# Sports footwear (HS4 6403) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Sports footwear at HS4 6403, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The sports footwear subsector recorded $55.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with -12.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $55.6B |
| Latest annual change | -12.4% |
| Active exporters | 199 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $23.5B | 5,497 | 8 |
| 1996 | $25.0B | 5,582 | 8 |
| 1997 | $25.3B | 5,619 | 8 |
| 1998 | $24.0B | 5,771 | 8 |
| 1999 | $25.0B | 5,978 | 8 |
| 2000 | $25.3B | 6,653 | 8 |
| 2001 | $26.2B | 6,723 | 8 |
| 2002 | $28.0B | 6,985 | 8 |
| 2003 | $30.9B | 7,141 | 8 |
| 2004 | $34.0B | 7,298 | 8 |
| 2005 | $37.5B | 7,432 | 8 |
| 2006 | $41.2B | 7,787 | 8 |
| 2007 | $45.2B | 8,000 | 8 |
| 2008 | $48.2B | 8,190 | 8 |
| 2009 | $40.9B | 8,287 | 8 |
| 2010 | $44.3B | 8,380 | 8 |
| 2011 | $50.2B | 8,922 | 8 |
| 2012 | $48.5B | 9,142 | 8 |
| 2013 | $51.9B | 9,278 | 8 |
| 2014 | $54.7B | 9,585 | 8 |
| 2015 | $49.6B | 9,731 | 8 |
| 2016 | $46.7B | 9,854 | 8 |
| 2017 | $47.9B | 10,124 | 8 |
| 2018 | $51.2B | 10,286 | 8 |
| 2019 | $52.1B | 10,381 | 8 |
| 2020 | $44.1B | 10,270 | 8 |
| 2021 | $50.6B | 10,924 | 8 |
| 2022 | $58.8B | 10,919 | 8 |
| 2023 | $56.3B | 10,843 | 8 |
| 2024 | $55.6B | 10,823 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.5B; growth +11.6%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.3B; growth -8.7%.
- Italy to France: $1.4B; growth +7.9%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.3B; growth +5.8%.
- Indonesia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.3B; growth +7.6%.
- China to Russia: $831.1M; growth +10.8%.
- Viet Nam to China: $829.4M; growth +14.5%.
- Italy to China: $739.8M; growth +3.3%.
- Viet Nam to Germany: $729.4M; growth +21.8%.
- Italy to Germany: $728.6M; growth -5.7%.

## HS6 products

- 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)

## 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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