Import/export HS code 640690: Various shoe parts

Miscellaneous shoe parts not covered in other categories. Includes various components used in shoe assembly

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* 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 20,012,138
Italy 4,743,617
Germany 4,598,468
France 3,627,368
United States 3,226,492

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 10,219,695 9,792,443 -427,252
Italy 2,035,687 2,707,930 +672,243
Germany 2,317,303 2,281,165 -36,138
France 2,201,326 1,426,042 -775,284
United States 1,693,331 1,533,161 -160,170
Taiwan 1,489,910 1,133,655 -356,255
India 1,259,359 1,137,459 -121,900
Poland 1,182,465 875,083 -307,382
Spain 1,177,535 648,560 -528,975
Viet Nam 487,752 1,119,247 +631,495

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 23,022,379
Viet Nam 4,077,544
Italy 3,789,026
Taiwan 2,735,136
Poland 2,660,239

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 11,846,048 11,176,331 -669,717
Viet Nam 1,741,913 2,335,631 +593,718
Italy 1,814,413 1,974,613 +160,200
Taiwan 1,509,245 1,225,891 -283,354
Poland 1,521,711 1,138,528 -383,183
India 1,267,379 1,223,710 -43,669
United States 992,114 1,286,604 +294,490
Indonesia 1,120,540 860,900 -259,640
Spain 950,700 620,586 -330,114
South Korea 655,878 691,158 +35,280

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 63
Greater Manchester 46
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40
Inner London - East 35
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25

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 48 42 -6
Greater Manchester 27 34 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 37 32 -5
Inner London - East 25 22 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 18 -3
West Midlands 15 17 +2
West Yorkshire 18 16 -2
Outer London - West and North West 13 11 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 13 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 11 -2

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) 24,555,029
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,697,051
Air transport 12,910,174
Other 1,034,902
Road transport 49,204

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) 11,561,847 12,993,182 +1,431,335
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,186,037 7,511,014 -675,023
Air transport 6,811,520 6,098,654 -712,866
Other 617,557 417,345 -200,212
Road transport 15,881 33,323 +17,442

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,084,040
Southampton 5,240,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,127,305
Dover 3,849,481
London Heathrow Airport 3,786,544

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 5,695,672 4,388,368 -1,307,304
Southampton 2,310,668 2,930,064 +619,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,274,558 1,852,747 -421,811
Dover 2,014,197 1,835,284 -178,913
London Heathrow Airport 2,254,350 1,532,194 -722,156
London Gateway Port 1,148,438 2,524,167 +1,375,729
London 1,081,717 1,492,326 +410,609
Harwich 1,280,667 980,681 -299,986
Manchester Airport 833,460 1,367,048 +533,588
499 494,632 1,562,762 +1,068,130

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 228
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 217
Other manufacturing 34
Manufacture of leather and related products 28
Manufacture of wearing apparel 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 95
2025-11 104
2025-10 138
2025-09 102
2025-08 95

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 238
0-1m 106
54m+ 104
15m-54m 61
Other 42

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 £
Finland 2,224,907
Ireland 1,673,386
France 1,261,214
Netherlands 1,135,903
Germany 845,111

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 £
Finland 2,199,679 25,228 -2,174,451
Ireland 863,314 810,072 -53,242
France 743,759 517,455 -226,304
Netherlands 733,615 402,288 -331,327
Germany 557,593 287,518 -270,075
United States 249,544 231,411 -18,133
Belgium 238,955 209,412 -29,543
South Korea 305,763 71,831 -233,932
Australia 233,449 139,239 -94,210
Sweden 118,234 122,182 +3,948

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 34,060
China 14,103
Bangladesh 7,892
Poland 3,294
Viet Nam 2,004

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 10,971 23,089 +12,118
China 9,301 4,802 -4,499
Bangladesh 0 7,892 +7,892
Poland 1,752 1,542 -210
Viet Nam 2,004 0 -2,004
Turkey 1,139 18 -1,121
XI 15 641 +626
Japan 231 309 +78
Singapore 518 0 -518
Ireland 214 95 -119

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) 6,293,380
Air transport 4,647,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 767,288
Other 67,182
Road transport 19,477

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) 3,645,024 2,648,356 -996,668
Air transport 3,639,490 1,007,678 -2,631,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 452,799 314,489 -138,310
Other 28,591 38,591 +10,000
Road transport 19,477 0 -19,477

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,130,949
ZLC 2,531,552
East Midlands Airport 1,097,719
London Heathrow Airport 827,595
Holyhead 782,533

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 1,969,340 1,161,609 -807,731
ZLC 2,380,173 151,379 -2,228,794
East Midlands Airport 559,157 538,562 -20,595
London Heathrow Airport 598,272 229,323 -368,949
Holyhead 378,318 404,215 +25,897
Liverpool Docks 335,169 311,821 -23,348
Portsmouth 295,258 224,868 -70,390
Dover 272,610 220,634 -51,976
Immingham Docks 313,444 176,157 -137,287
London Gateway Port 247,595 189,588 -58,007

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 640690

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

Description: Miscellaneous shoe parts not covered in other categories. Includes various components used in shoe assembly