Import/export HS code 180610: Sweetened cocoa powder

Cocoa powder mixed with sugar or other sweeteners, used for baking or making drinks

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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 £
Belgium 9,607,392
Germany 2,932,343
China 2,177,030
France 1,293,231
Greece 1,233,596

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 4,391,166 5,216,226 +825,060
Germany 1,483,182 1,449,161 -34,021
China 1,312,252 864,778 -447,474
France 697,348 595,883 -101,465
Greece 335,658 897,938 +562,280
Netherlands 773,261 455,372 -317,889
Switzerland 585,803 339,908 -245,895
Italy 288,462 548,753 +260,291
Ireland 417,863 390,367 -27,496
South Korea 82,283 182,649 +100,366

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 7,202,869
Germany 4,223,587
China 2,163,771
Switzerland 1,672,705
Greece 1,232,579

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 3,723,557 3,479,312 -244,245
Germany 2,356,314 1,867,273 -489,041
China 1,309,485 854,286 -455,199
Switzerland 615,946 1,056,759 +440,813
Greece 335,658 896,921 +561,263
France 579,115 475,825 -103,290
Belgium 324,799 570,396 +245,597
Italy 295,262 567,976 +272,714
Ireland 141,684 161,243 +19,559
Hungary 83,772 184,653 +100,881

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 18
Inner London - East 13
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 8
Outer London - South 7

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 12 13 +1
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Outer London - South 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Kent 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3

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) 16,160,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,267,941
Road transport 1,157,840
Other 883,208
Air transport 386,834

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) 8,121,386 8,038,709 -82,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,988,627 2,279,314 +290,687
Road transport 334,048 823,792 +489,744
Other 424,446 458,762 +34,316
Air transport 184,937 201,897 +16,960

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 6,298,474
Dover 2,968,451
Eurotunnel 2,950,663
Felixstowe 2,188,385
Immingham Docks 1,626,660

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 £
London 3,266,926 3,031,548 -235,378
Dover 1,238,032 1,730,419 +492,387
Eurotunnel 1,298,123 1,652,540 +354,417
Felixstowe 1,620,685 567,700 -1,052,985
Immingham Docks 757,310 869,350 +112,040
ZLC 509,682 1,018,479 +508,797
London Gateway Port 74,820 981,038 +906,218
000 424,446 458,762 +34,316
Portsmouth 467,067 389,729 -77,338
Middlesbrough 238,276 169,790 -68,486

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 70
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Food and beverage service activities 16
Manufacture of food products 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 28
2025-10 28
2025-09 19
2025-08 21

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 57
0-1m 25
54m+ 21
15m-54m 11
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 £
Ireland 3,884,628
Netherlands 1,271,018
Poland 578,472
United States 536,411
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 358,693

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 1,930,528 1,954,100 +23,572
Netherlands 516,496 754,522 +238,026
Poland 239,239 339,233 +99,994
United States 353,571 182,840 -170,731
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 178,069 180,624 +2,555
Falkland Islands 21,210 335,465 +314,255
Australia 312,172 41,784 -270,388
United Arab Emirates 151,906 151,905 -1
Gibraltar 61,273 218,123 +156,850
Spain 258,557 11,661 -246,896

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 1,586,155
XI 259,201
Italy 55,755
Germany 29,167
Poland 23,733

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 £
Ireland 920,720 665,435 -255,285
XI 258,164 1,037 -257,127
Italy 25,885 29,870 +3,985
Germany 17,965 11,202 -6,763
Poland 19,748 3,985 -15,763
Netherlands 13,819 8,318 -5,501
Slovakia 12,583 9,420 -3,163
Egypt 3,065 18,403 +15,338
France 15,592 3,334 -12,258
Belgium 3,440 6,624 +3,184

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) 4,417,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,986,530
Other 2,290,034
Air transport 843,704
Road transport 2,100

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) 1,804,105 2,613,625 +809,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,564,482 1,422,048 -142,434
Other 1,428,357 861,677 -566,680
Air transport 476,105 367,599 -108,506
Road transport 2,100 0 -2,100

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,290,034
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,636,968
London Gateway Port 1,172,190
Holyhead 1,121,461
Southampton 779,469

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 £
000 1,428,357 861,677 -566,680
Dover / Eurotunnel 840,936 796,032 -44,904
London Gateway Port 761,654 410,536 -351,118
Holyhead 461,115 660,346 +199,231
Southampton 331,221 448,248 +117,027
London Heathrow Airport 384,194 308,455 -75,739
Felixstowe 198,911 419,190 +220,279
Harwich 210,541 334,606 +124,065
Liverpool Docks 140,910 231,006 +90,096
Immingham Docks 55,733 210,674 +154,941

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 180610

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

Description: Cocoa powder mixed with sugar or other sweeteners, used for baking or making drinks