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 72,407
Ireland 45,178
Denmark 31,449
Netherlands 19,939
Sweden 14,329

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 67,861 4,546 -63,315
Ireland 21,637 23,541 +1,904
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
Ireland 24,037
France 14,779

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
Ireland 12,464 11,573 -891
France 10,233 4,546 -5,687

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) 136,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,740
Other 15,695

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) 95,426 41,441 -53,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,167 11,573 -7,594
Other 9,173 6,522 -2,651

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 57,628
Immingham Docks 45,778
Eurotunnel 24,819
Holyhead 17,019
000 15,695

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 57,628 0 -57,628
Immingham Docks 14,329 31,449 +17,120
Eurotunnel 23,469 1,350 -22,119
Holyhead 0 17,019 +17,019
000 9,173 6,522 -2,651
Liverpool Docks 12,464 0 -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 22,861,297
Ireland 4,509,758
Australia 3,777,728
Netherlands 3,716,136
Spain 2,328,125

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 11,778,911 11,082,386 -696,525
Ireland 2,780,420 1,729,338 -1,051,082
Australia 2,146,400 1,631,328 -515,072
Netherlands 2,366,679 1,349,457 -1,017,222
Spain 959,134 1,368,991 +409,857
France 1,005,782 1,319,890 +314,108
Lithuania 847,818 1,080,134 +232,316
Canada 1,072,880 850,068 -222,812
Germany 463,184 510,061 +46,877
Denmark 14,055 864,681 +850,626

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 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 £
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) 32,601,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,653,025
Air transport 239,913
Other 85,435

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) 17,358,036 15,243,110 -2,114,926
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,764,317 7,888,708 +124,391
Air transport 125,119 114,794 -10,325
Other 54,504 30,931 -23,573

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 21,272,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,257,250
Southampton 6,503,827
Holyhead 2,726,722
London Gateway Port 2,377,225

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 10,813,001 10,459,478 -353,523
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,997,807 4,259,443 -738,364
Southampton 4,028,249 2,475,578 -1,552,671
Holyhead 1,507,799 1,218,923 -288,876
London Gateway Port 938,887 1,438,338 +499,451
Portsmouth 891,146 966,897 +75,751
Felixstowe 1,120,042 520,498 -599,544
Immingham Docks 233,541 789,802 +556,261
Dover 346,220 590,574 +244,354
Eurotunnel 113,357 332,116 +218,759

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