Overall spending on chocolate imports increased by an average 64.2% for all importing countries since five years earlier in 2021 when international purchases of chocolate cost $32.3 billion.
Year over year, worldwide revenues generated from imported chocolate accelerated by 21% from $43.9 billion during 2024.
The 5 leading countries for buying imported chocolate are the United States of America, Germany, France, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Collectively, those top 5 chocolate importers bought over two-fifths (41.5%) of the total value for globally imported chocolate in 2025.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in Europe spent the most on imported chocolate during 2025 with purchases valued at $33.7 billion or 63.5% of the overall total. In second place were importers located in North America at 15.5% while another 15.4% of worldwide chocolate imports was delivered to customers in Asia.
Smaller percentages were bought by importers in Latin America (2.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania (1.7%) led by Australia and New Zealand, and finally Africa (1.5%).
For research purposes, 1806 is the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.
Chocolate Imports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of chocolate during 2025.
- United States: US$5.9 billion (11% of total imported chocolate)
- Germany: $4.8 billion (9%)
- France: $4.41 billion (8.3%)
- United Kingdom: $4.31 billion (8.1%)
- Netherlands: $2.7 billion (5.1%)
- Belgium: $2.4 billion (4.5%)
- Canada: $1.88 billion (3.5%)
- Poland: $1.85 billion (3.5%)
- Spain: $1.4 billion (2.6%)
- Italy: $1.1 billion (2.2%)
- Austria: $909.3 million (1.7%)
- Sweden: $816.3 million (1.5%)
- Czech Republic: $811.9 million (1.5%)
- Japan: $785.3 million (1.5%)
- Romania: $706.9 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 65.3% of all chocolate imported in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for chocolate since 2024 were: Spain (up 42.7%), Sweden (up 38.9%), Belgium (up 33%) and Italy (up 31.1%).
Japan posted the most modest gain, recording a 15.1% year-over-year increase in spending.
Searchable List of Chocolate Importer Countries in 2025
The 100 key importers of chocolate showcased in the following automated database bought 98.7% of total imported chocolate in 2025.
| Rank | Importer | Chocolate Imports | 2024-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $5,861,318,000 | +19.1% |
| 2 | Germany | $4,755,808,000 | +26.4% |
| 3 | France | $4,410,969,000 | +30.5% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $4,312,495,000 | +19.2% |
| 5 | Netherlands | $2,683,965,000 | +30.3% |
| 6 | Belgium | $2,392,196,000 | +33% |
| 7 | Canada | $1,879,391,000 | +21.9% |
| 8 | Poland | $1,852,169,000 | +24.7% |
| 9 | Spain | $1,370,524,000 | +42.7% |
| 10 | Italy | $1,146,781,000 | +31.1% |
| 11 | Austria | $909,257,000 | +23.5% |
| 12 | Sweden | $816,295,000 | +38.9% |
| 13 | Czech Republic | $811,867,000 | +21.7% |
| 14 | Japan | $785,295,000 | +15.1% |
| 15 | Romania | $706,926,000 | +15.7% |
| 16 | Russia | $701,020,000 | +14% |
| 17 | mainland China | $694,657,000 | +6.1% |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | $684,905,000 | +13.1% |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | $659,444,000 | +0.1% |
| 20 | Ireland | $648,018,000 | +24.3% |
| 21 | Australia | $616,767,000 | +19.7% |
| 22 | Denmark | $599,415,000 | +18.9% |
| 23 | Hungary | $588,085,000 | +26.4% |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | $528,501,000 | +42.2% |
| 25 | Portugal | $516,796,000 | +41.9% |
| 26 | Mexico | $473,522,000 | +2.6% |
| 27 | Slovakia | $459,949,000 | +11.4% |
| 28 | Switzerland | $438,397,000 | +22.6% |
| 29 | Croatia | $417,110,000 | +19.2% |
| 30 | South Korea | $402,885,000 | +3.6% |
| 31 | Bulgaria | $399,881,000 | +21.3% |
| 32 | Hong Kong | $399,569,000 | -2.9% |
| 33 | Norway | $376,462,000 | +28.4% |
| 34 | Türkiye | $335,126,000 | +38.1% |
| 35 | Singapore | $318,714,000 | +18.3% |
| 36 | Philippines | $313,281,000 | +12% |
| 37 | Greece | $299,354,000 | +30.4% |
| 38 | Israel | $285,960,000 | +25.1% |
| 39 | Ukraine | $266,536,000 | +33.7% |
| 40 | Iraq | $260,272,000 | -14% |
| 41 | Finland | $254,250,000 | +22.2% |
| 42 | New Zealand | $248,873,000 | +8.3% |
| 43 | Malaysia | $243,569,000 | +20.9% |
| 44 | Lithuania | $239,144,000 | +17.8% |
| 45 | Thailand | $238,707,000 | +18.4% |
| 46 | Slovenia | $223,828,000 | +25.2% |
| 47 | Brazil | $218,626,000 | +17.9% |
| 48 | Serbia | $191,643,000 | +9.8% |
| 49 | Chile | $179,675,000 | +19.9% |
| 50 | Kuwait | $175,093,000 | -23.4% |
| 51 | Indonesia | $164,696,000 | +24.6% |
| 52 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $150,617,000 | +13.7% |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | $148,539,000 | +15.4% |
| 54 | India | $147,301,000 | +6.2% |
| 55 | Taiwan | $145,858,000 | +5.6% |
| 56 | South Africa | $143,947,000 | +18.1% |
| 57 | Vietnam | $137,815,000 | +62.2% |
| 58 | Latvia | $137,103,000 | +22.2% |
| 59 | Morocco | $135,646,000 | +18.4% |
| 60 | Libya | $129,108,000 | -9.1% |
| 61 | Georgia | $118,827,000 | +24.4% |
| 62 | Luxembourg | $106,071,000 | +19.7% |
| 63 | Qatar | $105,448,000 | -16.7% |
| 64 | Lebanon | $92,335,000 | +52.3% |
| 65 | Jordan | $92,061,000 | +21% |
| 66 | Estonia | $91,641,000 | +6% |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | $90,464,000 | -48.1% |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | $79,572,000 | -3.6% |
| 69 | Argentina | $77,886,000 | +47.7% |
| 70 | Mongolia | $77,023,000 | -1.2% |
| 71 | Colombia | $75,876,000 | +28.9% |
| 72 | Guatemala | $73,632,000 | +8.3% |
| 73 | Costa Rica | $73,326,000 | +16% |
| 74 | Peru | $70,989,000 | -15.2% |
| 75 | Egypt | $63,551,000 | +10.3% |
| 76 | Cyprus | $63,148,000 | +25.6% |
| 77 | Panama | $61,475,000 | +5.4% |
| 78 | Ecuador | $60,700,000 | +19% |
| 79 | North Macedonia | $57,077,000 | -4.5% |
| 80 | Belarus | $56,976,000 | +75% |
| 81 | Moldova | $50,978,000 | +27.1% |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | $48,731,000 | +14.2% |
| 83 | Palestine | $48,154,000 | -16.7% |
| 84 | Oman | $46,717,000 | -50.7% |
| 85 | Uruguay | $46,219,000 | +32.2% |
| 86 | Albania | $45,639,000 | +15.3% |
| 87 | Iceland | $43,140,000 | +32% |
| 88 | Montenegro | $40,999,000 | +10.3% |
| 89 | Paraguay | $40,531,000 | +20.6% |
| 90 | Macao | $37,477,000 | -1% |
| 91 | Malta | $37,431,000 | +18.7% |
| 92 | Mauritius | $37,348,000 | +14.3% |
| 93 | El Salvador | $35,110,000 | +9.1% |
| 94 | Bahrain | $31,590,000 | -41.3% |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | $30,706,000 | +35% |
| 96 | Nigeria | $30,431,000 | +10.8% |
| 97 | Venezuela | $29,830,000 | -23% |
| 98 | Armenia | $29,516,000 | -64.1% |
| 99 | Bolivia | $28,373,000 | +6% |
| 100 | Yemen | $26,751,000 | +192.7% |
Among this larger cohort of chocolate importers, the fastest-growing increases belong to Yeman (up 192.7% from 2024), Belarus (up 75%), Vietnam (up 62.2%), Lebanon (up 52.3%), Argentina (up 47.7%) and Spain (up 42.7%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns above. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means no 2024 data was available.
Chocolate Imports into the United States
The United States of America’s global purchases of imported chocolate totaled US$5.86 billion in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which America imported the highest dollar value worth of chocolate during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- Canada: US$3.1 billion (up 15.2% from 2024)
- Mexico: $682.7 million (down -0.8%)
- Belgium: $312.9 million (up 19.7%)
- Germany: $248.1 million (up 26.5%)
- Türkiye: $198.6 million (up 344.5%)
- Italy: $183.5 million (up 32.7%)
- Poland: $141 million (up 2.7%)
- Switzerland: $139.7 million (up 3.6%)
- Croatia: $102.7 million (up 79.8%)
- France: $87.6 million (up 14.2%)
- Colombia: $81.7 million (up 121.4%)
- Ireland: $61 million (up 11.1%)
- Ivory Coast: $54 million (up 34%)
- United Kingdom: $53.3 million (up 41.7%)
- Austria: $50.8 million (up 14.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.4% of chocolate imported by America in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of chocolate to the United States since 2024 were: Türkiye (up 344.5%), Colombia (up 121.4%), Croatia (up 79.8%) and the United Kingdom (up 41.7%).
Mexico was the lone large chocolate provider to experience a year-over-year decline in the value of chocolate supplied to American importers recording a -0.8% slowdown.
Overall, the value of America’s imported chocolate rose by an average 19.1% from all supplying countries since 2024 when chocolate purchased cost $4.9 billion.
Chocolate Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported chocolate totaled US$4.76 billion in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of chocolate during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- Belgium: US$1.1 billion (up 29.7% from 2024)
- Poland: $768.7 million (up 24.4%)
- Netherlands: $623.9 million (up 42.4%)
- Switzerland: $450.3 million (up 22.6%)
- Italy: $446.2 million (up 21.5%)
- Austria: $318.4 million (up 9.8%)
- France: $161.3 million (up 13.6%)
- Croatia: $122.5 million (up 44.6%)
- Spain: $109.8 million (up 39.9%)
- United Kingdom: $99.6 million (up 61.2%)
- Bulgaria: $75.1 million (up 32.9%)
- Denmark: $67.7 million (up 45.5%)
- Türkiye: $65.8 million (up 28.3%)
- Sweden: $55.7 million (up 28.8%)
- Hungary: $45.6 million (up 47.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 95.7% of chocolate imported by Germany in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of chocolate to Germany since 2024 were: United Kingdom (up 61.2%), Hungary (up 47.3%), Denmark (up 45.5%) and Croatia (up 44.6%).
Austria posted the most modest gain in the value of their chocolate supplied to German importers via its 9.8% upswing.
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported chocolate acclerated by an average 26.4% from all supplying countries since 2024 when chocolate purchased cost $3.8 billion.
Chocolate Imports into France
France’s global purchases of imported chocolate totaled US$4.41 billion in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of chocolate during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- Belgium: US$1 billion (up 25.6% from 2024)
- Germany: $976.1 million (up 26%)
- Italy: $582.3 million (up 17.7%)
- Ivory Coast: $387.8 million (up 74.5%)
- Poland: $345.2 million (up 51.4%)
- Spain: $278.5 million (up 43.3%)
- Netherlands: $236.3 million (up 28.5%)
- United Kingdom: $226 million (up 20.8%)
- Switzerland: $141.6 million (up 15.6%)
- Austria: $27.5 million (up 45.5%)
- Türkiye: $20.7 million (up 509.5%)
- Slovakia: $18 million (up 22%)
- Croatia: $13.4 million (up 68%)
- Czech Republic: $12.3 million (up 11.9%)
- Sweden: $11.5 million (down -6.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.5% of chocolate imported by France in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of chocolate to France since 2024 were: Türkiye (up 509.5%), Ivory Coast (up 74.5%), Croatia (up 68%) and Poland (up 51.4%).
Sweden was the sole exporter to experience a year-over-year decline in the value of chocolate supplied to French importers via a -6.8% slowdown.
Overall, the value of France’s imported chocolate expanded by an average 30.5% from all supplying countries since 2024 when chocolate purchased cost $3.4 billion.
Chocolate Imports into the United Kingdom
United Kingdom’s global purchases of imported chocolate totaled US$4.31 billion in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the UK imported the highest dollar value worth of chocolate during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- Germany: US$990.8 million (up 18% from 2024)
- Poland: $611.6 million (up 16.1%)
- Belgium: $505.5 million (up 6.8%)
- Italy: $411.8 million (up 21.7%)
- France: $399.7 million (up 19.5%)
- Ireland: $382.8 million (up 32.7%)
- Netherlands: $288.6 million (up 24.3%)
- Switzerland: $156 million (up 29.4%)
- Spain: $80.9 million (up 36.9%)
- Lithuania: $79.5 million (up 34.9%)
- Türkiye: $45.6 million (up 443.8%)
- United States: $39.9 million (down -25%)
- Czech Republic: $33.1 million (up 18.7%)
- Sweden: $32.4 million (up 32.7%)
- Austria: $31.3 million (down -46.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94.8% of chocolate imported by the United Kingdom in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of chocolate to the UK since 2024 were: Türkiye (up 443.8%), Spain (up 36.9%), Lithuania (up 34.9%) and Sweden (up 32.7%).
Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their chocolate supplied to UK importers included: Austria (down -46.2%), United States of America (down -25%), Belgium (down 6.8%) and Poland (down 16.1%).
Overall, the value of United Kingdom’s imported chocolate grew by an average 19.2% from all supplying countries since 2024 when chocolate purchased cost $3.6 billion.
See also Chocolate Exporters by Country, Hot Chocolate Exports by Country, Candy Sweets Exports by Country, Natural Honey Imports by Country and Sugar Imports by Country
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International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on June 25, 2026
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