Import/export HS code 04061030: Mozzarella cheese

Mozzarella cheese, whether stored in liquid or not, commonly used in pizzas and salads

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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 £
Denmark 213,705,723
Italy 151,585,190
Belgium 51,875,941
Germany 38,078,051
Ireland 34,860,739

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 £
Denmark 112,879,132 100,826,591 -12,052,541
Italy 75,394,507 76,190,683 +796,176
Belgium 26,692,320 25,183,621 -1,508,699
Germany 21,710,146 16,367,905 -5,342,241
Ireland 13,594,259 21,266,480 +7,672,221
Netherlands 18,407,485 12,432,426 -5,975,059
Poland 8,454,635 8,101,837 -352,798
France 5,218,847 6,821,359 +1,602,512
Switzerland 1,900,957 1,489,806 -411,151
Spain 1,283,143 1,544,431 +261,288

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 £
Denmark 215,356,765
Italy 161,832,778
Germany 52,783,351
Belgium 36,960,117
Ireland 31,258,975

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 £
Denmark 113,618,601 101,738,164 -11,880,437
Italy 80,352,319 81,480,459 +1,128,140
Germany 28,716,028 24,067,323 -4,648,705
Belgium 17,538,835 19,421,282 +1,882,447
Ireland 11,286,917 19,972,058 +8,685,141
Netherlands 16,731,870 9,971,602 -6,760,268
Poland 8,486,027 8,080,861 -405,166
Switzerland 1,956,397 1,488,851 -467,546
Spain 1,100,457 1,148,390 +47,933
Hungary 295,035 686,121 +391,086

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 18
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7

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 15 16 +1
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 6 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 451,482,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,202,386
Other 7,377,177
Road transport 3,098,724
Air transport 2,800

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) 255,501,009 195,981,417 -59,519,592
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,252,125 70,950,261 +47,698,136
Other 5,312,027 2,065,150 -3,246,877
Road transport 1,686,136 1,412,588 -273,548
Air transport 0 2,800 +2,800

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 232,185,329
Dover 106,082,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,968,045
Eurotunnel 50,464,677
Killingholme 33,892,065

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 £
Immingham Docks 119,400,261 112,785,068 -6,615,193
Dover 52,203,424 53,879,501 +1,676,077
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,420,645 28,547,400 +1,126,755
Eurotunnel 26,288,743 24,175,934 -2,112,809
Killingholme 22,190,690 11,701,375 -10,489,315
London 11,446,950 11,846,553 +399,603
Holyhead 6,530,343 12,397,245 +5,866,902
Liverpool Docks 4,519,038 6,414,596 +1,895,558
000 5,312,027 2,065,150 -3,246,877
Middlesbrough 3,342,923 2,426,962 -915,961

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 86
Food and beverage service activities 22
Manufacture of food products 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 61
2025-10 65
2025-09 67
2025-08 61
2025-07 70

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 59
54m+ 35
15m-54m 20
0-1m 15
Other 4

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 £
Belgium 93,574,217
Ireland 79,426,485
Italy 41,617,298
China 7,616,777
Netherlands 6,519,583

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 £
Belgium 50,501,158 43,073,059 -7,428,099
Ireland 40,546,876 38,879,609 -1,667,267
Italy 20,793,606 20,823,692 +30,086
China 731,352 6,885,425 +6,154,073
Netherlands 5,245,791 1,273,792 -3,971,999
Spain 3,410,496 2,509,316 -901,180
United Arab Emirates 3,272,406 1,328,290 -1,944,116
France 2,791,527 1,374,741 -1,416,786
Germany 917,305 2,632,109 +1,714,804
Dominican Republic 1,845,710 1,326,989 -518,721

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 114,574,363
XU 10,692,719
Ireland 6,361,318
Italy 61,732
Cyprus 5,952

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 56,921,059 57,653,304 +732,245
XU 5,098,030 5,594,689 +496,659
Ireland 5,941,908 419,410 -5,522,498
Italy 27,854 33,878 +6,024
Cyprus 3,709 2,243 -1,466
Greece 1,824 3,017 +1,193
Belgium 1,761 1,127 -634
France 2,342 0 -2,342
Spain 120 113 -7
Netherlands 0 49 +49

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 131,706,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 109,773,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,508,486
Air transport 2,675,774
Road transport 17,587

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 £
Other 67,998,607 63,707,830 -4,290,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,959,960 49,813,581 -10,146,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,369,564 15,138,922 +1,769,358
Air transport 1,754,510 921,264 -833,246
Road transport 17,587 0 -17,587

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 131,706,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,613,062
London Gateway Port 13,604,126
Southampton 7,648,941
Felixstowe 4,705,593

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 £
000 67,998,607 63,707,830 -4,290,777
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,620,439 46,992,623 -9,627,816
London Gateway Port 6,994,126 6,610,000 -384,126
Southampton 3,309,415 4,339,526 +1,030,111
Felixstowe 1,397,858 3,307,735 +1,909,877
London Heathrow Airport 1,698,512 855,753 -842,759
Portsmouth 1,132,556 1,069,458 -63,098
Holyhead 1,009,630 1,166,614 +156,984
Liverpool Docks 1,199,097 749,922 -449,175
Eurotunnel 982,916 626,615 -356,301

Quick facts

HS code: 04061030

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

Description: Mozzarella cheese, whether stored in liquid or not, commonly used in pizzas and salads