Import/export HS code 640319: Various types of footwear

Footwear not specifically categorized, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, or leather

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Italy 19,572,669
China 11,764,194
Belgium 6,382,183
Netherlands 6,070,204
Germany 5,939,835

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 £
Italy 10,747,338 8,825,331 -1,922,007
China 7,427,772 4,336,422 -3,091,350
Belgium 4,817,625 1,564,558 -3,253,067
Netherlands 3,454,578 2,615,626 -838,952
Germany 4,198,472 1,741,363 -2,457,109
Malaysia 2,181,926 1,712,661 -469,265
Viet Nam 1,752,239 1,564,772 -187,467
France 1,713,349 574,797 -1,138,552
Pakistan 912,359 1,023,109 +110,750
Spain 959,274 856,951 -102,323

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 £
Italy 17,972,591
China 15,945,992
Viet Nam 6,566,473
Malaysia 3,894,587
Germany 3,522,022

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 £
Italy 9,598,151 8,374,440 -1,223,711
China 9,328,156 6,617,836 -2,710,320
Viet Nam 3,142,151 3,424,322 +282,171
Malaysia 2,181,926 1,712,661 -469,265
Germany 2,833,894 688,128 -2,145,766
Portugal 1,485,910 1,309,949 -175,961
Indonesia 1,971,813 796,281 -1,175,532
Pakistan 928,447 1,024,628 +96,181
Spain 980,180 575,461 -404,719
India 629,340 313,439 -315,901

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 84
Inner London - East 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Greater Manchester 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17

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 59 59 +0
Inner London - East 23 15 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 15 +2
Greater Manchester 11 15 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 9 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 10 -4
Outer London - West and North West 10 6 -4
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,037,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,156,490
Other 12,517,290
Air transport 9,562,179
Road transport 179,287

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,727,987 12,310,004 -2,417,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,673,702 8,482,788 -4,190,914
Other 9,961,043 2,556,247 -7,404,796
Air transport 4,766,610 4,795,569 +28,959
Road transport 155,483 23,804 -131,679

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,517,290
Felixstowe 11,914,034
Eurotunnel 11,068,943
Dover 8,461,520
London Heathrow Airport 3,905,677

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 £
000 9,961,043 2,556,247 -7,404,796
Felixstowe 7,503,529 4,410,505 -3,093,024
Eurotunnel 6,155,664 4,913,279 -1,242,385
Dover 4,981,395 3,480,125 -1,501,270
London Heathrow Airport 1,971,101 1,934,576 -36,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,847,534 1,529,891 -317,643
Southampton 1,442,631 1,588,090 +145,459
London 1,309,368 1,058,266 -251,102
East Midlands Airport 958,449 1,069,434 +110,985
Manchester 1,641,875 81,852 -1,560,023

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 223
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 104
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 69
2025-10 76
2025-09 53
2025-08 62
2025-07 76

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 148
0-1m 89
54m+ 87
Other 32
15m-54m 30

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,182,975
Iceland 2,470,631
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,349,348
Ghana 1,855,000
Netherlands 1,041,944

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,395,781 787,194 -1,608,587
Iceland 1,287,560 1,183,071 -104,489
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,981,183 368,165 -1,613,018
Ghana 940,500 914,500 -26,000
Netherlands 778,757 263,187 -515,570
Ivory Coast 365,000 504,527 +139,527
United States 465,087 208,074 -257,013
Italy 341,925 241,353 -100,572
Ireland 399,733 170,036 -229,697
France 451,774 71,891 -379,883

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 80,160
XU 15,650
France 1,847
India 655
Ireland 582

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 47,510 32,650 -14,860
XU 9,996 5,654 -4,342
France 0 1,847 +1,847
India 551 104 -447
Ireland 436 146 -290
Italy 0 199 +199
Viet Nam 109 0 -109

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 7,795,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,669,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,172,799
Road transport 175,326
Other 99,202

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 £
Air transport 5,705,517 2,089,830 -3,615,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,975,278 2,694,592 -280,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,148,742 1,024,057 -1,124,685
Road transport 155,949 19,377 -136,572
Other 58,602 40,600 -18,002

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,661,843
Middlesbrough 2,305,478
London 2,200,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,854,494
East Midlands Airport 1,650,594

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,149,066 1,512,777 -2,636,289
Middlesbrough 1,126,847 1,178,631 +51,784
London 1,204,396 996,000 -208,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,226,753 627,741 -599,012
East Midlands Airport 1,256,224 394,370 -861,854
London Gateway Port 274,032 456,977 +182,945
Dover 487,857 132,376 -355,481
ZLC 307,147 84,471 -222,676
Holyhead 268,957 109,195 -159,762
Immingham Docks 216,352 70,994 -145,358

Quick facts

HS code: 640319

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

Description: Footwear not specifically categorized, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, or leather