Import/export HS code 04069089: Cheese with 52-62% fat

Cheese with a fat content between 52% and 62%, creamy and indulgent

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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 £
Cyprus 170,131,814
Ireland 21,595,325
France 17,005,992
Spain 15,560,242
Hungary 9,737,349

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 £
Cyprus 83,621,044 86,510,770 +2,889,726
Ireland 8,691,693 12,903,632 +4,211,939
France 9,196,237 7,809,755 -1,386,482
Spain 8,833,581 6,726,661 -2,106,920
Hungary 5,313,706 4,423,643 -890,063
Poland 4,451,728 2,745,357 -1,706,371
Italy 2,749,883 2,661,143 -88,740
Greece 2,679,585 1,926,203 -753,382
Netherlands 1,696,607 2,220,843 +524,236
Romania 1,593,871 2,196,143 +602,272

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 £
Cyprus 174,290,865
Spain 21,690,082
Ireland 18,868,394
Hungary 9,907,016
France 8,653,263

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 £
Cyprus 86,227,282 88,063,583 +1,836,301
Spain 12,237,566 9,452,516 -2,785,050
Ireland 7,666,457 11,201,937 +3,535,480
Hungary 5,375,435 4,531,581 -843,854
France 4,763,232 3,890,031 -873,201
Poland 4,594,388 4,048,934 -545,454
Italy 2,752,258 2,870,980 +118,722
Germany 2,507,495 1,891,305 -616,190
Romania 1,659,363 2,197,124 +537,761
Netherlands 1,572,857 1,334,163 -238,694

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - West and North West 17
Outer London - East and North East 16
Inner London - West 13
West Midlands 9

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 14 13 -1
Outer London - West and North West 15 13 -2
Outer London - East and North East 12 15 +3
Inner London - West 11 8 -3
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Outer London - South 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Cheshire 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,450,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 99,469,066
Other 3,221,429
Road transport 825,978
Air transport 3,518

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,134,383 84,316,452 +2,182,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,789,113 47,679,953 -4,109,160
Other 1,471,825 1,749,604 +277,779
Road transport 250,317 575,661 +325,344
Air transport 0 3,518 +3,518

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 118,976,209
Felixstowe 41,164,388
Dover 29,950,556
Eurotunnel 14,490,439
Portsmouth 12,891,320

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 £
London Gateway Port 67,368,435 51,607,774 -15,760,661
Felixstowe 15,974,071 25,190,317 +9,216,246
Dover 15,669,952 14,280,604 -1,389,348
Eurotunnel 8,140,667 6,349,772 -1,790,895
Portsmouth 7,907,434 4,983,886 -2,923,548
Liverpool Docks 4,419,797 6,486,902 +2,067,105
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,087,373 6,597,772 +2,510,399
Holyhead 2,738,973 4,723,718 +1,984,745
Southampton 0 5,405,361 +5,405,361
Middlesbrough 2,647,766 1,964,420 -683,346

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 109
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Food and beverage service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 16
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 61
2025-11 74
2025-10 58
2025-09 65
2025-08 58

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 74
54m+ 35
0-1m 22
15m-54m 22
Other 2

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 21,908,659
France 3,330,817
Canada 1,418,824
Australia 1,309,555
Ireland 1,270,104

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 11,365,930 10,542,729 -823,201
France 2,272,242 1,058,575 -1,213,667
Canada 630,099 788,725 +158,626
Australia 770,638 538,917 -231,721
Ireland 694,744 575,360 -119,384
Netherlands 611,177 517,950 -93,227
Germany 262,110 681,740 +419,630
Cyprus 381,668 239,321 -142,347
Spain 228,192 199,759 -28,433
Switzerland 4,254 248,414 +244,160

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 143,618
Cyprus 86,450
France 6,704
Ireland 4,924
United States 3,884

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 10,410 133,208 +122,798
Cyprus 13,519 72,931 +59,412
France 6,704 0 -6,704
Ireland 3,046 1,878 -1,168
United States 3,884 0 -3,884
Denmark 777 0 -777
Belgium 235 0 -235
Italy 63 0 -63
Poland 37 0 -37
Sweden 1 0 -1

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) 26,642,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,883,294
Other 315,746
Air transport 242,526

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) 13,689,344 12,952,871 -736,473
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,130,918 2,752,376 -1,378,542
Other 84,793 230,953 +146,160
Air transport 58,949 183,577 +124,628

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 15,071,465
Southampton 7,620,606
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,096,573
Dover 2,598,554
Felixstowe 1,842,132

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 6,121,676 8,949,789 +2,828,113
Southampton 5,553,430 2,067,176 -3,486,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,528,255 1,568,318 +40,063
Dover 1,889,089 709,465 -1,179,624
Felixstowe 1,098,156 743,976 -354,180
London Gateway Port 1,080,381 744,358 -336,023
Holyhead 329,195 280,847 -48,348
Immingham Docks 60,960 482,296 +421,336
000 84,793 230,953 +146,160
London Heathrow Airport 58,949 183,577 +124,628

Quick facts

HS code: 04069089

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

Description: Cheese with a fat content between 52% and 62%, creamy and indulgent