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THORNTONS LIMITED

Thornton Park, Somercotes, Derbyshire, DE55 4XJ🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Company no. 00174706Incorporated 13/05/1921Industry (SIC) 10821 - Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectioneryOn record November 2017 to August 2026🔒 Compliance check
MachineryChocolate & other food preparations containing cocoaNuts and other seeds
Product lines
1,040
Nov ’17 to Aug ’26
Products
12
HS subheadings on record
Rank · machinery in this chapter
One of 2,578
of 2,578 importers in 2025
Months active
92
of 92 on record
Latest activity
Aug ’26
most recent month on record
Company no.
00174706
incorporated 13/05/1921

Import activity

November 2017 to August 2026
01102202017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
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What THORNTONS LIMITED imports

share of declarations
Machinery, parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink (HS 84389000): 19.5%Machinery, parts of thosemachines used in the industrialpreparation or manufacture of20% HS 84389000Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg (HS 18062010): 15.6%Chocolate & other foodpreparations containingcocoa, in blocks, slabs16% HS 18062010Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg (HS 18062095): 15.6%Chocolate & other foodpreparations containingcocoa, in blocks, slabs16% HS 18062095Nuts and other seeds, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) (HS 20081919): 15.6%Nuts and other seeds,whether or not containingadded sugar, other16% HS 20081919Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS 20): 7.8%Preparations ofvegetables, fruit, nutsor other parts of plants7.8% HS 20Fruit, cherries, prepared or preserved in ways in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (HS 20086050): 7.8%Fruit, cherries, preparedor preserved in ways inheading no. 2007, whether7.8% HS 20086050Machinery, industrial, for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate (HS 84382000): 4.7%Machinery,industrial, forthe manufacture4.7%Plastics, of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials (HS 39202080): 3.1%Plastics,of polymersof3.1%Textiles, made up articles (including dress patterns) in chapter 63 in heading no. 6307 (HS 63079010): 3.1%Textiles, madeup articles(including3.1%Cocoa, butter, fat and oil (HS 18040000): 2.3%Cocoa, butter,fat and oil2.3%Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee (HS 21011100): 2.3%Extracts,essences andconcentrates,2.3%Plastics, sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers (HS 39232990): 2.3%Plastics,sacks andbags2.3%
HS codeProductShareRanked
84389000Machinery, parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink17.4%#1 · 6 yrs
18062010Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg13.9%#1 · 5 yrs
18062095Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg13.9%#1 · 5 yrs
20081919Nuts and other seeds, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures)13.9%#1 · 5 yrs
20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants6.9%#2 · 3 yrs
20086050Fruit, cherries, prepared or preserved in ways in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit6.9%#1 · 3 yrs
84382000Machinery, industrial, for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate4.2%#2 · 2 yrs
39202080Plastics, of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials2.8%#2 · 2021
63079010Textiles, made up articles (including dress patterns) in chapter 63 in heading no. 63072.8%#2 · 2020
18040000Cocoa, butter, fat and oil2.1%#4 · 2 yrs

Trade lanes

10 counterparty markets → United Kingdom imports of machinery in this chapter
GERMANYNETHERLANDSITALYUNITED STATESDENMARKFRANCECHINAUNITED KINGDOM
🇩🇪 Germany 22%🇳🇱 Netherlands 16%🇮🇹 Italy 14%

Market-wide sourcing of machinery in this chapter into United Kingdom; the directory does not publish origins per importer.

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ranked by activity on record
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Common questions

What does THORNTONS LIMITED import?

UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House list machinery, chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa and nuts and other seeds as THORNTONS LIMITED's principal imports (ranked by HS subheading, 12 products on record).

Who else imports machinery in this chapter in United Kingdom?

ITW LIMITED, J E GROTE COMPANY INC and REISER (UK) LTD rank among the largest importers of machinery in this chapter (HS 8438) in United Kingdom, out of 2,578 importers on record in 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House. Exsigo ingests the official records; nothing here is scraped from directories or estimated.