Import/export HS code 640212: Ski and snowboard boots

Special boots designed for skiing and snowboarding. Includes cross-country ski boots and snowboard boots for outdoor winter sports

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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 £
France 6,862,477
Austria 5,030,518
Germany 3,046,027
Italy 2,674,190
Norway 189,258

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 3,442,751 3,419,726 -23,025
Austria 2,195,170 2,835,348 +640,178
Germany 1,411,651 1,634,376 +222,725
Italy 1,260,580 1,413,610 +153,030
Norway 15,406 173,852 +158,446
Viet Nam 59,189 92,881 +33,692
China 22,966 42,919 +19,953
Switzerland 30,803 8,955 -21,848
Spain 23,593 2,389 -21,204
Czechia 21,631 3,626 -18,005

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 £
Romania 6,999,927
Italy 3,883,630
China 2,350,902
Hungary 2,184,299
Czechia 1,241,141

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 £
Romania 3,074,979 3,924,948 +849,969
Italy 1,926,626 1,957,004 +30,378
China 1,178,559 1,172,343 -6,216
Hungary 1,059,986 1,124,313 +64,327
Czechia 461,888 779,253 +317,365
Viet Nam 634,792 589,469 -45,323
Cambodia 34,245 38,801 +4,556
Spain 66,761 2,389 -64,372
France 34,307 16,618 -17,689
Germany 4,949 15,060 +10,111

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
East Central Scotland 3
Greater Manchester 3

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 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
East Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Cumbria 2 0 -2

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) 11,021,808
Air transport 4,474,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,663,787
Other 20,606
Road transport 5,588

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) 5,257,020 5,764,788 +507,768
Air transport 2,053,387 2,420,845 +367,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,185,701 1,478,086 +292,385
Other 19,091 1,515 -17,576
Road transport 0 5,588 +5,588

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,294,306
Eurotunnel 4,523,020
London Heathrow Airport 3,844,525
London Gateway Port 1,797,857
Dover / Eurotunnel 842,267

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 2,601,982 2,692,324 +90,342
Eurotunnel 2,169,720 2,353,300 +183,580
London Heathrow Airport 1,831,455 2,013,070 +181,615
London Gateway Port 767,087 1,030,770 +263,683
Dover / Eurotunnel 477,306 364,961 -112,345
Thamesport 260,003 325,176 +65,173
East Midlands Airport 106,669 256,104 +149,435
Immingham Docks 2,332 255,916 +253,584
Birmingham Airport 92,084 100,743 +8,659
Harwich 75,679 69,880 -5,799

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 36
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Other manufacturing 2
Manufacture of wearing apparel 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1
2026-03 5
2026-02 3
2026-01 5
2025-12 14

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
0-1m 23
1m-15m 16
54m+ 10
15m-54m 6
Other 3

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 £
France 569,117
Austria 197,091
Germany 94,668
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 92,546
Italy 73,440

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 £
France 210,349 358,768 +148,419
Austria 110,159 86,932 -23,227
Germany 46,741 47,927 +1,186
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 24,809 67,737 +42,928
Italy 29,227 44,213 +14,986
Spain 59,715 0 -59,715
United States 30,147 11,665 -18,482
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30,971 2,707 -28,264
China 5,040 28,552 +23,512
Ireland 17,868 1,200 -16,668

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) 892,361
Air transport 435,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,500
Road transport 940

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) 362,255 530,106 +167,851
Air transport 283,960 151,387 -132,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 1,500 +1,500
Road transport 940 0 -940

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 876,213
East Midlands Airport 257,730
London Heathrow Airport 139,973
ZLC 24,668
Dover 10,972

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 355,556 520,657 +165,101
East Midlands Airport 235,599 22,131 -213,468
London Heathrow Airport 29,920 110,053 +80,133
ZLC 18,421 6,247 -12,174
Dover 2,723 8,249 +5,526
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 0 6,945 +6,945
London Stansted Airport 0 6,011 +6,011
Eurotunnel 3,976 0 -3,976
Southampton 0 1,500 +1,500
Holyhead 0 1,200 +1,200

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 640212

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

Description: Special boots designed for skiing and snowboarding. Includes cross-country ski boots and snowboard boots for outdoor winter sports