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Where does Italy get its cheese? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Italy imported $2.8 billion of cheese (581 thousand tonnes), 6.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Germany (41%), the Netherlands (8%) and France (8%). Italy was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of cheese.

Summary

Value
$2.8billion
Tonnes
581thousand tonnes
Share of world total
6.3%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Germany1.2Tonnes: 252,383USD per tonne: $4,55941.1%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.24Tonnes: 50,476USD per tonne: $4,6898.5%Sea
France0.22Tonnes: 40,420USD per tonne: $5,4997.9%Land
Czechia0.2Tonnes: 40,229USD per tonne: $5,0757.3%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.16Tonnes: 35,190USD per tonne: $4,6075.8%Sea
Lithuania0.14Tonnes: 31,575USD per tonne: $4,5305.1%Sea
Greece0.12Tonnes: 14,744USD per tonne: $8,0464.2%Sea
Spain0.1Tonnes: 21,577USD per tonne: $4,5533.5%Sea
Poland0.09Tonnes: 18,873USD per tonne: $4,7813.2%Sea
Switzerland0.07Tonnes: 11,368USD per tonne: $6,1052.5%Land
Hungary0.06Tonnes: 12,172USD per tonne: $5,2852.3%Sea
Austria0.06Tonnes: 12,812USD per tonne: $4,7822.2%Land
Estonia0.04Tonnes: 8,866USD per tonne: $4,9481.6%Sea
Denmark0.03Tonnes: 7,008USD per tonne: $4,2031.1%Sea
Romania0.03Tonnes: 5,201USD per tonne: $4,9310.92%Sea
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 4,841USD per tonne: $4,7960.83%Sea
Slovenia0.02Tonnes: 5,136USD per tonne: $4,2410.78%Land
Latvia0.01Tonnes: 3,120USD per tonne: $4,4710.5%Sea
Ireland0.01Tonnes: 1,999USD per tonne: $4,6140.33%Sea
Luxembourg0.01Tonnes: 891USD per tonne: $6,3640.2%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Germany was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Germany 1.2
  • Netherlands 0.24
  • France 0.22
  • Czechia 0.2
  • Belgium 0.16

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Germany0.621.2
Netherlands0.110.24
France0.250.22
Czechia< 0.010.2
Belgium0.140.16

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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