Import/export HS code 64029905: Safety footwear with metal toecaps

Footwear with protective metal toecaps for safety in workplaces like construction or manufacturing

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 6,644,218
Italy 1,742,594
Cambodia 777,474
Germany 370,099
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 195,465

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 4,011,277 2,632,941 -1,378,336
Italy 914,956 827,638 -87,318
Cambodia 356,971 420,503 +63,532
Germany 190,138 179,961 -10,177
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 35,697 159,768 +124,071
Albania 105,392 51,767 -53,625
Turkey 99,943 0 -99,943
Belgium 65,067 4,978 -60,089
Netherlands 33,414 28,187 -5,227
Tunisia 35,875 22,146 -13,729

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 6,742,844
Albania 1,542,666
Cambodia 828,287
Brazil 359,428
Tunisia 251,199

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 3,956,781 2,786,063 -1,170,718
Albania 907,376 635,290 -272,086
Cambodia 374,460 453,827 +79,367
Brazil 188,871 170,557 -18,314
Tunisia 126,823 124,376 -2,447
Viet Nam 29,656 177,444 +147,788
Italy 111,555 62,533 -49,022
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 136,553 0 -136,553
Turkey 99,943 0 -99,943
India 53,910 0 -53,910

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
West Midlands 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - East 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,392,588
Air transport 1,321,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,283,430
Other 430,570
Road transport 56,860

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) 4,309,126 3,083,462 -1,225,664
Air transport 697,310 623,838 -73,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 657,743 625,687 -32,056
Other 354,805 75,765 -279,040
Road transport 23,117 33,743 +10,626

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,584,749
London Gateway Port 907,364
Birmingham Airport 719,809
Belfast Port 665,150
Dover 530,257

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 3,154,291 1,430,458 -1,723,833
London Gateway Port 55,393 851,971 +796,578
Birmingham Airport 369,278 350,531 -18,747
Belfast Port 409,978 255,172 -154,806
Dover 231,260 298,997 +67,737
Southampton 252,323 239,898 -12,425
000 354,805 75,765 -279,040
ZLC 220,932 164,289 -56,643
Immingham Docks 220,381 46,301 -174,080
London Heathrow Airport 122,154 135,702 +13,548

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Manufacture of leather and related products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 20
2026-02 16
2026-01 12
2025-12 13

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 27
54m+ 22
15m-54m 7
Other 6
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 342,636
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 165,959
Italy 46,812
Iceland 43,528
United Arab Emirates 42,735

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 £
Ireland 54,536 288,100 +233,564
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 99,061 66,898 -32,163
Italy 5,519 41,293 +35,774
Iceland 0 43,528 +43,528
United Arab Emirates 9,507 33,228 +23,721
Qatar 22,964 18,488 -4,476
United States 7,193 33,084 +25,891
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 21,015 13,519 -7,496
France 21,159 10,970 -10,189
Norway 0 30,313 +30,313

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 74,888
China 11,067
Albania 33
Ireland 31

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 43,622 31,266 -12,356
China 5,768 5,299 -469
Albania 12 21 +9
Ireland 31 0 -31

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 610,615
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 413,088
Other 86,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,541

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 231,210 379,405 +148,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,204 340,884 +268,680
Other 49,468 36,586 -12,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,090 8,451 -16,639

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 246,148
East Midlands Airport 243,557
London Stansted Airport 159,145
London Heathrow Airport 154,575
000 86,054

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 £
Holyhead 1,873 244,275 +242,402
East Midlands Airport 121,721 121,836 +115
London Stansted Airport 1,035 158,110 +157,075
London Heathrow Airport 100,730 53,845 -46,885
000 49,468 36,586 -12,882
Immingham Docks 19,617 52,239 +32,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,180 40,066 +9,886
ZLC 7,724 41,774 +34,050
London Gateway Port 17,658 6,144 -11,514
Dover 17,821 2,923 -14,898

Quick facts

HS code: 64029905

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

Description: Footwear with protective metal toecaps for safety in workplaces like construction or manufacturing