Import/export HS code 04069093: Cheese with over 72% fat

Cheese with a fat content exceeding 72%, extremely rich and luxurious

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  • 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 £
France 11,520,639
Denmark 10,932,833
Netherlands 4,967,233
Germany 2,158,786
Greece 1,711,662

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 6,239,929 5,280,710 -959,219
Denmark 5,646,324 5,286,509 -359,815
Netherlands 2,446,921 2,520,312 +73,391
Germany 1,622,726 536,060 -1,086,666
Greece 784,806 926,856 +142,050
Ireland 504,222 394,333 -109,889
Italy 481,816 112,046 -369,770
Belgium 135,719 369,555 +233,836
Spain 190,200 176,289 -13,911
Romania 27,333 79,893 +52,560

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 £
Denmark 10,047,567
France 9,992,791
Netherlands 5,542,027
Greece 1,982,433
Austria 1,463,897

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 £
Denmark 5,162,524 4,885,043 -277,481
France 5,665,455 4,327,336 -1,338,119
Netherlands 2,799,628 2,742,399 -57,229
Greece 815,777 1,166,656 +350,879
Austria 782,987 680,910 -102,077
Germany 792,257 617,910 -174,347
Italy 1,271,985 128,205 -1,143,780
Ireland 491,915 389,236 -102,679
Spain 186,744 174,466 -12,278
Belgium 0 135,546 +135,546

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 8
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Inner London - East 4

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 - East and North East 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 32,728,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 868,846
Other 229,953
Rail transport 16,240

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) 17,765,472 14,963,325 -2,802,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,888 625,958 +383,070
Other 74,465 155,488 +81,023
Rail transport 10,758 5,482 -5,276

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,436,550
Eurotunnel 6,535,870
Dover 5,873,292
Portsmouth 4,627,075
Harwich 3,386,529

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 / Eurotunnel 3,370,794 4,065,756 +694,962
Eurotunnel 3,850,915 2,684,955 -1,165,960
Dover 2,855,254 3,018,038 +162,784
Portsmouth 2,361,637 2,265,438 -96,199
Harwich 2,752,034 634,495 -2,117,539
Immingham Docks 1,641,084 1,563,930 -77,154
London 112,907 551,296 +438,389
Holyhead 353,596 270,964 -82,632
Purfleet 188,355 320,952 +132,597
Killingholme 269,666 65,414 -204,252

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 45
Manufacture of food products 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Food and beverage service activities 4
Manufacture of beverages 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 31
2025-10 27
2025-09 27
2025-08 22

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
54m+ 23
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 8
0-1m 4
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 25,930
Ireland 21,915
Iceland 14,888
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,205

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 0 25,930 +25,930
Ireland 17,772 4,143 -13,629
Iceland 12,204 2,684 -9,520
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,205 +1,205

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 £
France 3,101
Greece 422
Denmark 6

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 £
France 3,101 0 -3,101
Greece 422 0 -422
Denmark 0 6 +6

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 28,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,658
Other 12,757
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,158

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 £
Air transport 0 28,365 +28,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,204 1,454 -10,750
Other 8,614 4,143 -4,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,158 0 -9,158

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 27,135
Middlesbrough 13,658
000 12,757
Holyhead 6,110
Liverpool Docks 3,048

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 0 27,135 +27,135
Middlesbrough 12,204 1,454 -10,750
000 8,614 4,143 -4,471
Holyhead 6,110 0 -6,110
Liverpool Docks 3,048 0 -3,048
Birmingham Airport 0 1,230 +1,230

Quick facts

HS code: 04069093

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

Description: Cheese with a fat content exceeding 72%, extremely rich and luxurious