# Footwear (HS2 64) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Footwear at HS2 64, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The footwear sector recorded $155.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $155.1B |
| Latest annual change | -5.4% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 25 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $42.3B | 7,195 | 25 |
| 1996 | $44.9B | 7,246 | 25 |
| 1997 | $45.7B | 7,395 | 25 |
| 1998 | $42.9B | 7,585 | 25 |
| 1999 | $45.1B | 7,827 | 25 |
| 2000 | $46.3B | 8,933 | 25 |
| 2001 | $47.6B | 8,943 | 25 |
| 2002 | $49.8B | 9,174 | 25 |
| 2003 | $55.4B | 9,491 | 25 |
| 2004 | $61.3B | 9,770 | 25 |
| 2005 | $67.2B | 9,881 | 25 |
| 2006 | $74.4B | 10,236 | 25 |
| 2007 | $82.7B | 10,491 | 25 |
| 2008 | $91.7B | 10,693 | 25 |
| 2009 | $82.2B | 10,857 | 25 |
| 2010 | $93.7B | 11,005 | 25 |
| 2011 | $109.6B | 11,638 | 25 |
| 2012 | $110.6B | 11,843 | 25 |
| 2013 | $119.0B | 11,929 | 25 |
| 2014 | $130.7B | 12,444 | 25 |
| 2015 | $124.9B | 12,647 | 25 |
| 2016 | $121.9B | 12,793 | 25 |
| 2017 | $128.9B | 13,053 | 25 |
| 2018 | $135.9B | 13,331 | 25 |
| 2019 | $139.6B | 13,279 | 25 |
| 2020 | $119.8B | 13,303 | 25 |
| 2021 | $141.6B | 13,899 | 25 |
| 2022 | $169.4B | 13,911 | 25 |
| 2023 | $155.3B | 13,873 | 25 |
| 2024 | $155.1B | 13,766 | 25 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +3.1%
- Five-year CAGR: +2.1%
- Historical peak: $169.4B in 2,022
- Positive-growth years: 65.5%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,187.1
- Importer concentration HHI: 698.2
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.4

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $10.1B | -5.5% | 25 | 11,883 km | No |
| 2 | Viet Nam | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $9.1B | +6.7% | 25 | 14,306 km | No |
| 3 | China | Russia | $3.0B | +10.9% | 25 | 6,831 km | No |
| 4 | Indonesia | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.6B | +6.5% | 25 | 16,181 km | No |
| 5 | Viet Nam | China | $2.4B | +5.9% | 24 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 6 | China | Germany | $2.2B | -3.2% | 25 | 8,415 km | No |
| 7 | Italy | France | $2.2B | +5.1% | 25 | 1,106 km | Yes |
| 8 | Viet Nam | Germany | $2.0B | +11.5% | 25 | 9,287 km | Yes |
| 9 | China | Japan | $1.9B | -3.5% | 25 | 1,763 km | No |
| 10 | Italy | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.9B | +0.3% | 25 | 6,907 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $50.7B | 199 | 25 |
| 2 | Viet Nam | $27.9B | 152 | 25 |
| 3 | Italy | $13.7B | 177 | 25 |
| 4 | Germany | $8.6B | 175 | 25 |
| 5 | Indonesia | $8.5B | 164 | 25 |
| 6 | France | $4.1B | 177 | 25 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $3.8B | 170 | 25 |
| 8 | Spain | $3.3B | 176 | 25 |
| 9 | India | $2.8B | 182 | 25 |
| 10 | Poland | $2.6B | 157 | 25 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $28.5B | 163 | 25 |
| 2 | Germany | $11.6B | 155 | 25 |
| 3 | France | $8.1B | 179 | 25 |
| 4 | Italy | $7.7B | 122 | 25 |
| 5 | China | $5.4B | 140 | 25 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $5.1B | 133 | 25 |
| 7 | Spain | $4.7B | 152 | 25 |
| 8 | Poland | $4.7B | 143 | 25 |
| 9 | Japan | $4.6B | 96 | 25 |
| 10 | Netherlands | $4.5B | 157 | 25 |

## HS6 products

- Footwear: waterproof with metal toe-cap, rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers (not assembled by stitch, rivet, nail, screw, plug or similar) (HS6 640110)
- Footwear: waterproof, covering the knee, rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers (not assembled by stitch, rivet, nail, screw, plug or similar) (HS6 640191)
- Footwear: waterproof, covering the ankle (but not the knee), rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers (not assembled by stitch, rivet, nail, screw, plug or similar) (HS6 640192)
- Footwear: waterproof, n.e.c. in heading no. 6401, rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers (not assembled by stitch, rivet, nail, screw, plug or similar) (HS6 640199)
- Sports footwear: ski boots and cross-country ski footwear, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (HS6 640211)
- Sports footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots (HS6 640212)
- Sports footwear: (other than ski-boots, snowboard boots or cross-country ski footwear), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (HS6 640219)
- Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs (HS6 640220)
- Footwear: with metal toe-caps, outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (HS6 640230)
- Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, covering the ankle, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (HS6 640291)
- Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (HS6 640299)
- Sports footwear: ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear, outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, uppers of leather (HS6 640311)
- Sports footwear: with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, ski-boots, snowboard boots and cross-country ski footwear (HS6 640312)
- Sports footwear: (other than ski-boots, snowboard boots or cross-country ski footwear), with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather (HS6 640319)
- Footwear: with outer soles of leather, uppers consisting of leather straps across instep and around the big toe (HS6 640320)
- Footwear: made on wooden base or platform, without inner sole or metal toe cap, outer sole of rubber, plastic, leather or composition leather, uppers of leather (HS6 640330)
- Footwear: with metal toe-cap, outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, uppers of leather (HS6 640340)
- Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6403, with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle (HS6 640351)
- Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles and uppers of leather (HS6 640359)
- Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather (HS6 640391)
- Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather (HS6 640399)
- Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials (HS6 640411)
- Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials (HS6 640419)
- Footwear: outer soles of leather or composition leather, uppers of textile materials (HS6 640420)
- Footwear: with uppers of leather or composition leather, n.e.s. in chapter 64 (HS6 640510)
- Footwear: with uppers of textile materials, n.e.c. in chapter 64 (HS6 640520)
- Footwear: n.e.c. in chapter 64 (HS6 640590)
- Footwear: parts, uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners (HS6 640610)
- Footwear: parts, outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics (HS6 640620)
- Footwear: parts, n.e.c. in heading 6406 (HS6 640690)
- Footwear: parts, of wood (HS6 640691)
- Footwear: of materials n.e.c. in heading no. 6406 (HS6 640699)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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