Import/export HS code 18069060: Cocoa spreads

Spreadable products made with cocoa, like chocolate hazelnut spreads

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 £
France 167,126,434
Germany 58,145,010
Italy 38,330,236
Spain 17,561,422
Poland 16,798,540

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 £
France 85,954,788 81,171,646 -4,783,142
Germany 30,951,204 27,193,806 -3,757,398
Italy 16,383,769 21,946,467 +5,562,698
Spain 9,248,271 8,313,151 -935,120
Poland 9,319,408 7,479,132 -1,840,276
Belgium 5,529,735 6,772,025 +1,242,290
Netherlands 3,939,455 6,367,976 +2,428,521
Ireland 1,532,665 1,786,989 +254,324
North Macedonia 1,426,963 1,043,557 -383,406
Turkey 592,242 744,348 +152,106

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 £
France 89,342,846
Germany 54,521,108
Italy 31,151,139
Belgium 17,909,508
Netherlands 6,378,414

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 £
France 46,941,903 42,400,943 -4,540,960
Germany 29,007,326 25,513,782 -3,493,544
Italy 12,297,775 18,853,364 +6,555,589
Belgium 9,240,958 8,668,550 -572,408
Netherlands 3,149,775 3,228,639 +78,864
Poland 3,503,198 1,520,621 -1,982,577
North Macedonia 1,392,706 1,039,627 -353,079
Spain 932,309 1,199,383 +267,074
Turkey 592,242 739,667 +147,425
Switzerland 101,056 268,535 +167,479

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 21
Outer London - East and North East 20
Inner London - West 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Inner London - East 15

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 16 14 -2
Outer London - East and North East 16 15 -1
Inner London - West 9 13 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 13 +0
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Essex 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 2 -4

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) 189,213,390
Other 117,382,004
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,377,571
Road transport 298,299
Air transport 39,266

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) 97,780,744 91,432,646 -6,348,098
Other 57,671,008 59,710,996 +2,039,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,988,871 12,388,700 +2,399,829
Road transport 88,487 209,812 +121,325
Air transport 15,212 24,054 +8,842

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 131,309,844
000 117,382,004
Eurotunnel 33,235,804
Harwich 13,206,218
London 7,565,194

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 66,085,996 65,223,848 -862,148
000 57,671,008 59,710,996 +2,039,988
Eurotunnel 18,590,802 14,645,002 -3,945,800
Harwich 6,695,372 6,510,846 -184,526
London 3,820,019 3,745,175 -74,844
Immingham Docks 3,266,619 3,203,584 -63,035
Felixstowe 1,465,097 3,642,356 +2,177,259
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,339,613 2,199,305 -140,308
Newhaven 1,406,739 1,011,254 -395,485
London Gateway Port 668,670 1,037,296 +368,626

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 118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Manufacture of food products 30
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 62
2025-10 53
2025-09 56
2025-08 47
2025-07 55

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 97
54m+ 41
0-1m 32
15m-54m 25
Other 6

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 £
Ireland 1,469,529
Saudi Arabia 455,721
Japan 412,742
United Arab Emirates 390,343
India 283,634

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 £
Ireland 772,042 697,487 -74,555
Saudi Arabia 432,093 23,628 -408,465
Japan 0 412,742 +412,742
United Arab Emirates 176,960 213,383 +36,423
India 216,705 66,929 -149,776
Libya 133,623 54,949 -78,674
Sweden 90,456 93,967 +3,511
Israel 65,130 101,510 +36,380
Netherlands 43,526 110,835 +67,309
Iceland 111,589 37,071 -74,518

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 £
Italy 371,333
XI 255,871
France 179,197
XU 102,509
Germany 53,319

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 £
Italy 130,558 240,775 +110,217
XI 160,620 95,251 -65,369
France 104,336 74,861 -29,475
XU 61,347 41,162 -20,185
Germany 9,129 44,190 +35,061
Ireland 27,089 23,564 -3,525
Netherlands 10,432 11,218 +786
China 14,353 14 -14,339
Czechia 13,249 0 -13,249
Turkey 0 3,076 +3,076

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) 3,209,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,216,472
Other 1,065,740
Air transport 212,678

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) 1,771,102 1,438,185 -332,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 686,507 529,965 -156,542
Other 531,526 534,214 +2,688
Air transport 144,698 67,980 -76,718

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,153,036
000 1,065,740
Felixstowe 493,370
Dover / Eurotunnel 434,708
Holyhead 349,073

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 1,102,596 1,050,440 -52,156
000 531,526 534,214 +2,688
Felixstowe 324,329 169,041 -155,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 217,289 217,419 +130
Holyhead 228,654 120,419 -108,235
Immingham Docks 155,471 105,185 -50,286
Liverpool Docks 110,280 126,058 +15,778
Southampton 133,789 78,424 -55,365
London Heathrow Airport 111,109 62,608 -48,501
Middlesbrough 81,880 64,434 -17,446

Quick facts

HS code: 18069060

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

Description: Spreadable products made with cocoa, like chocolate hazelnut spreads