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 181,912,658
Ireland 25,883,165
France 18,751,417
Spain 15,339,102
Hungary 9,733,247

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 88,987,282 92,925,376 +3,938,094
Ireland 13,004,176 12,878,989 -125,187
France 9,196,955 9,554,462 +357,507
Spain 8,243,436 7,095,666 -1,147,770
Hungary 5,641,158 4,092,089 -1,549,069
Poland 4,447,755 1,871,472 -2,576,283
Greece 3,038,142 2,375,933 -662,209
Italy 2,748,618 2,637,140 -111,478
Netherlands 2,037,202 1,955,767 -81,435
Romania 1,448,633 1,905,934 +457,301

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 186,775,272
Ireland 22,007,768
Spain 21,411,950
Hungary 9,924,063
France 9,555,929

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 91,807,180 94,968,092 +3,160,912
Ireland 12,059,341 9,948,427 -2,110,914
Spain 11,460,353 9,951,597 -1,508,756
Hungary 5,735,689 4,188,374 -1,547,315
France 5,048,803 4,507,126 -541,677
Poland 4,594,348 4,455,334 -139,014
Italy 2,659,355 3,094,665 +435,310
Germany 2,496,645 1,740,847 -755,798
Romania 1,512,533 1,908,507 +395,974
Netherlands 1,580,103 1,257,750 -322,353

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 16
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - East and North East 15
Inner London - West 12
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 14 12 -2
Inner London - East 15 13 -2
Outer London - East and North East 14 13 -1
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1

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) 172,907,513
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,411,269
Other 4,184,589
Road transport 1,123,995
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) 84,769,084 88,138,429 +3,369,345
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,146,718 50,264,551 -7,882,167
Other 1,250,186 2,934,403 +1,684,217
Road transport 390,274 733,721 +343,447
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 103,252,754
Felixstowe 46,834,467
Dover 30,550,817
London 23,323,947
Eurotunnel 13,658,473

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 59,687,107 43,565,647 -16,121,460
Felixstowe 21,227,594 25,606,873 +4,379,279
Dover 15,237,250 15,313,567 +76,317
London 1,106,439 22,217,508 +21,111,069
Eurotunnel 7,667,690 5,990,783 -1,676,907
Portsmouth 8,197,528 4,475,550 -3,721,978
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,024,942 5,032,678 -1,992,264
Liverpool Docks 7,339,339 4,700,198 -2,639,141
Holyhead 4,352,340 5,403,912 +1,051,572
Southampton 5,405,361 0 -5,405,361

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
105
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Food and beverage service activities
22
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
2026-05 62
2026-04 64
2026-03 64
2026-02 70
2026-01 61

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 68
54m+ 35
0-1m 23
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 22,348,574
France 2,859,348
Ireland 1,775,203
Canada 1,665,052
Australia 1,520,735

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 12,128,635 10,219,939 -1,908,696
France 2,154,790 704,558 -1,450,232
Ireland 648,714 1,126,489 +477,775
Canada 789,936 875,116 +85,180
Australia 768,223 752,512 -15,711
Netherlands 526,488 786,085 +259,597
Germany 578,992 528,180 -50,812
Spain 215,755 531,423 +315,668
Cyprus 502,328 115,186 -387,142
Switzerland 79,073 484,964 +405,891

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 737,192
Cyprus 157,365
Ireland 4,761
United States 2,404
France 2,373

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 0 737,192 +737,192
Cyprus 38,962 118,403 +79,441
Ireland 3,016 1,745 -1,271
United States 2,404 0 -2,404
France 2,373 0 -2,373
Denmark 355 0 -355
Poland 26 0 -26

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) 27,831,902
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,979,544
Other 1,010,558
Air transport 616,267

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) 14,832,569 12,999,333 -1,833,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,078,870 2,900,674 -1,178,196
Other 96,422 914,136 +817,714
Air transport 70,094 546,173 +476,079

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 16,200,804
Southampton 7,128,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,773,578
Dover 2,231,710
London Gateway Port 2,218,082

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 6,672,785 9,528,019 +2,855,234
Southampton 5,696,693 1,431,440 -4,265,253
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,524,974 2,248,604 +723,630
Dover 1,935,135 296,575 -1,638,560
London Gateway Port 1,247,642 970,440 -277,202
Felixstowe 1,202,941 554,597 -648,344
000 96,422 914,136 +817,714
Immingham Docks 175,302 538,129 +362,827
London Heathrow Airport 70,094 546,173 +476,079
Holyhead 292,894 193,513 -99,381

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