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 £
France 70,852
Ireland 45,082
Denmark 31,449
Netherlands 19,939
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 £
France 66,306 4,546 -61,760
Ireland 33,114 11,968 -21,146
Denmark 0 31,449 +31,449
Netherlands 19,939 0 -19,939
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 £
United Kingdom 128,791
Ireland 24,037
France 13,224

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 91,896 36,895 -55,001
Ireland 24,037 0 -24,037
France 8,678 4,546 -4,132

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) 135,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,740
Other 15,599

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) 93,871 41,441 -52,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,740 0 -30,740
Other 9,077 6,522 -2,555

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 57,628
Immingham Docks 45,778
Eurotunnel 23,264
Holyhead 17,019
000 15,599

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 57,628 0 -57,628
Immingham Docks 14,329 31,449 +17,120
Eurotunnel 21,914 1,350 -20,564
Holyhead 11,573 5,446 -6,127
000 9,077 6,522 -2,555
Liverpool Docks 12,464 0 -12,464
Jersey 3,355 0 -3,355
GSY 3,348 0 -3,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 3,196 +3,196

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 22,287,165
Ireland 4,246,601
Netherlands 3,641,810
Australia 3,624,491
Spain 2,262,201

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 11,810,639 10,476,526 -1,334,113
Ireland 2,641,158 1,605,443 -1,035,715
Netherlands 2,339,777 1,302,033 -1,037,744
Australia 2,086,368 1,538,123 -548,245
Spain 922,431 1,339,770 +417,339
France 1,042,180 1,208,974 +166,794
Lithuania 966,322 854,534 -111,788
Canada 1,035,578 726,488 -309,090
Germany 416,902 467,798 +50,896
Denmark 276,111 602,625 +326,514

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 7,470

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 7,200 270 -6,930

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) 31,550,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,027,852
Air transport 237,944
Other 82,549

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) 17,248,311 14,302,508 -2,945,803
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,951,495 7,076,357 -875,138
Air transport 132,213 105,731 -26,482
Other 59,660 22,889 -36,771

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,618,100
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,989,787
Southampton 6,297,652
Holyhead 2,505,092
London Gateway Port 2,324,640

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 10,933,751 9,684,349 -1,249,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,102,639 3,887,148 -1,215,491
Southampton 3,905,244 2,392,408 -1,512,836
Holyhead 1,305,748 1,199,344 -106,404
London Gateway Port 1,008,780 1,315,860 +307,080
Portsmouth 886,897 908,683 +21,786
Felixstowe 1,043,454 507,427 -536,027
Immingham Docks 388,856 578,004 +189,148
Dover 347,956 555,534 +207,578
Eurotunnel 142,627 280,572 +137,945

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