Import/export HS code 04069086: Cheese with 47-52% fat

Cheese with a fat content between 47% and 52%, rich and flavorful

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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 13,450,637
Italy 5,546,760
Cyprus 3,817,827
France 3,203,820
Spain 1,765,455

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 7,951,717 5,498,920 -2,452,797
Italy 2,954,701 2,592,059 -362,642
Cyprus 2,136,301 1,681,526 -454,775
France 1,385,487 1,818,333 +432,846
Spain 1,033,554 731,901 -301,653
Netherlands 226,538 178,322 -48,216
United States 115,123 182,308 +67,185
Belgium 0 258,749 +258,749
Romania 67,891 133,042 +65,151
Switzerland 77,530 71,017 -6,513

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 13,307,475
Italy 5,492,533
Cyprus 3,831,261
France 3,027,138
Spain 1,741,313

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 7,892,337 5,415,138 -2,477,199
Italy 2,932,965 2,559,568 -373,397
Cyprus 2,149,735 1,681,526 -468,209
France 1,319,888 1,707,250 +387,362
Spain 1,031,227 710,086 -321,141
Netherlands 223,566 237,410 +13,844
United States 119,404 187,570 +68,166
Greece 13,610 272,822 +259,212
Romania 79,917 137,621 +57,704
Switzerland 77,530 71,017 -6,513

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - East and North East 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
Inner London - East 5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5

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 - West 7 9 +2
Outer London - East and North East 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0

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) 25,007,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,822,201
Other 151,011
Air transport 135,759
Road transport 70,832

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) 13,499,557 11,508,178 -1,991,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,371,970 1,450,231 -921,739
Other 67,229 83,782 +16,553
Air transport 55,051 80,708 +25,657
Road transport 24,925 45,907 +20,982

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 11,027,488
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,112,571
Eurotunnel 3,640,600
London Gateway Port 3,032,723
Liverpool Docks 2,403,669

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 6,438,827 4,588,661 -1,850,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,558,593 2,553,978 -4,615
Eurotunnel 1,761,421 1,879,179 +117,758
London Gateway Port 2,136,301 896,422 -1,239,879
Liverpool Docks 1,464,360 939,309 -525,051
Dover 1,058,673 707,160 -351,513
London 32,071 849,390 +817,319
Portsmouth 278,073 438,884 +160,811
000 67,229 83,782 +16,553
London Heathrow Airport 55,051 80,708 +25,657

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
50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Food and beverage service activities
13
Manufacture of food products
10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 24
2026-03 26
2026-02 24
2026-01 29

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 37
54m+ 18
15m-54m 13
0-1m 9

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 £
Greece 7,909,169
Netherlands 3,143,705
Germany 1,209,466
Ireland 1,010,749
France 316,649

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 £
Greece 4,649,023 3,260,146 -1,388,877
Netherlands 852,290 2,291,415 +1,439,125
Germany 1,116,190 93,276 -1,022,914
Ireland 378,656 632,093 +253,437
France 288,086 28,563 -259,523
Denmark 86,612 173,012 +86,400
Australia 81,453 111,501 +30,048
Canada 177,245 6,899 -170,346
Spain 57,748 123,113 +65,365
United Arab Emirates 21,622 3,318 -18,304

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 7,909,359

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 4,649,213 3,260,146 -1,389,067

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,910,776
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,040,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 523,553

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 4,649,671 3,261,105 -1,388,566
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,755,534 3,285,016 +529,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 320,989 202,564 -118,425

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,910,776
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,550,062
Liverpool Docks 1,181,102
Dover 308,777
London Gateway Port 217,894

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 4,649,671 3,261,105 -1,388,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,034,100 2,515,962 +481,862
Liverpool Docks 538,737 642,365 +103,628
Dover 280,214 28,563 -251,651
London Gateway Port 103,075 114,819 +11,744
Immingham Docks 45,972 127,720 +81,748
Eurotunnel 43,215 49,409 +6,194
Southampton 12,094 8,742 -3,352
Holyhead 19,116 0 -19,116

Quick facts

HS code: 04069086

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

Description: Cheese with a fat content between 47% and 52%, rich and flavorful