Import/export HS code 04061030: Mozzarella cheese

Mozzarella cheese, whether stored in liquid or not, commonly used in pizzas and salads

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Denmark 206,539,242
Italy 146,077,032
Belgium 48,896,512
Germany 35,971,580
Ireland 35,581,679

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Denmark 113,387,764 93,151,478 -20,236,286
Italy 75,328,175 70,748,857 -4,579,318
Belgium 26,848,803 22,047,709 -4,801,094
Germany 21,904,821 14,066,759 -7,838,062
Ireland 15,057,663 20,524,016 +5,466,353
Netherlands 18,121,871 10,549,280 -7,572,591
Poland 8,251,319 7,881,841 -369,478
France 3,973,142 7,253,377 +3,280,235
Spain 1,084,651 2,552,647 +1,467,996
Switzerland 1,808,618 1,298,927 -509,691

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Denmark 208,183,988
Italy 155,824,399
Germany 49,386,168
Belgium 35,090,784
Ireland 32,077,478

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Denmark 114,284,835 93,899,153 -20,385,682
Italy 80,041,485 75,782,914 -4,258,571
Germany 27,702,193 21,683,975 -6,018,218
Belgium 17,626,679 17,464,105 -162,574
Ireland 12,668,086 19,409,392 +6,741,306
Netherlands 16,907,103 8,010,822 -8,896,281
Poland 8,281,078 7,850,885 -430,193
Switzerland 1,864,058 1,297,972 -566,086
Spain 928,122 2,122,890 +1,194,768
Hungary 356,151 636,728 +280,577

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 17
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - East 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 6 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 425,370,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,184,839
Other 6,831,919
Road transport 2,830,610
Air transport 20,449

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 254,562,541 170,808,289 -83,754,252
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,764,379 76,420,460 +51,656,081
Other 5,014,888 1,817,031 -3,197,857
Road transport 1,587,309 1,243,301 -344,008
Air transport 0 20,449 +20,449

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 225,542,446
Dover 100,952,125
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,315,054
Eurotunnel 48,737,983
Killingholme 30,708,509

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 119,760,746 105,781,700 -13,979,046
Dover 49,430,420 51,521,705 +2,091,285
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,972,305 26,342,749 -1,629,556
Eurotunnel 25,517,292 23,220,691 -2,296,601
Killingholme 23,567,582 7,140,927 -16,426,655
London 11,496,748 11,377,926 -118,822
Holyhead 7,187,373 12,425,758 +5,238,385
Liverpool Docks 5,133,968 5,932,626 +798,658
000 5,014,888 1,817,031 -3,197,857
Middlesbrough 4,031,650 1,598,411 -2,433,239

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 84
Food and beverage service activities 23
Manufacture of food products 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 64
2025-11 61
2025-10 65
2025-09 67
2025-08 61

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 58
54m+ 33
15m-54m 20
0-1m 12
Other 5

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Belgium 90,631,238
Ireland 76,831,817
Italy 39,275,440
China 8,169,482
Netherlands 6,334,686

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Belgium 49,376,540 41,254,698 -8,121,842
Ireland 42,166,862 34,664,955 -7,501,907
Italy 21,512,755 17,762,685 -3,750,070
China 1,079,632 7,089,850 +6,010,218
Netherlands 5,199,371 1,135,315 -4,064,056
Spain 4,205,094 1,633,275 -2,571,819
United Arab Emirates 3,647,964 810,287 -2,837,677
France 2,619,616 1,238,317 -1,381,299
Germany 1,693,710 2,163,334 +469,624
Dominican Republic 1,659,039 1,298,560 -360,479

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 109,543,801
Ireland 6,325,330
Italy 64,699
Cyprus 6,392
Greece 4,841

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 59,544,260 49,999,541 -9,544,719
Ireland 5,977,943 347,387 -5,630,556
Italy 34,465 30,234 -4,231
Cyprus 4,441 1,951 -2,490
Greece 2,099 2,742 +643
Belgium 2,322 566 -1,756
France 1,625 0 -1,625
Spain 120 124 +4
Netherlands 0 49 +49

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 126,377,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,168,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,534,090
Air transport 2,664,552

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 70,828,127 55,549,502 -15,278,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,203,593 46,964,409 -12,239,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,988,324 15,545,766 +3,557,442
Air transport 2,221,500 443,052 -1,778,448

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 126,377,629
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,992,600
London Gateway Port 13,526,653
Southampton 7,369,737
Felixstowe 4,404,913

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 70,828,127 55,549,502 -15,278,625
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,440,659 44,551,941 -10,888,718
London Gateway Port 6,716,548 6,810,105 +93,557
Southampton 2,681,461 4,688,276 +2,006,815
Felixstowe 1,097,178 3,307,735 +2,210,557
London Heathrow Airport 2,160,355 379,620 -1,780,735
Holyhead 1,293,867 883,422 -410,445
Portsmouth 1,246,072 883,453 -362,619
Liverpool Docks 1,250,833 693,638 -557,195
Eurotunnel 1,035,281 639,261 -396,020

Quick facts

HS code: 04061030

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Mozzarella cheese, whether stored in liquid or not, commonly used in pizzas and salads