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 5,851,661
Germany 4,930,224
France 3,982,198
China 3,905,550
Hungary 1,076,621

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 3,048,325 2,803,336 -244,989
Germany 2,446,018 2,484,206 +38,188
France 2,301,695 1,680,503 -621,192
China 1,374,926 2,530,624 +1,155,698
Hungary 83,124 993,497 +910,373
Turkey 459,996 41,100 -418,896
Ireland 212,283 181,500 -30,783
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 156,976 204,520 +47,544
Czechia 186,237 154,117 -32,120
Israel 211,041 69,382 -141,659

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 5,862,271
Hungary 5,136,352
Germany 4,890,057
China 4,367,999
Turkey 501,096

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 3,020,992 2,841,279 -179,713
Hungary 2,370,750 2,765,602 +394,852
Germany 2,445,223 2,444,834 -389
China 1,632,347 2,735,652 +1,103,305
Turkey 459,996 41,100 -418,896
Spain 159,270 229,396 +70,126
Czechia 186,237 154,117 -32,120
United States 121,397 168,055 +46,658
Israel 211,041 69,382 -141,659
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
West Yorkshire 5
Inner London - East 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 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
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

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) 14,295,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,998,960
Other 333,691
Air transport 232,139
Road transport 86,855

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) 6,650,621 7,644,855 +994,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,108,820 3,890,140 -218,680
Other 157,598 176,093 +18,495
Air transport 105,471 126,668 +21,197
Road transport 52,763 34,092 -18,671

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,504,235
Harwich 4,327,486
Felixstowe 3,053,934
Hull 2,376,274
Immingham Docks 1,991,812

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 2,520,653 2,983,582 +462,929
Harwich 2,372,228 1,955,258 -416,970
Felixstowe 1,906,272 1,147,662 -758,610
Hull 1,578,297 797,977 -780,320
Immingham Docks 384,399 1,607,413 +1,223,014
Liverpool Docks 361,721 1,289,077 +927,356
Southampton 653,138 743,441 +90,303
London Gateway Port 191,996 605,825 +413,829
Eurotunnel 338,156 239,516 -98,640
000 157,598 176,093 +18,495

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 17
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
2026-01 15
2025-11 11
2025-10 12
2025-09 16
2025-08 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 27
15m-54m 17
54m+ 12
0-1m 8
Other 4

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 3,953,390
Ireland 2,565,218
Czechia 1,730,224
Switzerland 1,649,699
Australia 1,182,681

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 1,523,940 2,429,450 +905,510
Ireland 1,479,188 1,086,030 -393,158
Czechia 1,058,091 672,133 -385,958
Switzerland 891,433 758,266 -133,167
Australia 1,004,653 178,028 -826,625
Germany 550,937 508,227 -42,710
Norway 367,325 378,294 +10,969
Netherlands 176,434 348,223 +171,789
Italy 202,058 167,921 -34,137
Canada 196,680 154,684 -41,996

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 £
Ireland 163,611
Turkey 99,589
XI 49,047
Netherlands 33,556
Belgium 21,674

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 £
Ireland 101,543 62,068 -39,475
Turkey 84,337 15,252 -69,085
XI 29,719 19,328 -10,391
Netherlands 21,640 11,916 -9,724
Belgium 11,821 9,853 -1,968
China 15,449 6,189 -9,260
Pakistan 2,217 16,005 +13,788
Germany 7,217 10,634 +3,417
Italy 5,841 2,370 -3,471
Hungary 444 2,472 +2,028

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) 10,864,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,004,180
Other 1,194,821
Air transport 596,398
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) 5,030,044 5,834,410 +804,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,710,979 1,293,201 -1,417,778
Other 713,168 481,653 -231,515
Air transport 171,013 425,385 +254,372
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 5,160,465
Immingham Docks 2,631,950
London Gateway Port 1,401,704
000 1,194,821
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 1,922,970 3,237,495 +1,314,525
Immingham Docks 1,544,995 1,086,955 -458,040
London Gateway Port 1,095,278 306,426 -788,852
000 713,168 481,653 -231,515
Dover 624,612 568,596 -56,016
Liverpool Docks 689,026 476,978 -212,048
Hull 685,920 350,067 -335,853
London Heathrow Airport 146,257 402,906 +256,649
Southampton 239,941 263,342 +23,401
Holyhead 245,276 194,745 -50,531

Quick facts

HS code: 17049081

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

Description: Candies pressed into tablet form