Subheading · Chapter 64 · Heading 6402
6402.19: Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: sports footwear, other
Other rubber/plastic sports shoes
Official description Other
6402.19 is the HS subheading for other rubber/plastic sports shoes, under heading 6402 in chapter 64.
What you pay
Importing into UK from Zambia
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6402 19 00 00 Other Free
16%
Additional duties and import rulesZambia
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 1
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | £31.5m | 29.5% | -17% |
 Vietnam | £28.2m | 26.4% | -3.4% |
 China | £24.3m | 22.7% | -33.5% |
 Cambodia | £9.7m | 9% | -14.7% |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | £4m | 3.7% | -19.9% |
 Italy | £3m | 2.8% | +4.5% |
 Germany | £2.4m | 2.3% | +129.1% |
 Belgium | £862k | 0.8% | -10.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$141kUS$141k+US$2m+US$27m+> US$203m
Exports: 163
- China: US$1bn
- Vietnam: US$810m
- Indonesia: US$598m
- Cambodia: US$233m
- Germany: US$203m
- Netherlands: US$193m
- Belgium: US$175m
- Italy: US$139m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$75m
- Spain: US$68m
- France: US$58m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$54m
- Poland: US$39m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$36m
- India: US$34m
- Türkiye: US$27m
- Singapore: US$21m
- Brazil: US$20m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Austria: US$16m
- United States: US$15m
- Bangladesh: US$13m
- Japan: US$12m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Thailand: US$9m
- Romania: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- British Virgin Islands: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Bolivia: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Panama: US$1m
- Mexico: US$977k
- Finland: US$931k
- Macao SAR China: US$848k
- Tunisia: US$847k
- Colombia: US$625k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$12m+US$47m+> US$145m
Imports: 203
- United States: US$548m
- Germany: US$458m
- Italy: US$197m
- France: US$182m
- Japan: US$153m
- Spain: US$152m
- United Kingdom: US$145m
- Russia: US$144m
- Belgium: US$138m
- Netherlands: US$121m
- South Korea: US$109m
- China: US$91m
- Denmark: US$90m
- Poland: US$87m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$80m
- Mexico: US$66m
- Malaysia: US$63m
- Czechia: US$58m
- Austria: US$50m
- Australia: US$49m
- Switzerland: US$47m
- Thailand: US$47m
- Argentina: US$47m
- Canada: US$45m
- Sweden: US$44m
- Norway: US$44m
- Chile: US$43m
- South Africa: US$37m
- Türkiye: US$35m
- Indonesia: US$35m
- Ireland: US$33m
- United Arab Emirates: US$31m
- Saudi Arabia: US$28m
- Colombia: US$27m
- Brazil: US$25m
- Egypt: US$23m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Paraguay: US$21m
- Vietnam: US$19m
- Macao SAR China: US$18m
- Peru: US$18m
- Slovakia: US$17m
- Greece: US$16m
- Guatemala: US$16m
- Croatia: US$15m
- Portugal: US$15m
- Ecuador: US$13m
- Philippines: US$13m
- Qatar: US$13m
- Finland: US$12m
- Romania: US$12m
- Panama: US$12m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- India: US$10m
- New Zealand: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Bolivia: US$9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Israel: US$9m
- Azerbaijan: US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 26.3% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$810m | 19.9% |
| 3 | Indonesia | US$598m | 14.7% |
| 4 | Cambodia | US$233m | 5.7% |
| 5 | Germany | US$203m | 5% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$193m | 4.7% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$175m | 4.3% |
| 8 | Italy | US$139m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | US$75m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$68m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$548m | 13.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$458m | 11.3% |
| 3 | Italy | US$197m | 4.8% |
| 4 |  France | US$182m | 4.5% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$153m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Spain | US$152m | 3.7% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$145m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$144m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$138m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$121m | 3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 25
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N361358 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a baseball shoe from China
- N359996 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a man’s golf shoe from Vietnam
- H338307 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N336132; Tariff Classification of Men’s Footwear from Vietnam
- N347466 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of wrestling shoes from Vietnam
- N344978 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of children’s soccer shoes from China
- N335011 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from China
25 rulings in total for this code
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions
Trade Tariff news 5806 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6402.19; the duty is 16%.
Subheading 6402.19 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 16.9%.
173 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 16%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other rubber/plastic sports shoes into the UK came to £107m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 16% on the year before); Indonesia supplied 30%, followed by Vietnam.
In 2024, countries exported other rubber/plastic sports shoes worth US$4bn (+8.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1bn), followed by Vietnam.
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. For the purposes of subheadings 640212, 640219, 640312, 640319 and 640411, the expression ‘sports footwear’ applies only to:
(a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bars or the like;
(b) skating boots, ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear, snowboard boots, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: sports footwear, other?
Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: sports footwear, other fall under HS subheading 6402.19, part of heading 6402, in section XII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other footwear with outer soles and uppers of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6402.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other footwear with outer soles and uppers of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6402.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16.9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other footwear with outer soles and uppers of…?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (26.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export other rubber/plastic sports shoes to the UK duty-free?
173 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 16% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other rubber/plastic sports shoes?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import other rubber/plastic sports shoes from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Indonesia (30%), Vietnam (26%) and China (23%), out of total imports of £107m.