Import/export HS code 640411: Sports shoes

Footwear designed for sports activities, such as tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, and training shoes. Perfect for athletes and fitness enthusiasts

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 £
Viet Nam 428,171,542
Belgium 288,209,987
Indonesia 95,647,744
China 70,000,012
Germany 47,037,414

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 £
Viet Nam 206,114,570 222,056,972 +15,942,402
Belgium 145,089,049 143,120,938 -1,968,111
Indonesia 46,446,523 49,201,221 +2,754,698
China 34,470,090 35,529,922 +1,059,832
Germany 23,584,763 23,452,651 -132,112
France 22,208,148 17,239,688 -4,968,460
Netherlands 13,816,169 8,368,063 -5,448,106
Italy 6,681,509 7,639,366 +957,857
United States 5,824,625 2,773,021 -3,051,604
Ireland 3,627,045 3,179,883 -447,162

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 £
Viet Nam 672,174,563
Indonesia 180,720,761
China 131,265,620
Cambodia 15,079,121
India 8,791,395

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 £
Viet Nam 330,766,973 341,407,590 +10,640,617
Indonesia 90,264,247 90,456,514 +192,267
China 69,244,411 62,021,209 -7,223,202
Cambodia 8,090,987 6,988,134 -1,102,853
India 4,356,982 4,434,413 +77,431
Italy 3,719,975 3,279,248 -440,727
United Kingdom 1,521,939 1,285,222 -236,717
Romania 845,302 719,093 -126,209
United States 1,244,309 158,332 -1,085,977
Portugal 720,350 546,948 -173,402

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 119
Inner London - East 57
Greater Manchester 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23

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 82 80 -2
Inner London - East 41 33 -8
Greater Manchester 28 18 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 14 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 19 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 15 -2
Outer London - West and North West 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 17 +2
West Midlands 17 11 -6
West Yorkshire 13 12 -1

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) 508,964,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 356,205,227
Other 124,302,273
Air transport 65,507,920
Road transport 573,257

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) 234,757,738 274,207,041 +39,449,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 183,735,843 172,469,384 -11,266,459
Other 74,787,751 49,514,522 -25,273,229
Air transport 36,082,187 29,425,733 -6,656,454
Road transport 416,402 156,855 -259,547

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 261,841,516
Southampton 261,029,367
000 124,302,273
Felixstowe 121,005,145
London Gateway Port 60,655,599

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 131,253,297 130,588,219 -665,078
Southampton 125,097,626 135,931,741 +10,834,115
000 74,787,751 49,514,522 -25,273,229
Felixstowe 78,122,906 42,882,239 -35,240,667
London Gateway Port 11,880,888 48,774,711 +36,893,823
London Heathrow Airport 25,881,516 20,430,792 -5,450,724
Dover 17,408,324 17,063,374 -344,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,412,360 19,767,765 +6,355,405
499 1,540,096 29,574,712 +28,034,616
Liverpool Docks 14,572,254 8,949,173 -5,623,081

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 317
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 180
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 18
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 94
2025-11 110
2025-10 112
2025-09 114
2025-08 110

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 223
54m+ 142
0-1m 117
Other 50
15m-54m 39

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 43,004,232
Ireland 28,519,355
France 26,423,271
Belgium 19,252,299
Germany 11,806,509

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 26,128,968 16,875,264 -9,253,704
Ireland 16,566,423 11,952,932 -4,613,491
France 15,226,373 11,196,898 -4,029,475
Belgium 11,516,733 7,735,566 -3,781,167
Germany 7,551,277 4,255,232 -3,296,045
Spain 6,930,040 3,795,249 -3,134,791
Saudi Arabia 5,369,722 4,931,405 -438,317
Italy 5,948,105 3,723,485 -2,224,620
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,035,821 2,302,311 -733,510
United Arab Emirates 2,582,108 1,425,814 -1,156,294

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 1,365,797
Viet Nam 74,439
Indonesia 26,309
Ireland 21,975
Cambodia 7,507

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 745,396 620,401 -124,995
Viet Nam 50,006 24,433 -25,573
Indonesia 17,674 8,635 -9,039
Ireland 9,924 12,051 +2,127
Cambodia 7,391 116 -7,275
India 1,842 348 -1,494
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 443 1,275 +832
Bangladesh 423 970 +547
Myanmar 964 131 -833
Japan 1,010 0 -1,010

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) 153,430,134
Air transport 36,497,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,126,351
Other 3,357,695
Road transport 7,339

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) 92,253,998 61,176,136 -31,077,862
Air transport 21,021,366 15,475,811 -5,545,555
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,070,628 1,055,723 -2,014,905
Other 1,724,461 1,633,234 -91,227
Road transport 7,339 0 -7,339

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,771,801
Holyhead 21,640,189
London Heathrow Airport 15,495,763
Immingham Docks 12,300,173
East Midlands Airport 10,558,528

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 61,042,731 42,729,070 -18,313,661
Holyhead 11,701,964 9,938,225 -1,763,739
London Heathrow Airport 11,777,177 3,718,586 -8,058,591
Immingham Docks 7,721,614 4,578,559 -3,143,055
East Midlands Airport 5,385,473 5,173,055 -212,418
Eurotunnel 6,615,283 1,161,206 -5,454,077
Birmingham Airport 1,941,243 5,129,465 +3,188,222
Dover 1,987,860 1,829,338 -158,522
000 1,724,461 1,633,234 -91,227
London Stansted Airport 1,210,518 780,597 -429,921

Quick facts

HS code: 640411

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

Description: Footwear designed for sports activities, such as tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, and training shoes. Perfect for athletes and fitness enthusiasts