Import/export HS code 18069090: Various cocoa-based foods

Other food items containing cocoa, not listed in the above categories

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  • 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 £
Poland 24,648,872
Germany 19,408,323
Belgium 19,187,793
France 12,019,064
Spain 10,988,339

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 £
Poland 11,263,546 13,385,326 +2,121,780
Germany 10,153,430 9,254,893 -898,537
Belgium 9,256,383 9,931,410 +675,027
France 5,884,362 6,134,702 +250,340
Spain 3,741,007 7,247,332 +3,506,325
Netherlands 6,699,732 3,966,339 -2,733,393
Ireland 1,933,092 6,400,371 +4,467,279
Cyprus 1,223,166 5,803,785 +4,580,619
Italy 1,911,651 2,530,622 +618,971
Greece 1,548,976 1,289,241 -259,735

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 £
Poland 27,113,036
Germany 20,576,824
Netherlands 18,354,326
Belgium 13,402,496
Spain 11,028,584

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 £
Poland 12,024,444 15,088,592 +3,064,148
Germany 10,422,430 10,154,394 -268,036
Netherlands 8,421,229 9,933,097 +1,511,868
Belgium 6,776,733 6,625,763 -150,970
Spain 3,761,515 7,267,069 +3,505,554
France 5,080,555 4,933,938 -146,617
Ireland 706,112 5,490,093 +4,783,981
Italy 2,342,753 2,595,924 +253,171
Greece 1,876,910 1,443,819 -433,091
United States 1,199,311 626,520 -572,791

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 43
Outer London - West and North West 36
Inner London - East 34
Outer London - East and North East 34
Greater Manchester 25

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
Inner London - West 25 29 +4
Outer London - West and North West 26 28 +2
Inner London - East 23 23 +0
Outer London - East and North East 26 28 +2
Greater Manchester 16 19 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 16 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 13 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 6 -5
Essex 8 7 -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) 94,645,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,187,326
Air transport 2,271,155
Other 2,251,811
Road transport 526,297

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) 42,289,119 52,356,609 +10,067,490
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,383,500 15,803,826 +1,420,326
Air transport 827,179 1,443,976 +616,797
Other 918,709 1,333,102 +414,393
Road transport 189,889 336,408 +146,519
Rail transport 0 1,074 +1,074

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 43,627,224
London 13,863,619
Immingham Docks 12,532,416
Eurotunnel 11,455,916
Liverpool Docks 8,812,802

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 18,927,985 24,699,239 +5,771,254
London 6,679,781 7,183,838 +504,057
Immingham Docks 6,317,302 6,215,114 -102,188
Eurotunnel 6,524,135 4,931,781 -1,592,354
Liverpool Docks 1,816,304 6,996,498 +5,180,194
Thamesport 3,063,302 3,448,193 +384,891
Felixstowe 1,896,009 4,277,721 +2,381,712
Middlesbrough 2,589,757 2,777,340 +187,583
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,578,654 1,496,082 -82,572
Killingholme 2,083,490 860,430 -1,223,060

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 197
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 95
Manufacture of food products 69
Food and beverage service activities 36
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 106
2025-10 92
2025-09 86
2025-08 76
2025-07 94

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 159
0-1m 83
54m+ 79
15m-54m 39
Other 37

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 24,261,772
Netherlands 17,291,443
Ireland 11,263,554
Australia 5,779,320
Germany 5,655,619

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 12,150,169 12,111,603 -38,566
Netherlands 9,735,608 7,555,835 -2,179,773
Ireland 4,981,979 6,281,575 +1,299,596
Australia 5,084,139 695,181 -4,388,958
Germany 2,573,537 3,082,082 +508,545
Poland 1,616,992 3,351,903 +1,734,911
Spain 711,770 1,919,230 +1,207,460
Canada 1,407,335 1,221,534 -185,801
France 1,311,645 1,119,776 -191,869
Singapore 1,169,058 1,042,179 -126,879

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 2,728,831
XI 1,298,132
Ireland 483,751
Norway 103,393
Italy 100,279

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 1,435,448 1,293,383 -142,065
XI 928,781 369,351 -559,430
Ireland 339,896 143,855 -196,041
Norway 43,113 60,280 +17,167
Italy 43,952 56,327 +12,375
Poland 29,578 42,500 +12,922
Netherlands 13,614 27,907 +14,293
Belgium 19,397 12,038 -7,359
Ghana 4,050 10,546 +6,496
France 3,285 9,319 +6,034

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) 47,505,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,419,134
Other 4,915,098
Air transport 2,333,911
Rail transport 58,859

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) 28,716,877 18,788,227 -9,928,650
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,824,138 24,594,996 +4,770,858
Other 2,878,011 2,037,087 -840,924
Air transport 1,446,661 887,250 -559,411
Rail transport 58,859 0 -58,859
Road transport 19,713 0 -19,713

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,591,357
London Gateway Port 14,134,495
Southampton 13,518,971
Liverpool Docks 10,299,855
Felixstowe 10,026,874

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 10,503,041 15,088,316 +4,585,275
London Gateway Port 10,766,073 3,368,422 -7,397,651
Southampton 8,362,192 5,156,779 -3,205,413
Liverpool Docks 3,204,405 7,095,450 +3,891,045
Felixstowe 4,797,112 5,229,762 +432,650
000 2,878,011 2,037,087 -840,924
Immingham Docks 2,749,159 1,351,266 -1,397,893
Dover 2,249,584 1,655,737 -593,847
Eurotunnel 1,418,879 1,448,592 +29,713
Holyhead 835,728 1,381,624 +545,896

Quick facts

HS code: 18069090

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

Description: Other food items containing cocoa, not listed in the above categories