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 177,110,268
Ireland 21,681,679
Spain 17,698,152
France 17,187,107
Hungary 10,006,459

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 83,951,704 93,158,564 +9,206,860
Ireland 6,256,402 15,425,277 +9,168,875
Spain 9,667,957 8,030,195 -1,637,762
France 8,689,340 8,497,767 -191,573
Hungary 5,111,338 4,895,121 -216,217
Poland 4,790,615 3,222,472 -1,568,143
Italy 2,675,306 2,879,834 +204,528
Greece 2,689,398 2,174,833 -514,565
Netherlands 1,733,559 2,272,949 +539,390
Romania 1,783,690 2,132,441 +348,751

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 181,525,073
Spain 23,744,637
Ireland 19,101,653
Hungary 10,219,775
Poland 9,199,691

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 85,836,050 95,689,023 +9,852,973
Spain 13,078,015 10,666,622 -2,411,393
Ireland 5,073,037 14,028,616 +8,955,579
Hungary 5,200,353 5,019,422 -180,931
Poland 4,906,879 4,292,812 -614,067
France 4,835,055 4,145,998 -689,057
Italy 2,791,970 2,920,316 +128,346
Germany 2,295,468 2,208,848 -86,620
Romania 1,849,182 2,133,422 +284,240
Netherlands 1,706,594 1,373,385 -333,209

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 19
Outer London - West and North West 17
Outer London - East and North East 15
Inner London - West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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

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) 173,341,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 104,054,703
Other 3,148,894
Road transport 773,044
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) 82,172,669 91,169,276 +8,996,607
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,989,675 54,065,028 +4,075,353
Other 1,648,514 1,500,380 -148,134
Road transport 68,054 704,990 +636,936
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 127,320,685
Felixstowe 39,870,877
Dover 30,789,318
Eurotunnel 15,650,735
Portsmouth 14,474,525

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 69,577,941 57,742,744 -11,835,197
Felixstowe 13,983,978 25,886,899 +11,902,921
Dover 15,651,368 15,137,950 -513,418
Eurotunnel 8,509,409 7,141,326 -1,368,083
Portsmouth 8,738,791 5,735,734 -3,003,057
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,740,668 7,394,747 +3,654,079
Liverpool Docks 2,940,395 7,929,331 +4,988,936
Holyhead 1,602,748 6,038,554 +4,435,806
Southampton 0 5,405,361 +5,405,361
Middlesbrough 2,335,824 2,310,575 -25,249

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 111
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Food and beverage service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 74
2025-10 58
2025-09 65
2025-08 58
2025-07 63

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 73
54m+ 35
0-1m 25
15m-54m 21
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 22,573,528
France 3,430,418
Canada 1,421,742
Australia 1,306,905
Ireland 1,136,006

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 10,835,736 11,737,792 +902,056
France 2,183,401 1,247,017 -936,384
Canada 547,853 873,889 +326,036
Australia 588,261 718,644 +130,383
Ireland 582,507 553,499 -29,008
Netherlands 545,098 588,598 +43,500
Germany 263,096 631,465 +368,369
Cyprus 407,918 192,404 -215,514
Spain 229,313 208,387 -20,926
China 179,718 52,754 -126,964

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 £
Cyprus 86,450
XU 65,540
XI 10,570
France 7,208
United States 5,983

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 £
Cyprus 11,389 75,061 +63,672
XU 38,667 26,873 -11,794
XI 10,410 160 -10,250
France 7,208 0 -7,208
United States 5,983 0 -5,983
Ireland 2,924 2,294 -630
Denmark 1,031 0 -1,031
Belgium 320 0 -320
Italy 308 0 -308
Poland 56 0 -56

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) 27,285,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,998,000
Other 182,685
Air transport 100,644

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) 12,933,678 14,351,679 +1,418,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,898,184 3,099,816 -798,368
Other 78,297 104,388 +26,091
Air transport 52,917 47,727 -5,190

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 15,290,791
Southampton 7,995,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,190,299
Dover 2,615,318
London Gateway Port 1,894,372

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 5,632,121 9,658,670 +4,026,549
Southampton 5,403,921 2,591,473 -2,812,448
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,600,762 1,589,537 -11,225
Dover 1,714,175 901,143 -813,032
London Gateway Port 963,989 930,383 -33,606
Felixstowe 979,444 889,381 -90,063
Holyhead 329,195 277,306 -51,889
Immingham Docks 49,265 439,977 +390,712
Portsmouth 121,442 116,166 -5,276
000 78,297 104,388 +26,091

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