Import/export HS code 340510: Footwear and leather polishes

Polishes and creams specifically designed for cleaning and shining shoes, boots, and leather goods

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 £
France 1,629,691
United States 1,559,424
China 1,434,689
Belgium 1,343,152
Germany 1,331,659

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 £
France 900,444 729,247 -171,197
United States 936,556 622,868 -313,688
China 831,691 602,998 -228,693
Belgium 717,654 625,498 -92,156
Germany 697,689 633,970 -63,719
Turkey 557,431 607,847 +50,416
Spain 352,301 340,921 -11,380
Poland 376,374 266,697 -109,677
Netherlands 213,749 216,955 +3,206
Ireland 159,628 156,799 -2,829

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 1,823,946
United States 1,532,597
France 1,450,299
Belgium 1,308,811
Germany 1,263,765

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 1,046,929 777,017 -269,912
United States 873,945 658,652 -215,293
France 760,875 689,424 -71,451
Belgium 686,362 622,449 -63,913
Germany 646,796 616,969 -29,827
Turkey 579,184 607,847 +28,663
Poland 394,353 315,714 -78,639
Spain 371,655 335,841 -35,814
South Africa 269,437 0 -269,437
Ireland 130,791 131,368 +577

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 6
Greater Manchester 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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 11 9 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Merseyside 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Essex 1 3 +2
Lincolnshire 3 3 +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) 5,319,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,456,629
Air transport 1,482,530
Other 173,356
Road transport 161,784

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) 2,897,247 2,422,720 -474,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,427,150 2,029,479 -397,671
Air transport 844,806 637,724 -207,082
Other 99,194 74,162 -25,032
Road transport 915 160,869 +159,954

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,053,953
Eurotunnel 1,973,008
Felixstowe 1,952,120
London Gateway Port 924,988
Thamesport 764,534

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 £
Dover 924,878 1,129,075 +204,197
Eurotunnel 1,158,977 814,031 -344,946
Felixstowe 1,081,505 870,615 -210,890
London Gateway Port 403,580 521,408 +117,828
Thamesport 438,493 326,041 -112,452
London Heathrow Airport 410,280 115,680 -294,600
Southampton 271,499 192,975 -78,524
Birmingham Airport 177,759 211,384 +33,625
Dover / Eurotunnel 229,737 96,412 -133,325
Manchester Airport 100,356 142,627 +42,271

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
44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
26
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 16
2026-03 13
2026-02 12
2026-01 19

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 33
54m+ 18
15m-54m 15
0-1m 14
Other 5

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 £
Denmark 1,511,682
United States 904,034
Netherlands 897,905
China 684,846
Australia 633,449

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 £
Denmark 1,113,349 398,333 -715,016
United States 354,119 549,915 +195,796
Netherlands 481,544 416,361 -65,183
China 341,811 343,035 +1,224
Australia 421,404 212,045 -209,359
Belgium 307,295 226,773 -80,522
Canada 289,756 208,467 -81,289
Germany 155,828 238,775 +82,947
Japan 258,787 130,274 -128,513
France 188,878 150,572 -38,306

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 30,508
United States 12,637
Germany 8,987
Portugal 582
XI 22

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 11,452 19,056 +7,604
United States 4,858 7,779 +2,921
Germany 2,172 6,815 +4,643
Portugal 0 582 +582
XI 19 3 -16
Ireland 0 12 +12

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) 4,605,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,007,002
Air transport 1,139,410
Other 83,262
Road transport 3,552

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) 2,572,454 2,033,434 -539,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,998,670 2,008,332 +9,662
Air transport 876,132 263,278 -612,854
Other 25,099 58,163 +33,064
Road transport 3,552 0 -3,552

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,418,418
Immingham Docks 1,839,176
Felixstowe 1,114,147
London Gateway Port 1,102,433
Southampton 927,360

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 1,089,810 1,328,608 +238,798
Immingham Docks 1,387,651 451,525 -936,126
Felixstowe 522,038 592,109 +70,071
London Gateway Port 738,806 363,627 -375,179
Southampton 281,613 645,747 +364,134
East Midlands Airport 498,866 55,016 -443,850
Liverpool Docks 155,686 218,711 +63,025
London Heathrow Airport 211,628 127,719 -83,909
Dover 120,219 141,926 +21,707
Harwich 146,367 85,409 -60,958

Quick facts

HS code: 340510

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

Description: Polishes and creams specifically designed for cleaning and shining shoes, boots, and leather goods