Import/export HS code 640690: Various shoe parts

Miscellaneous shoe parts not covered in other categories. Includes various components used in shoe assembly

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 19,312,237
Italy 4,621,744
Germany 4,491,128
France 3,359,018
United States 2,917,514

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 10,360,917 8,951,320 -1,409,597
Italy 2,118,243 2,503,501 +385,258
Germany 2,439,978 2,051,150 -388,828
France 2,062,693 1,296,325 -766,368
United States 1,441,881 1,475,633 +33,752
Taiwan 1,400,883 1,042,571 -358,312
India 1,336,051 1,030,665 -305,386
Poland 1,079,248 815,882 -263,366
Spain 1,178,462 596,452 -582,010
Viet Nam 433,508 1,103,881 +670,373

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 22,085,342
Viet Nam 3,879,887
Italy 3,655,663
Taiwan 2,612,942
Poland 2,472,265

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 11,827,188 10,258,154 -1,569,034
Viet Nam 1,690,551 2,189,336 +498,785
Italy 1,872,829 1,782,834 -89,995
Taiwan 1,489,365 1,123,577 -365,788
Poland 1,412,757 1,059,508 -353,249
India 1,344,071 1,116,916 -227,155
United States 966,890 1,231,447 +264,557
Indonesia 1,177,232 801,750 -375,482
Spain 892,053 563,871 -328,182
Germany 703,688 573,116 -130,572

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 63
Greater Manchester 45
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40
Inner London - East 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24

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 48 40 -8
Greater Manchester 28 32 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36 31 -5
Inner London - East 24 21 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 17 -4
West Midlands 15 17 +2
West Yorkshire 19 13 -6
Outer London - West and North West 14 9 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 13 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 8 -7

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) 23,348,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,057,569
Air transport 12,511,509
Other 963,587
Road transport 49,204

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) 11,549,999 11,798,919 +248,920
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,052,137 7,005,432 -1,046,705
Air transport 6,814,401 5,697,108 -1,117,293
Other 582,226 381,361 -200,865
Road transport 15,881 33,323 +17,442

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,552,078
Southampton 5,113,514
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,997,788
Dover 3,677,245
London Heathrow Airport 3,627,178

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 5,639,361 3,912,717 -1,726,644
Southampton 2,438,113 2,675,401 +237,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,260,185 1,737,603 -522,582
Dover 1,940,550 1,736,695 -203,855
London Heathrow Airport 2,210,823 1,416,355 -794,468
London Gateway Port 1,152,854 2,328,547 +1,175,693
London 1,184,512 1,317,431 +132,919
Manchester Airport 889,633 1,293,744 +404,111
Harwich 1,186,143 887,361 -298,782
499 494,537 1,536,699 +1,042,162

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 224
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 211
Other manufacturing 34
Manufacture of leather and related products 27
Manufacture of wearing apparel 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 95
2025-11 104
2025-10 138
2025-09 102
2025-08 95

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 228
0-1m 106
54m+ 102
15m-54m 61
Other 40

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 £
Finland 2,223,170
Ireland 1,596,521
France 1,131,233
Netherlands 1,110,075
Germany 814,918

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 £
Finland 2,199,207 23,963 -2,175,244
Ireland 861,603 734,918 -126,685
France 697,601 433,632 -263,969
Netherlands 726,134 383,941 -342,193
Germany 554,081 260,837 -293,244
United States 246,648 220,417 -26,231
Belgium 251,431 189,501 -61,930
South Korea 302,631 66,657 -235,974
Australia 205,443 133,572 -71,871
Czechia 121,793 100,313 -21,480

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 33,658
China 13,854
Bangladesh 7,892
Poland 3,104
Viet Nam 2,004

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 12,854 20,804 +7,950
China 9,438 4,416 -5,022
Bangladesh 4 7,888 +7,884
Poland 1,773 1,331 -442
Viet Nam 2,004 0 -2,004
Turkey 1,155 2 -1,153
XI 15 641 +626
Japan 238 302 +64
Singapore 518 0 -518
Ireland 214 95 -119

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) 6,002,107
Air transport 4,560,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 683,137
Other 66,202
Road transport 19,477

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) 3,589,759 2,412,348 -1,177,411
Air transport 3,615,827 944,487 -2,671,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 374,652 308,485 -66,167
Other 30,529 35,673 +5,144
Road transport 19,477 0 -19,477

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,968,603
ZLC 2,529,652
East Midlands Airport 1,059,464
London Heathrow Airport 784,126
Holyhead 732,897

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 1,867,027 1,101,576 -765,451
ZLC 2,380,559 149,093 -2,231,466
East Midlands Airport 564,871 494,593 -70,278
London Heathrow Airport 561,708 222,418 -339,290
Holyhead 362,718 370,179 +7,461
Liverpool Docks 345,392 277,463 -67,929
Dover 303,130 180,907 -122,223
Portsmouth 282,428 190,102 -92,326
Immingham Docks 291,274 168,867 -122,407
London Gateway Port 236,479 188,565 -47,914

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 640690

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

Description: Miscellaneous shoe parts not covered in other categories. Includes various components used in shoe assembly