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 134,465
Denmark 31,449
Netherlands 26,782
France 14,701
Sweden 14,329

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 32,828 101,637 +68,809
Denmark 0 31,449 +31,449
Netherlands 19,939 6,843 -13,096
France 12,288 2,413 -9,875
Sweden 14,329 0 -14,329

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 £
Ireland 93,043
United Kingdom 78,006
France 14,701

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 £
Ireland 24,037 69,006 +44,969
United Kingdom 34,268 43,738 +9,470
France 12,288 2,413 -9,875

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) 155,010
Other 35,976
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,740

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) 39,853 115,157 +75,304
Other 8,791 27,185 +18,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,740 0 -30,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 86,025
Immingham Docks 45,778
000 35,976
Eurotunnel 23,264
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 11,573 74,452 +62,879
Immingham Docks 14,329 31,449 +17,120
000 8,791 27,185 +18,394
Eurotunnel 23,264 0 -23,264
Liverpool Docks 12,464 0 -12,464
Dover 0 6,843 +6,843
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,260 2,413 +153
Jersey 3,355 0 -3,355
GSY 3,348 0 -3,348

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 24,810,346
Ireland 4,496,062
Australia 3,980,761
Netherlands 3,548,078
Spain 2,432,180

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 12,350,527 12,459,819 +109,292
Ireland 2,430,316 2,065,746 -364,570
Australia 1,942,595 2,038,166 +95,571
Netherlands 2,394,057 1,154,021 -1,240,036
Spain 998,879 1,433,301 +434,422
France 1,020,362 1,394,250 +373,888
Canada 918,046 1,021,715 +103,669
Lithuania 890,488 968,311 +77,823
Denmark 390,188 755,414 +365,226
Germany 490,554 535,294 +44,740

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 197,303

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 4,253 193,050 +188,797

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) 34,886,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,706,261
Other 305,309
Air transport 300,829

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) 17,539,114 17,347,316 -191,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,970,766 7,735,495 -235,271
Other 53,279 252,030 +198,751
Air transport 165,212 135,617 -29,595

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 22,738,005
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,203,145
Southampton 7,120,367
London Gateway Port 2,603,860
Holyhead 2,515,681

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 11,292,301 11,445,704 +153,403
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,100,708 4,102,437 -998,271
Southampton 3,799,994 3,320,373 -479,621
London Gateway Port 1,092,468 1,511,392 +418,924
Holyhead 1,026,112 1,489,569 +463,457
Portsmouth 936,767 1,034,736 +97,969
Felixstowe 1,003,058 499,943 -503,115
Immingham Docks 435,415 814,341 +378,926
Dover 430,428 589,728 +159,300
Eurotunnel 273,347 164,096 -109,251

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