Import/export HS code 18061020: Medium-sugar cocoa powder

Cocoa powder with a moderate amount of sugar, ideal for balanced sweetness in recipes

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  • 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 £
Belgium 7,901,628
Germany 2,121,430
China 2,037,018
Netherlands 672,565
Italy 302,511

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 4,140,054 3,761,574 -378,480
Germany 1,064,346 1,057,084 -7,262
China 1,235,861 801,157 -434,704
Netherlands 218,384 454,181 +235,797
Italy 104,527 197,984 +93,457
Romania 75,346 139,000 +63,654
Australia 0 67,852 +67,852
Taiwan 25,374 34,504 +9,130
Portugal 32,136 15,600 -16,536
Spain 32,254 7,054 -25,200

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 6,673,004
Germany 3,366,601
China 2,023,759
Italy 307,307
Hungary 214,346

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 3,201,696 3,471,308 +269,612
Germany 1,871,995 1,494,606 -377,389
China 1,233,094 790,665 -442,429
Italy 101,910 205,397 +103,487
Hungary 75,346 139,000 +63,654
Belgium 80,335 59,529 -20,806
Australia 2,767 67,852 +65,085
Poland 65,482 3,021 -62,461
Taiwan 25,374 34,504 +9,130
Portugal 35,754 15,600 -20,154

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 7
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - South 6
Inner London - West 5
West Yorkshire 5

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 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Kent 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -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) 10,142,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,032,590
Other 474,844
Air transport 67,890
Road transport 7,985

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) 5,210,061 4,932,662 -277,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,615,130 1,417,460 -197,670
Other 228,253 246,591 +18,338
Air transport 41,734 26,156 -15,578
Road transport 5,495 2,490 -3,005

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 6,023,842
Eurotunnel 1,862,793
Felixstowe 1,473,506
Immingham Docks 1,464,184
London Gateway Port 758,842

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 3,176,535 2,847,307 -329,228
Eurotunnel 802,120 1,060,673 +258,553
Felixstowe 1,201,115 272,391 -928,724
Immingham Docks 641,132 823,052 +181,920
London Gateway Port 36,853 721,989 +685,136
Dover 488,168 239,552 -248,616
000 228,253 246,591 +18,338
Middlesbrough 238,276 169,790 -68,486
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,589 131,484 +106,895
Southampton 95,481 37,567 -57,914

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 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Food and beverage service activities 9
Manufacture of food products 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 12
2025-10 16
2025-09 11
2025-08 10

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 28
0-1m 12
15m-54m 7
54m+ 7
Other 2

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 1,995,515
Netherlands 1,234,173
Poland 578,472
Belgium 253,621
Czechia 218,459

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 994,623 1,000,892 +6,269
Netherlands 490,529 743,644 +253,115
Poland 239,239 339,233 +99,994
Belgium 137,271 116,350 -20,921
Czechia 149,062 69,397 -79,665
Malta 113,156 45,575 -67,581
Australia 132,562 22,828 -109,734
United Arab Emirates 82,017 35,350 -46,667
Hungary 67,961 30,240 -37,721
United States 2,475 83,473 +80,998

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 507,371
Netherlands 17,914
Germany 6,119
Norway 208
France 144

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 376,039 131,332 -244,707
Netherlands 11,194 6,720 -4,474
Germany 3,081 3,038 -43
Norway 0 208 +208
France 64 80 +16
Czechia 44 44 +0
Croatia 8 0 -8
Italy 0 5 +5
Belgium 0 3 +3

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) 3,631,608
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,001,087
Other 545,070
Air transport 95,958
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) 1,520,444 2,111,164 +590,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 641,732 359,355 -282,377
Other 394,237 150,833 -243,404
Air transport 12,313 83,645 +71,332
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,286,545
Holyhead 1,018,428
000 545,070
Harwich 519,956
Felixstowe 332,241

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 739,336 547,209 -192,127
Holyhead 383,202 635,226 +252,024
000 394,237 150,833 -243,404
Harwich 185,350 334,606 +149,256
Felixstowe 109,834 222,407 +112,573
London Gateway Port 248,347 52,747 -195,600
Immingham Docks 43,485 205,841 +162,356
Fishguard 48,158 123,161 +75,003
Southampton 100,374 65,482 -34,892
Hull 92,247 55,972 -36,275

Quick facts

HS code: 18061020

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

Description: Cocoa powder with a moderate amount of sugar, ideal for balanced sweetness in recipes