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 34,088,369
France 31,345,753
Spain 29,183,584
Switzerland 26,493,878
Bulgaria 15,832,277

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 19,465,183 14,623,186 -4,841,997
France 16,228,672 15,117,081 -1,111,591
Spain 13,991,049 15,192,535 +1,201,486
Switzerland 12,576,054 13,917,824 +1,341,770
Bulgaria 7,918,864 7,913,413 -5,451
Netherlands 3,097,338 4,238,878 +1,141,540
Greece 2,459,057 3,385,021 +925,964
Romania 3,012,275 2,378,676 -633,599
Poland 2,359,152 2,790,970 +431,818
Ireland 1,032,936 1,204,436 +171,500

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 37,500,115
Spain 31,033,100
Switzerland 26,470,668
Bulgaria 20,268,274
France 16,377,736

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 22,641,701 14,858,414 -7,783,287
Spain 15,038,617 15,994,483 +955,866
Switzerland 12,550,170 13,920,498 +1,370,328
Bulgaria 10,284,405 9,983,869 -300,536
France 7,271,235 9,106,501 +1,835,266
Netherlands 5,147,014 5,519,525 +372,511
Greece 2,575,297 3,502,221 +926,924
Romania 3,062,115 2,380,392 -681,723
Poland 2,479,908 2,808,084 +328,176
Germany 889,816 742,062 -147,754

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 30
Outer London - West and North West 28
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 23 26 +3
Outer London - West and North West 22 24 +2
Inner London - East 18 20 +2
Inner London - West 18 13 -5
Outer London - South 12 9 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 4 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
West Midlands 4 6 +2

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) 135,952,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,023,486
Other 2,704,829
Air transport 152,239
Road transport 1,583

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) 66,318,085 69,634,362 +3,316,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,223,559 11,799,927 -6,423,632
Other 1,267,518 1,437,311 +169,793
Air transport 104,996 47,243 -57,753
Road transport 1,583 0 -1,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 48,198,433
Eurotunnel 45,068,441
London Gateway Port 20,251,271
Portsmouth 15,901,620
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,223,319

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 23,384,200 24,814,233 +1,430,033
Eurotunnel 21,634,590 23,433,851 +1,799,261
London Gateway Port 13,761,473 6,489,798 -7,271,675
Portsmouth 7,411,941 8,489,679 +1,077,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,585,040 4,638,279 -946,761
Felixstowe 4,374,040 5,020,996 +646,956
Immingham Docks 2,459,203 2,379,859 -79,344
London 523,029 3,045,230 +2,522,201
Harwich 1,837,580 1,391,296 -446,284
000 1,267,518 1,437,311 +169,793

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
144
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
54
Food and beverage service activities
32
Manufacture of food products
22
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 108
0-1m 48
54m+ 36
15m-54m 19
Other 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 £
United Arab Emirates 8,848,610
Saudi Arabia 6,480,769
Canada 2,588,910
Gibraltar 1,274,279
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 5,249,759 3,598,851 -1,650,908
Saudi Arabia 3,031,195 3,449,574 +418,379
Canada 1,073,357 1,515,553 +442,196
Gibraltar 807,579 466,700 -340,879
Singapore 148,134 845,255 +697,121
Germany 116,419 872,434 +756,015
Qatar 636,580 338,542 -298,038
Ireland 349,415 307,818 -41,597
Oman 209,554 344,647 +135,093
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 61,200 458,515 +397,315

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 225,864
XI 33,654
France 20,568
Cyprus 6,393
Italy 3,583

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 101,160 124,704 +23,544
XI 28,758 4,896 -23,862
France 13,291 7,277 -6,014
Cyprus 6,393 0 -6,393
Italy 1,642 1,941 +299
Netherlands 334 0 -334
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) 14,008,659
Air transport 9,830,488
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,587,274
Other 351,844

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) 7,398,601 6,610,058 -788,543
Air transport 4,175,085 5,655,403 +1,480,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 842,662 1,744,612 +901,950
Other 167,910 183,934 +16,024

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 9,793,000
London Heathrow Airport 7,123,666
Liverpool Docks 2,802,333
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,132,139
Manchester Airport 2,084,218

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 5,393,841 4,399,159 -994,682
London Heathrow Airport 2,185,885 4,937,781 +2,751,896
Liverpool Docks 1,181,871 1,620,462 +438,591
Dover / Eurotunnel 662,737 1,469,402 +806,665
Manchester Airport 1,676,635 407,583 -1,269,052
Birmingham Airport 311,107 301,437 -9,670
London 480,266 119,595 -360,671
Portsmouth 57,925 399,858 +341,933
000 167,910 183,934 +16,024
Southampton 131,724 138,176 +6,452

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