Import/export HS code 640220: Footwear with strap uppers

Footwear with straps or thongs attached to the sole using plugs. Often lightweight and easy to wear, like sandals

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 13,106,383
Netherlands 7,272,781
Portugal 5,433,863
Mexico 886,396
France 817,777

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 7,683,283 5,423,100 -2,260,183
Netherlands 3,220,557 4,052,224 +831,667
Portugal 3,356,078 2,077,785 -1,278,293
Mexico 0 886,396 +886,396
France 198,331 619,446 +421,115
Italy 462,102 295,548 -166,554
Spain 255,714 351,398 +95,684
Ireland 62,778 517,167 +454,389
Viet Nam 43,927 390,995 +347,068
Brazil 79,874 216,228 +136,354

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 14,604,027
Brazil 8,616,438
Portugal 5,473,487
Viet Nam 765,362
Italy 369,700

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 8,698,003 5,906,024 -2,791,979
Brazil 3,013,172 5,603,266 +2,590,094
Portugal 3,388,997 2,084,490 -1,304,507
Viet Nam 230,136 535,226 +305,090
Italy 297,962 71,738 -226,224
India 142,115 85,693 -56,422
Sri Lanka 35,437 109,667 +74,230
Indonesia 10,987 111,118 +100,131
Bangladesh 51,609 51,655 +46
Germany 58,666 27,023 -31,643

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 43
Inner London - East 18
Greater Manchester 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Merseyside 8

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 29 30 +1
Inner London - East 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Merseyside 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1

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) 15,040,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,806,581
Other 1,450,888
Air transport 1,116,041
Road transport 16,044

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) 7,627,850 7,412,171 -215,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,075,476 6,731,105 -344,371
Other 862,056 588,832 -273,224
Air transport 581,356 534,685 -46,671
Road transport 14,826 1,218 -13,608

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,614,322
London Gateway Port 5,829,339
Newhaven 3,129,996
Eurotunnel 2,902,911
Killingholme 2,121,483

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 4,101,872 2,512,450 -1,589,422
London Gateway Port 1,999,384 3,829,955 +1,830,571
Newhaven 1,802,037 1,327,959 -474,078
Eurotunnel 1,540,111 1,362,800 -177,311
Killingholme 1,035,564 1,085,919 +50,355
Dover 564,247 1,053,521 +489,274
000 862,056 588,832 -273,224
Southampton 917,392 526,671 -390,721
Harwich 1,241,126 144,621 -1,096,505
Dover / Eurotunnel 518,196 607,901 +89,705

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
101
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
64
Manufacture of wearing apparel
11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 44
2026-03 52
2026-02 34
2026-01 30

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
54m+ 68
1m-15m 65
0-1m 26
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 £
Netherlands 1,003,017
France 834,576
Viet Nam 713,442
South Korea 286,636
Spain 194,519

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 £
Netherlands 862,102 140,915 -721,187
France 570,022 264,554 -305,468
Viet Nam 264,959 448,483 +183,524
South Korea 149,871 136,765 -13,106
Spain 65,039 129,480 +64,441
Ireland 68,433 100,201 +31,768
United States 99,571 44,251 -55,320
Pakistan 44,303 66,264 +21,961
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,635 6,961 -81,674
Italy 21,558 69,300 +47,742

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 41,707
Brazil 40,600
Viet Nam 300
Sri Lanka 165
India 28

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 12,589 29,118 +16,529
Brazil 12,741 27,859 +15,118
Viet Nam 0 300 +300
Sri Lanka 32 133 +101
India 0 28 +28

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) 2,294,600
Air transport 1,630,268
Other 103,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,444

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) 1,646,196 648,404 -997,792
Air transport 785,827 844,441 +58,614
Other 38,143 65,246 +27,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,422 32,022 -8,400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,280,212
London Heathrow Airport 1,141,412
Felixstowe 861,546
East Midlands Airport 273,020
London Gatwick Airport 170,637

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 789,897 490,315 -299,582
London Heathrow Airport 483,876 657,536 +173,660
Felixstowe 792,426 69,120 -723,306
East Midlands Airport 192,871 80,149 -112,722
London Gatwick Airport 72,598 98,039 +25,441
000 38,143 65,246 +27,103
Dover 12,671 58,155 +45,484
Immingham Docks 31,482 12,070 -19,412
Holyhead 19,224 19,871 +647
ZLC 20,807 5,533 -15,274

Quick facts

HS code: 640220

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

Description: Footwear with straps or thongs attached to the sole using plugs. Often lightweight and easy to wear, like sandals