Import/export HS code 18061030: High-sugar cocoa powder

Cocoa powder with a lot of sugar, great for making sweet desserts and 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 1,117,486
France 1,081,509
Germany 633,089
Switzerland 628,918
Netherlands 521,861

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 211,249 906,237 +694,988
France 614,349 467,160 -147,189
Germany 280,833 352,256 +71,423
Switzerland 479,151 149,767 -329,384
Netherlands 521,861 0 -521,861
Italy 4,049 199,886 +195,837
Colombia 48,039 128,944 +80,905
Sweden 103,574 28,794 -74,780
China 50,205 57,819 +7,614
Turkey 0 45,699 +45,699

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 £
Switzerland 1,333,283
France 1,022,128
Germany 667,026
Netherlands 529,865
Belgium 352,785

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 £
Switzerland 480,575 852,708 +372,133
France 561,955 460,173 -101,782
Germany 330,671 336,355 +5,684
Netherlands 521,861 8,004 -513,857
Belgium 202,623 150,162 -52,461
Sweden 112,200 109,611 -2,589
Italy 4,049 199,886 +195,837
Colombia 48,039 128,944 +80,905
China 50,205 57,819 +7,614
Turkey 0 45,699 +45,699

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 6
Outer London - East and North East 5
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Inner London - East 2

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 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 0 5 +5
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1

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) 3,545,408
Road transport 924,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 251,919
Air transport 79,935
Other 19,020

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) 1,997,105 1,548,303 -448,802
Road transport 268,474 655,531 +387,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,222 175,697 +99,475
Air transport 28,120 51,815 +23,695
Other 8,844 10,176 +1,332

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,294,387
Portsmouth 836,468
Dover 752,796
Eurotunnel 745,675
Felixstowe 470,775

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 £
ZLC 441,679 852,708 +411,029
Portsmouth 452,362 384,106 -68,256
Dover 369,957 382,839 +12,882
Eurotunnel 315,305 430,370 +115,065
Felixstowe 389,144 81,631 -307,513
Immingham Docks 114,233 46,298 -67,935
London Gateway Port 20,929 89,183 +68,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,873 0 -107,873
Harwich 99,587 2,361 -97,226
London Heathrow Airport 27,110 41,806 +14,696

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of food products 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 6

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 10
54m+ 10
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
Other 1

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 370,395
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 319,383
Gibraltar 273,990
United States 260,438
Turkey 117,055

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 143,283 227,112 +83,829
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 178,069 141,314 -36,755
Gibraltar 61,273 212,717 +151,444
United States 213,809 46,629 -167,180
Turkey 42,607 74,448 +31,841
Saudi Arabia 95,589 0 -95,589
United Arab Emirates 33,047 62,470 +29,423
Singapore 40,141 26,690 -13,451
Malta 35,982 747 -35,235
Chile 0 36,555 +36,555

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 £
Germany 11,598
XI 1,269
Ireland 435
Belgium 25
China 18

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 £
Germany 8,583 3,015 -5,568
XI 591 678 +87
Ireland 388 47 -341
Belgium 25 0 -25
China 0 18 +18
Netherlands 5 0 -5

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 884,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 633,764
Air transport 407,608
Other 15,766

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 450,290 434,334 -15,956
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 202,555 431,209 +228,654
Air transport 270,337 137,271 -133,066
Other 10,056 5,710 -4,346

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 372,931
Southampton 286,667
Dover / Eurotunnel 272,111
Liverpool Docks 242,905
London Gateway Port 220,217

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 242,333 130,598 -111,735
Southampton 193,361 93,306 -100,055
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,745 203,366 +134,621
Liverpool Docks 49,668 193,237 +143,569
London Gateway Port 125,781 94,436 -31,345
Felixstowe 66,228 126,398 +60,170
Newhaven 40,078 99,728 +59,650
Holyhead 71,439 5,438 -66,001
499 0 42,656 +42,656
London 19,880 0 -19,880

Quick facts

HS code: 18061030

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

Description: Cocoa powder with a lot of sugar, great for making sweet desserts and drinks