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Waterproof rubber or plastic footwear: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in waterproof rubber or plastic footwear totaled $1.5 billion (200 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (42%), Italy (6%) and France (5%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Germany (8%) and Japan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 4%.

Summary

World trade
$1.5billion
Tonnes
200thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,193
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$624 million · 42.4%
  2. Italy$94 million · 6.4%
  3. France$79 million · 5.4%
  4. Netherlands$66 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  5. Portugal$53 million · 3.6%
  6. Bosnia and Herzegovina$41 million · 2.8%
  7. Canada$38 million · 2.6%
  8. Germany$37 million · 2.5%
  9. Poland$31 million · 2.1%
  10. Belgium$27 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  11. Spain$26 million · 1.8%
  12. Dominican Republic$24 million · 1.6%
  13. Vietnam$24 million · 1.6%
  14. Turkey$18 million · 1.2%
  15. United States$18 million · 1.2%
  16. Ecuador$14 million · 0.93%
  17. Thailand$13 million · 0.85%
  18. Malaysia$12 million · 0.82%
  19. Serbia$12 million · 0.8%
  20. Guatemala$11 million · 0.77%

Top importers

  1. United States$185 million · 12.6%
  2. Germany$116 million · 7.9%
  3. Japan$94 million · 6.4%
  4. United Kingdom$87 million · 5.9%
  5. France$84 million · 5.7%
  6. Italy$60 million · 4.1%
  7. South Korea$48 million · 3.3%
  8. Canada$45 million · 3.1%
  9. Netherlands$39 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  10. Poland$37 million · 2.5%
  11. Denmark$32 million · 2.2%
  12. Spain$27 million · 1.9%
  13. Austria$27 million · 1.8%
  14. Sweden$27 million · 1.8%
  15. Belgium$21 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  16. Czechia$21 million · 1.4%
  17. Greece$20 million · 1.3%
  18. Switzerland$19 million · 1.3%
  19. Australia$19 million · 1.3%
  20. Ghana$16 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • China 624
  • Italy 94.1
  • France 78.6
  • Netherlands 66
  • Portugal 53.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China109624
Italy10294.1
France30.478.6
Netherlands14.666
Portugal6.453.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 37% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $7,193

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,258
1996$5,231
1997$4,381
1998$4,056
1999$3,446
2000$3,628
2001$3,617
2002$3,627
2003$4,077
2004$4,756
2005$5,213
2006$5,535
2007$5,162
2008$5,690
2009$5,821
2010$5,930
2011$6,458
2012$6,889
2013$6,247
2014$6,822
2015$6,768
2016$6,694
2017$7,006
2018$7,281
2019$7,552
2020$6,793
2021$7,512
2022$7,696
2023$7,871
2024$7,193

What it includes

  • 6401 · Waterproof rubber or plastic footwear

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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