Import/export HS code 640520: Shoes with textile uppers

Footwear with uppers made of textile materials, providing lightweight and breathable options for everyday wear

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 133,163,813
Greece 4,025,901
Viet Nam 2,476,970
Netherlands 2,440,079
Singapore 2,156,980

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 69,522,640 63,641,173 -5,881,467
Greece 2,273,267 1,752,634 -520,633
Viet Nam 665,719 1,811,251 +1,145,532
Netherlands 958,457 1,481,622 +523,165
Singapore 1,913,025 243,955 -1,669,070
Ireland 1,107,467 659,726 -447,741
Italy 726,760 773,759 +46,999
India 750,646 385,090 -365,556
United States 785,582 151,388 -634,194
France 561,147 372,011 -189,136

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 136,832,692
Viet Nam 8,176,737
Singapore 1,794,595
India 1,174,841
Italy 1,108,253

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 71,883,816 64,948,876 -6,934,940
Viet Nam 3,684,996 4,491,741 +806,745
Singapore 1,775,156 19,439 -1,755,717
India 778,395 396,446 -381,949
Italy 491,155 617,098 +125,943
United States 603,184 195,167 -408,017
United Kingdom 788,218 2,656 -785,562
Spain 319,050 393,502 +74,452
Poland 225,954 410,842 +184,888
Brazil 479,284 147,457 -331,827

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 101
Greater Manchester 48
Inner London - East 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22

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 81 60 -21
Greater Manchester 39 33 -6
Inner London - East 34 23 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 14 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 16 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 14 -3
Outer London - West and North West 16 15 -1
West Midlands 15 11 -4
West Yorkshire 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2

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) 128,460,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,714,347
Air transport 8,360,427
Other 6,859,031
Road transport 153,839

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) 65,701,407 62,758,920 -2,942,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,353,247 5,361,100 -1,992,147
Air transport 4,400,413 3,960,014 -440,399
Other 5,478,177 1,380,854 -4,097,323
Road transport 69,459 84,380 +14,921

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 59,370,848
Southampton 21,444,683
London Gateway Port 19,192,117
499 11,292,908
Middlesbrough 10,934,296

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 £
Felixstowe 36,017,728 23,353,120 -12,664,608
Southampton 13,077,779 8,366,904 -4,710,875
London Gateway Port 7,139,612 12,052,505 +4,912,893
499 385,529 10,907,379 +10,521,850
Middlesbrough 5,291,759 5,642,537 +350,778
000 5,478,177 1,380,854 -4,097,323
Liverpool Docks 3,371,338 2,323,661 -1,047,677
Dover 2,758,106 2,026,220 -731,886
London Heathrow Airport 1,583,499 1,095,702 -487,797
Eurotunnel 1,210,173 1,043,919 -166,254

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
292
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
179
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
21
Manufacture of wearing apparel
15
Accommodation
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 70
2026-04 72
2026-03 85
2026-02 92
2026-01 81

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 186
54m+ 135
0-1m 116
15m-54m 64
Other 52

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 £
Ireland 3,635,367
Austria 1,602,980
United Arab Emirates 1,342,401
Germany 1,338,089
France 1,205,447

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 £
Ireland 2,200,833 1,434,534 -766,299
Austria 1,131,183 471,797 -659,386
United Arab Emirates 1,045,415 296,986 -748,429
Germany 641,109 696,980 +55,871
France 949,363 256,084 -693,279
Netherlands 339,361 350,519 +11,158
Iceland 96,658 529,240 +432,582
Armenia 15,000 515,870 +500,870
United States 282,633 153,623 -129,010
South Korea 396,605 0 -396,605

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 1,186,804
Viet Nam 46,963
Cambodia 15,886
Turkey 2,714
India 2,375

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 596,737 590,067 -6,670
Viet Nam 24,349 22,614 -1,735
Cambodia 11,181 4,705 -6,476
Turkey 1,489 1,225 -264
India 1,538 837 -701
Ireland 2,361 0 -2,361
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,192 101 -2,091
France 620 0 -620
Spain 137 119 -18
Sri Lanka 67 1 -66

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) 7,694,907
Air transport 3,993,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,706,723
Other 1,292,338

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) 5,013,184 2,681,723 -2,331,461
Air transport 1,881,137 2,112,524 +231,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,114,088 592,635 -521,453
Other 656,920 635,418 -21,502

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,650,650
East Midlands Airport 2,227,331
Holyhead 1,923,734
Harwich 1,773,135
London Heathrow Airport 1,392,340

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 1,822,939 827,711 -995,228
East Midlands Airport 533,937 1,693,394 +1,159,457
Holyhead 1,163,498 760,236 -403,262
Harwich 1,078,259 694,876 -383,383
London Heathrow Airport 1,119,374 272,966 -846,408
000 656,920 635,418 -21,502
Liverpool Docks 743,154 172,056 -571,098
Felixstowe 539,107 286,839 -252,268
Dover 234,837 135,308 -99,529
Immingham Docks 204,745 65,714 -139,031

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 640520

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

Description: Footwear with uppers made of textile materials, providing lightweight and breathable options for everyday wear