Import/export HS code 640299: Various rubber or plastic footwear

Miscellaneous rubber or plastic footwear not covered in other categories. Includes a wide range of styles and designs

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 500,536,488
Viet Nam 206,569,222
Belgium 114,223,752
Germany 86,849,909
Netherlands 76,084,036

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 273,078,237 227,458,251 -45,619,986
Viet Nam 94,762,019 111,807,203 +17,045,184
Belgium 50,446,873 63,776,879 +13,330,006
Germany 51,764,606 35,085,303 -16,679,303
Netherlands 48,605,164 27,478,872 -21,126,292
Indonesia 21,982,647 26,982,031 +4,999,384
Italy 20,045,913 18,537,941 -1,507,972
Spain 17,493,713 16,584,181 -909,532
Cambodia 11,424,388 14,526,387 +3,101,999
France 13,027,355 12,897,900 -129,455

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 601,975,935
Viet Nam 322,093,484
Indonesia 95,312,552
Germany 43,184,890
Cambodia 33,689,224

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 330,273,984 271,701,951 -58,572,033
Viet Nam 155,997,231 166,096,253 +10,099,022
Indonesia 40,186,262 55,126,290 +14,940,028
Germany 24,897,042 18,287,848 -6,609,194
Cambodia 14,886,752 18,802,472 +3,915,720
Italy 15,876,150 13,135,631 -2,740,519
Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,331,313 4,758,229 -9,573,084
India 8,187,527 7,137,916 -1,049,611
Myanmar 3,930,152 4,220,807 +290,655
Bangladesh 3,957,654 2,850,945 -1,106,709

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 182
Inner London - East 89
Greater Manchester 80
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 55
West Midlands 39

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 146 124 -22
Inner London - East 61 68 +7
Greater Manchester 58 60 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 45 +11
West Midlands 32 22 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 16 -9
West Yorkshire 25 17 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 20 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 17 -7
Outer London - West and North West 22 17 -5

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 747,391,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 312,634,393
Other 145,692,913
Air transport 29,011,353
Road transport 6,838,796

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 377,985,003 369,406,937 -8,578,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 166,768,999 145,865,394 -20,903,605
Other 82,775,059 62,917,854 -19,857,205
Air transport 15,781,943 13,229,410 -2,552,533
Road transport 4,499,099 2,339,697 -2,159,402
Rail transport 11,708 0 -11,708

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 375,374,199
Southampton 146,476,413
000 145,692,913
Eurotunnel 142,747,412
London Gateway Port 88,413,792

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 238,054,451 137,319,748 -100,734,703
Southampton 69,004,857 77,471,556 +8,466,699
000 82,775,059 62,917,854 -19,857,205
Eurotunnel 70,829,674 71,917,738 +1,088,064
London Gateway Port 14,633,210 73,780,582 +59,147,372
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,057,840 27,307,150 -4,750,690
Dover 28,067,572 23,511,250 -4,556,322
Immingham Docks 30,985,421 16,939,380 -14,046,041
Liverpool Docks 16,860,461 19,420,519 +2,560,058
499 599,863 28,649,520 +28,049,657

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 528
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 331
Manufacture of wearing apparel 42
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 41
Other manufacturing 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 203
2025-11 189
2025-10 219
2025-09 234
2025-08 255

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 365
54m+ 238
0-1m 213
15m-54m 84
Other 79

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 49,710,136
Netherlands 22,545,913
Germany 8,998,131
Belgium 8,198,213
France 7,563,878

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 38,030,252 11,679,884 -26,350,368
Netherlands 14,116,821 8,429,092 -5,687,729
Germany 5,085,770 3,912,361 -1,173,409
Belgium 4,868,452 3,329,761 -1,538,691
France 4,252,362 3,311,516 -940,846
Italy 1,936,118 2,825,329 +889,211
Iceland 57,410 3,706,587 +3,649,177
Spain 2,179,802 1,245,772 -934,030
United States 1,679,613 1,462,133 -217,480
Austria 1,693,282 1,444,327 -248,955

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 9,954,940
Viet Nam 939,875
Belgium 293,134
Spain 177,903
Cambodia 170,029

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 5,528,730 4,426,210 -1,102,520
Viet Nam 520,060 419,815 -100,245
Belgium 174,867 118,267 -56,600
Spain 76,148 101,755 +25,607
Cambodia 109,070 60,959 -48,111
India 73,106 51,129 -21,977
Germany 61,328 3,103 -58,225
Switzerland 53,968 1,298 -52,670
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,784 45,281 +35,497
Italy 25,193 14,088 -11,105

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,568,784
Air transport 21,198,747
Other 14,871,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,855,825
Road transport 34,199

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,386,906 29,181,878 -33,205,028
Air transport 10,558,819 10,639,928 +81,109
Other 7,906,297 6,964,901 -941,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,949,334 4,906,491 -42,843
Road transport 33,215 984 -32,231

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,510,087
Holyhead 32,597,019
Felixstowe 18,586,715
000 14,871,198
East Midlands Airport 9,273,390

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,397,967 16,112,120 -5,285,847
Holyhead 28,395,462 4,201,557 -24,193,905
Felixstowe 11,803,991 6,782,724 -5,021,267
000 7,906,297 6,964,901 -941,396
East Midlands Airport 2,394,557 6,878,833 +4,484,276
London Heathrow Airport 5,895,843 1,507,005 -4,388,838
Immingham Docks 2,025,041 3,733,331 +1,708,290
Dover 1,304,425 1,120,411 -184,014
Southampton 374,477 1,201,737 +827,260
London Stansted Airport 626,157 875,501 +249,344

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 640299

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Miscellaneous rubber or plastic footwear not covered in other categories. Includes a wide range of styles and designs