Import/export HS code 04061080: Various fresh cheese

Additional fresh cheese types not covered under specific codes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Italy 62,277,267
Bulgaria 9,451,810
Belgium 7,823,255
Spain 5,783,330
Poland 2,871,407

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 £
Italy 30,229,961 32,047,306 +1,817,345
Bulgaria 4,245,002 5,206,808 +961,806
Belgium 3,667,577 4,155,678 +488,101
Spain 1,162,708 4,620,622 +3,457,914
Poland 1,988,973 882,434 -1,106,539
Greece 677,045 2,071,534 +1,394,489
France 1,308,823 957,819 -351,004
Romania 459,317 637,313 +177,996
Netherlands 738,846 139,440 -599,406
Latvia 244,823 146,653 -98,170

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 £
Italy 65,356,953
Bulgaria 9,459,816
Spain 5,685,616
Greece 3,611,019
Poland 2,334,207

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 £
Italy 31,743,812 33,613,141 +1,869,329
Bulgaria 4,251,966 5,207,850 +955,884
Spain 1,417,394 4,268,222 +2,850,828
Greece 1,393,409 2,217,610 +824,201
Poland 1,423,750 910,457 -513,293
Romania 624,151 756,557 +132,406
Belgium 396,627 380,602 -16,025
France 385,385 365,065 -20,320
Netherlands 550,667 133,956 -416,711
Germany 390,289 155,115 -235,174

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 20
Inner London - East 16
Outer London - East and North East 16
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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
Outer London - West and North West 18 15 -3
Inner London - East 12 14 +2
Outer London - East and North East 15 13 -2
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Kent 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -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) 84,432,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,537,408
Other 5,119,502
Air transport 14,787

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) 39,442,761 44,989,727 +5,546,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,800,563 3,736,845 -63,718
Other 2,260,143 2,859,359 +599,216
Air transport 0 14,787 +14,787

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 40,611,504
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,341,747
Eurotunnel 20,155,793
000 5,119,502
London 4,774,951

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 £
Dover 16,943,620 23,667,884 +6,724,264
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,847,467 10,494,280 -2,353,187
Eurotunnel 9,918,643 10,237,150 +318,507
000 2,260,143 2,859,359 +599,216
London 2,048,102 2,726,849 +678,747
Immingham Docks 658,664 676,879 +18,215
Middlesbrough 454,624 398,330 -56,294
Portsmouth 216,312 208,600 -7,712
Harwich 28,010 127,311 +99,301
Purfleet 26,694 104,306 +77,612

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 97
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 15
Manufacture of food products 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 62
2026-03 73
2026-02 65
2026-01 58
2025-12 66

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 64
54m+ 29
15m-54m 22
0-1m 13
Other 2

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 £
Ireland 613,228
United Arab Emirates 399,772
Barbados 300,741
Qatar 197,329
Lebanon 174,030

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 £
Ireland 75,733 537,495 +461,762
United Arab Emirates 216,490 183,282 -33,208
Barbados 246,853 53,888 -192,965
Qatar 153,163 44,166 -108,997
Lebanon 171,948 2,082 -169,866
Iraq 101,675 0 -101,675
Denmark 94,895 0 -94,895
Belgium 81,085 0 -81,085
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18,418 0 -18,418
Antigua and Barbuda 0 14,018 +14,018

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 £
Italy 14,694
Netherlands 1,338
Ireland 1,184
Belgium 1,054
Germany 921

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 £
Italy 6,062 8,632 +2,570
Netherlands 816 522 -294
Ireland 1,184 0 -1,184
Belgium 1,054 0 -1,054
Germany 657 264 -393
XI 502 18 -484
Poland 0 72 +72

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 702,078
Air transport 293,494
Other 24,775

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 760,908 234,933 -525,975
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,975 523,103 +344,128
Air transport 229,164 64,330 -164,834
Other 10,383 14,392 +4,009

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 501,675
London Gateway Port 447,098
London Heathrow Airport 213,806
Southampton 191,409
Felixstowe 170,504

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 £
Holyhead 31,843 469,832 +437,989
London Gateway Port 327,158 119,940 -207,218
London Heathrow Airport 212,892 914 -211,978
Southampton 130,304 61,105 -69,199
Felixstowe 170,504 0 -170,504
Portsmouth 59,421 53,888 -5,533
Liverpool Docks 42,781 53,271 +10,490
Immingham Docks 94,895 0 -94,895
Eurotunnel 81,085 0 -81,085
Manchester Airport 15,286 45,334 +30,048

Quick facts

HS code: 04061080

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

Description: Additional fresh cheese types not covered under specific codes