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 37,465,330
Viet Nam 10,886,399
Italy 9,214,507
France 7,817,966
Germany 3,975,337

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 19,214,540 18,250,790 -963,750
Viet Nam 3,359,616 7,526,783 +4,167,167
Italy 5,114,309 4,100,198 -1,014,111
France 3,460,897 4,357,069 +896,172
Germany 1,210,727 2,764,610 +1,553,883
Spain 1,365,217 2,365,732 +1,000,515
Netherlands 1,266,015 1,141,367 -124,648
United States 945,947 670,121 -275,826
Belgium 200,551 1,249,214 +1,048,663
India 871,167 504,934 -366,233

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 44,171,587
Viet Nam 18,339,513
Italy 12,264,409
Cambodia 2,324,018
Spain 1,622,425

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 21,195,987 22,975,600 +1,779,613
Viet Nam 6,898,448 11,441,065 +4,542,617
Italy 6,293,091 5,971,318 -321,773
Cambodia 1,006,020 1,317,998 +311,978
Spain 763,882 858,543 +94,661
India 1,002,438 379,233 -623,205
Pakistan 703,955 638,906 -65,049
Indonesia 321,131 999,530 +678,399
Portugal 274,698 764,137 +489,439
Philippines 394,564 504,124 +109,560

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 159
Inner London - East 57
Greater Manchester 36
Outer London - West and North West 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25

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 109 110 +1
Inner London - East 37 38 +1
Greater Manchester 26 19 -7
Outer London - West and North West 22 21 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 14 -4
West Yorkshire 15 12 -3
West Midlands 17 12 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 8 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 11 +4
Essex 7 8 +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) 42,660,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,924,758
Other 12,887,138
Air transport 10,637,564
Road transport 1,577,843

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) 16,149,976 26,510,302 +10,360,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,146,611 11,778,147 +1,631,536
Other 10,338,302 2,548,836 -7,789,466
Air transport 5,091,700 5,545,864 +454,164
Road transport 112,788 1,465,055 +1,352,267

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,485,390
000 12,887,138
499 9,495,920
London Gateway Port 9,083,678
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,531,139

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 8,860,390 5,625,000 -3,235,390
000 10,338,302 2,548,836 -7,789,466
499 53,075 9,442,845 +9,389,770
London Gateway Port 1,605,355 7,478,323 +5,872,968
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,091,644 5,439,495 +3,347,851
Dover 4,169,264 3,226,865 -942,399
Southampton 3,882,601 3,137,622 -744,979
London Heathrow Airport 1,827,015 1,777,286 -49,729
Eurotunnel 2,005,964 1,450,941 -555,023
Liverpool Docks 1,108,569 1,549,083 +440,514

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 356
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 151
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
Manufacture of wearing apparel 20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 86
2026-03 86
2026-02 99
2026-01 80
2025-12 86

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 227
0-1m 142
54m+ 127
Other 50
15m-54m 49

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 4,194,772
Austria 1,879,342
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,738,109
Germany 1,508,455
Italy 1,214,055

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 3,303,419 891,353 -2,412,066
Austria 977,608 901,734 -75,874
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,104,889 633,220 -471,669
Germany 616,186 892,269 +276,083
Italy 636,043 578,012 -58,031
France 333,103 760,084 +426,981
Netherlands 455,281 357,760 -97,521
Ghana 295,571 423,945 +128,374
United States 335,560 333,339 -2,221
Spain 264,928 269,558 +4,630

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 249,833
Turkey 125,200
India 2,973
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,820
Italy 1,161

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 129,566 120,267 -9,299
Turkey 118,249 6,951 -111,298
India 189 2,784 +2,595
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 914 1,906 +992
Italy 1,161 0 -1,161
Cambodia 107 433 +326
Viet Nam 149 244 +95
Spain 311 0 -311
Lao People's Democratic Republic 33 0 -33

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) 10,363,561
Air transport 6,172,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,613,078
Other 386,528

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) 6,134,281 4,229,280 -1,905,001
Air transport 3,572,996 2,599,151 -973,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 837,201 775,877 -61,324
Other 253,038 133,490 -119,548

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,297,706
Holyhead 3,681,481
East Midlands Airport 3,098,914
London Heathrow Airport 1,978,160
Harwich 1,848,810

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 2,049,153 2,248,553 +199,400
Holyhead 2,929,269 752,212 -2,177,057
East Midlands Airport 1,877,913 1,221,001 -656,912
London Heathrow Airport 940,403 1,037,757 +97,354
Harwich 834,290 1,014,520 +180,230
London Gateway Port 375,141 678,807 +303,666
London Stansted Airport 559,208 206,171 -353,037
000 253,038 133,490 -119,548
ZLC 166,803 112,004 -54,799
London 266,426 0 -266,426

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