Import/export HS code 18062080: Chocolate flavor coating

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

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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 12,547,249
Switzerland 10,925,021
Hungary 3,695,829
Netherlands 2,964,692
Spain 913,520

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 4,841,427 7,705,822 +2,864,395
Switzerland 3,663,994 7,261,027 +3,597,033
Hungary 1,269,723 2,426,106 +1,156,383
Netherlands 551,731 2,412,961 +1,861,230
Spain 315,072 598,448 +283,376
Italy 179,174 470,196 +291,022
France 242,692 293,026 +50,334
Poland 60,070 285,533 +225,463
Ireland 24,868 81,248 +56,380
Romania 0 95,729 +95,729

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 11,017,685
Belgium 9,982,796
Hungary 3,909,530
Netherlands 3,870,459
Spain 1,003,369

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 3,663,994 7,353,691 +3,689,697
Belgium 3,802,097 6,180,699 +2,378,602
Hungary 1,522,618 2,386,912 +864,294
Netherlands 902,999 2,967,460 +2,064,461
Spain 327,137 676,232 +349,095
Italy 235,560 488,609 +253,049
Germany 1,379 352,360 +350,981
Poland 60,070 290,193 +230,123
France 69,599 83,775 +14,176
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 6
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 5 +1
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) 30,809,465
Other 1,382,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 437,935
Road transport 383,319
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) 10,463,461 20,346,004 +9,882,543
Other 563,368 818,658 +255,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,251 402,684 +367,433
Road transport 172,261 211,058 +38,797
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 17,835,727
Eurotunnel 6,624,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,022,603
Harwich 1,566,367
000 1,382,026

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 6,678,623 11,157,104 +4,478,481
Eurotunnel 2,308,449 4,315,753 +2,007,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 517,063 1,505,540 +988,477
Harwich 346,118 1,220,249 +874,131
000 563,368 818,658 +255,290
Immingham Docks 53,689 1,269,602 +1,215,913
Killingholme 140,250 647,906 +507,656
ZLC 201,185 247,846 +46,661
London 139,997 224,674 +84,677
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 24
Food and beverage service activities 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
2025-11 23
2025-10 23
2025-09 25
2025-08 22
2025-07 23

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+ 18
15m-54m 10
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 £
Belgium 3,166,592
Ireland 1,533,660
Poland 243,227
Singapore 203,419
France 200,768

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 922,090 2,244,502 +1,322,412
Ireland 691,815 841,845 +150,030
Poland 243,227 0 -243,227
Singapore 47,208 156,211 +109,003
France 155,983 44,785 -111,198
Germany 61,689 137,774 +76,085
United States 14,660 183,279 +168,619
Netherlands 82,794 75,182 -7,612
United Arab Emirates 9,351 139,106 +129,755
Turkey 34,093 15,202 -18,891

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 834,776
XU 358,971
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 368,876 465,900 +97,024
XU 132,043 226,928 +94,885
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) 4,369,206
Other 1,193,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 463,775
Air transport 258,868

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) 1,688,965 2,680,241 +991,276
Other 500,919 692,919 +192,000
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 134,296 329,479 +195,183
Air transport 11,737 247,131 +235,394

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,977,040
000 1,193,838
London Heathrow Airport 254,991
Holyhead 213,086
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 1,501,198 2,475,842 +974,644
000 500,919 692,919 +192,000
London Heathrow Airport 9,259 245,732 +236,473
Holyhead 126,029 87,057 -38,972
Southampton 0 172,179 +172,179
London Gateway Port 90,545 51,745 -38,800
Liverpool Docks 58,122 76,764 +18,642
Immingham Docks 12,254 75,182 +62,928
Felixstowe 11,289 16,098 +4,809
Middlesbrough 9,573 13,462 +3,889

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