Import/export HS code 04069081: Cheshire and Wensleydale cheese

English cheeses, Cheshire is crumbly, Wensleydale is mild and creamy

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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 £
Ireland 134,362
Netherlands 66,049
Denmark 31,449
Sweden 14,329
France 6,023

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 £
Ireland 38,956 95,406 +56,450
Netherlands 0 66,049 +66,049
Denmark 5,698 25,751 +20,053
Sweden 14,329 0 -14,329
France 3,610 2,413 -1,197

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 £
United Kingdom 117,273
Ireland 93,043
France 6,023

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 £
United Kingdom 25,473 91,800 +66,327
Ireland 24,037 69,006 +44,969
France 3,610 2,413 -1,197

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) 192,302
Other 35,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,037

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) 29,083 163,219 +134,136
Other 9,473 26,400 +16,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,037 0 -24,037

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 86,025
Dover 66,049
Immingham Docks 45,778
000 35,873
Liverpool Docks 12,464

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 £
Holyhead 17,019 69,006 +51,987
Dover 0 66,049 +66,049
Immingham Docks 20,027 25,751 +5,724
000 9,473 26,400 +16,927
Liverpool Docks 12,464 0 -12,464
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,260 2,413 +153
Eurotunnel 1,350 0 -1,350

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
United States 24,488,870
Ireland 4,219,758
Australia 3,950,116
Netherlands 3,210,453
France 2,414,623

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 £
United States 12,376,545 12,112,325 -264,220
Ireland 2,408,444 1,811,314 -597,130
Australia 2,078,288 1,871,828 -206,460
Netherlands 2,140,087 1,070,366 -1,069,721
France 1,112,597 1,302,026 +189,429
Spain 1,125,149 1,286,351 +161,202
Canada 1,058,400 877,425 -180,975
Lithuania 789,031 1,112,470 +323,439
Denmark 507,189 768,692 +261,503
Germany 525,324 475,836 -49,488

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 195,896

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 2,858 193,038 +190,180

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) 34,279,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,101,425
Other 303,761
Air transport 272,154

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) 17,770,528 16,509,150 -1,261,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,790,170 7,311,255 -478,915
Other 58,000 245,761 +187,761
Air transport 141,993 130,161 -11,832

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 22,103,889
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,638,317
Southampton 7,123,772
London Gateway Port 2,643,917
Holyhead 2,376,755

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 £
Liverpool Docks 11,263,525 10,840,364 -423,161
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,715,010 3,923,307 -791,703
Southampton 3,722,165 3,401,607 -320,558
London Gateway Port 1,335,498 1,308,419 -27,079
Holyhead 1,080,781 1,295,974 +215,193
Portsmouth 975,139 992,295 +17,156
Felixstowe 1,072,231 432,065 -640,166
Immingham Docks 527,395 769,341 +241,946
Dover 469,232 551,707 +82,475
Eurotunnel 276,809 209,629 -67,180

Quick facts

HS code: 04069081

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

Description: English cheeses, Cheshire is crumbly, Wensleydale is mild and creamy