Where does Germany export hard and semi-hard cheese?

Italy is the leading destination in the reported partner table, with $455M of hard and semi-hard cheese exports from Germany.

Where does Germany import hard and semi-hard cheese from?

Netherlands is the leading origin in the reported partner table, with $1.6B of hard and semi-hard cheese imports into Germany.

Germany Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Exports and Imports

Reported hard and semi-hard cheese trade for Germany through Jun 2026, not live or executable quotes.

Exports · last 12 months

$3.3B

-3.9%vs. previous 12 months

Imports · last 12 months

$5.1B

+4.7%vs. previous 12 months

Monthly trade history

Monthly reported values in USD. Missing months are excluded rather than treated as zero.

Germany Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Trading Partners

Partner values describe hard and semi-hard cheese shipments reported by Germany for Jul 2025–Jun 2026. Destinations show where exports go; origins show where imports come from.

Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Export Destinations

Italy leads this ranking at $455M.

#	Partner	Reported value	Share
1	Italy	$455M 15% share	15%
2	Netherlands	$366M 12% share	12%
3	Belgium	$299M 9.8% share	9.8%
4	Austria	$247M 8.1% share	8.1%
5	France	$221M 7.2% share	7.2%
6	Spain	$200M 6.6% share	6.6%
7	GRC	$173M 5.7% share	5.7%
8	HUN	$158M 5.2% share	5.2%
9	CZE	$150M 4.9% share	4.9%
10	ROU	$138M 4.5% share	4.5%
11	Poland	$98M 3.2% share	3.2%
12	Switzerland	$74.3M 2.4% share	2.4%
13	HRV	$51.1M 1.7% share	1.7%
14	Denmark	$48.8M 1.6% share	1.6%
15	Japan	$46.9M 1.5% share	1.5%
16	Finland	$41.8M 1.4% share	1.4%
17	Sweden	$38M 1.2% share	1.2%
18	SVN	$37.8M 1.2% share	1.2%
19	BIH	$36.3M 1.2% share	1.2%
20	Chile	$36.3M 1.2% share	1.2%
21	SRB	$35.4M 1.2% share	1.2%
22	SVK	$27M 0.9% share	0.9%
23	Portugal	$26.3M 0.9% share	0.9%
24	United States	$23.5M 0.8% share	0.8%
25	United Kingdom	$23.2M 0.8% share	0.8%

Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Imports by Country

Netherlands leads this ranking at $1.6B.

#	Partner	Reported value	Share
1	Netherlands	$1.6B 32% share	32%
2	France	$898M 18% share	18%
3	Italy	$616M 12% share	12%
4	Austria	$410M 8.1% share	8.1%
5	Switzerland	$384M 7.6% share	7.6%
6	GRC	$327M 6.5% share	6.5%
7	Denmark	$172M 3.4% share	3.4%
8	Ireland	$124M 2.4% share	2.4%
9	Belgium	$104M 2.1% share	2.1%
10	Poland	$78.9M 1.6% share	1.6%
11	SVK	$47.7M 0.9% share	0.9%
12	LUX	$47M 0.9% share	0.9%
13	LVA	$44.2M 0.9% share	0.9%
14	CYP	$44M 0.9% share	0.9%
15	United Kingdom	$41.7M 0.8% share	0.8%
16	Spain	$33.1M 0.7% share	0.7%
17	CZE	$24.4M 0.5% share	0.5%
18	BGR	$18.9M 0.4% share	0.4%
19	ROU	$10.5M 0.2% share	0.2%
20	_X	$10.2M 0.2% share	0.2%
21	Turkey	$8.1M 0.2% share	0.2%
22	United States	$4.7M 0.1% share	0.1%
23	HUN	$3.1M 0.1% share	0.1%
24	LTU	$3M 0.1% share	0.1%
25	New Zealand	$2.9M 0.1% share	0.1%

Monthly Trade Values

Recent Germany hard and semi-hard cheese filings are listed newest first, in USD. Unreported values are labelled explicitly and are not zero.

Month	Exports	Imports
Jun 2026	$276M	$405M
May 2026	$249M	$379M
Apr 2026	$256M	$406M
Mar 2026	$273M	$444M
Feb 2026	$258M	$391M
Jan 2026	$267M	$400M
Dec 2025	$234M	$386M
Nov 2025	$267M	$440M
Oct 2025	$294M	$482M
Sep 2025	$313M	$461M
Aug 2025	$293M	$409M
Jul 2025	$319M	$458M

Germany Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Trade Questions

Where does Germany export hard and semi-hard cheese?: Italy is the leading destination in the reported partner table, with $455M of hard and semi-hard cheese exports from Germany.
Where does Germany import hard and semi-hard cheese from?: Netherlands is the leading origin in the reported partner table, with $1.6B of hard and semi-hard cheese imports into Germany.

See our methodology for reporting windows and differences between partner reports.