Import/export HS code 640590: Various footwear

Footwear not covered by other categories, including unique designs and materials for various uses

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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 37,192,774
Viet Nam 10,937,398
Italy 7,847,571
France 7,405,718
Germany 4,002,531

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 20,524,243 16,668,531 -3,855,712
Viet Nam 3,729,221 7,208,177 +3,478,956
Italy 4,169,579 3,677,992 -491,587
France 3,678,091 3,727,627 +49,536
Germany 1,474,656 2,527,875 +1,053,219
Spain 1,291,206 2,438,664 +1,147,458
Netherlands 1,125,355 1,072,483 -52,872
United States 1,034,734 513,252 -521,482
Belgium 197,378 1,223,978 +1,026,600
Cambodia 504,525 853,146 +348,621

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 43,011,109
Viet Nam 18,328,052
Italy 11,086,491
Cambodia 2,284,800
Spain 1,563,343

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 22,218,367 20,792,742 -1,425,625
Viet Nam 7,353,107 10,974,945 +3,621,838
Italy 5,844,495 5,241,996 -602,499
Cambodia 1,164,100 1,120,700 -43,400
Spain 710,932 852,411 +141,479
Indonesia 300,435 1,010,655 +710,220
India 1,032,953 245,559 -787,394
Pakistan 610,385 653,012 +42,627
Portugal 313,347 741,388 +428,041
Philippines 555,201 319,298 -235,903

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 158
Inner London - East 51
Outer London - West and North West 41
Greater Manchester 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 110 106 -4
Inner London - East 34 37 +3
Outer London - West and North West 25 25 +0
Greater Manchester 23 17 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 13 -2
West Yorkshire 16 9 -7
West Midlands 14 10 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 8 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0

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) 42,100,812
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,987,672
Other 12,479,181
Air transport 10,334,845
Road transport 1,557,683

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) 16,693,680 25,407,132 +8,713,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,095,081 10,892,591 +1,797,510
Other 11,572,545 906,636 -10,665,909
Air transport 5,229,416 5,105,429 -123,987
Road transport 99,472 1,458,211 +1,358,739

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,614,314
000 12,479,181
499 9,985,421
London Gateway Port 9,379,812
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,515,293

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 8,140,161 5,474,153 -2,666,008
000 11,572,545 906,636 -10,665,909
499 55,769 9,929,652 +9,873,883
London Gateway Port 2,351,162 7,028,650 +4,677,488
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,317,952 5,197,341 +2,879,389
Southampton 4,223,909 2,479,812 -1,744,097
Dover 3,225,469 2,665,021 -560,448
London Heathrow Airport 1,652,223 1,656,399 +4,176
Eurotunnel 1,817,424 1,335,005 -482,419
Liverpool Docks 1,274,794 1,463,012 +188,218

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
351
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
141
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
30
Manufacture of wearing apparel
18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 88
2026-04 86
2026-03 86
2026-02 99
2026-01 80

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 203
0-1m 145
54m+ 128
Other 51
15m-54m 44

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 3,144,317
Austria 1,873,360
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,613,574
Germany 1,448,610
Italy 1,113,493

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 2,419,167 725,150 -1,694,017
Austria 1,010,306 863,054 -147,252
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,026,414 587,160 -439,254
Germany 715,525 733,085 +17,560
Italy 642,582 470,911 -171,671
France 335,578 755,826 +420,248
Netherlands 396,843 329,053 -67,790
Ghana 346,636 362,480 +15,844
United States 351,920 302,095 -49,825
Spain 256,116 252,616 -3,500

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 239,976
Turkey 125,200
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,388
India 2,973
Cambodia 540

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 132,535 107,441 -25,094
Turkey 118,249 6,951 -111,298
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 916 2,472 +1,556
India 415 2,558 +2,143
Cambodia 107 433 +326
Viet Nam 206 187 -19
Lao People's Democratic Republic 33 0 -33
XI 0 31 +31

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) 9,053,979
Air transport 5,810,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,534,192
Other 375,225

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) 5,315,251 3,738,728 -1,576,523
Air transport 3,594,556 2,215,520 -1,379,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 845,256 688,936 -156,320
Other 254,853 120,372 -134,481

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,077,360
East Midlands Airport 2,800,064
Holyhead 2,644,116
London Heathrow Airport 2,005,090
Harwich 1,841,241

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 2,036,085 2,041,275 +5,190
East Midlands Airport 1,882,040 918,024 -964,016
Holyhead 2,045,015 599,101 -1,445,914
London Heathrow Airport 1,003,100 1,001,990 -1,110
Harwich 913,723 927,518 +13,795
London Gateway Port 429,995 599,312 +169,317
London Stansted Airport 529,303 172,423 -356,880
000 254,853 120,372 -134,481
ZLC 146,061 102,607 -43,454
London 244,426 0 -244,426

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 640590

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

Description: Footwear not covered by other categories, including unique designs and materials for various uses