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 10,861,278
Spain 3,144,144
Portugal 3,041,148
India 2,602,379
Italy 2,503,709

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 4,276,368 6,584,910 +2,308,542
Spain 1,704,118 1,440,026 -264,092
Portugal 1,376,333 1,664,815 +288,482
India 1,244,616 1,357,763 +113,147
Italy 1,221,501 1,282,208 +60,707
Viet Nam 1,755,964 589,453 -1,166,511
France 1,399,642 708,405 -691,237
Ireland 965,525 1,020,606 +55,081
Sweden 659,227 685,923 +26,696
United States 540,943 256,362 -284,581

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 11,538,873
Portugal 3,892,069
Viet Nam 3,773,245
India 2,655,967
Italy 2,578,239

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 4,673,674 6,865,199 +2,191,525
Portugal 1,762,405 2,129,664 +367,259
Viet Nam 2,961,934 811,311 -2,150,623
India 1,265,986 1,389,981 +123,995
Italy 1,306,671 1,271,568 -35,103
Spain 1,041,814 1,434,920 +393,106
Dominican Republic 918,381 785,960 -132,421
United States 841,901 73,820 -768,081
Germany 504,842 318,231 -186,611
North Macedonia 436,889 238,477 -198,412

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 64
Inner London - East 30
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 12

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 51 36 -15
Inner London - East 19 20 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Outer London - West and North West 6 9 +3
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 10 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Lancashire 5 3 -2
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) 13,307,662
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,774,453
Other 4,808,704
Air transport 3,696,169
Road transport 371,462

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) 4,726,810 8,580,852 +3,854,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,894,627 5,879,826 -1,014,801
Other 3,905,653 903,051 -3,002,602
Air transport 2,138,109 1,558,060 -580,049
Road transport 332,814 38,648 -294,166

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,174,263
000 4,808,704
499 4,758,593
Felixstowe 3,116,422
Eurotunnel 2,673,544

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 3,360,329 2,813,934 -546,395
000 3,905,653 903,051 -3,002,602
499 74,612 4,683,981 +4,609,369
Felixstowe 2,105,667 1,010,755 -1,094,912
Eurotunnel 1,654,568 1,018,976 -635,592
London Gateway Port 894,621 1,643,396 +748,775
Southampton 1,142,372 1,192,010 +49,638
Holyhead 879,588 814,937 -64,651
London Heathrow Airport 750,077 348,201 -401,876
Dover / Eurotunnel 401,366 639,250 +237,884

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
201
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
65
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
14
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
8
Manufacture of wearing apparel
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 33
2026-04 33
2026-03 39
2026-02 51
2026-01 43

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 110
0-1m 79
54m+ 64
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 1,140,782
United Arab Emirates 984,078
Ireland 704,048
Germany 572,331
France 448,856

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 860,097 280,685 -579,412
United Arab Emirates 917,610 66,468 -851,142
Ireland 441,121 262,927 -178,194
Germany 365,257 207,074 -158,183
France 224,541 224,315 -226
United States 242,066 201,880 -40,186
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 251,329 109,484 -141,845
Saudi Arabia 269,867 1,791 -268,076
Austria 85,370 115,609 +30,239
Italy 91,364 94,584 +3,220

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 283,583
Ireland 191,811
Viet Nam 30,528
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 141,359 142,224 +865
Ireland 132,698 59,113 -73,585
Viet Nam 21,772 8,756 -13,016
XI 822 1,919 +1,097
Portugal 298 858 +560
Pakistan 604 0 -604
Cambodia 282 175 -107
India 369 0 -369
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 3,103,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,985,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,070,740
Other 516,794
Road transport 3,300

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 2,348,032 755,711 -1,592,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,090,712 895,139 -195,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 919,207 151,533 -767,674
Other 302,911 213,883 -89,028
Road transport 2,300 1,000 -1,300

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,586,478
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,045,825
East Midlands Airport 903,785
London Gateway Port 710,148
000 516,794

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 1,232,225 354,253 -877,972
Dover / Eurotunnel 491,248 554,577 +63,329
East Midlands Airport 617,667 286,118 -331,549
London Gateway Port 645,960 64,188 -581,772
000 302,911 213,883 -89,028
Harwich 146,620 191,542 +44,922
Southampton 206,187 53,795 -152,392
Immingham Docks 246,530 7,195 -239,335
Warton Aerodrome 233,867 0 -233,867
Holyhead 124,522 39,487 -85,035

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