Import/export HS code 04069069: Various Italian cheeses

Other Italian cheeses not specifically listed

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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 £
Italy 15,983,555
Cyprus 13,200,412
Poland 5,522,386
Ireland 3,489,831
Netherlands 2,885,442

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 8,013,802 7,969,753 -44,049
Cyprus 10,827,868 2,372,544 -8,455,324
Poland 2,897,813 2,624,573 -273,240
Ireland 1,720,143 1,769,688 +49,545
Netherlands 1,677,973 1,207,469 -470,504
Spain 1,175,950 1,111,048 -64,902
France 531,107 520,788 -10,319
Belgium 373,297 120,854 -252,443
Greece 263,483 229,972 -33,511
Lithuania 132,810 173,916 +41,106

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 16,173,582
Cyprus 13,206,908
Poland 5,633,451
Netherlands 2,811,167
Spain 2,257,846

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 8,122,786 8,050,796 -71,990
Cyprus 10,834,364 2,372,544 -8,461,820
Poland 2,899,295 2,734,156 -165,139
Netherlands 1,618,665 1,192,502 -426,163
Spain 1,174,457 1,083,389 -91,068
Greece 539,523 238,295 -301,228
Germany 351,425 141,599 -209,826
France 232,168 228,190 -3,978
Latvia 120,141 103,580 -16,561
Sweden 0 157,987 +157,987

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 20
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - East and North East 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 18 15 -3
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Outer London - East and North East 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 4 +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) 29,079,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,485,486
Other 3,473,520
Air transport 1,995

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) 14,924,360 14,154,829 -769,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,197,931 2,287,555 -8,910,376
Other 1,699,923 1,773,597 +73,674
Air transport 1,995 0 -1,995

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 12,949,709
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,578,357
Dover 7,044,455
Eurotunnel 6,398,375
000 3,473,520

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 £
London Gateway Port 10,804,801 2,144,908 -8,659,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,473,478 6,104,879 -368,599
Dover 3,317,587 3,726,868 +409,281
Eurotunnel 3,445,012 2,953,363 -491,649
000 1,699,923 1,773,597 +73,674
London 1,319,331 672,875 -646,456
Harwich 451,283 338,286 -112,997
Portsmouth 111,560 269,146 +157,586
Immingham Docks 118,332 84,315 -34,017
Poole 0 83,683 +83,683

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 95
Food and beverage service activities 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 53
2025-10 49
2025-09 50
2025-08 43
2025-07 44

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 67
15m-54m 23
54m+ 21
0-1m 16
Other 5

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 6,476,225
United States 900,564
Denmark 396,878
Malta 317,866
Netherlands 252,050

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 3,599,850 2,876,375 -723,475
United States 484,855 415,709 -69,146
Denmark 123,961 272,917 +148,956
Malta 132,088 185,778 +53,690
Netherlands 196,355 55,695 -140,660
United Arab Emirates 136,458 101,585 -34,873
Poland 197,210 20,902 -176,308
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,737 76,033 -30,704
Spain 50,674 36,309 -14,365
France 42,390 34,023 -8,367

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 6,332,677
XU 131,618
Italy 6,705
XI 4,834
United States 663

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 3,541,273 2,791,404 -749,869
XU 57,702 73,916 +16,214
Italy 2,019 4,686 +2,667
XI 421 4,413 +3,992
United States 404 259 -145
Netherlands 191 230 +39
Switzerland 50 152 +102
Cyprus 0 125 +125
France 0 120 +120
Germany 50 10 -40

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,477,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,857,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,225,390
Air transport 15,212

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 3,602,110 2,875,315 -726,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 881,983 975,279 +93,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 740,792 484,598 -256,194
Air transport 6,752 8,460 +1,708

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,477,425
Southampton 1,055,354
Dover / Eurotunnel 649,626
Eurotunnel 497,157
London Gateway Port 393,452

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 3,602,110 2,875,315 -726,795
Southampton 590,349 465,005 -125,344
Dover / Eurotunnel 358,486 291,140 -67,346
Eurotunnel 353,598 143,559 -210,039
London Gateway Port 174,342 219,110 +44,768
Immingham Docks 15,712 187,513 +171,801
Liverpool Docks 63,969 49,191 -14,778
Portsmouth 32,483 30,844 -1,639
Felixstowe 6,377 54,490 +48,113
Dover 25,981 3,179 -22,802

Quick facts

HS code: 04069069

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

Description: Other Italian cheeses not specifically listed