🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of cocoa butter: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Kingdom imported cocoa butter worth $700.4 million (57.8 thousand tonnes). It ranks 7th of 170 countries for imports of this product. Value rose 134% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 13% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of cocoa butter by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $700.4M | 57.8K t |
| 2023 | $299.8M | 56.0K t |
| 2022 | $261.9M | 56.8K t |
| 2021 | $238.7M | 42.3K t |
| 2020 | $327.0M | 56.8K t |
| 2019 | $311.6M | 57.6K t |
| 2018 | $288.0M | 54.7K t |
| 2017 | $305.5M | 54.2K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports cocoa butter from
Netherlands alone supplied 53% of it. Among the main suppliers, Germany grew fastest (+953% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $373.1M | 53% |
| 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | $139.1M | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $71.9M | 10% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $46.9M | 6.7% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $26.2M | 3.7% |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | $16.9M | 2.4% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $6.8M | 1% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $6.6M | 0.9% |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $5.1M | 0.7% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $3.1M | 0.4% |
Average import price of cocoa butter
The average declared value was about $12.12 per kg, close to the world average of $10.99.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports cocoa butter
The United Kingdom exported $121.0 million of cocoa butter in 2024 (8.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Most of it went to Ireland (33%), Netherlands (25%), Poland (16%). Among the main buyer markets, Netherlands grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $40.5M | 34% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $29.8M | 25% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $19.5M | 16% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $14.5M | 12% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $6.1M | 5.1% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $4.4M | 3.7% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $2.5M | 2.1% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $2.0M | 1.6% |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | $806K | 0.7% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $317K | 0.3% |
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 1804: Cocoa; butter, fat and oil.
Cocoa butter trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of cocoa butter imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported cocoa butter worth $700.4 million in 2024 (57.8 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import cocoa butter from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Netherlands (53%), Cote d'Ivoire (20%), Germany (10%).
What is the average import price of cocoa butter in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $12.12 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $10.99 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export cocoa butter?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported cocoa butter worth $121.0 million in 2024, mainly to Ireland, Netherlands, Poland.
What is the HS code for cocoa butter?
Cocoa butter falls under HS heading 1804 (Cocoa; butter, fat and oil). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading cocoa butter 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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