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 21,303,177
China 10,149,185
Belgium 6,856,834
Netherlands 6,214,115
Germany 5,304,496

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 10,578,050 10,725,127 +147,077
China 6,224,584 3,924,601 -2,299,983
Belgium 4,938,850 1,917,984 -3,020,866
Netherlands 3,371,047 2,843,068 -527,979
Germany 3,335,504 1,968,992 -1,366,512
Viet Nam 1,713,262 1,668,271 -44,991
Malaysia 2,198,410 1,019,948 -1,178,462
Pakistan 926,547 1,572,494 +645,947
France 1,181,016 617,493 -563,523
Spain 863,441 633,945 -229,496

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 19,330,728
China 14,751,838
Viet Nam 8,115,407
Malaysia 3,218,358
Germany 2,935,266

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 9,911,129 9,419,599 -491,530
China 8,501,249 6,250,589 -2,250,660
Viet Nam 3,365,931 4,749,476 +1,383,545
Malaysia 2,198,410 1,019,948 -1,178,462
Germany 1,961,011 974,255 -986,756
Pakistan 942,635 1,589,668 +647,033
Portugal 1,147,352 1,294,528 +147,176
Indonesia 1,695,929 537,408 -1,158,521
Spain 659,180 398,723 -260,457
India 524,786 417,437 -107,349

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 76
Inner London - East 30
Greater Manchester 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19

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 53 46 -7
Inner London - East 16 24 +8
Greater Manchester 9 16 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 13 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 13 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
Outer London - West and North West 11 6 -5
Lancashire 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 8 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 6 -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) 28,511,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,052,568
Air transport 10,607,260
Other 10,201,098
Road transport 113,043

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) 14,138,416 14,373,517 +235,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,379,699 8,672,869 -2,706,830
Air transport 5,392,971 5,214,289 -178,682
Other 8,160,544 2,040,554 -6,119,990
Road transport 86,439 26,604 -59,835

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 11,120,621
Felixstowe 10,258,963
000 10,201,098
Dover 8,543,377
London Heathrow Airport 4,579,729

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 6,087,787 5,032,834 -1,054,953
Felixstowe 6,512,350 3,746,613 -2,765,737
000 8,160,544 2,040,554 -6,119,990
Dover 4,083,386 4,459,991 +376,605
London Heathrow Airport 2,174,570 2,405,159 +230,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,849,304 2,400,240 +550,936
Southampton 1,610,079 1,447,323 -162,756
East Midlands Airport 960,616 1,286,400 +325,784
London 1,314,389 894,249 -420,140
London Gateway Port 710,943 1,438,310 +727,367

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 219
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 100
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
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
2026-04 63
2026-03 65
2026-02 68
2026-01 65
2025-12 57

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
0-1m 88
54m+ 87
Other 36
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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,514,245
Iceland 2,481,553
Ghana 1,818,256
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,717,917
Netherlands 972,731

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 2,358,252 155,993 -2,202,259
Iceland 1,371,894 1,109,659 -262,235
Ghana 1,050,000 768,256 -281,744
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,557,811 160,106 -1,397,705
Netherlands 806,846 165,885 -640,961
Ivory Coast 372,000 469,630 +97,630
United States 439,205 195,676 -243,529
Italy 356,792 169,326 -187,466
Japan 273,073 186,725 -86,348
Ireland 289,821 150,994 -138,827

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 68,730
France 2,865
India 467
Ireland 413
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 50,042 18,688 -31,354
France 579 2,286 +1,707
India 467 0 -467
Ireland 413 0 -413
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 6,500,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,574,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,728,992
Other 87,307
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 5,197,823 1,302,585 -3,895,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,111,654 2,462,640 -649,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,839,172 889,820 -949,352
Other 61,271 26,036 -35,235
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 4,674,364
Middlesbrough 2,470,472
London 1,981,869
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,583,929
East Midlands Airport 1,382,398

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 3,818,059 856,305 -2,961,754
Middlesbrough 1,369,903 1,100,569 -269,334
London 1,306,896 674,973 -631,923
Dover / Eurotunnel 977,999 605,930 -372,069
East Midlands Airport 1,070,310 312,088 -758,222
London Gateway Port 229,127 603,827 +374,700
Dover 455,604 65,534 -390,070
Holyhead 206,072 101,277 -104,795
Felixstowe 182,822 27,503 -155,319
ZLC 165,385 34,818 -130,567

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