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 20,331,622
Viet Nam 8,891,910
Italy 6,422,597
France 4,644,222
Germany 2,779,846

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 12,345,072 7,986,550 -4,358,522
Viet Nam 3,147,339 5,744,571 +2,597,232
Italy 4,017,771 2,404,826 -1,612,945
France 1,658,119 2,986,103 +1,327,984
Germany 905,276 1,874,570 +969,294
Netherlands 951,888 839,437 -112,451
Spain 668,459 1,012,418 +343,959
Cambodia 341,494 919,446 +577,952
Belgium 173,385 906,838 +733,453
India 312,085 380,937 +68,852

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 22,330,725
Viet Nam 14,433,544
Italy 9,224,080
Cambodia 2,052,933
Indonesia 975,684

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 12,143,826 10,186,899 -1,956,927
Viet Nam 6,205,161 8,228,383 +2,023,222
Italy 5,003,568 4,220,512 -783,056
Cambodia 887,125 1,165,808 +278,683
Indonesia 193,898 781,786 +587,888
India 408,847 449,322 +40,475
Philippines 378,592 455,144 +76,552
Portugal 145,922 545,974 +400,052
Spain 225,639 379,604 +153,965
France 274,872 29,160 -245,712

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 83
Inner London - East 25
Greater Manchester 15
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Midlands 12

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 63 60 -3
Inner London - East 18 13 -5
Greater Manchester 12 6 -6
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -4
West Midlands 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 9 3 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
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) 23,180,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,547,116
Other 10,563,567
Air transport 4,706,966
Road transport 1,104,068

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) 9,123,232 14,057,542 +4,934,310
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,241,797 7,305,319 +63,522
Other 8,395,359 2,168,208 -6,227,151
Air transport 2,064,520 2,642,446 +577,926
Road transport 98,002 1,006,066 +908,064

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,563,567
Felixstowe 7,266,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,116,986
Dover 5,029,775
499 4,705,647

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 8,395,359 2,168,208 -6,227,151
Felixstowe 4,961,242 2,305,284 -2,655,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,767,374 3,349,612 +1,582,238
Dover 2,780,354 2,249,421 -530,933
499 7,348 4,698,299 +4,690,951
Southampton 2,760,608 1,886,786 -873,822
London Gateway Port 708,949 3,906,409 +3,197,460
Eurotunnel 999,888 886,936 -112,952
London Heathrow Airport 980,132 850,613 -129,519
Liverpool Docks 407,308 1,329,123 +921,815

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 163
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 41
2025-10 55
2025-09 50
2025-08 46

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+ 79
0-1m 40
Other 23
15m-54m 19

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 1,048,310
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 902,869
Ireland 750,166
France 589,167
Netherlands 510,698

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 678,136 370,174 -307,962
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 444,127 458,742 +14,615
Ireland 241,144 509,022 +267,878
France 215,755 373,412 +157,657
Netherlands 360,477 150,221 -210,256
Germany 283,847 154,917 -128,930
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 181,208 160,981 -20,227
Ivory Coast 221,279 0 -221,279
United States 128,992 90,887 -38,105
South Korea 114,754 65,849 -48,905

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 £
India 2,539
China 1,277
Italy 1,161
Cambodia 540
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 £
India 67 2,472 +2,405
China 733 544 -189
Italy 1,161 0 -1,161
Cambodia 103 437 +334
Viet Nam 46 263 +217
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 3,113,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,917,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 542,550
Other 6,851

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 1,807,696 1,305,345 -502,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,496,642 1,420,542 -76,100
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 392,387 150,163 -242,224
Other 3,135 3,716 +581

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,947,581
East Midlands Airport 1,310,210
London Heathrow Airport 1,266,162
Holyhead 691,730
London Stansted Airport 323,928

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 1,120,607 826,974 -293,633
East Midlands Airport 905,313 404,897 -500,416
London Heathrow Airport 543,621 722,541 +178,920
Holyhead 186,632 505,098 +318,466
London Stansted Airport 226,449 97,479 -128,970
London 241,226 0 -241,226
ZLC 109,441 75,387 -34,054
London Gateway Port 22,294 120,707 +98,413
Dover 63,105 51,991 -11,114
Middlesbrough 96,992 13,668 -83,324

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