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 21,847,936
Viet Nam 8,975,788
Italy 7,336,036
France 5,258,984
Germany 2,806,489

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 12,320,415 9,527,521 -2,792,894
Viet Nam 2,909,168 6,066,620 +3,157,452
Italy 4,622,682 2,713,354 -1,909,328
France 1,879,091 3,379,893 +1,500,802
Germany 409,633 2,396,856 +1,987,223
Netherlands 976,462 986,583 +10,121
Spain 548,315 1,235,101 +686,786
Cambodia 190,565 1,070,375 +879,810
Belgium 135,369 951,999 +816,630
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 578,129 145,265 -432,864

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 24,454,910
Viet Nam 14,657,949
Italy 10,134,553
Cambodia 2,055,342
Indonesia 986,545

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 12,178,476 12,276,434 +97,958
Viet Nam 6,020,144 8,637,805 +2,617,661
Italy 5,459,258 4,675,295 -783,963
Cambodia 320,584 1,734,758 +1,414,174
Indonesia 175,226 811,319 +636,093
India 219,856 643,904 +424,048
Philippines 396,178 467,043 +70,865
Spain 274,885 464,488 +189,603
Portugal 162,384 569,362 +406,978
France 402,939 34,229 -368,710

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 85
Inner London - East 27
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 58 65 +7
Inner London - East 19 13 -6
Greater Manchester 12 7 -5
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
West Midlands 7 9 +2
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
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) 24,685,221
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,143,193
Other 10,836,325
Air transport 4,952,409
Road transport 1,194,057

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) 8,776,388 15,908,833 +7,132,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,674,988 8,468,205 +793,217
Other 7,938,014 2,898,311 -5,039,703
Air transport 2,077,343 2,875,066 +797,723
Road transport 187,991 1,006,066 +818,075

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,836,325
Felixstowe 8,354,993
Dover 5,724,572
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,371,943
Southampton 5,019,332

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 7,938,014 2,898,311 -5,039,703
Felixstowe 5,020,291 3,334,702 -1,685,589
Dover 3,260,216 2,464,356 -795,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,480,401 3,891,542 +2,411,141
Southampton 2,785,870 2,233,462 -552,408
499 2,448 4,703,199 +4,700,751
London Gateway Port 548,135 4,083,212 +3,535,077
Eurotunnel 1,156,694 1,055,573 -101,121
London Heathrow Airport 986,272 931,450 -54,822
Liverpool Docks 292,529 1,466,679 +1,174,150

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 173
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
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
2026-01 51
2025-11 41
2025-10 55
2025-09 50
2025-08 46

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 101
54m+ 82
0-1m 41
Other 25
15m-54m 19

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 1,094,583
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 950,272
Ireland 796,545
France 628,478
Netherlands 575,193

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 652,973 441,610 -211,363
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 407,979 542,293 +134,314
Ireland 259,051 537,494 +278,443
France 205,969 422,509 +216,540
Netherlands 351,839 223,354 -128,485
Germany 258,104 199,402 -58,702
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 236,915 171,346 -65,569
United States 101,751 140,775 +39,024
Ivory Coast 221,279 0 -221,279
South Korea 88,375 92,228 +3,853

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 2,539
China 1,277
Italy 1,161
Cambodia 540
Viet Nam 309

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 2,539 +2,539
China 407 870 +463
Italy 1,161 0 -1,161
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 3,367,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,069,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 565,802
Other 7,007
Road transport 1,045

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 1,737,082 1,629,975 -107,107
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,340,938 1,728,683 +387,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 407,725 158,077 -249,648
Other 2,807 4,200 +1,393
Road transport 1,045 0 -1,045

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,028,329
East Midlands Airport 1,444,762
London Heathrow Airport 1,363,119
Holyhead 737,953
London Stansted Airport 332,436

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 940,566 1,087,763 +147,197
East Midlands Airport 903,661 541,101 -362,560
London Heathrow Airport 552,630 810,489 +257,859
Holyhead 211,874 526,079 +314,205
London Stansted Airport 192,937 139,499 -53,438
London 237,079 4,147 -232,932
ZLC 64,617 129,645 +65,028
London Gateway Port 22,630 120,707 +98,077
Dover 81,744 57,150 -24,594
Middlesbrough 102,581 17,435 -85,146

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