# Footwear (HS4 6405) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Footwear at HS4 6405, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The footwear subsector recorded $4.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $4.1B |
| Latest annual change | -2.4% |
| Active exporters | 191 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.1B | 3,951 | 3 |
| 1996 | $1.3B | 4,026 | 3 |
| 1997 | $1.4B | 4,083 | 3 |
| 1998 | $1.3B | 4,377 | 3 |
| 1999 | $1.3B | 4,445 | 3 |
| 2000 | $1.4B | 5,208 | 3 |
| 2001 | $1.2B | 5,200 | 3 |
| 2002 | $1.5B | 5,466 | 3 |
| 2003 | $2.1B | 5,693 | 3 |
| 2004 | $2.3B | 5,810 | 3 |
| 2005 | $2.8B | 5,866 | 3 |
| 2006 | $3.2B | 6,084 | 3 |
| 2007 | $3.8B | 6,211 | 3 |
| 2008 | $5.3B | 6,367 | 3 |
| 2009 | $4.6B | 6,452 | 3 |
| 2010 | $5.2B | 6,655 | 3 |
| 2011 | $6.1B | 6,737 | 3 |
| 2012 | $6.9B | 6,978 | 3 |
| 2013 | $5.2B | 7,027 | 3 |
| 2014 | $5.1B | 7,427 | 3 |
| 2015 | $4.5B | 7,498 | 3 |
| 2016 | $4.0B | 7,660 | 3 |
| 2017 | $4.1B | 7,819 | 3 |
| 2018 | $3.9B | 7,934 | 3 |
| 2019 | $3.9B | 7,800 | 3 |
| 2020 | $3.1B | 7,865 | 3 |
| 2021 | $3.9B | 8,193 | 3 |
| 2022 | $4.2B | 8,313 | 3 |
| 2023 | $4.1B | 8,262 | 3 |
| 2024 | $4.1B | 8,151 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $808.4M; growth +4.2%.
- China to Kyrgyzstan: $139.6M; growth +113.7%.
- China to Saudi Arabia: $116.4M; growth +9.2%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $114.1M; growth -9%.
- China to United Kingdom: $94.3M; growth -7.9%.
- China to Japan: $86.0M; growth -2.5%.
- China to Philippines: $79.5M; growth +20.9%.
- United Arab Emirates to Sudan: $79.3M; growth +674.6%.
- China to Malaysia: $64.2M; growth +20.8%.
- China to Tajikistan: $60.9M; growth +107%.

## HS6 products

- 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)

## 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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