Import/export HS code 04061050: Various fresh cheese

Other types of fresh cheese not specifically listed, including unripened varieties

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Ireland 198,452,904
Germany 154,417,884
France 125,896,026
Denmark 73,854,957
Poland 50,185,060

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 £
Ireland 103,672,689 94,780,215 -8,892,474
Germany 73,565,088 80,852,796 +7,287,708
France 54,860,024 71,036,002 +16,175,978
Denmark 40,493,727 33,361,230 -7,132,497
Poland 25,731,178 24,453,882 -1,277,296
Italy 20,186,113 24,520,668 +4,334,555
Belgium 18,790,841 22,301,784 +3,510,943
Lithuania 7,805,610 12,688,437 +4,882,827
Sweden 8,194,959 8,299,426 +104,467
Netherlands 2,482,826 1,668,431 -814,395

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 £
Germany 179,411,267
Ireland 129,667,883
France 118,867,982
Denmark 74,702,502
Poland 55,768,408

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 £
Germany 84,709,527 94,701,740 +9,992,213
Ireland 59,557,505 70,110,378 +10,552,873
France 53,043,613 65,824,369 +12,780,756
Denmark 40,786,385 33,916,117 -6,870,268
Poland 26,131,700 29,636,708 +3,505,008
Italy 21,228,441 25,557,455 +4,329,014
Sweden 8,188,437 8,255,021 +66,584
Lithuania 5,168,712 9,371,086 +4,202,374
Belgium 2,835,280 2,450,354 -384,926
Austria 1,716,397 2,205,543 +489,146

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 25
Inner London - East 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - West 14

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 21 24 +3
Outer London - West and North West 22 21 -1
Inner London - East 16 14 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
West Midlands 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +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) 592,182,217
Other 79,267,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,604,142
Air transport 20,011
Rail transport 13,727

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) 293,191,880 298,990,337 +5,798,457
Other 48,834,232 30,433,483 -18,400,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,787,243 47,816,899 +30,029,656
Air transport 15,482 4,529 -10,953
Rail transport 0 13,727 +13,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 245,802,223
Holyhead 114,995,999
Immingham Docks 94,192,609
000 79,267,715
Eurotunnel 64,141,787

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 104,972,459 140,829,764 +35,857,305
Holyhead 50,079,846 64,916,153 +14,836,307
Immingham Docks 50,434,959 43,757,650 -6,677,309
000 48,834,232 30,433,483 -18,400,749
Eurotunnel 30,704,784 33,437,003 +2,732,219
Portsmouth 24,033,653 17,002,832 -7,030,821
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,690,064 17,254,992 +2,564,928
London 11,200,109 12,670,412 +1,470,303
Harwich 7,074,076 5,522,010 -1,552,066
Liverpool Docks 7,293,129 4,949,069 -2,344,060

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 140
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Food and beverage service activities 27
Manufacture of food products 26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 99
2025-11 102
2025-10 106
2025-09 102
2025-08 93

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 95
54m+ 41
15m-54m 36
0-1m 29
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 £
Ireland 27,210,436
Netherlands 18,899,551
Germany 2,937,683
Belgium 1,170,219
United Arab Emirates 402,256

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 £
Ireland 21,466,380 5,744,056 -15,722,324
Netherlands 3,477,160 15,422,391 +11,945,231
Germany 1,361,865 1,575,818 +213,953
Belgium 319,051 851,168 +532,117
United Arab Emirates 402,256 0 -402,256
France 72,323 163,334 +91,011
Barbados 218,848 0 -218,848
Australia 0 189,213 +189,213
Iceland 62,555 52,511 -10,044
Qatar 110,287 0 -110,287

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 26,810,590
France 63,502
Germany 38,589
Ireland 27,610
Denmark 20,777

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 20,444,561 6,366,029 -14,078,532
France 40,384 23,118 -17,266
Germany 24,303 14,286 -10,017
Ireland 13,725 13,885 +160
Denmark 11,939 8,838 -3,101
Cyprus 12,982 6,659 -6,323
Italy 10,427 7,650 -2,777
Luxembourg 3,378 0 -3,378

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 27,191,352
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,965,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,830,833
Air transport 951,203

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 20,689,636 6,501,716 -14,187,920
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,578,117 16,387,848 +10,809,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 723,696 1,107,137 +383,441
Air transport 872,532 78,671 -793,861

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 27,191,352
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,077,460
Holyhead 3,224,521
Liverpool Docks 2,554,308
London Heathrow Airport 851,557

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 20,689,636 6,501,716 -14,187,920
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,401,600 13,675,860 +11,274,260
Holyhead 1,660,659 1,563,862 -96,797
Liverpool Docks 1,386,990 1,167,318 -219,672
London Heathrow Airport 811,738 39,819 -771,919
Dover 308,668 371,750 +63,082
Milford 4,346 294,947 +290,601
Heysham 244,667 3,043 -241,624
Southampton 106,823 111,076 +4,253
London Gateway Port 58,806 80,124 +21,318

Quick facts

HS code: 04061050

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

Description: Other types of fresh cheese not specifically listed, including unripened varieties