Import/export HS code 18062050: Low-cocoa butter chocolate

Chocolate with less cocoa butter, often used in baking or coatings

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 12,740,029
Germany 2,496,321
France 1,925,769
Sweden 1,408,907
Poland 1,388,945

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 6,445,431 6,294,598 -150,833
Germany 1,816,822 679,499 -1,137,323
France 1,208,888 716,881 -492,007
Sweden 711,509 697,398 -14,111
Poland 1,380,894 8,051 -1,372,843
Switzerland 600,745 654,881 +54,136
Italy 201,055 591,449 +390,394
Netherlands 12,069 459,461 +447,392
Ireland 101,730 83,407 -18,323
United States 900 157,086 +156,186

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 £
Belgium 10,941,456
Germany 3,059,751
France 2,308,408
Poland 1,772,568
Sweden 1,415,996

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 £
Belgium 5,889,312 5,052,144 -837,168
Germany 1,946,055 1,113,696 -832,359
France 1,233,648 1,074,760 -158,888
Poland 1,555,389 217,179 -1,338,210
Sweden 716,520 699,476 -17,044
Switzerland 600,745 654,881 +54,136
Netherlands 172,334 694,582 +522,248
Italy 171,549 555,648 +384,099
China 198,231 0 -198,231
United States 2,939 157,086 +154,147

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
West Central Scotland 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
West Central Scotland 1 4 +3
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Essex 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 1 2 +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) 21,939,560
Road transport 644,522
Other 244,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 243,704
Rail transport 38,070

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) 12,282,919 9,656,641 -2,626,278
Road transport 279,444 365,078 +85,634
Other 129,588 114,458 -15,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,039 241,665 +239,626
Rail transport 3,019 35,051 +32,032
Air transport 11,993 8,193 -3,800

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,891,698
Eurotunnel 5,069,191
London 3,955,684
Immingham Docks 2,158,238
ZLC 1,170,652

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 £
Dover 6,856,851 2,034,847 -4,822,004
Eurotunnel 2,134,259 2,934,932 +800,673
London 867,494 3,088,190 +2,220,696
Immingham Docks 1,152,205 1,006,033 -146,172
ZLC 600,745 569,907 -30,838
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,225 306,088 +38,863
Felixstowe 341,625 0 -341,625
000 129,588 114,458 -15,130
Southampton 2,039 157,086 +155,047
Harwich 86,459 58,640 -27,819

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Food and beverage service activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 10
2025-09 11
2025-08 8
2025-07 9

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
54m+ 17
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 5
Other 4
0-1m 3

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 £
Belgium 4,552,298
Slovakia 4,491,437
Poland 2,404,808
Lithuania 1,576,275
Austria 829,631

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 £
Belgium 2,851,809 1,700,489 -1,151,320
Slovakia 4,487,661 3,776 -4,483,885
Poland 2,400,288 4,520 -2,395,768
Lithuania 1,403,232 173,043 -1,230,189
Austria 829,631 0 -829,631
Ireland 378,375 422,232 +43,857
France 145,883 85,958 -59,925
XS 164,646 49,183 -115,463
Hungary 99,921 98,878 -1,043
Iraq 90,264 59,571 -30,693

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 £
Italy 66,469
XI 27,207
XU 21,397
Ireland 2,198
Spain 640

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 £
Italy 9,060 57,409 +48,349
XI 10,367 16,840 +6,473
XU 21,172 225 -20,947
Ireland 241 1,957 +1,716
Spain 513 127 -386
Belgium 102 51 -51

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) 15,580,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,204
Other 118,064
Air transport 18,480

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) 12,935,953 2,644,156 -10,291,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,429 33,775 -74,654
Other 41,455 76,609 +35,154
Air transport 15,228 3,252 -11,976

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,766,969
Holyhead 419,330
Liverpool Docks 195,248
000 118,064
Dover 77,125

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 12,528,200 2,238,769 -10,289,431
Holyhead 172,171 247,159 +74,988
Liverpool Docks 113,026 82,222 -30,804
000 41,455 76,609 +35,154
Dover 40,775 36,350 -4,425
Southampton 34,095 20,990 -13,105
Felixstowe 38,818 0 -38,818
Heysham 30,068 5,414 -24,654
London Gateway Port 18,832 9,597 -9,235
Eurotunnel 10,793 17,039 +6,246

Quick facts

HS code: 18062050

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

Description: Chocolate with less cocoa butter, often used in baking or coatings