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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 188,701,567
Ireland 26,086,263
France 19,562,842
Spain 16,727,824
Hungary 10,409,576

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 85,193,317 103,508,250 +18,314,933
Ireland 10,357,827 15,728,436 +5,370,609
France 9,091,423 10,471,419 +1,379,996
Spain 8,798,446 7,929,378 -869,068
Hungary 5,722,430 4,687,146 -1,035,284
Poland 4,451,413 2,534,305 -1,917,108
Italy 2,776,372 2,857,265 +80,893
Greece 2,871,339 2,678,564 -192,775
Netherlands 1,665,330 2,453,647 +788,317
Romania 1,403,713 2,515,083 +1,111,370

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 193,547,222
Spain 23,544,355
Ireland 22,252,635
Hungary 10,638,973
France 9,875,336

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 87,743,377 105,803,845 +18,060,468
Spain 12,082,682 11,461,673 -621,009
Ireland 9,472,689 12,779,946 +3,307,257
Hungary 5,830,479 4,808,494 -1,021,985
France 5,001,246 4,874,090 -127,156
Poland 4,594,436 4,905,761 +311,325
Italy 2,690,720 3,152,009 +461,289
Germany 2,304,162 2,146,379 -157,783
Romania 1,469,205 2,516,064 +1,046,859
Netherlands 1,471,542 1,471,383 -159

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - East 16
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
Outer London - West and North West 15 13 -2
Inner London - East 16 14 -2
Outer London - East and North East 13 15 +2
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Outer London - South 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 2 -4
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) 180,378,751
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 113,292,075
Other 4,345,714
Road transport 1,081,085
Air transport 16,154

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) 82,608,368 97,770,383 +15,162,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,377,558 58,914,517 +4,536,959
Other 1,327,451 3,018,263 +1,690,812
Road transport 308,915 772,170 +463,255
Air transport 3,518 12,636 +9,118

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 111,098,472
Felixstowe 48,167,702
Dover 32,436,888
London 21,397,056
Eurotunnel 15,075,358

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 61,682,652 49,415,820 -12,266,832
Felixstowe 18,946,270 29,221,432 +10,275,162
Dover 15,654,212 16,782,676 +1,128,464
London 1,353,831 20,043,225 +18,689,394
Eurotunnel 7,870,429 7,204,929 -665,500
Portsmouth 8,682,679 4,969,596 -3,713,083
Liverpool Docks 5,734,508 6,507,532 +773,024
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,735,309 7,152,934 +2,417,625
Holyhead 3,227,320 6,345,200 +3,117,880
Southampton 3,504,957 1,900,404 -1,604,553

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 21
Manufacture of food products 16
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
2026-04 64
2026-03 64
2026-02 70
2026-01 61
2025-12 71

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+ 36
0-1m 22
15m-54m 20
Other 3

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 22,724,553
France 3,277,626
Ireland 1,844,579
Canada 1,681,840
Australia 1,572,120

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 11,664,488 11,060,065 -604,423
France 2,261,954 1,015,672 -1,246,282
Ireland 736,590 1,107,989 +371,399
Canada 626,673 1,055,167 +428,494
Australia 818,167 753,953 -64,214
Netherlands 559,147 810,595 +251,448
Germany 394,986 677,606 +282,620
Spain 248,409 513,887 +265,478
Cyprus 401,808 218,586 -183,222
Switzerland 13,225 482,594 +469,369

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 630,043
Cyprus 147,234
Ireland 5,266
France 3,151
United States 3,077

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 10,410 619,633 +609,223
Cyprus 24,542 122,692 +98,150
Ireland 3,296 1,970 -1,326
France 3,151 0 -3,151
United States 3,077 0 -3,077
Denmark 597 0 -597
Belgium 142 0 -142
Poland 26 0 -26
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) 28,231,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,663,647
Other 895,170
Air transport 485,959

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) 14,044,401 14,186,932 +142,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,216,100 3,447,547 -768,553
Other 88,048 807,122 +719,074
Air transport 64,069 421,890 +357,821

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 16,316,414
Southampton 7,449,235
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,887,479
Dover 2,567,082
London Gateway Port 2,294,566

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 6,144,495 10,171,919 +4,027,424
Southampton 5,647,857 1,801,378 -3,846,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,483,910 2,403,569 +919,659
Dover 1,970,109 596,973 -1,373,136
London Gateway Port 1,278,728 1,015,838 -262,890
Felixstowe 1,093,422 659,194 -434,228
000 88,048 807,122 +719,074
Immingham Docks 107,421 565,297 +457,876
Holyhead 329,195 282,027 -47,168
London Heathrow Airport 64,069 421,890 +357,821

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