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 11,034,361
Spain 3,672,528
Portugal 3,114,916
Italy 2,705,715
India 2,605,571

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 4,043,413 6,990,948 +2,947,535
Spain 2,076,000 1,596,528 -479,472
Portugal 1,375,898 1,739,018 +363,120
Italy 1,136,985 1,568,730 +431,745
India 1,060,814 1,544,757 +483,943
Viet Nam 772,666 1,600,243 +827,577
France 1,282,227 858,318 -423,909
Ireland 1,051,704 1,051,742 +38
Sweden 675,474 701,684 +26,210
United States 526,286 278,467 -247,819

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 11,744,465
Portugal 3,996,564
Viet Nam 3,807,910
Spain 3,016,465
Italy 2,731,600

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 4,440,389 7,304,076 +2,863,687
Portugal 1,754,333 2,242,231 +487,898
Viet Nam 1,761,094 2,046,816 +285,722
Spain 1,486,482 1,529,983 +43,501
Italy 1,158,809 1,572,791 +413,982
India 1,091,100 1,576,975 +485,875
Dominican Republic 1,002,276 813,521 -188,755
United States 869,629 73,820 -795,809
Germany 500,371 343,312 -157,059
North Macedonia 436,797 239,850 -196,947

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 67
Inner London - East 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Outer London - West and North West 13
West Midlands 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 53 37 -16
Inner London - East 19 21 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 9 +2
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 9 +4
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,752,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,529,952
Other 4,834,553
Air transport 3,872,718
Road transport 374,138

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) 7,209,328 6,543,460 -665,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,548,119 8,981,833 +4,433,714
Other 2,581,491 2,253,062 -328,429
Air transport 2,220,060 1,652,658 -567,402
Road transport 158,565 215,573 +57,008

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,612,299
000 4,834,553
499 4,775,493
Felixstowe 3,185,866
Eurotunnel 2,701,508

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 3,228,834 3,383,465 +154,631
000 2,581,491 2,253,062 -328,429
499 91,512 4,683,981 +4,592,469
Felixstowe 2,052,961 1,132,905 -920,056
Eurotunnel 1,675,714 1,025,794 -649,920
London Gateway Port 762,624 1,779,286 +1,016,662
Southampton 1,080,192 1,333,677 +253,485
Holyhead 966,357 842,498 -123,859
Dover / Eurotunnel 572,187 652,441 +80,254
London Heathrow Airport 783,750 380,340 -403,410

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
206
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
67
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 115
0-1m 81
54m+ 65
15m-54m 23
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 1,153,313
United Arab Emirates 993,289
Ireland 745,012
Germany 612,902
United States 466,711

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 837,155 316,158 -520,997
United Arab Emirates 910,711 82,578 -828,133
Ireland 450,274 294,738 -155,536
Germany 354,947 257,955 -96,992
United States 245,361 221,350 -24,011
France 214,178 244,830 +30,652
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 273,053 121,228 -151,825
Saudi Arabia 272,225 1,791 -270,434
Italy 103,549 101,526 -2,023
Austria 87,681 115,609 +27,928

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 287,876
Ireland 193,656
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 140,262 147,614 +7,352
Ireland 133,588 60,068 -73,520
Viet Nam 20,741 9,787 -10,954
XI 769 1,972 +1,203
Portugal 0 1,156 +1,156
Pakistan 604 0 -604
Cambodia 216 241 +25
India 375 0 -375
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 3,294,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,033,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,108,337
Other 523,048
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 2,450,018 844,502 -1,605,516
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,013,044 1,020,589 +7,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 901,034 207,303 -693,731
Other 300,492 222,556 -77,936
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 1,625,478
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,059,440
East Midlands Airport 1,008,056
London Gateway Port 713,448
000 523,048

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 1,233,241 392,237 -841,004
Dover / Eurotunnel 442,741 616,699 +173,958
East Midlands Airport 685,763 322,293 -363,470
London Gateway Port 640,399 73,049 -567,350
000 300,492 222,556 -77,936
Harwich 113,787 226,686 +112,899
Immingham Docks 275,341 12,681 -262,660
Southampton 206,187 53,795 -152,392
Warton Aerodrome 233,867 0 -233,867
Holyhead 131,628 61,091 -70,537

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