# HS 640420 Outer Soles Of Leather Or Compositio global trade...

Reported global trade in outer soles of leather or composition leather, uppers of textile materials reached $1.1B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $579.0M | -7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | $596.6M | +3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | $638.1M | +7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | $658.0M | +3.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | $849.3M | +29.1% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | $984.3M | +15.9% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | $1.0B | +3.4% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | $850.5M | -16.4% | +0% |
| 2021 | $844.1M | -0.7% | -5% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | +36.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | +13.4% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | $1.1B | -19.4% | +7.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $228.0M | +1.7% | 93 |
| France | $95.4M | -3.6% | 122 |
| Italy | $66.6M | +5.3% | 81 |
| United Arab Emirates | $57.1M | +12.4% | 65 |
| China | $45.7M | -1% | 60 |
| United Kingdom | $43.9M | -8.6% | 78 |
| Germany | $42.3M | +0.9% | 96 |
| Netherlands | $34.9M | +27.3% | 97 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $31.1M | -14.3% | 81 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $28.8M | -8.9% | 49 |
| Singapore | $23.2M | +4.3% | 56 |
| Spain | $21.0M | +8.3% | 87 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._