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 16,834,539
Cyprus 8,827,947
Poland 5,620,670
Ireland 3,820,624
Netherlands 2,921,514

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 7,866,311 8,968,228 +1,101,917
Cyprus 8,726,741 101,206 -8,625,535
Poland 2,836,982 2,783,688 -53,294
Ireland 1,852,473 1,968,151 +115,678
Netherlands 1,580,800 1,340,714 -240,086
Spain 1,032,217 1,334,536 +302,319
France 609,003 718,479 +109,476
Greece 325,069 234,687 -90,382
Lithuania 124,155 197,981 +73,826
Belgium 182,888 137,002 -45,886

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 16,951,044
Cyprus 8,834,443
Poland 5,799,783
Netherlands 2,804,296
Spain 2,439,568

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 7,884,131 9,066,913 +1,182,782
Cyprus 8,733,237 101,206 -8,632,031
Poland 2,836,982 2,962,801 +125,819
Netherlands 1,512,002 1,292,294 -219,708
Spain 1,027,860 1,411,708 +383,848
Greece 436,720 233,005 -203,715
France 270,928 285,941 +15,013
Germany 334,670 105,371 -229,299
Latvia 114,387 127,848 +13,461
Sweden 76,169 81,818 +5,649

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 11
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 17 13 -4
Outer London - East and North East 9 12 +3
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 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) 30,426,676
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,916,910
Other 3,849,887

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) 14,717,636 15,709,040 +991,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,748,528 168,382 -8,580,146
Other 1,836,755 2,013,132 +176,377

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,232,369
London Gateway Port 8,579,239
Dover 7,321,403
Eurotunnel 6,692,984
000 3,849,887

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 6,706,173 6,526,196 -179,977
London Gateway Port 8,579,239 0 -8,579,239
Dover 3,103,181 4,218,222 +1,115,041
Eurotunnel 3,485,492 3,207,492 -278,000
000 1,836,755 2,013,132 +176,377
London 1,143,396 806,244 -337,152
Harwich 282,251 387,589 +105,338
Portsmouth 16,401 444,969 +428,568
Immingham Docks 71,675 112,804 +41,129
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 96
Food and beverage service activities 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of food products 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 51
2026-03 48
2026-02 41
2026-01 45
2025-12 53

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 67
15m-54m 25
54m+ 20
0-1m 14
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 £
Ireland 6,532,086
United States 1,032,736
Denmark 411,508
Malta 387,776
Netherlands 370,774

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 3,600,129 2,931,957 -668,172
United States 604,345 428,391 -175,954
Denmark 162,039 249,469 +87,430
Malta 148,656 239,120 +90,464
Netherlands 170,133 200,641 +30,508
United Arab Emirates 85,405 114,024 +28,619
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 99,092 73,935 -25,157
Poland 92,461 19,783 -72,678
Saudi Arabia 15,829 63,891 +48,062
Spain 54,636 24,879 -29,757

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 6,354,005
XI 30,236
Italy 7,633
Netherlands 3,618
United States 467

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 3,510,465 2,843,540 -666,925
XI 773 29,463 +28,690
Italy 3,827 3,806 -21
Netherlands 226 3,392 +3,166
United States 323 144 -179
France 0 166 +166
Switzerland 50 102 +52
Cyprus 0 143 +143
Germany 50 15 -35

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,531,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,058,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,251,288
Air transport 27,537

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 3,600,754 2,930,897 -669,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 957,735 1,100,280 +142,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 651,375 599,913 -51,462
Air transport 12,368 15,169 +2,801

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,531,651
Southampton 1,022,110
Dover / Eurotunnel 602,725
Eurotunnel 535,518
London Gateway Port 381,044

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 3,600,754 2,930,897 -669,857
Southampton 711,957 310,153 -401,804
Dover / Eurotunnel 283,602 319,123 +35,521
Eurotunnel 320,608 214,910 -105,698
London Gateway Port 126,124 254,920 +128,796
Immingham Docks 35,940 261,529 +225,589
Liverpool Docks 57,176 198,265 +141,089
Felixstowe 9,977 82,941 +72,964
Portsmouth 33,088 33,386 +298
Dover 29,160 2,199 -26,961

Quick facts

HS code: 04069069

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

Description: Other Italian cheeses not specifically listed