Import/export HS code 040630: Processed cheese

Cheese that has been processed but not grated or powdered, often used in spreads and snacks

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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 £
Belgium 125,635,098
France 76,089,356
Netherlands 25,987,739
Germany 23,037,928
Austria 20,537,269

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 £
Belgium 61,546,654 64,088,444 +2,541,790
France 40,544,183 35,545,173 -4,999,010
Netherlands 14,491,486 11,496,253 -2,995,233
Germany 14,182,760 8,855,168 -5,327,592
Austria 10,324,209 10,213,060 -111,149
Ireland 8,525,591 7,336,847 -1,188,744
Spain 3,003,128 7,366,411 +4,363,283
Poland 5,104,073 4,299,355 -804,718
Greece 1,270,959 722,882 -548,077
Romania 657,728 665,750 +8,022

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 £
Belgium 100,425,552
France 64,659,219
Germany 40,072,444
Austria 26,579,187
Netherlands 22,008,030

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 £
Belgium 49,232,932 51,192,620 +1,959,688
France 33,447,841 31,211,378 -2,236,463
Germany 22,116,306 17,956,138 -4,160,168
Austria 13,735,725 12,843,462 -892,263
Netherlands 12,072,739 9,935,291 -2,137,448
Spain 10,034,551 11,040,990 +1,006,439
Poland 8,078,419 6,565,083 -1,513,336
Ireland 2,780,480 2,595,986 -184,494
Greece 1,342,430 760,823 -581,607
Romania 741,602 726,180 -15,422

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 23
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - West 5

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 - East and North East 21 18 -3
Outer London - West and North West 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2

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) 270,235,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,842,994
Other 11,626,022
Air transport 36,188

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) 140,625,812 129,610,096 -11,015,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,195,622 16,647,372 +2,451,750
Other 6,099,550 5,526,472 -573,078
Air transport 19,655 16,533 -3,122

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 171,820,909
Eurotunnel 42,012,442
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,644,768
London 17,774,521
000 11,626,022

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 85,127,108 86,693,801 +1,566,693
Eurotunnel 24,798,088 17,214,354 -7,583,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,992,209 13,652,559 -4,339,650
London 7,662,075 10,112,446 +2,450,371
000 6,099,550 5,526,472 -573,078
Portsmouth 3,041,177 3,251,296 +210,119
Felixstowe 2,185,609 4,036,434 +1,850,825
Immingham Docks 2,500,869 3,236,148 +735,279
Liverpool Docks 2,710,361 2,792,976 +82,615
Middlesbrough 1,865,194 1,461,601 -403,593

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Manufacture of food products
17
Food and beverage service activities
6
Land transport and transport via pipelines
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 41
2026-04 44
2026-03 49
2026-02 46
2026-01 42

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 54
54m+ 29
15m-54m 13
0-1m 11
Other 7

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 £
France 33,285,987
Ireland 20,076,082
Spain 15,499,115
Germany 12,552,555
Belgium 8,124,901

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 £
France 13,349,824 19,936,163 +6,586,339
Ireland 10,346,210 9,729,872 -616,338
Spain 7,940,217 7,558,898 -381,319
Germany 3,676,468 8,876,087 +5,199,619
Belgium 4,573,987 3,550,914 -1,023,073
Portugal 2,046,167 2,036,659 -9,508
Sweden 1,958,300 67,468 -1,890,832
Azerbaijan 624,751 832,470 +207,719
Netherlands 773,836 480,625 -293,211
Ukraine 965,171 0 -965,171

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 60,427,566
Ireland 490,610
Spain 327,372
Germany 223,369
France 24,429

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 31,744,871 28,682,695 -3,062,176
Ireland 381,006 109,604 -271,402
Spain 50,204 277,168 +226,964
Germany 97,252 126,117 +28,865
France 13,166 11,263 -1,903
Belgium 11,347 9,554 -1,793
Poland 4,924 1,846 -3,078
Austria 918 3,143 +2,225
Denmark 0 499 +499
United States 50 0 -50

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 61,665,062
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,149,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,507,389
Air transport 188,319

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 32,403,402 29,261,660 -3,141,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,524,365 23,625,515 +9,101,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,416,747 2,090,642 +673,895
Air transport 109,109 79,210 -29,899

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 61,665,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,947,055
Eurotunnel 5,186,806
Portsmouth 4,297,128
Holyhead 2,741,539

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 32,403,402 29,261,660 -3,141,742
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,464,107 14,482,948 +5,018,841
Eurotunnel 1,785,996 3,400,810 +1,614,814
Portsmouth 441,254 3,855,874 +3,414,620
Holyhead 1,500,732 1,240,807 -259,925
Liverpool Docks 955,720 1,102,899 +147,179
Dover 337,655 515,765 +178,110
London Gateway Port 159,209 596,399 +437,190
Immingham Docks 493,622 171,424 -322,198
Felixstowe 225,994 140,643 -85,351

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 040630

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

Description: Cheese that has been processed but not grated or powdered, often used in spreads and snacks