Import/export HS code 18062095: Various chocolate preparations

Other types of chocolate products not listed above, used in various food applications

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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 £
Germany 50,287,748
Italy 8,960,666
Belgium 6,919,191
Poland 5,589,558
France 2,630,678

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 £
Germany 23,216,309 27,071,439 +3,855,130
Italy 5,434,197 3,526,469 -1,907,728
Belgium 3,204,347 3,714,844 +510,497
Poland 2,294,634 3,294,924 +1,000,290
France 1,135,689 1,494,989 +359,300
Netherlands 1,682,107 684,509 -997,598
Switzerland 1,065,070 846,179 -218,891
Sweden 964,259 829,313 -134,946
Ireland 594,185 969,511 +375,326
Hungary 741,690 539,434 -202,256

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 £
Germany 53,724,041
Italy 8,924,538
Poland 5,580,870
Belgium 3,393,215
Netherlands 2,179,460

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 £
Germany 24,584,214 29,139,827 +4,555,613
Italy 5,430,362 3,494,176 -1,936,186
Poland 2,316,194 3,264,676 +948,482
Belgium 1,445,637 1,947,578 +501,941
Netherlands 1,528,060 651,400 -876,660
Switzerland 1,050,488 935,607 -114,881
Sweden 991,683 978,912 -12,771
France 1,008,172 458,439 -549,733
Spain 548,943 893,652 +344,709
Hungary 702,468 540,105 -162,363

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 10
Outer London - East and North East 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7

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 9 8 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 1 3 +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) 71,923,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,071,568
Other 2,183,907
Road transport 443,837
Air transport 185,187

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) 35,107,758 36,815,868 +1,708,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,201,409 6,870,159 +1,668,750
Other 940,716 1,243,191 +302,475
Road transport 77,361 366,476 +289,115
Air transport 90,082 95,105 +5,023

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 36,807,885
Eurotunnel 33,236,285
Immingham Docks 5,800,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,920,899
000 2,183,907

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 16,576,764 20,231,121 +3,654,357
Eurotunnel 15,440,349 17,795,936 +2,355,587
Immingham Docks 4,509,628 1,290,385 -3,219,243
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,034,823 886,076 -1,148,747
000 940,716 1,243,191 +302,475
London 129,763 1,072,433 +942,670
London Gateway Port 76,589 1,018,738 +942,149
Middlesbrough 593,577 163,220 -430,357
Felixstowe 328,047 231,903 -96,144
ZLC 80,094 366,476 +286,382

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 35
Manufacture of food products 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 21
2025-08 30

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 34
54m+ 26
15m-54m 16
0-1m 8
Other 4

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 £
Germany 4,063,712
Ireland 2,513,994
United States 1,825,754
Netherlands 1,453,568
Turkey 1,346,546

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 £
Germany 1,885,677 2,178,035 +292,358
Ireland 1,118,347 1,395,647 +277,300
United States 1,791,749 34,005 -1,757,744
Netherlands 548,653 904,915 +356,262
Turkey 647,317 699,229 +51,912
France 744,691 337,454 -407,237
Australia 459,454 0 -459,454
United Arab Emirates 128,914 144,971 +16,057
Denmark 214,237 50,052 -164,185
Italy 176,757 83,332 -93,425

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 374,110
Ireland 119,284
Germany 58,060
Italy 33,373
Netherlands 20,736

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 172,772 201,338 +28,566
Ireland 61,433 57,851 -3,582
Germany 12,133 45,927 +33,794
Italy 12,493 20,880 +8,387
Netherlands 9,273 11,463 +2,190
Belgium 8,655 7,239 -1,416
Spain 4,533 0 -4,533
Norway 952 613 -339
Poland 70 0 -70
France 10 6 -4

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) 10,097,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,840,515
Other 1,265,746
Air transport 313,075

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) 4,964,020 5,133,500 +169,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,469,058 371,457 -2,097,601
Other 582,690 683,056 +100,366
Air transport 279,815 33,260 -246,555

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,971,588
Southampton 1,600,157
000 1,265,746
London Gateway Port 815,120
Holyhead 560,683

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 4,459,587 4,512,001 +52,414
Southampton 1,571,041 29,116 -1,541,925
000 582,690 683,056 +100,366
London Gateway Port 689,307 125,813 -563,494
Holyhead 259,082 301,601 +42,519
Liverpool Docks 137,050 211,455 +74,405
Ayr Harbour 122,458 187,398 +64,940
London Heathrow Airport 273,879 30,304 -243,575
Immingham Docks 67,315 72,885 +5,570
Harwich 32,767 4,856 -27,911

Quick facts

HS code: 18062095

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

Description: Other types of chocolate products not listed above, used in various food applications