Import/export HS code 04069086: Cheese with 47-52% fat

Cheese with a fat content between 47% and 52%, rich and flavorful

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  • 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 £
Ireland 15,173,359
Italy 5,200,250
Cyprus 4,608,152
France 2,875,664
Spain 1,760,656

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 £
Ireland 5,393,817 9,779,542 +4,385,725
Italy 2,334,079 2,866,171 +532,092
Cyprus 3,101,583 1,506,569 -1,595,014
France 1,289,133 1,586,531 +297,398
Spain 982,556 778,100 -204,456
Netherlands 250,457 176,447 -74,010
United States 115,123 182,308 +67,185
Germany 203,497 8,007 -195,490
Romania 27,513 145,094 +117,581
Switzerland 75,095 63,250 -11,845

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 £
Ireland 15,066,519
Italy 5,139,210
Cyprus 4,635,236
France 2,702,438
Spain 1,744,872

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 £
Ireland 5,327,519 9,739,000 +4,411,481
Italy 2,319,464 2,819,746 +500,282
Cyprus 3,116,349 1,518,887 -1,597,462
France 1,210,333 1,492,105 +281,772
Spain 971,764 773,108 -198,656
Netherlands 235,178 220,025 -15,153
United States 119,404 187,570 +68,166
Germany 245,545 5,432 -240,113
Romania 31,743 157,469 +125,726
Switzerland 75,095 63,250 -11,845

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 10
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 8
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - South 6

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 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1

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) 25,608,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,052,777
Air transport 124,527
Other 120,123
Road transport 53,917

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) 10,496,725 15,112,180 +4,615,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,205,779 1,846,998 -1,358,781
Air transport 55,051 69,476 +14,425
Other 78,181 41,942 -36,239
Road transport 9,523 44,394 +34,871

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 12,113,843
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,735,380
London Gateway Port 4,608,152
Eurotunnel 3,147,639
Liverpool Docks 3,076,358

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 £
Holyhead 3,773,551 8,340,292 +4,566,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,090,112 2,645,268 +555,156
London Gateway Port 3,101,583 1,506,569 -1,595,014
Eurotunnel 1,564,759 1,582,880 +18,121
Liverpool Docks 1,564,818 1,511,540 -53,278
Dover 1,044,440 869,748 -174,692
Portsmouth 304,408 441,604 +137,196
London Heathrow Airport 55,051 69,476 +14,425
000 78,181 41,942 -36,239
Purfleet 74,830 19,679 -55,151

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 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Food and beverage service activities 11
Manufacture of food products 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 29
2025-10 25
2025-09 28
2025-08 25
2025-07 27

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 39
54m+ 16
15m-54m 10
0-1m 9

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 £
Greece 7,483,133
Netherlands 2,169,700
Germany 1,269,772
Ireland 721,988
France 305,035

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 £
Greece 3,958,891 3,524,242 -434,649
Netherlands 1,203,767 965,933 -237,834
Germany 518,529 751,243 +232,714
Ireland 151,994 569,994 +418,000
France 31,260 273,775 +242,515
Canada 174,092 12,023 -162,069
Spain 67,297 110,346 +43,049
Denmark 65,151 112,265 +47,114
Australia 0 89,670 +89,670
United Arab Emirates 38,760 0 -38,760

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 7,483,397
XU 866

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 3,959,155 3,524,242 -434,913
XU 101 765 +664

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,484,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,733,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 440,396
Air transport 1,262

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 3,959,256 3,525,007 -434,249
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,012,805 2,720,778 +707,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 253,828 186,568 -67,260
Air transport 1,262 0 -1,262

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,484,263
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,624,987
Liverpool Docks 846,383
Dover 297,163
London Gateway Port 128,430

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 3,959,256 3,525,007 -434,249
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,797,465 1,827,522 +30,057
Liverpool Docks 275,545 570,838 +295,293
Dover 23,388 273,775 +250,387
London Gateway Port 38,760 89,670 +50,910
Immingham Docks 3,454 117,683 +114,229
Holyhead 47,531 19,116 -28,415
Eurotunnel 65,151 0 -65,151
Southampton 12,094 8,742 -3,352
Heysham 3,245 0 -3,245

Quick facts

HS code: 04069086

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

Description: Cheese with a fat content between 47% and 52%, rich and flavorful