🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of chocolate: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Kingdom imported chocolate worth $3.37 billion (496.1 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 3rd largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 226 countries. Value rose 15% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of chocolate by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.37B | 496.1K t |
| 2023 | $2.92B | 497.8K t |
| 2022 | $2.45B | 517.7K t |
| 2021 | $2.41B | 480.7K t |
| 2020 | $2.31B | 500.9K t |
| 2019 | $2.14B | 456.6K t |
| 2018 | $2.27B | 451.9K t |
| 2017 | $2.06B | 443.0K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports chocolate from
Most of the value came from Germany (21%), Poland (15%), Belgium (14%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 50%. Among the main suppliers, Austria grew fastest (+227% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $718.5M | 21% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $503.8M | 15% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $460.9M | 14% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $316.7M | 9.4% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $292.3M | 8.7% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $283.9M | 8.4% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $235.9M | 7% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $112.1M | 3.3% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $58.0M | 1.7% |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $56.9M | 1.7% |
Types of chocolate under HS 1806
| 1806.90 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | 48% |
| 1806.32 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | 21% |
| 1806.31 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | 19% |
| 1806.20 | Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other… | 12% |
| 1806.10 | Cocoa: powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 0.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1806.
Average import price of chocolate
The average declared value was about $6.79 per kg, close to the world average of $6.27.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports chocolate
In 2024, the United Kingdom exported chocolate worth $1.21 billion (154.4 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 10th largest exporter of this product worldwide, out of 195 countries. Most of it went to Ireland (25%), Netherlands (16%), France (10%). Among the main buyer markets, Poland grew fastest (+46% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $304.0M | 25% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $188.0M | 16% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $119.4M | 9.9% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $70.1M | 5.8% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $52.2M | 4.3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $42.9M | 3.6% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $42.7M | 3.5% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $42.6M | 3.5% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $34.1M | 2.8% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $25.9M | 2.2% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 1806: Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.
Chocolate trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of chocolate imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported chocolate worth $3.37 billion in 2024 (496.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import chocolate from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Germany (21%), Poland (15%), Belgium (14%).
What is the average import price of chocolate in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $6.79 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $6.27 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export chocolate?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported chocolate worth $1.21 billion in 2024, mainly to Ireland, Netherlands, France.
What is the HS code for chocolate?
Chocolate falls under HS heading 1806 (Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading chocolate with the United Kingdom?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United Kingdom with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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