Import/export HS code 04069089: Cheese with 52-62% fat

Cheese with a fat content between 52% and 62%, creamy and indulgent

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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 £
Cyprus 174,827,973
Ireland 22,066,122
France 17,408,346
Spain 16,864,658
Hungary 10,178,370

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 £
Cyprus 82,524,946 92,303,027 +9,778,081
Ireland 7,292,502 14,773,620 +7,481,118
France 8,928,629 8,479,717 -448,912
Spain 9,484,941 7,379,717 -2,105,224
Hungary 5,174,259 5,004,111 -170,148
Poland 4,686,682 3,003,104 -1,683,578
Italy 2,614,026 2,941,648 +327,622
Greece 2,787,835 1,988,843 -798,992
Romania 1,763,374 2,283,117 +519,743
Netherlands 1,684,263 2,298,769 +614,506

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 £
Cyprus 179,077,829
Spain 22,994,498
Ireland 19,252,803
Hungary 10,380,849
Poland 9,144,142

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 £
Cyprus 84,813,528 94,264,301 +9,450,773
Spain 12,885,667 10,108,831 -2,776,836
Ireland 6,168,601 13,084,202 +6,915,601
Hungary 5,268,800 5,112,049 -156,751
Poland 4,830,224 4,313,918 -516,306
France 4,780,076 4,226,000 -554,076
Italy 2,730,477 3,037,409 +306,932
Germany 2,403,020 2,108,739 -294,281
Romania 1,828,866 2,284,098 +455,232
Netherlands 1,581,382 1,403,776 -177,606

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - East and North East 16
Outer London - West and North West 16
Inner London - West 13
West Midlands 9

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 13 14 +1
Outer London - East and North East 12 15 +3
Outer London - West and North West 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Outer London - South 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 171,223,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,346,694
Other 3,360,765
Road transport 825,978
Air transport 3,518

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,164,144 90,059,838 +8,895,694
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,749,331 52,597,363 +1,848,032
Other 1,602,602 1,758,163 +155,561
Road transport 119,437 706,541 +587,104
Air transport 0 3,518 +3,518

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 123,672,368
Felixstowe 41,188,365
Dover 31,213,740
Eurotunnel 14,834,056
Portsmouth 14,312,463

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 £
London Gateway Port 67,231,201 56,441,167 -10,790,034
Felixstowe 15,111,127 26,077,238 +10,966,111
Dover 15,945,050 15,268,690 -676,360
Eurotunnel 7,730,981 7,103,075 -627,906
Portsmouth 8,876,195 5,436,268 -3,439,927
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,874,191 7,080,086 +3,205,895
Liverpool Docks 3,868,952 7,041,341 +3,172,389
Holyhead 1,759,850 6,030,708 +4,270,858
Southampton 0 5,405,361 +5,405,361
Middlesbrough 2,493,051 2,193,026 -300,025

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 109
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Food and beverage service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 16
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 61
2025-11 74
2025-10 58
2025-09 65
2025-08 58

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 72
54m+ 35
0-1m 24
15m-54m 22
Other 2

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 22,212,159
France 3,382,850
Canada 1,421,742
Australia 1,339,071
Ireland 1,273,243

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 10,938,402 11,273,757 +335,355
France 2,181,253 1,201,597 -979,656
Canada 547,853 873,889 +326,036
Australia 690,365 648,706 -41,659
Ireland 692,443 580,800 -111,643
Netherlands 563,124 606,037 +42,913
Germany 260,726 685,479 +424,753
Cyprus 407,918 239,321 -168,597
Spain 232,133 199,759 -32,374
Switzerland 873 251,795 +250,922

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 143,618
Cyprus 86,450
France 6,793
Ireland 5,164
United States 4,484

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 10,410 133,208 +122,798
Cyprus 12,318 74,132 +61,814
France 6,793 0 -6,793
Ireland 3,078 2,086 -992
United States 4,484 0 -4,484
Denmark 850 0 -850
Italy 295 0 -295
Belgium 262 0 -262
Poland 44 0 -44
Sweden 1 0 -1

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) 27,024,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,008,555
Other 317,349
Air transport 242,526

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) 13,114,902 13,910,039 +795,137
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,017,950 2,990,605 -1,027,345
Other 80,956 236,393 +155,437
Air transport 58,949 183,577 +124,628

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 15,329,499
Southampton 7,683,815
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,172,648
Dover 2,644,492
Felixstowe 1,870,020

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 6,035,571 9,293,928 +3,258,357
Southampton 5,132,441 2,551,374 -2,581,067
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,463,673 1,708,975 +245,302
Dover 1,846,954 797,538 -1,049,416
Felixstowe 1,113,300 756,720 -356,580
London Gateway Port 995,402 860,445 -134,957
Holyhead 329,195 280,847 -48,348
Immingham Docks 60,960 482,296 +421,336
000 80,956 236,393 +155,437
London Heathrow Airport 58,949 183,577 +124,628

Quick facts

HS code: 04069089

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

Description: Cheese with a fat content between 52% and 62%, creamy and indulgent