# Sports footwear (HS4 6402) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Sports footwear at HS4 6402, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The sports footwear subsector recorded $41.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with -7.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $41.7B |
| Latest annual change | -7.1% |
| Active exporters | 196 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $7.6B | 4,278 | 5 |
| 1996 | $8.0B | 4,410 | 5 |
| 1997 | $8.4B | 4,450 | 5 |
| 1998 | $7.7B | 4,521 | 5 |
| 1999 | $8.2B | 4,801 | 5 |
| 2000 | $9.0B | 5,472 | 5 |
| 2001 | $9.4B | 5,432 | 5 |
| 2002 | $9.8B | 5,653 | 5 |
| 2003 | $10.8B | 5,845 | 5 |
| 2004 | $12.2B | 6,088 | 5 |
| 2005 | $13.5B | 6,283 | 5 |
| 2006 | $15.3B | 6,370 | 5 |
| 2007 | $17.5B | 6,574 | 5 |
| 2008 | $20.2B | 6,801 | 5 |
| 2009 | $19.8B | 6,805 | 5 |
| 2010 | $23.8B | 6,849 | 5 |
| 2011 | $28.0B | 7,222 | 5 |
| 2012 | $28.2B | 7,438 | 5 |
| 2013 | $31.5B | 7,357 | 5 |
| 2014 | $35.9B | 7,760 | 5 |
| 2015 | $34.0B | 7,900 | 5 |
| 2016 | $31.6B | 8,013 | 5 |
| 2017 | $32.0B | 8,128 | 5 |
| 2018 | $32.0B | 8,368 | 5 |
| 2019 | $33.4B | 8,370 | 5 |
| 2020 | $28.6B | 8,527 | 5 |
| 2021 | $35.2B | 8,928 | 5 |
| 2022 | $44.2B | 9,093 | 5 |
| 2023 | $42.1B | 9,015 | 5 |
| 2024 | $41.7B | 9,063 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.7B; growth -1.2%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.5B; growth +7.5%.
- China to Russia: $1.2B; growth +9.9%.
- China to Kazakhstan: $846.2M; growth +5.6%.
- China to Japan: $783.7M; growth -1.5%.
- China to Germany: $741.8M; growth -3.3%.
- China to Philippines: $719.7M; growth -9.5%.
- China to United Kingdom: $631.5M; growth +5.8%.
- China to France: $571.7M; growth +12.9%.
- China to Spain: $546.8M; growth +6.4%.

## HS6 products

- 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)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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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/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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