Import/export HS code 18062080: Chocolate flavor coating

A chocolate-based coating used for candies, cakes, and other sweets

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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 12,947,293
Switzerland 11,287,424
Hungary 3,730,765
Netherlands 3,103,662
Spain 946,211

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 5,052,515 7,894,778 +2,842,263
Switzerland 3,961,092 7,326,332 +3,365,240
Hungary 1,298,630 2,432,135 +1,133,505
Netherlands 560,574 2,543,088 +1,982,514
Spain 347,570 598,641 +251,071
Italy 211,290 484,555 +273,265
France 226,076 390,849 +164,773
Poland 64,765 304,118 +239,353
Germany 439 115,467 +115,028
Ireland 22,666 81,013 +58,347

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 11,381,295
Belgium 10,426,947
Netherlands 4,029,993
Hungary 3,969,674
Spain 1,034,862

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 3,961,092 7,420,203 +3,459,111
Belgium 4,027,783 6,399,164 +2,371,381
Netherlands 921,538 3,108,455 +2,186,917
Hungary 1,475,864 2,493,810 +1,017,946
Spain 358,437 676,425 +317,988
Italy 270,447 499,121 +228,674
Germany 59,672 314,363 +254,691
Poland 64,765 308,778 +244,013
France 62,725 94,463 +31,738
Romania 0 95,729 +95,729

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 7
Greater Manchester 5
West Yorkshire 5
North Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 - East and North East 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
North Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
West Central Scotland 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -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) 31,968,716
Other 1,374,176
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 442,073
Road transport 380,844
Air transport 2,687

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) 11,084,013 20,884,703 +9,800,690
Other 542,860 831,316 +288,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,251 406,822 +371,571
Road transport 168,579 212,265 +43,686
Air transport 2,687 0 -2,687

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,523,256
Eurotunnel 6,950,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,156,963
Harwich 1,565,578
000 1,374,176

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 7,088,789 11,434,467 +4,345,678
Eurotunnel 2,513,109 4,437,650 +1,924,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 529,283 1,627,680 +1,098,397
Harwich 321,448 1,244,130 +922,682
000 542,860 831,316 +288,456
Immingham Docks 53,689 1,315,203 +1,261,514
Killingholme 216,566 571,590 +355,024
ZLC 197,503 249,053 +51,550
London 91,316 246,162 +154,846
Hull 51,949 260,680 +208,731

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 25
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Food and beverage service activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 23
2025-10 23
2025-09 25
2025-08 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 25
54m+ 19
15m-54m 10
0-1m 6
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 £
Belgium 3,202,455
Ireland 1,545,112
France 256,358
Poland 243,227
United Arab Emirates 211,841

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 997,201 2,205,254 +1,208,053
Ireland 710,820 834,292 +123,472
France 155,983 100,375 -55,608
Poland 243,227 0 -243,227
United Arab Emirates 9,351 202,490 +193,139
Singapore 47,208 156,211 +109,003
Germany 112,069 87,394 -24,675
United States 14,660 183,279 +168,619
Netherlands 82,794 75,182 -7,612
Italy 0 88,393 +88,393

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 £
XI 851,862
Hungary 91

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 £
XI 379,312 472,550 +93,238
Hungary 0 91 +91

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) 4,503,806
Other 1,210,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 467,069
Air transport 318,341

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) 1,790,747 2,713,059 +922,312
Other 528,970 681,967 +152,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,127 328,942 +190,815
Air transport 10,554 307,787 +297,233

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,117,287
000 1,210,937
London Heathrow Airport 314,464
Holyhead 207,706
Southampton 172,179

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 1,615,857 2,501,430 +885,573
000 528,970 681,967 +152,997
London Heathrow Airport 8,076 306,388 +298,312
Holyhead 126,258 81,448 -44,810
Southampton 0 172,179 +172,179
London Gateway Port 90,545 52,641 -37,904
Liverpool Docks 44,138 90,481 +46,343
Immingham Docks 12,254 75,182 +62,928
Felixstowe 11,289 16,098 +4,809
Middlesbrough 9,573 15,860 +6,287

Quick facts

HS code: 18062080

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

Description: A chocolate-based coating used for candies, cakes, and other sweets