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 21,680,502
Viet Nam 10,253,033
Italy 5,822,482
France 5,507,841
Germany 3,555,910

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 13,370,890 8,309,612 -5,061,278
Viet Nam 3,618,714 6,634,319 +3,015,605
Italy 2,974,613 2,847,869 -126,744
France 2,361,336 3,146,505 +785,169
Germany 1,209,629 2,346,281 +1,136,652
Spain 639,670 1,788,557 +1,148,887
Netherlands 840,630 957,248 +116,618
Belgium 167,598 1,212,635 +1,045,037
Cambodia 504,525 851,604 +347,079
India 648,753 232,342 -416,411

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 24,313,226
Viet Nam 16,899,067
Italy 9,029,819
Cambodia 2,244,888
Indonesia 1,132,109

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 13,028,919 11,284,307 -1,744,612
Viet Nam 6,664,342 10,234,725 +3,570,383
Italy 4,575,995 4,453,824 -122,171
Cambodia 1,151,094 1,093,794 -57,300
Indonesia 177,581 954,528 +776,947
India 794,188 134,818 -659,370
Philippines 553,034 319,298 -233,736
Spain 289,985 558,756 +268,771
Portugal 160,983 565,883 +404,900
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 86
Inner London - East 22
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Yorkshire 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 65 59 -6
Inner London - East 14 15 +1
Greater Manchester 9 5 -4
Outer London - West and North West 10 3 -7
West Yorkshire 9 2 -7
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - South 5 3 -2
Essex 4 3 -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) 26,808,796
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,655,468
Other 10,056,516
Air transport 5,034,263
Road transport 1,474,187

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) 10,112,506 16,696,290 +6,583,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,450,521 9,204,947 +2,754,426
Other 9,544,393 512,123 -9,032,270
Air transport 2,370,075 2,664,188 +294,113
Road transport 80,561 1,393,626 +1,313,065

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,056,516
Felixstowe 7,591,664
499 6,979,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,672,916
London Gateway Port 5,967,403

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 9,544,393 512,123 -9,032,270
Felixstowe 4,515,178 3,076,486 -1,438,692
499 19,850 6,959,757 +6,939,907
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,027,244 4,645,672 +2,618,428
London Gateway Port 1,468,812 4,498,591 +3,029,779
Southampton 2,877,943 1,728,105 -1,149,838
Dover 1,867,883 2,200,511 +332,628
Liverpool Docks 857,185 1,408,986 +551,801
Eurotunnel 1,113,535 1,112,915 -620
London Heathrow Airport 845,580 1,058,199 +212,619

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
54
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
16
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 85
54m+ 80
0-1m 38
Other 24
15m-54m 21

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 869,411
Italy 847,896
France 769,035
Ireland 725,732
Netherlands 485,671

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 548,363 321,048 -227,315
Italy 460,945 386,951 -73,994
France 217,953 551,082 +333,129
Ireland 338,241 387,491 +49,250
Netherlands 312,203 173,468 -138,735
Germany 305,051 156,279 -148,772
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 160,937 165,170 +4,233
United States 141,484 117,980 -23,504
Ivory Coast 221,279 0 -221,279
South Korea 138,632 81,663 -56,969

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 4,507
India 2,973
Cambodia 540
Viet Nam 309
Lao People's Democratic Republic 33

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 718 3,789 +3,071
India 415 2,558 +2,143
Cambodia 107 433 +326
Viet Nam 122 187 +65
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 3,056,152
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,982,805
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 544,542
Other 9,221

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 1,834,471 1,221,681 -612,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,443,376 1,539,429 +96,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 403,229 141,313 -261,916
Other 2,254 6,967 +4,713

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,029,565
London Heathrow Airport 1,373,673
East Midlands Airport 1,153,676
Holyhead 664,856
London Stansted Airport 327,075

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 1,001,522 1,028,043 +26,521
London Heathrow Airport 653,509 720,164 +66,655
East Midlands Airport 840,432 313,244 -527,188
Holyhead 284,536 380,320 +95,784
London Stansted Airport 230,565 96,510 -134,055
London 241,226 0 -241,226
ZLC 88,893 73,987 -14,906
London Gateway Port 54,814 106,434 +51,620
Dover 47,070 49,807 +2,737
Middlesbrough 76,019 13,668 -62,351

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