Import/export HS code 18069011: Alcoholic cocoa products

Cocoa-based foods or drinks that contain alcohol, like chocolate liqueurs

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 £
Ireland 19,158,079
Belgium 8,907,192
Poland 5,747,572
Germany 4,089,607
Italy 3,750,625

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 £
Ireland 10,403,786 8,754,293 -1,649,493
Belgium 5,196,325 3,710,867 -1,485,458
Poland 2,483,845 3,263,727 +779,882
Germany 2,164,636 1,924,971 -239,665
Italy 1,973,287 1,777,338 -195,949
Denmark 1,113,081 1,285,583 +172,502
France 553,823 1,337,607 +783,784
Sweden 1,198,782 55,691 -1,143,091
Netherlands 267,272 121,379 -145,893
Switzerland 90,638 61,676 -28,962

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 £
Ireland 18,918,261
Poland 8,141,238
Germany 6,675,919
Belgium 5,644,590
Italy 3,929,740

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 £
Ireland 10,197,117 8,721,144 -1,475,973
Poland 3,645,866 4,495,372 +849,506
Germany 3,683,361 2,992,558 -690,803
Belgium 3,150,007 2,494,583 -655,424
Italy 2,075,670 1,854,070 -221,600
Denmark 1,869,261 823,681 -1,045,580
France 464,565 495,254 +30,689
Netherlands 100,265 247,316 +147,051
Switzerland 90,638 71,127 -19,511
Estonia 111,339 2,055 -109,284

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 5

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 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Kent 2 3 +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) 37,451,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,641,779
Air transport 2,549,863
Other 597,177
Road transport 43,039

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) 20,318,230 17,133,308 -3,184,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,822,744 3,819,035 -3,709
Air transport 1,298,102 1,251,761 -46,341
Other 347,603 249,574 -98,029
Road transport 19,700 23,339 +3,639
Rail transport 0 25,484 +25,484

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,197,579
Holyhead 12,445,053
Eurotunnel 5,420,344
Immingham Docks 3,497,447
London 1,974,446

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 7,697,641 7,499,938 -197,703
Holyhead 6,674,571 5,770,482 -904,089
Eurotunnel 3,124,804 2,295,540 -829,264
Immingham Docks 1,794,145 1,703,302 -90,843
London 1,056,002 918,444 -137,558
Liverpool Docks 1,302,570 538,060 -764,510
Runcorn 796,057 1,003,281 +207,224
Coventry Airport 819,816 846,082 +26,266
Dover / Eurotunnel 499,612 635,938 +136,326
London Heathrow Airport 466,122 389,343 -76,779

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 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of food products 10
Food and beverage service activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 32
2025-09 25
2025-08 23
2025-07 16

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 36
54m+ 22
0-1m 12
15m-54m 9
Other 8

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 £
United States 3,045,466
Saudi Arabia 1,789,146
Ireland 1,743,502
United Arab Emirates 1,101,488
Canada 745,516

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 £
United States 1,660,619 1,384,847 -275,772
Saudi Arabia 730,790 1,058,356 +327,566
Ireland 972,776 770,726 -202,050
United Arab Emirates 581,474 520,014 -61,460
Canada 355,288 390,228 +34,940
Singapore 534,741 130,548 -404,193
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 257,156 286,295 +29,139
Australia 351,349 118,381 -232,968
Netherlands 128,828 135,703 +6,875
Japan 85,280 100,646 +15,366

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 1,260,321
Belgium 40,929
XU 37,045
Ireland 33,264
Germany 29,131

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 688,678 571,643 -117,035
Belgium 26,851 14,078 -12,773
XU 18,926 18,119 -807
Ireland 22,345 10,919 -11,426
Germany 5,640 23,491 +17,851

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,654,777
Other 1,400,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,314,515
Air transport 1,054,369
Road transport 5,519

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,602,179 4,052,598 -549,581
Other 762,440 638,250 -124,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 809,995 504,520 -305,475
Air transport 569,265 485,104 -84,161
Road transport 5,519 0 -5,519

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,830,458
Southampton 1,520,395
000 1,400,690
Felixstowe 1,323,598
Liverpool Docks 1,001,706

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,670,657 2,159,801 -510,856
Southampton 718,588 801,807 +83,219
000 762,440 638,250 -124,190
Felixstowe 705,189 618,409 -86,780
Liverpool Docks 524,924 476,782 -48,142
Dover / Eurotunnel 525,225 347,753 -177,472
London Heathrow Airport 203,373 255,278 +51,905
East Midlands Airport 298,171 128,385 -169,786
Holyhead 142,063 66,137 -75,926
Immingham Docks 95,992 25,803 -70,189

Quick facts

HS code: 18069011

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

Description: Cocoa-based foods or drinks that contain alcohol, like chocolate liqueurs