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 16,000,675
Cyprus 11,976,871
Poland 5,497,738
Ireland 3,422,726
Netherlands 2,759,867

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 7,911,684 8,088,991 +177,307
Cyprus 9,740,095 2,236,776 -7,503,319
Poland 2,875,180 2,622,558 -252,622
Ireland 1,756,073 1,666,653 -89,420
Netherlands 1,564,730 1,195,137 -369,593
Spain 1,147,736 1,126,868 -20,868
France 526,986 553,395 +26,409
Greece 261,019 216,789 -44,230
Belgium 344,275 120,854 -223,421
Lithuania 125,701 178,099 +52,398

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 16,177,957
Cyprus 11,983,367
Poland 5,626,241
Netherlands 2,685,592
Spain 2,245,452

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 8,006,323 8,171,634 +165,311
Cyprus 9,746,591 2,236,776 -7,509,815
Poland 2,875,180 2,751,061 -124,119
Netherlands 1,509,657 1,175,935 -333,722
Spain 1,146,243 1,099,209 -47,034
Greece 541,629 220,542 -321,087
France 233,818 250,092 +16,274
Germany 280,747 150,440 -130,307
Latvia 115,320 107,965 -7,355
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 19
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - East and North East 13
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 17 14 -3
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
Outer London - East and North East 10 11 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - South 6 6 +0
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) 28,883,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,243,842
Other 3,390,774
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) 14,574,731 14,309,209 -265,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,079,441 2,164,401 -7,915,040
Other 1,736,350 1,654,424 -81,926
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,578,775
London Gateway Port 11,726,168
Dover 7,015,852
Eurotunnel 6,378,211
000 3,390,774

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 / Eurotunnel 6,460,308 6,118,467 -341,841
London Gateway Port 9,717,028 2,009,140 -7,707,888
Dover 3,164,957 3,850,895 +685,938
Eurotunnel 3,453,469 2,924,742 -528,727
000 1,736,350 1,654,424 -81,926
London 1,339,599 669,746 -669,853
Harwich 274,237 351,888 +77,651
Portsmouth 53,627 302,277 +248,650
Immingham Docks 110,040 84,315 -25,725
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 96
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
2026-01 45
2025-11 53
2025-10 49
2025-09 50
2025-08 43

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 68
15m-54m 25
54m+ 19
0-1m 15
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 6,340,375
United States 902,461
Denmark 427,370
Malta 333,060
United Arab Emirates 239,974

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 3,596,181 2,744,194 -851,987
United States 484,855 417,606 -67,249
Denmark 123,961 303,409 +179,448
Malta 144,418 188,642 +44,224
United Arab Emirates 125,657 114,317 -11,340
Netherlands 176,220 54,602 -121,618
Poland 197,210 20,902 -176,308
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 114,686 68,967 -45,719
Spain 43,673 36,309 -7,364
France 38,253 33,350 -4,903

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 6,191,844
XI 10,080
Italy 6,519
United States 652
Netherlands 402

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 3,528,972 2,662,872 -866,100
XI 421 9,659 +9,238
Italy 2,031 4,488 +2,457
United States 393 259 -134
Netherlands 190 212 +22
Switzerland 50 152 +102
France 0 133 +133
Cyprus 0 125 +125
Germany 55 5 -50

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,340,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,884,620
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,195,467
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 3,597,630 2,743,134 -854,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 869,664 1,014,956 +145,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 708,370 487,097 -221,273
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 6,340,764
Southampton 1,053,971
Dover / Eurotunnel 661,580
Eurotunnel 453,296
London Gateway Port 393,095

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 3,597,630 2,743,134 -854,496
Southampton 598,298 455,673 -142,625
Dover / Eurotunnel 364,809 296,771 -68,038
Eurotunnel 309,737 143,559 -166,178
London Gateway Port 164,752 228,343 +63,591
Immingham Docks 17,539 216,859 +199,320
Liverpool Docks 63,969 51,088 -12,881
Felixstowe 3,125 61,877 +58,752
Portsmouth 28,346 28,858 +512
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