EU trade movers · 2025-04 · chapter 18
EU trade movers: April 2025, Cocoa and cocoa preparations
The largest month on month and year on year changes in the trade of each EU member state with each partner country, per HS4 product in chapter 18. Flows of at least EUR 5 million in April 2025; percent lists need at least EUR 1 million in the comparison month. Every figure carries its Eurostat record ID.
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Largest month on month changes, EUR
| # | Flow | Product | April 2025 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium imports from Côte d’Ivoire | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 93.4 million | EUR 149.6 million 2025-03 | −EUR 56.2 million | −37.6% | DS-045409:BE:CI:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:CI:1801:1:2025-03 |
| 2 | Netherlands imports from Côte d’Ivoire | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 189.4 million | EUR 140.2 million 2025-03 | +EUR 49.2 million | +35.1% | DS-045409:NL:CI:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:CI:1801:1:2025-03 |
| 3 | Belgium imports from Nigeria | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 11.0 million | EUR 44.3 million 2025-03 | −EUR 33.3 million | −75.2% | DS-045409:BE:NG:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:NG:1801:1:2025-03 |
| 4 | Italy imports from Côte d’Ivoire | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 14.0 million | EUR 41.2 million 2025-03 | −EUR 27.2 million | −66.0% | DS-045409:IT:CI:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:IT:CI:1801:1:2025-03 |
| 5 | Netherlands exports to Belgium | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 82.6 million | EUR 107.7 million 2025-03 | −EUR 25.0 million | −23.2% | DS-045409:NL:BE:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:BE:1804:2:2025-03 |
| 6 | Belgium imports from Netherlands | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 105.1 million | EUR 128.5 million 2025-03 | −EUR 23.4 million | −18.2% | DS-045409:BE:NL:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:NL:1804:1:2025-03 |
| 7 | Poland imports from Germany | 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa | EUR 34.3 million | EUR 55.9 million 2025-03 | −EUR 21.6 million | −38.6% | DS-045409:PL:DE:1806:1:2025-04 DS-045409:PL:DE:1806:1:2025-03 |
| 8 | Italy imports from Germany | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 19.9 million | EUR 41.4 million 2025-03 | −EUR 21.6 million | −52.0% | DS-045409:IT:DE:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:IT:DE:1804:1:2025-03 |
| 9 | Belgium exports to France | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 46.9 million | EUR 68.1 million 2025-03 | −EUR 21.2 million | −31.1% | DS-045409:BE:FR:1801:2:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:FR:1801:2:2025-03 |
| 10 | Netherlands imports from Côte d’Ivoire | 1803 Cocoa: paste | EUR 54.2 million | EUR 75.0 million 2025-03 | −EUR 20.8 million | −27.7% | DS-045409:NL:CI:1803:1:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:CI:1803:1:2025-03 |
| 11 | Germany imports from Netherlands | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 87.3 million | EUR 107.7 million 2025-03 | −EUR 20.3 million | −18.9% | DS-045409:DE:NL:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:NL:1804:1:2025-03 |
| 12 | Netherlands exports to Germany | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 82.3 million | EUR 102.6 million 2025-03 | −EUR 20.3 million | −19.8% | DS-045409:NL:DE:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:DE:1804:2:2025-03 |
| 13 | Germany imports from Belgium | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 69.4 million | EUR 89.7 million 2025-03 | −EUR 20.3 million | −22.6% | DS-045409:DE:BE:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:BE:1801:1:2025-03 |
| 14 | Germany exports to Italy | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 22.5 million | EUR 42.1 million 2025-03 | −EUR 19.7 million | −46.7% | DS-045409:DE:IT:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:IT:1804:2:2025-03 |
| 15 | Poland exports to Germany | 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa | EUR 41.2 million | EUR 60.8 million 2025-03 | −EUR 19.6 million | −32.3% | DS-045409:PL:DE:1806:2:2025-04 DS-045409:PL:DE:1806:2:2025-03 |
Largest month on month changes, percent
| # | Flow | Product | April 2025 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany exports to Austria | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 7.7 million | EUR 1.3 million 2025-03 | +EUR 6.4 million | +494.5% | DS-045409:DE:AT:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:AT:1804:2:2025-03 |
| 2 | Germany imports from Cameroon | 1803 Cocoa: paste | EUR 6.5 million | EUR 1.1 million 2025-03 | +EUR 5.4 million | +491.8% | DS-045409:DE:CM:1803:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:CM:1803:1:2025-03 |
| 3 | Netherlands imports from Congo, Kinshasa | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 9.1 million | EUR 1.7 million 2025-03 | +EUR 7.4 million | +446.9% | DS-045409:NL:CD:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:CD:1801:1:2025-03 |
| 4 | Sweden imports from Belgium | 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa | EUR 21.4 million | EUR 3.9 million 2025-03 | +EUR 17.5 million | +446.3% | DS-045409:SE:BE:1806:1:2025-04 DS-045409:SE:BE:1806:1:2025-03 |
| 5 | Netherlands exports to Russia | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 7.7 million | EUR 1.8 million 2025-03 | +EUR 5.9 million | +327.8% | DS-045409:NL:RU:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:RU:1804:2:2025-03 |
| 6 | Germany exports to United Kingdom | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 9.3 million | EUR 2.2 million 2025-03 | +EUR 7.1 million | +325.0% | DS-045409:DE:GB:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:GB:1804:2:2025-03 |
| 7 | Belgium imports from Cameroon | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 16.8 million | EUR 5.2 million 2025-03 | +EUR 11.6 million | +222.2% | DS-045409:BE:CM:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:CM:1801:1:2025-03 |
| 8 | Greece imports from Netherlands | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 5.4 million | EUR 1.7 million 2025-03 | +EUR 3.7 million | +213.9% | DS-045409:GR:NL:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:GR:NL:1801:1:2025-03 |
| 9 | Germany exports to Belgium | 1805 Cocoa: powder | EUR 6.8 million | EUR 2.2 million 2025-03 | +EUR 4.7 million | +213.5% | DS-045409:DE:BE:1805:2:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:BE:1805:2:2025-03 |
| 10 | Czechia imports from Netherlands | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 5.9 million | EUR 2.0 million 2025-03 | +EUR 3.8 million | +188.7% | DS-045409:CZ:NL:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:CZ:NL:1804:1:2025-03 |
| 11 | Finland imports from Netherlands | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 15.6 million | EUR 6.0 million 2025-03 | +EUR 9.6 million | +160.5% | DS-045409:FI:NL:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:FI:NL:1804:1:2025-03 |
| 12 | Netherlands exports to Czechia | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 5.4 million | EUR 2.2 million 2025-03 | +EUR 3.2 million | +142.5% | DS-045409:NL:CZ:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:CZ:1804:2:2025-03 |
| 13 | France exports to Germany | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 18.5 million | EUR 8.0 million 2025-03 | +EUR 10.4 million | +130.6% | DS-045409:FR:DE:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:FR:DE:1804:2:2025-03 |
| 14 | Belgium imports from Germany | 1805 Cocoa: powder | EUR 6.8 million | EUR 3.0 million 2025-03 | +EUR 3.7 million | +121.6% | DS-045409:BE:DE:1805:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:DE:1805:1:2025-03 |
| 15 | Italy imports from Uganda | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 7.6 million | EUR 3.9 million 2025-03 | +EUR 3.7 million | +96.1% | DS-045409:IT:UG:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:IT:UG:1801:1:2025-03 |
Largest year on year changes, EUR
| # | Flow | Product | April 2025 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany imports from Netherlands | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 31.0 million | EUR 82.8 million 2024-04 | −EUR 51.9 million | −62.6% | DS-045409:DE:NL:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:NL:1801:1:2024-04 |
| 2 | Netherlands exports to Germany | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 34.9 million | EUR 84.5 million 2024-04 | −EUR 49.5 million | −58.7% | DS-045409:NL:DE:1801:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:DE:1801:2:2024-04 |
| 3 | Belgium imports from Netherlands | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 105.1 million | EUR 55.8 million 2024-04 | +EUR 49.3 million | +88.3% | DS-045409:BE:NL:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:NL:1804:1:2024-04 |
| 4 | Netherlands imports from Guinea | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 52.8 million | EUR 6.6 million 2024-04 | +EUR 46.1 million | +694.7% | DS-045409:NL:GN:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:GN:1801:1:2024-04 |
| 5 | Belgium exports to Germany | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 77.3 million | EUR 35.5 million 2024-04 | +EUR 41.8 million | +117.6% | DS-045409:BE:DE:1801:2:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:DE:1801:2:2024-04 |
| 6 | Germany imports from Netherlands | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 87.3 million | EUR 46.9 million 2024-04 | +EUR 40.4 million | +86.2% | DS-045409:DE:NL:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:NL:1804:1:2024-04 |
| 7 | Netherlands imports from Nigeria | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 152.0 million | EUR 112.1 million 2024-04 | +EUR 39.9 million | +35.6% | DS-045409:NL:NG:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:NG:1801:1:2024-04 |
| 8 | Netherlands exports to Germany | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 82.3 million | EUR 43.2 million 2024-04 | +EUR 39.1 million | +90.6% | DS-045409:NL:DE:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:DE:1804:2:2024-04 |
| 9 | Netherlands imports from Ghana | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 53.1 million | EUR 14.1 million 2024-04 | +EUR 39.0 million | +277.3% | DS-045409:NL:GH:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:GH:1804:1:2024-04 |
| 10 | Netherlands exports to Germany | 1803 Cocoa: paste | EUR 37.0 million | EUR 74.5 million 2024-04 | −EUR 37.5 million | −50.4% | DS-045409:NL:DE:1803:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:DE:1803:2:2024-04 |
| 11 | Netherlands exports to Belgium | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 82.6 million | EUR 45.4 million 2024-04 | +EUR 37.2 million | +81.9% | DS-045409:NL:BE:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:BE:1804:2:2024-04 |
| 12 | France imports from Côte d’Ivoire | 1803 Cocoa: paste | EUR 50.7 million | EUR 14.0 million 2024-04 | +EUR 36.7 million | +261.4% | DS-045409:FR:CI:1803:1:2025-04 DS-045409:FR:CI:1803:1:2024-04 |
| 13 | Belgium imports from Netherlands | 1803 Cocoa: paste | EUR 66.7 million | EUR 31.6 million 2024-04 | +EUR 35.1 million | +111.2% | DS-045409:BE:NL:1803:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:NL:1803:1:2024-04 |
| 14 | Germany imports from Côte d’Ivoire | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 72.0 million | EUR 37.0 million 2024-04 | +EUR 35.0 million | +94.6% | DS-045409:DE:CI:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:CI:1801:1:2024-04 |
| 15 | Germany imports from Belgium | 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa | EUR 92.6 million | EUR 58.3 million 2024-04 | +EUR 34.3 million | +58.8% | DS-045409:DE:BE:1806:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:BE:1806:1:2024-04 |
Largest year on year changes, percent
| # | Flow | Product | April 2025 | Comparison | Change | Change % | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland imports from Netherlands | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 15.6 million | EUR 1.3 million 2024-04 | +EUR 14.3 million | +1,097.9% | DS-045409:FI:NL:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:FI:NL:1804:1:2024-04 |
| 2 | Netherlands imports from Guinea | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 52.8 million | EUR 6.6 million 2024-04 | +EUR 46.1 million | +694.7% | DS-045409:NL:GN:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:GN:1801:1:2024-04 |
| 3 | Germany imports from Türkiye | 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa | EUR 10.4 million | EUR 1.4 million 2024-04 | +EUR 9.0 million | +635.8% | DS-045409:DE:TR:1806:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:TR:1806:1:2024-04 |
| 4 | Sweden imports from Belgium | 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa | EUR 21.4 million | EUR 3.2 million 2024-04 | +EUR 18.2 million | +564.1% | DS-045409:SE:BE:1806:1:2025-04 DS-045409:SE:BE:1806:1:2024-04 |
| 5 | Belgium imports from Germany | 1805 Cocoa: powder | EUR 6.8 million | EUR 1.0 million 2024-04 | +EUR 5.7 million | +546.2% | DS-045409:BE:DE:1805:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:DE:1805:1:2024-04 |
| 6 | Netherlands exports to Sweden | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 11.5 million | EUR 1.9 million 2024-04 | +EUR 9.6 million | +510.3% | DS-045409:NL:SE:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:SE:1804:2:2024-04 |
| 7 | Germany imports from Cameroon | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 6.6 million | EUR 1.1 million 2024-04 | +EUR 5.5 million | +479.3% | DS-045409:DE:CM:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:CM:1801:1:2024-04 |
| 8 | Germany imports from Cameroon | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 9.5 million | EUR 1.7 million 2024-04 | +EUR 7.8 million | +460.0% | DS-045409:DE:CM:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:DE:CM:1804:1:2024-04 |
| 9 | Belgium imports from France | 1803 Cocoa: paste | EUR 14.6 million | EUR 2.7 million 2024-04 | +EUR 11.9 million | +437.6% | DS-045409:BE:FR:1803:1:2025-04 DS-045409:BE:FR:1803:1:2024-04 |
| 10 | France exports to United Kingdom | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 6.7 million | EUR 1.4 million 2024-04 | +EUR 5.3 million | +379.7% | DS-045409:FR:GB:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:FR:GB:1804:2:2024-04 |
| 11 | Italy imports from Togo | 1801 Cocoa beans | EUR 5.1 million | EUR 1.1 million 2024-04 | +EUR 4.0 million | +366.8% | DS-045409:IT:TG:1801:1:2025-04 DS-045409:IT:TG:1801:1:2024-04 |
| 12 | Croatia imports from Serbia | 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa | EUR 7.0 million | EUR 1.6 million 2024-04 | +EUR 5.4 million | +339.3% | DS-045409:HR:RS:1806:1:2025-04 DS-045409:HR:RS:1806:1:2024-04 |
| 13 | Netherlands exports to Norway | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 6.6 million | EUR 1.5 million 2024-04 | +EUR 5.1 million | +334.5% | DS-045409:NL:NO:1804:2:2025-04 DS-045409:NL:NO:1804:2:2024-04 |
| 14 | France imports from Netherlands | 1805 Cocoa: powder | EUR 21.0 million | EUR 4.9 million 2024-04 | +EUR 16.1 million | +329.0% | DS-045409:FR:NL:1805:1:2025-04 DS-045409:FR:NL:1805:1:2024-04 |
| 15 | Sweden imports from Netherlands | 1804 Cocoa: butter | EUR 15.5 million | EUR 3.7 million 2024-04 | +EUR 11.8 million | +321.0% | DS-045409:SE:NL:1804:1:2025-04 DS-045409:SE:NL:1804:1:2024-04 |
Data Passport
- Eurostat Comext DS-045409: monthly trade of the EU member states by partner country and product, EUR and net mass, months 2025-03, 2025-04 and 2024-04. Licence: Eurostat reuse policy, free reuse with attribution "Source: Eurostat" (© European Union). Record IDs: DS-045409:reporter:partner:product:flow:month. Source
- Method: For each EU reporter, HS4 product, partner country and flow, the value of April 2025 is compared with the month before and with the same month a year earlier. A missing month row counts as no recorded trade. Lists rank by the absolute change in EUR or by the percent change; aggregates (world, intra and extra EU) and confidential partners are left out, as are Peru and the Philippines.
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