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 48,455,651
Italy 9,362,043
Belgium 7,182,918
Poland 4,492,602
France 2,658,748

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 22,491,436 25,964,215 +3,472,779
Italy 5,521,355 3,840,688 -1,680,667
Belgium 3,447,359 3,735,559 +288,200
Poland 2,256,954 2,235,648 -21,306
France 1,167,255 1,491,493 +324,238
Netherlands 1,702,900 681,533 -1,021,367
Sweden 1,021,098 802,649 -218,449
Switzerland 1,119,830 674,955 -444,875
Ireland 568,074 857,930 +289,856
Hungary 763,462 520,238 -243,224

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 52,312,958
Italy 9,308,064
Poland 4,483,914
Belgium 3,293,451
Netherlands 2,186,593

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 24,180,229 28,132,729 +3,952,500
Italy 5,511,749 3,796,315 -1,715,434
Poland 2,278,514 2,205,400 -73,114
Belgium 1,416,488 1,876,963 +460,475
Netherlands 1,533,084 653,509 -879,575
Sweden 952,590 995,771 +43,181
Switzerland 1,105,248 759,294 -345,954
France 1,009,553 458,439 -551,114
Spain 561,837 785,739 +223,902
Hungary 724,240 520,909 -203,331

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 11
Outer London - East and North East 9
Greater Manchester 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6

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 10 8 -2
Outer London - East and North East 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
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) 69,002,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,617,298
Other 2,143,263
Road transport 438,748
Air transport 177,658

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) 34,714,624 34,288,347 -426,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,357,117 7,260,181 +1,903,064
Other 951,086 1,192,177 +241,091
Road transport 77,361 361,387 +284,026
Air transport 84,957 92,701 +7,744

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,430,474
Eurotunnel 33,194,377
Immingham Docks 6,332,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,791,104
000 2,143,263

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 16,540,571 17,889,903 +1,349,332
Eurotunnel 14,766,265 18,428,112 +3,661,847
Immingham Docks 4,910,515 1,421,702 -3,488,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,080,378 710,726 -1,369,652
000 951,086 1,192,177 +241,091
London Gateway Port 76,589 1,011,566 +934,977
London 162,921 733,053 +570,132
Middlesbrough 574,705 148,042 -426,663
Felixstowe 335,913 243,490 -92,423
ZLC 80,094 361,387 +281,293

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 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Food and beverage service activities 11
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
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 21
2025-08 30
2025-07 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 35
54m+ 28
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 3,819,465
Ireland 2,479,918
United States 1,886,333
Turkey 1,346,546
Netherlands 1,342,469

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 1,731,478 2,087,987 +356,509
Ireland 1,133,231 1,346,687 +213,456
United States 1,852,328 34,005 -1,818,323
Turkey 647,317 699,229 +51,912
Netherlands 460,059 882,410 +422,351
France 734,481 390,153 -344,328
Australia 568,967 0 -568,967
United Arab Emirates 137,513 145,276 +7,763
Italy 172,970 87,119 -85,851
Denmark 183,811 69,218 -114,593

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 £
XU 652,624
XI 358,179
Ireland 119,539
Germany 57,826
Italy 31,663

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 £
XU 321,231 331,393 +10,162
XI 159,809 198,370 +38,561
Ireland 61,414 58,125 -3,289
Germany 8,452 49,374 +40,922
Italy 12,325 19,338 +7,013
Netherlands 9,705 11,389 +1,684
Belgium 8,116 8,212 +96
Spain 5,033 0 -5,033
Norway 952 613 -339
Poland 70 0 -70

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) 9,699,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,973,864
Other 1,263,948
Air transport 374,554

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) 4,629,536 5,070,009 +440,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,610,481 363,383 -2,247,098
Other 587,128 676,820 +89,692
Air transport 337,641 36,913 -300,728

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,631,868
Southampton 1,600,157
000 1,263,948
London Gateway Port 933,537
Holyhead 562,478

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 4,123,789 4,508,079 +384,290
Southampton 1,571,041 29,116 -1,541,925
000 587,128 676,820 +89,692
London Gateway Port 807,419 126,118 -681,301
Holyhead 265,930 296,548 +30,618
Ayr Harbour 134,324 181,328 +47,004
Liverpool Docks 140,240 168,853 +28,613
London Heathrow Airport 274,779 30,304 -244,475
Immingham Docks 78,760 43,378 -35,382
Manchester Airport 60,579 1,430 -59,149

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