Haribo Wholesale in the UK: A Buyer's Guide

UK VAT applies confectionery at the standard 20% rate — unlike most food, sweets and chocolate are specifically excluded from the UK's zero-rating for food. For EU-origin confectionery, the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement allows tariff-free import provided the goods meet rules-of-origin requirements and the correct origin documentation (e.g. a statement on origin) accompanies the shipment; goods that don't meet origin rules fall under the standard UK Global Tariff. Candora Trading, based in the EU, supplies UK importers and distributors with jelly and sour gummy candy in bulk and private label formats under the UK–EU TCA framework.

European gummy manufacturing covers the standard format range — bears, worms, rings, belts, and cola bottles — produced in gelatin-based, pectin-based (vegan), and halal- or kosher-certifiable formulations depending on the factory partner. Standard shelf life runs 9-12 months from production date. A first private label run typically starts around 500kg-1 tonne per SKU, with MOQ per SKU dropping as the total number of SKUs in a combined order increases.

Gummy candy pricing splits into three broad tiers: commodity gelatin-based product at the entry price point, standard branded-quality formulations in the mid-tier, and premium formulations (higher fruit content, natural colours, vegan pectin) at the top. Volume discounts typically become meaningful once an order reaches 5-10 tonnes, with the steepest per-unit price step-down between a first trial pallet order and a first full-container commitment.