Import/export HS code 640510: Shoes with leather or faux leather uppers

Footwear with uppers made of leather or composition leather, offering a stylish and durable option for various occasions

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 10,869,251
Spain 3,902,114
Portugal 2,996,827
India 2,773,196
Viet Nam 2,564,805

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 4,024,146 6,845,105 +2,820,959
Spain 2,408,524 1,493,590 -914,934
Portugal 1,436,938 1,559,889 +122,951
India 1,088,261 1,684,935 +596,674
Viet Nam 878,378 1,686,427 +808,049
Italy 1,055,466 1,394,892 +339,426
France 1,274,308 883,636 -390,672
Ireland 1,081,508 1,016,926 -64,582
Sweden 672,125 681,383 +9,258
United States 528,580 224,826 -303,754

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 11,563,402
Viet Nam 4,007,293
Portugal 3,837,692
Spain 3,350,494
India 2,833,282

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 4,411,056 7,152,346 +2,741,290
Viet Nam 1,796,941 2,210,352 +413,411
Portugal 1,809,282 2,028,410 +219,128
Spain 1,930,236 1,420,258 -509,978
India 1,118,547 1,714,735 +596,188
Italy 1,065,067 1,470,375 +405,308
Dominican Republic 1,026,536 805,957 -220,579
United States 990,368 53,884 -936,484
Germany 436,809 318,343 -118,466
North Macedonia 436,048 241,215 -194,833

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 68
Inner London - East 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 13

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 54 38 -16
Inner London - East 21 21 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 10 +5
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
Lancashire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 6 5 -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) 13,700,622
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,590,990
Other 4,867,041
Air transport 3,849,032
Road transport 375,364

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) 4,833,366 8,867,256 +4,033,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,547,788 6,043,202 -1,504,586
Other 2,542,952 2,324,089 -218,863
Air transport 2,279,708 1,569,324 -710,384
Road transport 53,833 321,531 +267,698

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,674,038
000 4,867,041
499 4,504,376
Felixstowe 3,203,597
Southampton 2,642,875

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 £
Dover 3,396,921 3,277,117 -119,804
000 2,542,952 2,324,089 -218,863
499 88,813 4,415,563 +4,326,750
Felixstowe 2,083,235 1,120,362 -962,873
Southampton 1,269,682 1,373,193 +103,511
London Gateway Port 670,723 1,831,156 +1,160,433
Eurotunnel 1,654,544 808,215 -846,329
Holyhead 994,868 834,934 -159,934
Dover / Eurotunnel 680,922 574,029 -106,893
London Heathrow Airport 847,233 370,331 -476,902

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 210
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 33
2026-03 39
2026-02 51
2026-01 43
2025-12 30

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 119
0-1m 86
54m+ 65
15m-54m 22
Other 16

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 1,159,066
United Arab Emirates 1,020,894
Ireland 748,532
Germany 626,503
United States 494,282

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 797,733 361,333 -436,400
United Arab Emirates 935,814 85,080 -850,734
Ireland 437,018 311,514 -125,504
Germany 349,276 277,227 -72,049
United States 270,075 224,207 -45,868
France 225,256 262,254 +36,998
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 291,933 131,238 -160,695
Saudi Arabia 272,225 1,791 -270,434
Italy 110,536 103,746 -6,790
Austria 67,293 135,997 +68,704

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 287,132
Ireland 192,372
Viet Nam 31,273
XI 2,741
Portugal 1,156

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 140,135 146,997 +6,862
Ireland 130,715 61,657 -69,058
Viet Nam 21,486 9,787 -11,699
XI 769 1,972 +1,203
Portugal 0 1,156 +1,156
Pakistan 896 0 -896
Cambodia 187 270 +83
India 384 0 -384
Spain 38 0 -38

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 3,479,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,128,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,160,068
Other 522,145
Road transport 7,600

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 2,601,984 877,884 -1,724,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 964,882 1,163,819 +198,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 959,631 200,437 -759,194
Other 296,584 225,561 -71,023
Road transport 6,600 1,000 -5,600

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,652,175
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,138,065
East Midlands Airport 1,097,129
London Gateway Port 710,606
000 522,145

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 1,258,718 393,457 -865,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 417,412 720,653 +303,241
East Midlands Airport 747,283 349,846 -397,437
London Gateway Port 639,305 71,301 -568,004
000 296,584 225,561 -71,023
Harwich 92,280 248,193 +155,913
Immingham Docks 279,169 9,161 -270,008
Southampton 204,008 56,868 -147,140
Warton Aerodrome 233,867 0 -233,867
London Stansted Airport 136,628 77,174 -59,454

Quick facts

HS code: 640510

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

Description: Footwear with uppers made of leather or composition leather, offering a stylish and durable option for various occasions