Import/export HS code 64059010: Shoes with rubber, plastic, or leather soles

Footwear with outer soles made of rubber, plastics, leather, or similar materials, suitable for different activities and styles

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 £
China 21,486,863
Viet Nam 8,084,547
Italy 7,713,835
France 5,147,844
Germany 2,743,926

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 11,635,896 9,850,967 -1,784,929
Viet Nam 2,815,886 5,268,661 +2,452,775
Italy 4,938,352 2,775,483 -2,162,869
France 1,949,816 3,198,028 +1,248,212
Germany 360,763 2,383,163 +2,022,400
Netherlands 972,567 989,929 +17,362
Spain 536,564 1,159,841 +623,277
Cambodia 17,693 1,194,842 +1,177,149
Belgium 126,471 922,162 +795,691
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 501,323 279,993 -221,330

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 24,135,792
Viet Nam 13,745,494
Italy 10,356,057
Cambodia 1,978,843
Philippines 1,126,545

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 11,484,619 12,651,173 +1,166,554
Viet Nam 5,939,862 7,805,632 +1,865,770
Italy 5,689,909 4,666,148 -1,023,761
Cambodia 144,267 1,834,576 +1,690,309
Philippines 630,425 496,120 -134,305
Indonesia 127,557 806,916 +679,359
India 125,096 745,209 +620,113
Portugal 159,232 562,363 +403,131
Spain 248,789 413,702 +164,913
France 415,918 31,686 -384,232

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 30
Greater Manchester 15
Outer London - West and North West 14
West Midlands 12

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 57 66 +9
Inner London - East 22 13 -9
Greater Manchester 12 8 -4
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
West Midlands 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Essex 3 4 +1

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) 23,008,750
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,218,638
Other 11,406,630
Air transport 5,041,057
Road transport 1,105,213

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) 7,824,188 15,184,562 +7,360,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,886,105 8,332,533 +446,428
Other 7,921,493 3,485,137 -4,436,356
Air transport 2,116,382 2,924,675 +808,293
Road transport 221,730 883,483 +661,753

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,406,630
Felixstowe 7,937,561
Dover 5,854,279
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,099,041
Southampton 4,507,724

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 7,921,493 3,485,137 -4,436,356
Felixstowe 4,451,041 3,486,520 -964,521
Dover 3,402,508 2,451,771 -950,737
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,399,291 3,699,750 +2,300,459
Southampton 2,652,019 1,855,705 -796,314
London Gateway Port 461,246 3,933,551 +3,472,305
499 2,448 4,284,938 +4,282,490
Eurotunnel 1,232,956 1,171,389 -61,567
London Heathrow Airport 1,054,155 911,133 -143,022
Liverpool Docks 213,597 1,330,530 +1,116,933

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 179
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 40
2025-10 54
2025-09 50
2025-08 46
2025-07 53

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 106
54m+ 83
0-1m 44
Other 22
15m-54m 18

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 £
Italy 1,168,612
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,048,563
Ireland 829,248
Netherlands 626,209
France 604,721

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 £
Italy 706,400 462,212 -244,188
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 466,741 581,822 +115,081
Ireland 286,024 543,224 +257,200
Netherlands 365,550 260,659 -104,891
France 216,591 388,130 +171,539
Germany 288,153 196,209 -91,944
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 276,116 152,094 -124,022
United States 116,110 138,476 +22,366
Ivory Coast 221,279 0 -221,279
Switzerland 96,064 115,245 +19,181

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 £
India 2,426
Italy 1,610
XU 1,413
China 1,333
Cambodia 540

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 £
India 0 2,426 +2,426
Italy 1,610 0 -1,610
XU 1,413 0 -1,413
China 463 870 +407
Cambodia 58 482 +424
Viet Nam 0 309 +309
Lao People's Democratic Republic 33 0 -33

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 3,611,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,101,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 568,301
Other 7,664
Road transport 2,965

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 1,907,537 1,704,339 -203,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,442,427 1,658,828 +216,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 404,730 163,571 -241,159
Other 3,577 4,087 +510
Road transport 2,965 0 -2,965

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,048,021
East Midlands Airport 1,609,718
London Heathrow Airport 1,446,594
Holyhead 769,157
London Stansted Airport 333,996

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 1,020,562 1,027,459 +6,897
East Midlands Airport 1,021,865 587,853 -434,012
London Heathrow Airport 630,419 816,175 +185,756
Holyhead 244,922 524,235 +279,313
London Stansted Airport 176,529 157,467 -19,062
London 231,079 10,147 -220,932
ZLC 57,407 137,386 +79,979
London Gateway Port 30,714 116,459 +85,745
Dover 83,400 57,150 -26,250
Middlesbrough 95,399 12,634 -82,765

Quick facts

HS code: 64059010

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

Description: Footwear with outer soles made of rubber, plastics, leather, or similar materials, suitable for different activities and styles