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 7,981,477
Germany 2,231,163
China 2,070,510
Netherlands 702,066
Italy 301,905

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 4,151,016 3,830,461 -320,555
Germany 1,179,810 1,051,353 -128,457
China 1,199,340 871,170 -328,170
Netherlands 242,985 459,081 +216,096
Italy 110,693 191,212 +80,519
Romania 77,616 135,676 +58,060
Australia 0 67,852 +67,852
Taiwan 28,650 35,421 +6,771
Portugal 28,425 21,406 -7,019
Peru 22,783 24,595 +1,812

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 6,735,722
Germany 3,518,641
China 2,057,251
Italy 306,701
Hungary 213,292

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 3,326,891 3,408,831 +81,940
Germany 1,929,577 1,589,064 -340,513
China 1,196,573 860,678 -335,895
Italy 108,076 198,625 +90,549
Hungary 77,616 135,676 +58,060
Belgium 50,165 89,699 +39,534
Australia 2,767 67,852 +65,085
Poland 65,482 3,021 -62,461
Taiwan 28,650 35,421 +6,771
Portugal 32,043 21,406 -10,637

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 4 +0
Outer London - South 5 5 +0
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) 10,328,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,112,864
Other 488,126
Air transport 95,306
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) 5,426,180 4,902,508 -523,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,520,596 1,592,268 +71,672
Other 231,020 257,106 +26,086
Air transport 44,555 50,751 +6,196
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 6,111,116
Eurotunnel 1,903,342
Felixstowe 1,520,446
Immingham Docks 1,444,702
Dover 823,892

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 3,261,082 2,850,034 -411,048
Eurotunnel 839,763 1,063,579 +223,816
Felixstowe 1,165,884 354,562 -811,322
Immingham Docks 573,137 871,565 +298,428
Dover 593,105 230,787 -362,318
London Gateway Port 36,853 718,662 +681,809
000 231,020 257,106 +26,086
Middlesbrough 233,530 185,418 -48,112
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,589 131,484 +106,895
Southampton 97,767 37,567 -60,200

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
2025-11 12
2025-10 16
2025-09 11
2025-08 10
2025-07 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 1,964,201
Netherlands 1,117,780
Poland 574,092
Belgium 262,560
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 971,960 992,241 +20,281
Netherlands 502,779 615,001 +112,222
Poland 245,036 329,056 +84,020
Belgium 140,935 121,625 -19,310
Czechia 149,062 69,397 -79,665
Malta 116,972 45,575 -71,397
Australia 132,562 22,828 -109,734
United Arab Emirates 82,017 35,350 -46,667
Hungary 67,961 24,589 -43,372
United States 2,475 73,153 +70,678

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 539,291
Netherlands 17,964
XU 13,966
Germany 5,559
Norway 208

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 341,936 197,355 -144,581
Netherlands 10,310 7,654 -2,656
XU 4,543 9,423 +4,880
Germany 1,718 3,841 +2,123
Norway 0 208 +208
France 64 61 -3
Czechia 44 44 +0
Croatia 8 0 -8
Italy 0 5 +5

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) 3,467,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 972,563
Other 577,214
Air transport 84,944
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) 1,540,473 1,927,202 +386,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 663,302 309,261 -354,041
Other 358,623 218,591 -140,032
Air transport 18,556 66,388 +47,832
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 1,237,697
Holyhead 953,818
000 577,214
Harwich 515,576
Felixstowe 304,547

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 747,086 490,611 -256,475
Holyhead 414,230 539,588 +125,358
000 358,623 218,591 -140,032
Harwich 191,147 324,429 +133,282
Felixstowe 126,975 177,572 +50,597
London Gateway Port 246,979 51,912 -195,067
Immingham Docks 40,881 161,719 +120,838
Fishguard 32,765 138,554 +105,789
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