Import/export HS code 04069069: Various Italian cheeses

Other Italian cheeses not specifically listed

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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 £
Italy 14,875,125
Cyprus 9,985,141
Poland 5,044,260
Ireland 3,142,622
Netherlands 2,557,935

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 8,079,783 6,795,342 -1,284,441
Cyprus 9,748,191 236,950 -9,511,241
Poland 2,806,324 2,237,936 -568,388
Ireland 1,814,863 1,327,759 -487,104
Netherlands 1,495,427 1,062,508 -432,919
Spain 1,079,084 1,039,237 -39,847
France 574,814 417,602 -157,212
Greece 326,927 120,431 -206,496
Lithuania 125,855 160,469 +34,614
Belgium 138,137 120,854 -17,283

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 14,968,043
Cyprus 9,991,637
Poland 5,172,763
Netherlands 2,481,398
Spain 2,089,169

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 8,098,032 6,870,011 -1,228,021
Cyprus 9,754,687 236,950 -9,517,737
Poland 2,806,324 2,366,439 -439,885
Netherlands 1,438,092 1,043,306 -394,786
Spain 1,077,591 1,011,578 -66,013
Greece 451,645 120,048 -331,597
France 258,640 188,262 -70,378
Germany 299,096 115,732 -183,364
Latvia 115,608 90,201 -25,407
Sweden 0 157,987 +157,987

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 19
Outer London - East and North East 13
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - West and North West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 16 14 -2
Outer London - East and North East 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Outer London - South 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +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) 26,789,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,047,969
Other 3,108,994

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) 14,771,654 12,017,400 -2,754,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,756,964 291,005 -9,465,959
Other 1,798,611 1,310,383 -488,228

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,840,488
London Gateway Port 9,736,433
Dover 6,385,248
Eurotunnel 5,906,098
000 3,108,994

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 / Eurotunnel 6,816,400 5,024,088 -1,792,312
London Gateway Port 9,600,689 135,744 -9,464,945
Dover 3,138,046 3,247,202 +109,156
Eurotunnel 3,488,896 2,417,202 -1,071,694
000 1,798,611 1,310,383 -488,228
London 1,142,556 631,607 -510,949
Harwich 199,010 334,093 +135,083
Portsmouth 22,002 297,221 +275,219
Immingham Docks 52,875 68,245 +15,370
Poole 0 83,683 +83,683

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 93
Food and beverage service activities 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of food products 11
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
2026-01 45
2025-11 53
2025-10 49
2025-09 50
2025-08 43

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 63
15m-54m 25
54m+ 19
0-1m 14
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 £
Ireland 5,726,577
United States 902,461
Denmark 404,815
Malta 322,460
Poland 218,112

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 3,570,480 2,156,097 -1,414,383
United States 612,675 289,786 -322,889
Denmark 161,653 243,162 +81,509
Malta 165,980 156,480 -9,500
Poland 198,329 19,783 -178,546
Netherlands 170,006 41,518 -128,488
United Arab Emirates 85,405 108,731 +23,326
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 109,683 54,215 -55,468
Spain 59,803 19,767 -40,036
France 44,215 24,190 -20,025

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 £
Ireland 5,578,744
XI 10,080
Italy 6,488
United States 487
Netherlands 384

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 £
Ireland 3,483,718 2,095,026 -1,388,692
XI 1,185 8,895 +7,710
Italy 3,588 2,900 -688
United States 261 226 -35
Netherlands 208 176 -32
Switzerland 0 152 +152
France 0 133 +133
Cyprus 0 125 +125
Germany 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 5,726,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,801,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,141,851
Air transport 15,212

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 3,571,517 2,155,037 -1,416,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 946,095 855,228 -90,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 799,173 342,678 -456,495
Air transport 13,668 1,544 -12,124

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,726,554
Southampton 1,030,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 639,660
Eurotunnel 421,600
London Gateway Port 341,596

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 3,571,517 2,155,037 -1,416,480
Southampton 722,548 307,515 -415,033
Dover / Eurotunnel 415,233 224,427 -190,806
Eurotunnel 338,288 83,312 -254,976
London Gateway Port 117,971 223,625 +105,654
Immingham Docks 13,977 214,191 +200,214
Liverpool Docks 63,969 51,088 -12,881
Felixstowe 9,977 55,025 +45,048
Portsmouth 32,667 22,877 -9,790
Dover 29,160 0 -29,160

Quick facts

HS code: 04069069

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

Description: Other Italian cheeses not specifically listed