Where does Italy export hard and semi-hard cheese?

Germany is the leading destination in the reported partner table, with $572M of hard and semi-hard cheese exports from Italy.

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

Germany is the leading origin in the reported partner table, with $555M of hard and semi-hard cheese imports into Italy.

Italy Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Exports and Imports

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

Exports · last 12 months

$3.2B

+16.3%vs. previous 12 months

Imports · last 12 months

$1.7B

+7.0%vs. previous 12 months

Monthly trade history

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

Italy Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Trading Partners

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

Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Export Destinations

Germany leads this ranking at $572M.

#	Partner	Reported value	Share
1	Germany	$572M 20% share	20%
2	United States	$567M 20% share	20%
3	France	$306M 11% share	11%
4	United Kingdom	$199M 6.9% share	6.9%
5	Spain	$152M 5.2% share	5.2%
6	Canada	$145M 5.0% share	5.0%
7	Netherlands	$122M 4.2% share	4.2%
8	Switzerland	$100M 3.5% share	3.5%
9	Belgium	$95.4M 3.3% share	3.3%
10	Sweden	$79.6M 2.7% share	2.7%
11	Austria	$73.6M 2.5% share	2.5%
12	Australia	$63.5M 2.2% share	2.2%
13	Poland	$61.7M 2.1% share	2.1%
14	Denmark	$51.5M 1.8% share	1.8%
15	GRC	$50.3M 1.7% share	1.7%
16	Japan	$41.7M 1.4% share	1.4%
17	ROU	$37.3M 1.3% share	1.3%
18	CZE	$33.1M 1.1% share	1.1%
19	Ireland	$25.1M 0.9% share	0.9%
20	ARE	$24.2M 0.8% share	0.8%
21	SVN	$22.3M 0.8% share	0.8%
22	HRV	$21.9M 0.8% share	0.8%
23	Saudi Arabia	$21.6M 0.7% share	0.7%
24	South Korea	$21.2M 0.7% share	0.7%
25	Norway	$17.3M 0.6% share	0.6%

Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Imports by Country

Germany leads this ranking at $555M.

#	Partner	Reported value	Share
1	Germany	$555M 32% share	32%
2	CZE	$266M 15% share	15%
3	Netherlands	$193M 11% share	11%
4	GRC	$175M 10% share	10%
5	France	$164M 9.5% share	9.5%
6	Switzerland	$76.9M 4.4% share	4.4%
7	LTU	$64.1M 3.7% share	3.7%
8	Poland	$59M 3.4% share	3.4%
9	Austria	$39.1M 2.3% share	2.3%
10	HUN	$31.8M 1.8% share	1.8%
11	Belgium	$24.3M 1.4% share	1.4%
12	Spain	$24M 1.4% share	1.4%
13	EST	$18.5M 1.1% share	1.1%
14	ROU	$10.4M 0.6% share	0.6%
15	LVA	$9.9M 0.6% share	0.6%
16	CYP	$5.7M 0.3% share	0.3%
17	United Kingdom	$4.7M 0.3% share	0.3%
18	Denmark	$4.3M 0.2% share	0.2%
19	Ireland	$2.5M 0.1% share	0.1%
20	E19	$1M 0.1% share	0.1%
21	LUX	$786K 0.0% share	0.0%
22	Finland	$735K 0.0% share	0.0%
23	ARE	$555K 0.0% share	0.0%
24	BGR	$504K 0.0% share	0.0%
25	Portugal	$252K 0.0% share	0.0%

Monthly Trade Values

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

Month	Exports	Imports
May 2026	$254M	$132M
Apr 2026	$296M	$140M
Mar 2026	$275M	$136M
Feb 2026	$267M	$117M
Jan 2026	$242M	$132M
Dec 2025	$272M	$139M
Nov 2025	$255M	$127M
Oct 2025	$289M	$153M
Sep 2025	$283M	$154M
Aug 2025	$245M	$158M
Jul 2025	$305M	$181M
Jun 2025	$241M	$164M

Italy Hard and Semi-Hard Cheese Trade Questions

Where does Italy export hard and semi-hard cheese?: Germany is the leading destination in the reported partner table, with $572M of hard and semi-hard cheese exports from Italy.
Where does Italy import hard and semi-hard cheese from?: Germany is the leading origin in the reported partner table, with $555M of hard and semi-hard cheese imports into Italy.

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