Subheading · Chapter 64 · Heading 6403
6403.59: Other footwear with outer soles of leather: other
Leather-soled shoes (not ankle-covering)
Official description Other
6403.59 is the HS subheading for leather-soled shoes (not ankle-covering), under heading 6403 in chapter 64.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6403 59 00 00 Other pa
- 6403 59 05 00 Made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole 8%pa
- 6403 59 05 10 Hand-made 8%pa
- 6403 59 05 90 Other 8%pa
- Other pa
- Footwear with a vamp made of straps or which has one or several pieces cut out pa
- 6403 59 11 00 With sole and heel combined having a height of more than 3 cm 4%pa
- Other, with insoles of a length pa
- 6403 59 31 00 Of less than 24 cm 8%pa
- Of 24 cm or more pa
- 6403 59 35 00 For men 8%pa
- 6403 59 39 00 For women 8%pa
- 6403 59 50 00 Slippers and other indoor footwear 8%pa
- Other, with insoles of a length pa
- 6403 59 91 00 Of less than 24 cm 8%pa
- Of 24 cm or more pa
- 6403 59 95 00 For men 8%pa
- 6403 59 99 00 For women 8%pa
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 9 of 10 lines
Import requirements 5
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- Import controlImport control on seal products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2018 No. 1034
- Documents
- C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
- C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
- C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
- Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
- Tariff lines
- on 8 of 10 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% – 8% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £86.9m | 69.6% | +0.4% |
 Portugal | £15.9m | 12.7% | +126.3% |
 India | £6m | 4.8% | +19.5% |
 Spain | £5.2m | 4.2% | -11.1% |
 China | £3.3m | 2.6% | +25.5% |
 Türkiye | £1.6m | 1.3% | -8.5% |
 Vietnam | £1.3m | 1% | -10.9% |
| United Kingdom | £842k | 0.7% | -38.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5% – 8% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 7.7% Türkiye 5% – 8% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 7.7% 
USA Free – 10% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 5.2% 
Canada Free – 18% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 13% 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Brazil 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 44 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 10% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 9.3% 
Japan 21.6% – 30% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 24.3% · 5× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 25% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 15% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$119kUS$119k+US$4m+US$17m+> US$132m
Exports: 176
- Italy: US$2.1bn
- France: US$422m
- Spain: US$252m
- China: US$195m
- Portugal: US$166m
- Germany: US$132m
- Vietnam: US$75m
- Netherlands: US$74m
- India: US$72m
- United Kingdom: US$69m
- Switzerland: US$55m
- Brazil: US$43m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$43m
- Türkiye: US$41m
- Poland: US$27m
- United States: US$25m
- Mexico: US$20m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Hungary: US$16m
- Singapore: US$15m
- Romania: US$15m
- Macao SAR China: US$15m
- Austria: US$13m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- El Salvador: US$9m
- Tunisia: US$9m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Thailand: US$8m
- South Africa: US$7m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Cambodia: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Albania: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$665kUS$665k+US$5m+US$43m+> US$155m
Imports: 208
- United States: US$730m
- France: US$568m
- Germany: US$253m
- Italy: US$237m
- United Arab Emirates: US$173m
- China: US$173m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$155m
- United Kingdom: US$145m
- Netherlands: US$144m
- Switzerland: US$130m
- Spain: US$122m
- Japan: US$103m
- South Korea: US$94m
- Poland: US$76m
- Canada: US$64m
- Belgium: US$54m
- Australia: US$49m
- Singapore: US$48m
- Israel: US$45m
- Qatar: US$43m
- Macao SAR China: US$43m
- Türkiye: US$40m
- Austria: US$39m
- Russia: US$36m
- Mexico: US$30m
- Taiwan: US$27m
- Malaysia: US$26m
- Denmark: US$25m
- Saudi Arabia: US$25m
- Greece: US$24m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Czechia: US$18m
- Sweden: US$15m
- Romania: US$14m
- Kuwait: US$13m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Ireland: US$12m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Norway: US$10m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$9m
- Luxembourg: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Lebanon: US$9m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Cyprus: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Bahrain: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Azerbaijan: US$5m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$2.1bn | 51.4% |
| 2 |  France | US$422m | 10.4% |
| 3 | Spain | US$252m | 6.2% |
| 4 | China | US$195m | 4.8% |
| 5 | Portugal | US$166m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$132m | 3.2% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$75m | 1.8% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$74m | 1.8% |
| 9 | India | US$72m | 1.8% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$69m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$730m | 17.9% |
| 2 | France | US$568m | 13.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$253m | 6.2% |
| 4 | Italy | US$237m | 5.8% |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | US$173m | 4.2% |
| 6 | China | US$173m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$155m | 3.8% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$145m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$144m | 3.5% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$130m | 3.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 15%median duty
- 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Egypt, Iran, Kiribati
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 1.8%* | 1.3% – 2% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 20% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 2.5%* | 1.9% – 2.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 15% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 30% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 12% | 0% – 18% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 17%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 30% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.7% | 5% – 8% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 35% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 24% | 22% – 30% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 2.7%* | 1.3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2.5%* | 1.9% – 2.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 10%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 30% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.7%* | 1.8% – 3.6% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mauritania | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5.3% | 3% – 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 40% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| Nigeria | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 25% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 27% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 9.6% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 2.5%* | 1.9% – 2.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 30% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 13% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 2% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.5%* | 1% – 2% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 38% | 35% – 38% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 7.6% | 4% – 8% | 2023 |
| United States | 5.2% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 28% | 25% – 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 20%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 30% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 41%* | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 85148 Footwear, n.e.s., with outer soles of leather
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 29330 Footwear with uppers of leather, other than sports footwear, footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap and miscellaneous special footwear
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1520 Manufacture of footwear
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6403.59 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6403.59 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6403.59 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6403.59 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6403.59 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6403.59 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 38
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.
- N365049 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a footwear from Argentina
- N336764 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from Argentina
- N330093 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from Italy
- N328761 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from China
- N328589 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from Argentina
- N326841 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from Argentina
38 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
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 6403.59 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is between 4% and 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 6403.59 into 9 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 8% (average 7.7%).
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4% – 8%; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported leather-soled shoes (not ankle-covering) worth £124.9m (up 8% on the year before), at an average of £68.28 per kg; Italy supplied 70%, followed by Portugal.
World trade in leather-soled shoes (not ankle-covering) reached US$4.1bn in 2024, down 10.5% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 51.4% of the total, ahead of France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other footwear with outer soles of leather: other?
Other footwear with outer soles of leather: other fall under HS subheading 6403.59, part of heading 6403, in section XII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other footwear with outer soles of leather: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6403.59 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other footwear with outer soles of leather: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6403.59 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other footwear with outer soles of leather: other?
Italy, with US$2.1bn in 2024 (51.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export leather-soled shoes (not ankle-covering) 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 4% – 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on leather-soled shoes (not ankle-covering)?
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 leather-soled shoes (not ankle-covering) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (70%), Portugal (13%) and India (5%), out of total imports of £124.9m.