Import/export HS code 64059010: Shoes with rubber, plastic, or leather soles

Footwear with outer soles made of rubber, plastics, leather, or similar materials, suitable for different activities and styles

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 21,753,084
Viet Nam 10,149,404
Italy 6,463,794
France 5,342,880
Germany 3,504,196

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 13,065,800 8,687,284 -4,378,516
Viet Nam 3,259,649 6,889,755 +3,630,106
Italy 3,557,811 2,905,983 -651,828
France 1,967,138 3,375,742 +1,408,604
Germany 1,081,359 2,422,837 +1,341,478
Spain 632,761 1,644,887 +1,012,126
Netherlands 893,065 971,684 +78,619
Belgium 167,743 1,190,334 +1,022,591
Cambodia 401,161 954,968 +553,807
India 641,479 238,699 -402,780

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 24,483,012
Viet Nam 16,837,979
Italy 9,484,849
Cambodia 2,276,232
Indonesia 1,150,845

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 12,642,382 11,840,630 -801,752
Viet Nam 6,407,551 10,430,428 +4,022,877
Italy 4,857,501 4,627,348 -230,153
Cambodia 1,035,600 1,240,632 +205,032
Indonesia 201,697 949,148 +747,451
India 771,886 157,364 -614,522
Philippines 385,049 504,124 +119,075
Spain 287,767 498,240 +210,473
Portugal 156,170 553,324 +397,154
Thailand 125,633 126,588 +955

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 86
Inner London - East 23
Greater Manchester 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Midlands 11

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 67 58 -9
Inner London - East 14 14 +0
Greater Manchester 10 5 -5
Outer London - West and North West 10 4 -6
West Midlands 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 8 3 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
Essex 3 3 +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) 26,477,691
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,295,861
Other 10,367,584
Air transport 5,021,282
Road transport 1,485,929

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) 9,959,746 16,517,945 +6,558,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,962,710 9,333,151 +2,370,441
Other 8,823,570 1,544,014 -7,279,556
Air transport 2,107,267 2,914,015 +806,748
Road transport 85,459 1,400,470 +1,315,011

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,367,584
Felixstowe 7,754,505
499 6,716,733
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,652,164
London Gateway Port 5,745,167

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 £
000 8,823,570 1,544,014 -7,279,556
Felixstowe 4,636,456 3,118,049 -1,518,407
499 20,704 6,696,029 +6,675,325
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,026,916 4,625,248 +2,598,332
London Gateway Port 1,199,359 4,545,808 +3,346,449
Dover 2,411,539 2,444,027 +32,488
Southampton 2,921,141 1,714,753 -1,206,388
Eurotunnel 1,052,276 1,093,088 +40,812
Liverpool Docks 845,269 1,283,271 +438,002
London Heathrow Airport 867,628 1,083,326 +215,698

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 166
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 45
2026-03 50
2026-02 49
2026-01 51
2025-12 42

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 89
54m+ 79
0-1m 37
Other 25
15m-54m 22

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 £
Italy 868,334
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 861,941
France 737,622
Ireland 732,757
Netherlands 471,406

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 £
Italy 470,817 397,517 -73,300
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 539,500 322,441 -217,059
France 207,766 529,856 +322,090
Ireland 312,298 420,459 +108,161
Netherlands 318,101 153,305 -164,796
Germany 279,246 189,798 -89,448
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 166,759 184,512 +17,753
United States 117,748 128,259 +10,511
Ivory Coast 221,279 0 -221,279
South Korea 133,160 84,034 -49,126

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 4,215
India 2,973
Cambodia 540
Italy 394
Viet Nam 309

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 730 3,485 +2,755
India 241 2,732 +2,491
Cambodia 107 433 +326
Italy 394 0 -394
Viet Nam 107 202 +95
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 £
Air transport 3,055,091
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,979,575
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 547,698
Other 9,415

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 1,818,061 1,237,030 -581,031
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,385,973 1,593,602 +207,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 389,374 158,324 -231,050
Other 2,563 6,852 +4,289

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,012,421
London Heathrow Airport 1,328,814
East Midlands Airport 1,197,237
Holyhead 672,109
London Stansted Airport 332,048

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 962,325 1,050,096 +87,771
London Heathrow Airport 608,485 720,329 +111,844
East Midlands Airport 892,424 304,813 -587,611
Holyhead 258,722 413,387 +154,665
London Stansted Airport 207,679 124,369 -83,310
London 241,226 0 -241,226
ZLC 88,401 73,384 -15,017
London Gateway Port 34,629 125,442 +90,813
Dover 49,854 50,077 +223
Middlesbrough 80,843 13,668 -67,175

Quick facts

HS code: 64059010

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

Description: Footwear with outer soles made of rubber, plastics, leather, or similar materials, suitable for different activities and styles