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 19,848,783
China 11,266,974
Belgium 6,484,979
Germany 5,871,642
Netherlands 5,870,371

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 10,987,165 8,861,618 -2,125,547
China 6,618,195 4,648,779 -1,969,416
Belgium 4,718,090 1,766,889 -2,951,201
Germany 4,042,644 1,828,998 -2,213,646
Netherlands 3,361,146 2,509,225 -851,921
Malaysia 2,180,648 1,587,144 -593,504
Viet Nam 1,617,302 1,621,920 +4,618
Pakistan 931,292 1,239,116 +307,824
France 1,392,422 670,617 -721,805
Spain 1,048,507 749,837 -298,670

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 18,385,307
China 15,559,590
Viet Nam 6,620,428
Malaysia 3,767,792
Germany 3,450,307

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 9,927,907 8,457,400 -1,470,507
China 8,646,750 6,912,840 -1,733,910
Viet Nam 2,965,385 3,655,043 +689,658
Malaysia 2,180,648 1,587,144 -593,504
Germany 2,593,784 856,523 -1,737,261
Indonesia 1,962,560 731,910 -1,230,650
Portugal 1,246,349 1,276,701 +30,352
Pakistan 947,380 1,240,635 +293,255
Spain 955,014 520,020 -434,994
India 567,879 315,537 -252,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Inner London - East 31
Greater Manchester 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18

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 56 59 +3
Inner London - East 21 18 -3
Greater Manchester 11 16 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 10 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
Lancashire 6 11 +5
Outer London - West and North West 10 6 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3

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) 27,234,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,113,557
Other 11,603,077
Air transport 9,641,045
Road transport 154,988

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) 14,622,856 12,611,874 -2,010,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,047,071 9,066,486 -2,980,585
Other 9,238,543 2,364,534 -6,874,009
Air transport 4,896,687 4,744,358 -152,329
Road transport 131,184 23,804 -107,380

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,603,077
Felixstowe 11,496,718
Eurotunnel 10,884,413
Dover 8,024,517
London Heathrow Airport 3,967,166

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 9,238,543 2,364,534 -6,874,009
Felixstowe 7,129,296 4,367,422 -2,761,874
Eurotunnel 6,406,805 4,477,608 -1,929,197
Dover 4,464,044 3,560,473 -903,571
London Heathrow Airport 2,067,027 1,900,139 -166,888
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,889,304 2,035,131 +145,827
Southampton 1,354,504 1,708,093 +353,589
London 1,326,495 973,375 -353,120
East Midlands Airport 1,024,620 996,701 -27,919
London Gateway Port 600,639 1,268,664 +668,025

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 106
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
2026-01 65
2025-11 70
2025-10 77
2025-09 53
2025-08 62

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 150
0-1m 90
54m+ 85
Other 33
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 2,960,474
Iceland 2,451,406
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,135,787
Ghana 1,873,306
Netherlands 1,025,431

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 2,520,452 440,022 -2,080,430
Iceland 1,263,031 1,188,375 -74,656
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,857,215 278,572 -1,578,643
Ghana 920,500 952,806 +32,306
Netherlands 785,355 240,076 -545,279
Ivory Coast 367,000 511,027 +144,027
United States 479,409 196,318 -283,091
Ireland 380,600 160,884 -219,716
Italy 324,329 207,933 -116,396
Japan 259,856 190,927 -68,929

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 76,170
France 1,847
Ireland 582
India 561
Italy 199

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 45,470 30,700 -14,770
France 0 1,847 +1,847
Ireland 436 146 -290
India 457 104 -353
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 7,367,578
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,683,492
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,014,928
Road transport 121,483
Other 94,983

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 5,740,470 1,627,108 -4,113,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,919,680 2,763,812 -155,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,050,035 964,893 -1,085,142
Road transport 102,106 19,377 -82,729
Other 56,390 38,593 -17,797

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,306,679
Middlesbrough 2,386,719
London 2,147,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,736,073
East Midlands Airport 1,588,112

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 4,183,517 1,123,162 -3,060,355
Middlesbrough 1,202,784 1,183,935 -18,849
London 1,174,396 973,000 -201,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,143,567 592,506 -551,061
East Midlands Airport 1,253,154 334,958 -918,196
London Gateway Port 274,032 536,783 +262,751
Dover 491,846 111,638 -380,208
Holyhead 241,635 113,047 -128,588
ZLC 241,848 85,342 -156,506
Felixstowe 158,736 51,347 -107,389

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