Import/export HS code 04069099: Various cheese types

All other cheese types not covered under specific codes

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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 29,481,594
France 27,923,225
Spain 26,972,394
Switzerland 24,783,221
Bulgaria 14,279,878

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 19,325,777 10,155,817 -9,169,960
France 14,896,621 13,026,604 -1,870,017
Spain 14,334,172 12,638,222 -1,695,950
Switzerland 12,772,235 12,010,986 -761,249
Bulgaria 8,179,640 6,100,238 -2,079,402
Netherlands 3,342,078 3,724,363 +382,285
Greece 2,899,114 2,777,532 -121,582
Poland 2,532,538 2,394,753 -137,785
Romania 2,691,146 1,997,045 -694,101
Ireland 1,113,804 1,000,680 -113,124

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 31,372,398
Spain 28,547,785
Switzerland 24,797,652
Bulgaria 18,330,379
France 15,425,000

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 20,981,353 10,391,045 -10,590,308
Spain 15,441,701 13,106,084 -2,335,617
Switzerland 12,783,992 12,013,660 -770,332
Bulgaria 10,480,934 7,849,445 -2,631,489
France 7,445,225 7,979,775 +534,550
Netherlands 5,369,954 4,752,071 -617,883
Greece 3,026,930 2,880,975 -145,955
Poland 2,681,179 2,383,982 -297,197
Romania 2,724,320 1,999,103 -725,217
Germany 733,664 666,600 -67,064

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 28
Outer London - West and North West 26
Inner London - East 23
Inner London - West 19
Outer London - South 12

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 - East and North East 22 23 +1
Outer London - West and North West 20 23 +3
Inner London - East 19 19 +0
Inner London - West 18 13 -5
Outer London - South 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 6 6 +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) 125,292,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,193,996
Other 2,542,498
Air transport 152,239

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) 67,541,000 57,751,198 -9,789,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,528,867 8,665,129 -7,863,738
Other 1,335,485 1,207,013 -128,472
Air transport 104,996 47,243 -57,753

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 44,079,315
Eurotunnel 42,287,686
London Gateway Port 16,195,048
Portsmouth 14,554,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,536,565

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 23,980,195 20,099,120 -3,881,075
Eurotunnel 22,385,211 19,902,475 -2,482,736
London Gateway Port 11,389,321 4,805,727 -6,583,594
Portsmouth 6,850,607 7,703,766 +853,159
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,577,007 2,959,558 -2,617,449
Felixstowe 5,003,048 3,434,936 -1,568,112
Immingham Docks 2,706,756 2,065,431 -641,325
London 464,655 2,895,141 +2,430,486
Harwich 1,876,627 1,208,255 -668,372
000 1,335,485 1,207,013 -128,472

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
137
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Food and beverage service activities
32
Manufacture of food products
20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 76
2026-04 79
2026-03 84
2026-02 79
2026-01 73

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 104
0-1m 46
54m+ 34
15m-54m 20
Other 7

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 Arab Emirates 7,433,532
Saudi Arabia 5,909,212
Canada 2,393,489
Gibraltar 1,120,972
Singapore 993,389

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 Arab Emirates 4,559,273 2,874,259 -1,685,014
Saudi Arabia 3,578,815 2,330,397 -1,248,418
Canada 1,021,510 1,371,979 +350,469
Gibraltar 802,807 318,165 -484,642
Singapore 364,702 628,687 +263,985
Germany 120,002 868,851 +748,849
Qatar 593,171 276,465 -316,706
Ireland 331,639 256,077 -75,562
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 111,266 403,084 +291,818
Oman 223,402 254,949 +31,547

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 £
Ireland 206,491
France 15,562
XI 9,021
Cyprus 5,574
Italy 3,354

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 £
Ireland 102,305 104,186 +1,881
France 9,931 5,631 -4,300
XI 4,960 4,061 -899
Cyprus 5,574 0 -5,574
Italy 1,932 1,422 -510
Denmark 0 4 +4

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) 12,787,661
Air transport 8,511,003
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,525,892
Other 300,138

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) 7,851,586 4,936,075 -2,915,511
Air transport 3,907,845 4,603,158 +695,313
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 933,405 1,592,487 +659,082
Other 147,595 152,543 +4,948

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 8,894,546
London Heathrow Airport 6,976,155
Liverpool Docks 2,606,912
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,088,568
Manchester Airport 954,015

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 £
London Gateway Port 5,848,635 3,045,911 -2,802,724
London Heathrow Airport 2,961,687 4,014,468 +1,052,781
Liverpool Docks 1,130,024 1,476,888 +346,864
Dover / Eurotunnel 736,221 1,352,347 +616,126
Manchester Airport 598,139 355,876 -242,263
Birmingham Airport 345,104 225,669 -119,435
London 463,940 14,044 -449,896
Portsmouth 126,070 331,713 +205,643
000 147,595 152,543 +4,948
Southampton 134,323 134,211 -112

Quick facts

HS code: 04069099

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

Description: All other cheese types not covered under specific codes