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FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Commodity · Code 907

Processed cheese

Global agricultural trade data from FAO FAOSTAT. Cumulative 2018–2023 values for the top 50 trading nations.

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$18.1B
exports, 2018–2023
$19.6B
imports, 2018–2023
48.1%
of trade is exports
#99 of 100
by cumulative trade value

Thin cumulative trade book

Processed cheese in the thin-trade third

$37.7B cumulative 2018–2023 trade puts Processed cheese in the lightest third of FAO commodities here (#99 of 100).

Cumulative 2018–2023 trade in Processed cheese is $37.7B - a thin-third book; year-to-year swings are noisier, so pair totals with the exporter/importer tables. Even at thin scale, Germany still tops exports and Saudi Arabia tops imports. Related US lines typically classify under HTS Chapter 04; duty rates still depend on the exact subheading.

Dig deeper: HTS Chapter 04 rates. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).

Trade Trend (2019–2023)

Year Total Exports (top 50 countries) Total Imports (top 50 countries)
2019 $2.4B $2.2B
2020 $2.4B $2.3B
2021 $2.4B $2.5B
2022 $2.7B $2.8B
2023 $2.9B $2.9B

Top Exporters (2023)

# Country Export Value
1 Germany $584.1M
2 France $347.3M
3 Belgium $255.3M
4 Saudi Arabia $241.2M
5 Austria $230.6M
6 Poland $218.0M
7 New Zealand $175.3M
8 United States of America $119.9M
9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) $94.9M
10 Australia $86.0M

Top Importers (2023)

# Country Import Value
1 Saudi Arabia $404.7M
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland $224.7M
3 France $196.4M
4 United Arab Emirates $187.0M
5 Italy $172.4M
6 Belgium $143.1M
7 Iraq $138.6M
8 Germany $134.8M
9 Australia $129.1M
10 China; mainland $116.2M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which countries export the most Processed cheese? ▼
Germany still leads exports of Processed cheese even on this thin-third book. The exporters table lists cumulative 2018–2023 values from FAO FAOSTAT top-50 nations.
Which countries import the most Processed cheese? ▼
Saudi Arabia is the largest importer of Processed cheese. On an import-led book, buyer concentration in that table is the first place to pressure-test landed cost.
How has global trade in Processed cheese changed over time? ▼
Top-50 export value for Processed cheese rose about 10% on the latest full-year pair; the trend table shows the full 2018–2023 arc from FAO FAOSTAT TCL.
What tariffs apply to importing Processed cheese into the US? ▼
US duties follow the HTS. Lines related to Processed cheese usually sit in Chapter 04; the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading sets the rate. Open the chapter page on PlainTariff to read the published schedule.
Where does the trade data come from? ▼
All figures on this Processed cheese page come from FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (TCL). Values are USD converted from FAO 1000 USD units; years cover 2018–2023.
Where does Processed cheese rank among agricultural commodities tracked on PlainTariff? ▼
By cumulative 2018–2023 global trade value, Processed cheese ranks #99 of 100 among FAO-tracked agricultural commodities on PlainTariff (highest total trade value = #1). Thin-third placement means ordinal moves can look large in percent terms even when absolute dollars stay small.

Nationwide commodities with similar trade scale

Two FAO FAOSTAT peer sets for Processed cheese, each excluding this commodity (country tables above stay the bilateral path).

Similar total trade value

Nearest other commodities by cumulative global trade ($37.7B here).

Lentils; dry $37.6B Lettuce and chicory $37.8B Cucumbers and gherkins $37.8B Coconut oil $38.7B Whey; dry $39.6B Strawberries $40.0B

Similar export share

Nearest other commodities by exports ÷ total trade (48.1% here).

Communion wafers; empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use; sealing wafers; rice paper and similar products. 48.1% export Malt; whether or not roasted 48.1% export Sunflower seed 48.1% export Unmanufactured tobacco 48.1% export Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; homogenized or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences 48% export Sunflower-seed oil; crude 48.2% export

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.

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