Import/export HS code 640319: Various types of footwear

Footwear not specifically categorized, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, or leather

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 £
Italy 21,413,434
China 9,806,150
Belgium 7,027,120
Netherlands 6,043,510
Germany 4,936,587

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 £
Italy 10,574,447 10,838,987 +264,540
China 5,864,759 3,941,391 -1,923,368
Belgium 5,091,312 1,935,808 -3,155,504
Netherlands 3,147,335 2,896,175 -251,160
Germany 2,932,171 2,004,416 -927,755
Viet Nam 1,792,629 1,615,478 -177,151
Malaysia 2,023,391 899,765 -1,123,626
Pakistan 1,103,723 1,385,877 +282,154
France 1,137,437 593,899 -543,538
Spain 911,483 550,276 -361,207

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 £
Italy 19,460,895
China 14,226,981
Viet Nam 8,395,165
Malaysia 2,923,156
Germany 2,708,552

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 £
Italy 10,026,535 9,434,360 -592,175
China 7,982,054 6,244,927 -1,737,127
Viet Nam 3,564,355 4,830,810 +1,266,455
Malaysia 2,023,391 899,765 -1,123,626
Germany 1,740,336 968,216 -772,120
Pakistan 1,119,811 1,403,051 +283,240
Portugal 1,129,436 1,341,855 +212,419
Indonesia 1,518,166 537,762 -980,404
Spain 638,455 380,273 -258,182
India 508,724 414,648 -94,076

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 77
Inner London - East 29
Greater Manchester 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18

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 57 44 -13
Inner London - East 15 23 +8
Greater Manchester 8 16 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 12 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 13 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 10 -2
Lancashire 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 11 6 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
West Midlands 8 8 +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) 28,445,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,136,573
Air transport 10,791,639
Other 9,898,031
Road transport 114,067

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) 14,074,389 14,370,894 +296,505
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,878,383 8,258,190 -2,620,193
Air transport 5,359,806 5,431,833 +72,027
Other 7,839,486 2,058,545 -5,780,941
Road transport 89,828 24,239 -65,589

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 11,037,797
000 9,898,031
Felixstowe 9,542,302
Dover 8,519,601
London Heathrow Airport 4,603,090

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 £
Eurotunnel 6,172,051 4,865,746 -1,306,305
000 7,839,486 2,058,545 -5,780,941
Felixstowe 6,133,259 3,409,043 -2,724,216
Dover 3,911,541 4,608,060 +696,519
London Heathrow Airport 2,137,451 2,465,639 +328,188
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,828,412 2,503,566 +675,154
Southampton 1,635,429 1,401,077 -234,352
East Midlands Airport 972,551 1,344,315 +371,764
London Gateway Port 833,335 1,346,418 +513,083
London 1,343,658 772,126 -571,532

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
220
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
98
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
21
Manufacture of wearing apparel
11
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 58
2026-04 63
2026-03 65
2026-02 68
2026-01 65

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 143
54m+ 90
0-1m 84
Other 34
15m-54m 30

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 £
Iceland 2,460,995
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,340,459
Ghana 1,743,256
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,575,055
Netherlands 872,130

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 £
Iceland 1,446,574 1,014,421 -432,153
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,177,287 163,172 -2,014,115
Ghana 1,035,500 707,756 -327,744
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,438,314 136,741 -1,301,573
Netherlands 714,647 157,483 -557,164
Ivory Coast 444,000 385,630 -58,370
United States 431,570 186,736 -244,834
Italy 358,000 213,814 -144,186
Japan 219,377 205,409 -13,968
Ireland 271,999 143,603 -128,396

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 65,587
France 2,865
Ireland 413
India 324
Italy 199

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 48,675 16,912 -31,763
France 662 2,203 +1,541
Ireland 413 0 -413
India 281 43 -238
Italy 0 199 +199
Viet Nam 109 0 -109

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 6,152,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,462,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,528,873
Other 82,870
Road transport 19,377

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 4,814,723 1,337,942 -3,476,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,266,485 2,195,964 -1,070,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,686,469 842,404 -844,065
Other 59,196 23,674 -35,522
Road transport 19,377 0 -19,377

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,448,364
Middlesbrough 2,448,971
London 1,915,869
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,458,751
East Midlands Airport 1,278,905

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,621,806 826,558 -2,795,248
Middlesbrough 1,444,583 1,004,388 -440,195
London 1,325,896 589,973 -735,923
Dover / Eurotunnel 879,537 579,214 -300,323
East Midlands Airport 926,727 352,178 -574,549
London Gateway Port 281,674 531,827 +250,153
Dover 406,414 57,463 -348,951
Holyhead 193,869 97,497 -96,372
Felixstowe 185,953 24,372 -161,581
London Stansted Airport 116,820 90,942 -25,878

Quick facts

HS code: 640319

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

Description: Footwear not specifically categorized, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, or leather