Cheese importers in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Colombia: 2025 figures
US$ 1,512.7 M of cheese entered Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Colombia in 2025, through 260 importers. 44 of them buy from three or more suppliers with none above 60%: they already work with several suppliers at once.
By VS-Trade Research · Market analysis
Three markets, three sizes
According to our analysis, which cross-checks several foreign-trade sources in each country:
| Country | 2025 value | Importers | Named suppliers | Multi-brand importers | Top-10 share | 2026 vs. same months of 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | US$ 1,204.3 M | 144 | 217 | 21 | 68.0% | +6.0% (January–September) |
| Dominican Republic | US$ 244.1 M | 74 | 237 | 19 | 84.3% | −11.3% (January–June) |
| Colombia | US$ 64.2 M | 42 | 83 | 4 | 88.3% | +46.2% (January–June) |
Mexico is the largest market. The most concentrated is Colombia: there the ten largest importers account for 88.3% of the value.
Who supplies each market
The top four origins in each country, by 2025 value:
- Mexico: United States 84.0%, Netherlands 5.4%, Chile 2.8%, New Zealand 2.7%
- Dominican Republic: United States 37.3%, Germany 34.5%, Netherlands 10.0%, Poland 3.0%
- Colombia: United States 72.4%, Argentina 7.3%, Spain 5.7%, Germany 5.3%
New importers in 2026
So far in 2026, 22 importers bought US$ 50,000 or more of cheese after buying nothing in 2025 (Mexico 15, Dominican Republic 4, Colombia 3).
What a supplier should look at
- Which multi-brand importers buy my product, at a price close to mine, and don't buy from me? That is the list of possible channels in each country.
- Which other suppliers does my importer buy from, and at what price? That tells you how much of its portfolio is yours.
- Who bought in 2025 and has not bought again in 2026?
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How we measure it
Harmonized System headings 0406. Values are declared invoice values at import, at each shipment's incoterm. In Mexico only definitive imports count. Importers are companies: individuals are neither counted nor published. Multi-brand: three or more suppliers in 2025, the largest at 60% or less, with no declared link to the importer. Changes compare the same months of 2025 and 2026, up to the latest month available in each country. Details in our methodology.