Import/export HS code 04069081: Cheshire and Wensleydale cheese

English cheeses, Cheshire is crumbly, Wensleydale is mild and creamy

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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 £
France 73,793
Belgium 72,007
Ireland 45,497
Denmark 31,449
Netherlands 19,939

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 £
France 69,247 4,546 -64,701
Belgium 72,007 0 -72,007
Ireland 9,492 36,005 +26,513
Denmark 0 31,449 +31,449
Netherlands 19,939 0 -19,939
Sweden 14,329 0 -14,329

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 £
United Kingdom 128,791
France 88,172
Ireland 24,037

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 £
United Kingdom 91,896 36,895 -55,001
France 83,626 4,546 -79,080
Ireland 0 24,037 +24,037

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) 138,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,747
Other 16,014

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) 96,812 41,441 -55,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,710 24,037 -54,673
Other 9,492 6,522 -2,970

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 60,179
Dover 57,628
London 57,606
Eurotunnel 26,205
Holyhead 17,019

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 28,730 31,449 +2,719
Dover 57,628 0 -57,628
London 57,606 0 -57,606
Eurotunnel 24,855 1,350 -23,505
Holyhead 0 17,019 +17,019
000 9,492 6,522 -2,970
Liverpool Docks 0 12,464 +12,464
Jersey 3,355 0 -3,355
GSY 3,348 0 -3,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 3,196 +3,196

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
United States 22,801,817
Ireland 4,525,809
Netherlands 3,703,796
Australia 3,684,829
France 2,353,284

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 £
United States 11,548,336 11,253,481 -294,855
Ireland 2,796,347 1,729,462 -1,066,885
Netherlands 2,418,685 1,285,111 -1,133,574
Australia 2,250,078 1,434,751 -815,327
France 1,031,031 1,322,253 +291,222
Spain 987,532 1,320,293 +332,761
Canada 1,200,170 845,654 -354,516
Lithuania 840,287 1,055,276 +214,989
Germany 449,921 534,881 +84,960
Denmark 14,055 830,708 +816,653

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 £
XU 71,386
XI 10,356

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 £
XU 42,529 28,857 -13,672
XI 7,240 3,116 -4,124

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) 32,597,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,584,171
Air transport 229,576
Other 81,742

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) 17,332,826 15,264,720 -2,068,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,928,343 7,655,828 -272,515
Air transport 106,987 122,589 +15,602
Other 49,769 31,973 -17,796

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 21,236,778
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,247,276
Southampton 6,444,650
Holyhead 2,745,476
London Gateway Port 2,318,246

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 £
Liverpool Docks 10,810,632 10,426,146 -384,486
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,088,179 4,159,097 -929,082
Southampton 4,029,341 2,415,309 -1,614,032
Holyhead 1,613,175 1,132,301 -480,874
London Gateway Port 988,840 1,329,406 +340,566
Portsmouth 912,322 929,531 +17,209
Felixstowe 995,549 764,672 -230,877
Immingham Docks 248,481 758,821 +510,340
Dover 341,987 574,416 +232,429
Eurotunnel 112,213 335,974 +223,761

Quick facts

HS code: 04069081

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

Description: English cheeses, Cheshire is crumbly, Wensleydale is mild and creamy