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 62,840,023
Bulgaria 9,512,714
Belgium 7,857,394
Spain 6,477,641
Greece 2,976,949

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 30,596,648 32,243,375 +1,646,727
Bulgaria 4,426,250 5,086,464 +660,214
Belgium 3,848,222 4,009,172 +160,950
Spain 1,256,129 5,221,512 +3,965,383
Greece 785,606 2,191,343 +1,405,737
Poland 1,985,065 851,918 -1,133,147
France 1,288,805 992,549 -296,256
Romania 482,855 662,861 +180,006
Netherlands 777,793 108,727 -669,066
Hungary 194,424 224,187 +29,763

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 65,988,502
Bulgaria 9,517,079
Spain 6,346,319
Greece 3,697,937
Poland 2,365,338

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 32,233,700 33,754,802 +1,521,102
Bulgaria 4,429,573 5,087,506 +657,933
Spain 1,493,514 4,852,805 +3,359,291
Greece 1,352,631 2,345,306 +992,675
Poland 1,485,135 880,203 -604,932
Romania 632,468 775,935 +143,467
Belgium 419,324 390,829 -28,495
France 383,260 363,352 -19,908
Netherlands 595,941 116,892 -479,049
Germany 387,933 139,711 -248,222

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
Outer London - East and North East 18
Inner London - East 16
Inner London - West 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Outer London - East and North East 16 14 -2
Inner London - East 12 14 +2
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
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) 86,170,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,534,262
Other 5,185,307
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) 40,122,148 46,047,938 +5,925,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,974,804 3,559,458 -415,346
Other 2,364,957 2,820,350 +455,393
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 41,454,977
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,672,796
Eurotunnel 20,703,260
000 5,185,307
London 4,772,075

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 17,532,738 23,922,239 +6,389,501
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,942,769 10,730,027 -2,212,742
Eurotunnel 9,893,635 10,809,625 +915,990
000 2,364,957 2,820,350 +455,393
London 2,156,664 2,615,411 +458,747
Immingham Docks 683,093 664,914 -18,179
Middlesbrough 486,380 366,058 -120,322
Portsmouth 200,698 199,211 -1,487
Harwich 28,010 170,475 +142,465
Purfleet 54,731 64,591 +9,860

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
98
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Manufacture of food products
16
Food and beverage service activities
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
2026-05 74
2026-04 62
2026-03 73
2026-02 65
2026-01 58

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 65
54m+ 30
15m-54m 21
0-1m 14
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 649,096
United Arab Emirates 318,280
Barbados 289,481
Qatar 186,818
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 125,789 523,307 +397,518
United Arab Emirates 134,998 183,282 +48,284
Barbados 242,128 47,353 -194,775
Qatar 143,533 43,285 -100,248
Lebanon 171,948 2,082 -169,866
Spain 0 126,136 +126,136
Iraq 101,675 0 -101,675
Denmark 94,895 0 -94,895
Belgium 81,085 0 -81,085
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 55,361 +55,361

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 14,678
Netherlands 1,511
Ireland 1,039
Belgium 1,001
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 6,228 8,450 +2,222
Netherlands 820 691 -129
Ireland 1,039 0 -1,039
Belgium 1,001 0 -1,001
Germany 735 186 -549
XI 445 18 -427
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) 943,458
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 863,140
Air transport 266,558
Other 25,717

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) 660,581 282,877 -377,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 228,873 634,267 +405,394
Air transport 203,109 63,449 -139,660
Other 10,541 15,176 +4,635

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 528,645
London Gateway Port 447,098
Felixstowe 225,865
London Heathrow Airport 183,284
Southampton 126,342

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 75,774 452,871 +377,097
London Gateway Port 328,040 119,058 -208,982
Felixstowe 170,504 55,361 -115,143
London Heathrow Airport 182,370 914 -181,456
Southampton 65,237 61,105 -4,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 126,136 +126,136
Immingham Docks 94,895 0 -94,895
Liverpool Docks 39,474 55,260 +15,786
Eurotunnel 81,085 0 -81,085
Portsmouth 32,553 47,353 +14,800

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