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 18,947,664
China 10,113,644
Belgium 6,332,169
Germany 5,738,216
Netherlands 5,585,697

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 10,738,945 8,208,719 -2,530,226
China 6,391,472 3,722,172 -2,669,300
Belgium 4,612,066 1,720,103 -2,891,963
Germany 4,046,292 1,691,924 -2,354,368
Netherlands 3,268,577 2,317,120 -951,457
Malaysia 2,184,859 1,441,368 -743,491
Viet Nam 1,704,046 1,330,652 -373,394
Pakistan 1,000,788 1,114,232 +113,444
France 1,252,145 619,224 -632,921
Spain 1,013,491 617,253 -396,238

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 17,576,257
China 14,343,514
Viet Nam 6,390,255
Malaysia 3,626,227
Germany 3,392,519

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 9,804,535 7,771,722 -2,032,813
China 8,594,481 5,749,033 -2,845,448
Viet Nam 3,102,418 3,287,837 +185,419
Malaysia 2,184,859 1,441,368 -743,491
Germany 2,603,645 788,874 -1,814,771
Indonesia 1,894,264 633,431 -1,260,833
Portugal 1,255,167 1,185,832 -69,335
Pakistan 1,016,876 1,115,751 +98,875
Spain 820,555 434,200 -386,355
India 571,507 306,687 -264,820

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 30
Greater Manchester 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16

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 52 55 +3
Inner London - East 22 16 -6
Greater Manchester 9 16 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
Lancashire 6 11 +5
Outer London - West and North West 11 5 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 5 -4

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) 26,104,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,906,726
Other 10,721,468
Air transport 9,357,348
Road transport 154,988

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) 14,381,735 11,722,860 -2,658,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,715,040 8,191,686 -3,523,354
Other 8,736,020 1,985,448 -6,750,572
Air transport 5,460,033 3,897,315 -1,562,718
Road transport 132,326 22,662 -109,664

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,721,468
Felixstowe 10,640,982
Eurotunnel 10,564,802
Dover 7,532,380
London Heathrow Airport 3,833,091

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 £
000 8,736,020 1,985,448 -6,750,572
Felixstowe 6,708,764 3,932,218 -2,776,546
Eurotunnel 6,304,003 4,260,799 -2,043,204
Dover 4,342,895 3,189,485 -1,153,410
London Heathrow Airport 2,127,989 1,705,102 -422,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,729,884 1,903,200 +173,316
Southampton 1,558,318 1,372,413 -185,905
London 1,269,487 943,068 -326,419
East Midlands Airport 1,024,303 930,119 -94,184
London Gateway Port 594,293 1,237,973 +643,680

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 213
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 103
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 70
2025-10 77
2025-09 53
2025-08 62

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 144
54m+ 86
0-1m 85
15m-54m 30
Other 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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,878,401
Iceland 2,393,150
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,062,851
Ghana 1,803,306
Netherlands 985,300

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,603,652 274,749 -2,328,903
Iceland 1,221,313 1,171,837 -49,476
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,864,795 198,056 -1,666,739
Ghana 946,500 856,806 -89,694
Netherlands 790,505 194,795 -595,710
Ivory Coast 367,000 499,027 +132,027
United States 472,186 178,319 -293,867
Italy 326,412 148,806 -177,606
Ireland 321,060 149,571 -171,489
Japan 269,827 167,895 -101,932

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 73,838
France 1,847
India 561
Ireland 493
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 46,244 27,594 -18,650
France 0 1,847 +1,847
India 561 0 -561
Ireland 408 85 -323
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 7,064,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,536,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,844,466
Road transport 102,966
Other 91,992

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 5,779,360 1,285,618 -4,493,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,897,019 2,639,274 -257,745
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,015,640 828,826 -1,186,814
Road transport 83,589 19,377 -64,212
Other 57,084 34,908 -22,176

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,174,156
Middlesbrough 2,386,719
London 2,087,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,627,962
East Midlands Airport 1,459,121

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 4,310,248 863,908 -3,446,340
Middlesbrough 1,219,322 1,167,397 -51,925
London 1,222,396 865,000 -357,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,115,339 512,623 -602,716
East Midlands Airport 1,153,345 305,776 -847,569
London Gateway Port 252,032 536,783 +284,751
Dover 480,477 89,400 -391,077
Holyhead 226,429 102,684 -123,745
ZLC 229,586 52,238 -177,348
Felixstowe 180,090 29,013 -151,077

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