Import/export HS code 04061080: Various fresh cheese

Additional fresh cheese types not covered under specific codes

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 £
Italy 57,917,023
Bulgaria 8,385,136
Belgium 7,006,674
Poland 2,947,359
Spain 2,932,499

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 £
Italy 28,833,015 29,084,008 +250,993
Bulgaria 3,883,010 4,502,126 +619,116
Belgium 3,316,921 3,689,753 +372,832
Poland 2,468,722 478,637 -1,990,085
Spain 345,868 2,586,631 +2,240,763
France 1,814,959 893,637 -921,322
Greece 511,294 1,683,820 +1,172,526
Romania 482,836 520,935 +38,099
Netherlands 114,744 743,474 +628,730
Ireland 387,690 106,750 -280,940

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 £
Italy 61,060,698
Bulgaria 8,409,542
Greece 3,182,953
Spain 3,002,942
Poland 2,205,021

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 £
Italy 30,596,402 30,464,296 -132,106
Bulgaria 3,905,395 4,504,147 +598,752
Greece 1,422,613 1,760,340 +337,727
Spain 509,386 2,493,556 +1,984,170
Poland 1,710,007 495,014 -1,214,993
Romania 653,084 633,135 -19,949
Netherlands 362,284 579,334 +217,050
Belgium 375,086 351,599 -23,487
France 394,450 279,482 -114,968
Germany 417,713 240,381 -177,332

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 20
Outer London - East and North East 18
Inner London - East 15
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 18 15 -3
Outer London - East and North East 15 13 -2
Inner London - East 15 10 -5
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Essex 3 1 -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) 76,022,160
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,168,108
Other 4,510,704
Road transport 5,675

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) 37,472,833 38,549,327 +1,076,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,373,107 3,795,001 +421,894
Other 2,092,052 2,418,652 +326,600
Road transport 5,675 0 -5,675

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 36,701,772
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,251,734
Eurotunnel 18,352,077
000 4,510,704
London 4,200,796

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 17,124,737 19,577,035 +2,452,298
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,718,374 10,533,360 -185,014
Eurotunnel 9,530,482 8,821,595 -708,887
000 2,092,052 2,418,652 +326,600
London 2,115,131 2,085,665 -29,466
Immingham Docks 584,785 627,575 +42,790
Middlesbrough 371,398 438,559 +67,161
Portsmouth 219,735 73,247 -146,488
Purfleet 37,896 73,526 +35,630
Harwich 46,045 16,156 -29,889

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 96
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of food products 16
Food and beverage service activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 59
2025-10 60
2025-09 62
2025-08 59
2025-07 66

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 64
54m+ 29
15m-54m 19
0-1m 15
Other 1

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 365,418
United Arab Emirates 344,820
Barbados 319,767
Qatar 187,526
Lebanon 174,030

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 30,248 335,170 +304,922
United Arab Emirates 152,907 191,913 +39,006
Barbados 205,378 114,389 -90,989
Qatar 143,531 43,995 -99,536
Lebanon 170,504 3,526 -166,978
Denmark 132,490 14,698 -117,792
Iraq 120,219 0 -120,219
Belgium 81,085 0 -81,085
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63,828 0 -63,828
Antigua and Barbuda 47,213 0 -47,213

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 £
Italy 9,094
Ireland 1,715
Belgium 1,054
Netherlands 1,010
XI 959

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 £
Italy 5,393 3,701 -1,692
Ireland 1,715 0 -1,715
Belgium 99 955 +856
Netherlands 676 334 -342
XI 904 55 -849
Germany 524 397 -127
XU 27 246 +219

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) 1,146,219
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 493,161
Air transport 276,163
Other 15,026

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) 879,703 266,516 -613,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 163,679 329,482 +165,803
Air transport 169,938 106,225 -63,713
Other 9,338 5,688 -3,650

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 407,018
Holyhead 293,017
Portsmouth 239,179
London Heathrow Airport 214,776
Southampton 191,409

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 260,150 146,868 -113,282
Holyhead 0 293,017 +293,017
Portsmouth 195,334 43,845 -151,489
London Heathrow Airport 160,136 54,640 -105,496
Southampton 130,304 61,105 -69,199
Felixstowe 170,504 0 -170,504
Immingham Docks 132,490 14,698 -117,792
Eurotunnel 81,085 0 -81,085
Liverpool Docks 30,184 36,465 +6,281
Manchester Airport 7,882 47,521 +39,639

Quick facts

HS code: 04061080

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

Description: Additional fresh cheese types not covered under specific codes