Subheading · Section XII

6404.19: Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics: other

6404.19

Official description Other

  • 16%UK
  • 16.9%EU
  • 100%Türkiye
  • 7.5%–48%USA
  • US$27.1bnWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 6404.19 belongs to heading 6404 (footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather…) in chapter 64.

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 6404.19 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 16%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 6404.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 16.9%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 6404.19 into 2 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 100%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subheading 6404.19 covers 22 tariff lines and the duty is between 7.5% and 48%. 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$27.1bn (−1.1% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$11.3bn), followed by Vietnam.

The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$4.1bn.

The United Kingdom ranked 23rd among 208 exporters with US$98.8m; its largest buyer was the Netherlands.

The United Kingdom imported US$897.2m, most of it from China.

Duty rates compared

UK 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 16.9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA 7.5% – 48% General (MFN) 22 tariff lines · average 17.5% · 2× specific or compound duty

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 6404 19 00 00 Other pa
  2. 6404 19 10 00 Slippers and other indoor footwear 16%pa
  3. 6404 19 90 00 Other 16%pa

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 6404 19 Other:
  2. 6404 19 10 Slippers and other indoor footwear 16.9%pa
  3. 6404 19 90 Other 16.9%pa

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 6404.19 Diğerleri:
  2. 6404.19.10.00.00 Terlikler ve ev içinde giyilen diğer ayakkabılar 100%Çift
  3. 6404.19.90.00.00 Diğerleri 100%Çift

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 6404.19 Other:
  2. 6404.19.15 Footwear having uppers of which over 50 percent of the external surface area (including any leather accessories or reinforcements such as those mentioned in note 4(a) to this chapter) is leather 10.5%
  3. 6404.19.15.20 For men prs.
  4. 6404.19.15.60 For women prs.
  5. 6404.19.15.81 Other prs.
  6. 6404.19.20 Footwear designed to be worn over, or in lieu of, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, grease or chemicals or cold or inclement weather 37.5%
  7. 6404.19.20.30 For men prs.
  8. 6404.19.20.60 For women prs.
  9. 6404.19.20.90 Other prs.
  10. Footwear with open toes or open heels; footwear of the slip-on type, that is held to the foot without the use of laces or buckles or other fasteners, the foregoing except footwear of subheading 6404.19.20 and except footwear having a foxing or foxing-like band wholly or almost wholly of rubber or plastics applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper:
  11. Less than 10 percent by weight of rubber or plastics:
  12. 6404.19.25 With uppers of vegetable fibers 7.5%
  13. House slippers:
  14. 6404.19.25.15 Covering the ankle prs.
  15. 6404.19.25.20 Other prs.
  16. Other:
  17. 6404.19.25.30 For men prs.
  18. 6404.19.25.60 For women prs.
  19. 6404.19.25.90 Other prs.
  20. 6404.19.30 Other 12.5%
  21. House slippers:
  22. 6404.19.30.15 Covering the ankle prs.
  23. 6404.19.30.20 Other prs.
  24. Other:
  25. 6404.19.30.40 For men prs.
  26. 6404.19.30.60 For women prs.
  27. 6404.19.30.80 Other prs.
  28. Other:
  29. 6404.19.36 With uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 7.5%
  30. 6404.19.36.30 For men prs.
  31. 6404.19.36.60 For women prs.
  32. 6404.19.36.90 Other prs.
  33. 6404.19.37 With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 12.5%
  34. 6404.19.37.15 House slippers prs.
  35. Other:
  36. 6404.19.37.30 For men prs.
  37. 6404.19.37.60 For women prs.
  38. 6404.19.37.90 Other prs.
  39. 6404.19.39 Other 37.5%
  40. 6404.19.39.15 House slippers prs.
  41. Other:
  42. 6404.19.39.40 For men prs.
  43. 6404.19.39.60 For women prs.
  44. 6404.19.39.80 Other prs.
  45. Other:
  46. Valued not over $3/pair:
  47. Having soles (or mid-soles, if any) of rubber or plastics which are affixed to the upper exclusively with an adhesive (any mid-soles also being affixed exclusively to one another and to the sole with an adhesive); the foregoing except footwear having a foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper and except footwear with soles which overlap the upper other than at the toe or heel:
  48. 6404.19.42 With uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S.note 5 to this chapter 7.5%
  49. 6404.19.42.30 For men prs.
  50. 6404.19.42.60 For women prs.
  51. 6404.19.42.90 Other prs.
  52. 6404.19.47 With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 12.5%
  53. 6404.19.47.15 House slippers prs.
  54. Other:
  55. 6404.19.47.30 For men prs.
  56. 6404.19.47.60 For women prs.
  57. 6404.19.47.90 Other prs.
  58. 6404.19.49 Other 37.5%
  59. 6404.19.49.30 For men prs.
  60. 6404.19.49.60 For women prs.
  61. 6404.19.49.90 Other prs.
  62. Other:
  63. 6404.19.52 With uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 7.5%
  64. 6404.19.52.30 For men prs.
  65. 6404.19.52.60 For women prs.
  66. 6404.19.52.90 Other prs.
  67. 6404.19.57 With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 12.5%
  68. 6404.19.57.15 House slippers prs.
  69. Other:
  70. 6404.19.57.30 For men prs.
  71. 6404.19.57.60 For women prs.
  72. 6404.19.57.90 Other prs.
  73. 6404.19.59 Other 48%
  74. 6404.19.59.15 House slippers prs.
  75. Other:
  76. 6404.19.59.30 For men prs.
  77. 6404.19.59.60 For women prs.
  78. 6404.19.59.90 Other prs.
  79. Valued over $3 but not over $6.50/pair:
  80. Having soles (or mid-soles, if any) of rubber or plastics which are affixed to the upper exclusively with an adhesive (any mid-soles also being affixed exclusively to one another and to the sole with an adhesive); the foregoing except footwear having a foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper and except footwear with soles which overlap the upper other than at the toe or heel:
  81. 6404.19.61 With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 12.5%
  82. 6404.19.61.15 House slippers prs.
  83. Other:
  84. 6404.19.61.30 For men prs.
  85. 6404.19.61.60 For women prs.
  86. 6404.19.61.90 Other prs.
  87. 6404.19.69 Other 37.5%
  88. 6404.19.69.30 For men prs.
  89. 6404.19.69.60 For women prs.
  90. 6404.19.69.90 Other prs.
  91. Other:
  92. 6404.19.72 With uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 7.5%
  93. 6404.19.72.30 For men prs.
  94. 6404.19.72.60 For women prs.
  95. 6404.19.72.90 Other prs.
  96. 6404.19.77 With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 12.5%
  97. 6404.19.77.15 House slippers prs.
  98. Other:
  99. 6404.19.77.30 For men prs.
  100. 6404.19.77.60 For women prs.
  101. 6404.19.77.90 Other prs.
  102. 6404.19.79 Other 90¢/pr. + 37.5%
  103. 6404.19.79.15 House slippers prs.
  104. Other:
  105. 6404.19.79.30 For men prs.
  106. 6404.19.79.60 For women prs.
  107. 6404.19.79.90 Other prs.
  108. Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair:
  109. 6404.19.82 Wither uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 7.5%
  110. 6404.19.82.30 For men prs.
  111. 6404.19.82.60 For women prs.
  112. 6404.19.82.90 Other prs.
  113. 6404.19.87 With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 12.5%
  114. 6404.19.87.15 House slippers prs.
  115. Other:
  116. 6404.19.87.30 For men prs.
  117. 6404.19.87.60 For women prs.
  118. 6404.19.87.90 Other prs.
  119. 6404.19.89 Other 90¢/pr. + 20%
  120. 6404.19.89.30 For men prs.
  121. 6404.19.89.60 For women prs.
  122. 6404.19.89.90 Other prs.
  123. 6404.19.90 Valued over $12/pair 9%
  124. 6404.19.90.30 For men prs.
  125. 6404.19.90.60 For women prs.
  126. 6404.19.90.90 Other prs.

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

6404.19 · US$27.1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$302.6kUS$302.6k+US$19.2m+US$129.6m+> US$772.9m

Exports: 208
  1. China: US$11.3bn
  2. Vietnam: US$5.7bn
  3. Italy: US$1.6bn
  4. Germany: US$1.3bn
  5. Indonesia: US$804.1m
  6. France: US$772.9m
  7. Spain: US$619.5m
  8. Cambodia: US$526.3m
  9. Poland: US$521.9m
  10. Netherlands: US$398.4m
  11. Bangladesh: US$380.8m
  12. Czechia: US$250m
  13. Belgium: US$237m
  14. Slovakia: US$198.5m
  15. India: US$165.9m
  16. Myanmar (Burma): US$158.7m
  17. Türkiye: US$147.4m
  18. Romania: US$135.7m
  19. Switzerland: US$130.9m
  20. Austria: US$129.6m
  21. Portugal: US$109.2m
  22. United States: US$109.1m
  23. United Kingdom: US$98.8m
  24. Brazil: US$82m
  25. Denmark: US$73.2m
  26. Hungary: US$72.6m
  27. Thailand: US$58.8m
  28. Sweden: US$58.5m
  29. Philippines: US$58.4m
  30. Finland: US$52.2m
  31. Hong Kong SAR China: US$46.6m
  32. South Korea: US$43.7m
  33. Serbia: US$43.7m
  34. Croatia: US$43.4m
  35. Slovenia: US$39.8m
  36. Morocco: US$34.7m
  37. Singapore: US$33.4m
  38. Albania: US$32.9m
  39. Laos: US$27m
  40. Chile: US$26.1m
  41. Japan: US$25.5m
  42. Taiwan: US$22.9m
  43. Tunisia: US$22.9m
  44. Greece: US$22.5m
  45. Dominican Republic: US$22.3m
  46. United Arab Emirates: US$21.8m
  47. Russia: US$21.4m
  48. South Africa: US$21.1m
  49. Latvia: US$20.7m
  50. Mexico: US$19.2m
  51. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$15.9m
  52. Bulgaria: US$15.3m
  53. Australia: US$14m
  54. Ukraine: US$12.8m
  55. Lithuania: US$11.1m
  56. Macao SAR China: US$10.7m
  57. Canada: US$10.7m
  58. Malaysia: US$10.1m
  59. Ireland: US$9.1m
  60. Estonia: US$8.6m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$11.3bn 41.7%
2 Vietnam US$5.7bn 21.1%
3 Italy US$1.6bn 6%
4 Germany US$1.3bn 4.7%
5 Indonesia US$804.1m 3%
6 France US$772.9m 2.9%
7 Spain US$619.5m 2.3%
8 Cambodia US$526.3m 1.9%
9 Poland US$521.9m 1.9%
10 Netherlands US$398.4m 1.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$4.1bn 15%
2 Germany US$2.3bn 8.4%
3 France US$1.6bn 5.9%
4 Poland US$1.3bn 4.8%
5 China US$1.3bn 4.7%
6 Japan US$1.1bn 4.2%
7 Spain US$1.1bn 4%
8 Italy US$990.6m 3.7%
9 United Kingdom US$897.2m 3.3%
10 Netherlands US$830.4m 3.1%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics: other?

Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics: other fall under HS subheading 6404.19, part of heading 6404, in section XII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6404.19 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 footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6404.19 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 footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics?

China, with US$11.3bn in 2024 (41.7% of world exports).