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 9,447,271
Germany 3,000,664
China 2,206,592
Netherlands 1,489,836
France 1,287,593

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 4,393,574 5,053,697 +660,123
Germany 1,580,781 1,419,883 -160,898
China 1,265,930 940,662 -325,268
Netherlands 1,029,564 460,272 -569,292
France 708,653 578,940 -129,713
Greece 316,494 790,986 +474,492
Switzerland 593,836 378,167 -215,669
Italy 353,931 534,078 +180,147
Ireland 422,471 412,392 -10,079
South Korea 45,944 218,988 +173,044

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 7,491,013
Germany 4,334,215
China 2,193,333
Switzerland 1,773,556
Greece 1,107,480

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 4,074,178 3,416,835 -657,343
Germany 2,396,031 1,938,184 -457,847
China 1,263,163 930,170 -332,993
Switzerland 677,313 1,096,243 +418,930
Greece 316,494 790,986 +474,492
France 532,148 456,640 -75,508
Italy 359,939 553,301 +193,362
Belgium 286,075 457,899 +171,824
Ireland 144,679 177,764 +33,085
Hungary 86,042 181,329 +95,287

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 17
Inner London - East 13
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - South 8
Outer London - East and North East 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 11 13 +2
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
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) 16,367,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,222,905
Road transport 1,204,132
Other 902,599
Air transport 416,031

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) 8,583,815 7,784,064 -799,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,856,850 2,366,055 +509,205
Road transport 342,081 862,051 +519,970
Other 432,428 470,171 +37,743
Air transport 162,605 253,426 +90,821

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 6,386,391
Dover 3,067,716
Eurotunnel 2,936,376
Felixstowe 2,115,777
Immingham Docks 1,666,743

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 3,344,245 3,042,146 -302,099
Dover 1,546,261 1,521,455 -24,806
Eurotunnel 1,309,461 1,626,915 +317,454
Felixstowe 1,588,786 526,991 -1,061,795
Immingham Docks 749,202 917,541 +168,339
ZLC 517,715 1,056,738 +539,023
London Gateway Port 89,121 981,053 +891,932
000 432,428 470,171 +37,743
Portsmouth 412,099 372,444 -39,655
Middlesbrough 233,530 185,418 -48,112

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Food and beverage service activities 17
Manufacture of food products 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 28
2025-09 19
2025-08 21
2025-07 22

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 60
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 3,841,063
Netherlands 1,154,625
Poland 574,092
United States 517,200
Australia 393,956

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 1,847,465 1,993,598 +146,133
Netherlands 528,746 625,879 +97,133
Poland 245,036 329,056 +84,020
United States 348,013 169,187 -178,826
Australia 337,172 56,784 -280,388
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 178,069 178,820 +751
Falkland Islands 21,210 318,323 +297,113
United Arab Emirates 150,040 152,489 +2,449
Gibraltar 47,468 228,626 +181,158
Spain 259,755 9,978 -249,777

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 1,597,120
XI 258,929
XU 237,120
Italy 52,541
Germany 28,355

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 840,952 756,168 -84,784
XI 257,996 933 -257,063
XU 132,864 104,256 -28,608
Italy 26,749 25,792 -957
Germany 16,367 11,988 -4,379
Poland 19,673 5,127 -14,546
Netherlands 13,024 9,261 -3,763
Slovakia 12,917 9,066 -3,851
Egypt 3,021 17,353 +14,332
France 15,907 3,273 -12,634

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) 4,261,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,978,510
Other 2,298,407
Air transport 858,083
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) 1,805,361 2,456,169 +650,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,623,922 1,354,588 -269,334
Other 1,348,299 950,108 -398,191
Air transport 473,157 384,926 -88,231
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 2,298,407
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,585,272
London Gateway Port 1,220,242
Holyhead 1,054,673
Southampton 754,651

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 1,348,299 950,108 -398,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 845,869 739,403 -106,466
London Gateway Port 811,470 408,772 -402,698
Holyhead 488,267 566,406 +78,139
Southampton 330,256 424,395 +94,139
London Heathrow Airport 379,714 326,539 -53,175
Felixstowe 213,493 376,914 +163,421
Harwich 216,338 324,429 +108,091
Liverpool Docks 120,280 259,029 +138,749
Immingham Docks 53,129 166,552 +113,423

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