,428
United States 123,771 164,416 +40,645
Israel 177,621 102,802 -74,819
Austria 46,691 47,437 +746

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Outer London - East and North East 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Inner London - East 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4

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 3 4 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Kent 2 3 +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) 13,832,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,066,518
Other 341,092
Air transport 246,389
Road transport 88,703

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) 6,137,764 7,694,394 +1,556,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,195,609 3,870,909 -324,700
Other 162,665 178,427 +15,762
Air transport 121,668 124,721 +3,053
Road transport 53,730 34,973 -18,757

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,301,287
Harwich 4,591,613
Felixstowe 3,131,074
Hull 2,476,559
Immingham Docks 1,692,441

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 2,327,820 2,973,467 +645,647
Harwich 2,406,782 2,184,831 -221,951
Felixstowe 1,921,151 1,209,923 -711,228
Hull 1,679,949 796,610 -883,339
Immingham Docks 286,884 1,405,557 +1,118,673
Liverpool Docks 184,967 1,465,831 +1,280,864
Southampton 593,592 784,074 +190,482
Eurotunnel 346,085 217,330 -128,755
London Gateway Port 157,668 375,195 +217,527
000 162,665 178,427 +15,762

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 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 12
2025-09 16
2025-08 13
2025-07 13

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 26
15m-54m 17
54m+ 11
0-1m 8
Other 5

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 £
Turkey 3,966,199
Ireland 2,616,751
Czechia 1,800,365
Switzerland 1,609,346
Australia 1,230,594

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 £
Turkey 1,658,850 2,307,349 +648,499
Ireland 1,505,802 1,110,949 -394,853
Czechia 1,022,588 777,777 -244,811
Switzerland 866,301 743,045 -123,256
Australia 1,044,790 185,804 -858,986
Germany 532,099 495,363 -36,736
Norway 346,140 373,322 +27,182
Netherlands 295,167 328,395 +33,228
Italy 218,619 168,597 -50,022
Canada 193,043 155,202 -37,841

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 764,349
Ireland 167,948
Turkey 99,694
XI 53,670
Netherlands 33,733

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 426,675 337,674 -89,001
Ireland 108,335 59,613 -48,722
Turkey 83,430 16,264 -67,166
XI 36,195 17,475 -18,720
Netherlands 20,543 13,190 -7,353
China 15,052 6,669 -8,383
Belgium 10,562 9,993 -569
Pakistan 0 18,222 +18,222
Germany 6,515 10,694 +4,179
Italy 5,635 2,322 -3,313

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) 10,773,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,313,902
Other 1,209,729
Air transport 596,412
Road transport 4,131

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) 5,002,397 5,771,176 +768,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,026,044 1,287,858 -1,738,186
Other 716,123 493,606 -222,517
Air transport 167,185 429,227 +262,042
Road transport 4,131 0 -4,131

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,092,207
Immingham Docks 2,611,951
London Gateway Port 1,441,993
000 1,209,729
Dover 1,193,208

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 2,054,410 3,037,797 +983,387
Immingham Docks 1,373,977 1,237,974 -136,003
London Gateway Port 1,136,156 305,837 -830,319
000 716,123 493,606 -222,517
Dover 611,324 581,884 -29,440
Hull 831,519 350,067 -481,452
Liverpool Docks 696,800 470,427 -226,373
London Heathrow Airport 144,207 404,970 +260,763
Southampton 257,547 273,441 +15,894
Felixstowe 346,411 144,229 -202,182

Quick facts

HS code: 17049081

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

Description: Candies pressed into tablet form