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.
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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 £
Ireland 15,268,285
Italy 5,313,013
Cyprus 4,616,984
France 2,915,812
Spain 1,747,787

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 5,678,319 9,589,966 +3,911,647
Italy 2,386,032 2,926,981 +540,949
Cyprus 3,101,583 1,515,401 -1,586,182
France 1,299,001 1,616,811 +317,810
Spain 992,108 755,679 -236,429
Netherlands 248,139 172,067 -76,072
United States 115,123 182,308 +67,185
Germany 186,371 8,007 -178,364
Romania 33,031 148,853 +115,822
Belgium 18,028 129,090 +111,062

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 15,162,524
Italy 5,237,147
Cyprus 4,644,068
France 2,745,516
Spain 1,732,003

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 5,612,386 9,550,138 +3,937,752
Italy 2,367,807 2,869,340 +501,533
Cyprus 3,116,349 1,527,719 -1,588,630
France 1,233,877 1,511,639 +277,762
Spain 981,316 750,687 -230,629
Netherlands 229,555 223,312 -6,243
United States 119,404 187,570 +68,166
Germany 224,613 6,313 -218,300
Romania 38,517 159,972 +121,455
Greece 20,603 140,750 +120,147

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 11
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - East and North East 8
Outer London - South 6
Inner London - East 5

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

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) 25,820,575
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,181,867
Air transport 133,359
Other 119,044
Road transport 56,061

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) 10,822,901 14,997,674 +4,174,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,205,779 1,976,088 -1,229,691
Air transport 55,051 78,308 +23,257
Other 78,239 40,805 -37,434
Road transport 13,803 42,258 +28,455

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 12,209,848
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,864,102
London Gateway Port 4,608,152
Eurotunnel 3,177,981
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 3,965,133 8,244,715 +4,279,582
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,156,458 2,707,644 +551,186
London Gateway Port 3,101,583 1,506,569 -1,595,014
Eurotunnel 1,572,341 1,605,640 +33,299
Liverpool Docks 1,658,103 1,418,255 -239,848
Dover 1,043,424 846,680 -196,744
Portsmouth 294,216 449,606 +155,390
London 34,157 113,533 +79,376
London Heathrow Airport 55,051 78,308 +23,257
000 78,239 40,805 -37,434

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 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 12
Manufacture of food products 9
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
2026-01 29
2025-11 29
2025-10 25
2025-09 28
2025-08 25

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 41
54m+ 16
15m-54m 11
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 7,653,509
Netherlands 2,355,161
Germany 1,269,772
Ireland 778,960
France 303,515

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 4,309,360 3,344,149 -965,211
Netherlands 1,335,806 1,019,355 -316,451
Germany 518,529 751,243 +232,714
Ireland 174,085 604,875 +430,790
France 36,917 266,598 +229,681
Canada 174,092 12,023 -162,069
Spain 71,596 106,572 +34,976
Denmark 65,151 112,265 +47,114
Australia 0 89,670 +89,670
United Arab Emirates 25,233 3,318 -21,915

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 7,653,745

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 4,309,596 3,344,149 -965,447

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,654,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,975,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 431,371
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 4,309,720 3,344,834 -964,886
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,173,436 2,801,670 +628,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 243,761 187,610 -56,151
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 7,654,554
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,810,973
Liverpool Docks 907,869
Dover 295,643
Immingham Docks 121,137

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 4,309,720 3,344,834 -964,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,933,803 1,877,170 -56,633
Liverpool Docks 300,886 606,983 +306,097
Dover 29,045 266,598 +237,553
Immingham Docks 3,454 117,683 +114,229
London Gateway Port 25,233 92,988 +67,755
Holyhead 47,531 19,116 -28,415
Eurotunnel 65,151 0 -65,151
Southampton 12,094 8,742 -3,352
London Heathrow Airport 1,262 0 -1,262

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