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 22,122,030
Viet Nam 10,364,600
Italy 6,661,951
France 5,587,258
Germany 3,573,062

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 9,056,230 -4,009,570
Viet Nam 3,259,649 7,104,951 +3,845,302
Italy 3,557,811 3,104,140 -453,671
France 1,967,138 3,620,120 +1,652,982
Germany 1,081,359 2,491,703 +1,410,344
Spain 632,761 1,810,825 +1,178,064
Netherlands 893,065 1,047,774 +154,709
Belgium 167,743 1,230,572 +1,062,829
Cambodia 401,161 954,968 +553,807
India 641,479 240,635 -400,844

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 24,936,151
Viet Nam 17,284,331
Italy 9,850,050
Cambodia 2,276,232
Indonesia 1,156,225

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 12,293,769 -348,613
Viet Nam 6,407,551 10,876,780 +4,469,229
Italy 4,857,501 4,992,549 +135,048
Cambodia 1,035,600 1,240,632 +205,032
Indonesia 201,697 954,528 +752,831
India 771,886 159,300 -612,586
Philippines 385,049 504,124 +119,075
Spain 287,767 577,557 +289,790
Portugal 156,170 576,903 +420,733
Thailand 125,633 130,807 +5,174

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 88
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 60 -7
Inner London - East 14 15 +1
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) 27,089,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,898,369
Other 10,371,941
Air transport 5,236,435
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 17,130,164 +7,170,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,962,710 9,935,659 +2,972,949
Other 8,823,570 1,548,371 -7,275,199
Air transport 2,107,267 3,129,168 +1,021,901
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 10,371,941
Felixstowe 7,810,710
499 6,982,055
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,864,213
London Gateway Port 5,970,525

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 1,548,371 -7,275,199
Felixstowe 4,636,456 3,174,254 -1,462,202
499 20,704 6,961,351 +6,940,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,026,916 4,837,297 +2,810,381
London Gateway Port 1,199,359 4,771,166 +3,571,807
Dover 2,411,539 2,507,815 +96,276
Southampton 2,921,141 1,729,153 -1,191,988
Liverpool Docks 845,269 1,430,900 +585,631
Eurotunnel 1,052,276 1,209,213 +156,937
London Heathrow Airport 867,628 1,135,082 +267,454

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 169
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
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
2026-05 44
2026-04 45
2026-03 50
2026-02 49
2026-01 51

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 90
54m+ 80
0-1m 38
Other 26
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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 904,780
Italy 874,073
France 777,732
Ireland 733,030
Netherlands 494,588

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 539,500 365,280 -174,220
Italy 470,817 403,256 -67,561
France 207,766 569,966 +362,200
Ireland 312,298 420,732 +108,434
Netherlands 318,101 176,487 -141,614
Germany 279,246 198,955 -80,291
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 166,759 189,300 +22,541
United States 117,748 143,942 +26,194
South Korea 133,160 89,203 -43,957
Ivory Coast 221,279 0 -221,279

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 4,519
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 3,789 +3,059
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 3,168,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,027,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 550,872
Other 9,719

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 1,350,345 -467,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,385,973 1,641,656 +255,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 389,374 161,498 -227,876
Other 2,563 7,156 +4,593

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,058,338
London Heathrow Airport 1,387,688
East Midlands Airport 1,235,875
Holyhead 672,109
London Stansted Airport 339,953

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 1,096,013 +133,688
London Heathrow Airport 608,485 779,203 +170,718
East Midlands Airport 892,424 343,451 -548,973
Holyhead 258,722 413,387 +154,665
London Stansted Airport 207,679 132,274 -75,405
London 241,226 0 -241,226
ZLC 88,401 77,641 -10,760
London Gateway Port 34,629 126,619 +91,990
Dover 49,854 50,997 +1,143
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