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Cheese and curd

0406 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2021
World Trade $38.5BRnk 116 / 1217
2021
Top Exporter | Top Importer $5.41B | $5.25BGermany | Germany
2021
Product Complexity -0.16Rnk 598 / 1024
2020 - 2021
Export Growth (CAGR) 15.4%Rnk 836 / 1217
2018
Mean Tariff 26.2%Rnk 35 / 1259
2021
Share of World Trade 0.18%Rnk 116 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Cheese. In 2021, Cheese were the world's 116th most traded product, with a total trade of $38.5B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Cheese grew by 15.4%, from $33.4B to $38.5B. Trade in Cheese represent 0.18% of total world trade.

Cheese are a part of Edible products of animal origin, n.e.s.. They include Other Cheeses, Fresh Unfermented Cheese, Processed Cheese, Powdered Cheese, and Blue Cheese.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Cheese  were Germany ($5.41B), Netherlands ($4.49B), Italy ($4.38B), France ($3.79B), and New Zealand ($2.41B).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Cheese were Germany ($5.25B), France ($2.51B), Italy ($2.25B), United Kingdom ($2.15B), and Belgium ($1.85B).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Cheese was 26.2%, making it the 35th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Cheese ranks 598th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2021)Germany$5.41B
Top Destination (2021)Germany$5.25B

In 2021 Cheese were the world's 116th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2021, the top exporters of Cheese were Germany ($5.41B), Netherlands ($4.49B), Italy ($4.38B), France ($3.79B), and New Zealand ($2.41B).

In 2021, the top importers of Cheese were Germany ($5.25B), France ($2.51B), Italy ($2.25B), United Kingdom ($2.15B), and Belgium ($1.85B).

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Exporters of Cheese (2021)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021)New Zealand$1.09B
Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021)Germany$594M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Cheese grew the fastest in New Zealand ($1.09B), Italy ($735M), Greece ($664M), Germany ($618M), and Netherlands ($377M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Cheese were Germany ($594M), China ($457M), France ($360M), United States ($311M), and Italy ($277M).

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Exporters of Cheese (2020 - 2021)

Importers of Cheese (2020 - 2021)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Cheese.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.43. This means that most of the exports of Cheese are explained by 21 countries.

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Value of Exports in Cheese

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2021)Netherlands$2.83B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2021)Japan$1.41B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Cheese. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Cheese during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Cheese were Netherlands ($2.83B), New Zealand ($2.34B), Italy ($2.13B), Denmark ($1.32B), and France ($1.28B).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cheese were Japan ($1.41B), United Kingdom ($1.35B), Russia ($1.2B), China ($1.04B), and Spain ($782M).

Net Trade (2021)

Disaggregation

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In 2021, the world most traded Cheese, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Other Cheeses ($22.7B), Fresh Unfermented Cheese ($8.93B), Processed Cheese ($3.19B), Powdered Cheese ($2.97B), and Blue Cheese ($705M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Cheese (2021)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Cheese.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Cheese by percentage of total exports

Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2021)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Cheese.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Cheese to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2021)

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