Import/export HS code 18069060: Cocoa spreads

Spreadable products made with cocoa, like chocolate hazelnut spreads

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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 £
France 166,698,844
Germany 57,657,847
Italy 37,710,227
Poland 17,653,021
Spain 17,379,828

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 90,167,088 76,531,756 -13,635,332
Germany 29,906,454 27,751,393 -2,155,061
Italy 16,625,470 21,084,757 +4,459,287
Poland 9,660,925 7,992,096 -1,668,829
Spain 9,191,870 8,187,958 -1,003,912
Belgium 5,397,401 7,250,611 +1,853,210
Netherlands 4,155,721 6,207,430 +2,051,709
Ireland 1,477,441 1,774,261 +296,820
North Macedonia 1,485,122 1,011,897 -473,225
Turkey 652,267 717,721 +65,454

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 89,334,960
Germany 54,154,764
Italy 30,898,252
Belgium 17,981,257
Netherlands 6,451,458

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 48,943,591 40,391,369 -8,552,222
Germany 28,059,629 26,095,135 -1,964,494
Italy 12,755,140 18,143,112 +5,387,972
Belgium 9,228,899 8,752,358 -476,541
Netherlands 3,095,293 3,356,165 +260,872
Poland 3,477,330 1,554,944 -1,922,386
North Macedonia 1,450,865 1,007,967 -442,898
Spain 868,398 1,205,865 +337,467
Turkey 652,267 713,040 +60,773
Switzerland 104,737 278,859 +174,122

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Inner London - West 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 14 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Essex 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
West Midlands 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0

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) 188,738,955
Other 117,389,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,403,201
Road transport 293,366
Air transport 35,685

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) 99,149,601 89,589,354 -9,560,247
Other 60,044,920 57,344,780 -2,700,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,163,818 12,239,383 +2,075,565
Road transport 71,329 222,037 +150,708
Air transport 11,377 24,308 +12,931

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 131,188,761
000 117,389,700
Eurotunnel 32,642,138
Harwich 13,118,290
London 7,687,867

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 67,123,912 64,064,849 -3,059,063
000 60,044,920 57,344,780 -2,700,140
Eurotunnel 18,926,219 13,715,919 -5,210,300
Harwich 6,663,538 6,454,752 -208,786
London 3,628,867 4,059,000 +430,133
Immingham Docks 3,047,907 3,284,751 +236,844
Felixstowe 1,823,347 3,442,665 +1,619,318
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,475,216 2,335,527 -139,689
Newhaven 1,466,187 1,006,449 -459,738
London Gateway Port 733,658 957,741 +224,083

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 31
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 42
2025-11 62
2025-10 53
2025-09 56
2025-08 47

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 95
54m+ 42
0-1m 32
15m-54m 25
Other 7

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 1,300,908
Saudi Arabia 477,671
United Arab Emirates 417,354
Japan 412,742
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 613,661 687,247 +73,586
Saudi Arabia 379,071 98,600 -280,471
United Arab Emirates 164,334 253,020 +88,686
Japan 0 412,742 +412,742
India 226,448 57,186 -169,262
Sweden 81,072 109,281 +28,209
Libya 136,098 52,474 -83,624
Israel 126,209 39,177 -87,032
Netherlands 122,751 28,273 -94,478
Iceland 99,121 40,819 -58,302

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 376,300
XI 256,107
France 176,549
Germany 53,319
Ireland 48,496

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 136,859 239,441 +102,582
XI 161,306 94,801 -66,505
France 108,808 67,741 -41,067
Germany 12,720 40,599 +27,879
Ireland 26,134 22,362 -3,772
Netherlands 13,316 11,113 -2,203
Turkey 0 3,076 +3,076
United States 0 57 +57
Spain 0 46 +46
China 0 14 +14

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) 3,250,967
Other 1,039,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,033,656
Air transport 207,258

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) 1,820,936 1,430,031 -390,905
Other 510,068 529,340 +19,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 550,693 482,963 -67,730
Air transport 137,653 69,605 -68,048

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,135,281
000 1,039,408
Felixstowe 500,002
Dover / Eurotunnel 403,536
Southampton 295,528

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 1,153,006 982,275 -170,731
000 510,068 529,340 +19,272
Felixstowe 324,032 175,970 -148,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 260,980 142,556 -118,424
Southampton 143,954 151,574 +7,620
Immingham Docks 133,619 124,599 -9,020
Liverpool Docks 116,165 120,398 +4,233
Holyhead 85,847 123,267 +37,420
London Heathrow Airport 101,914 66,383 -35,531
Middlesbrough 81,880 68,182 -13,698

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