HS Code Range: 6401.00.00 to 6406.99.90

This chapter includes:

• All types of footwear – leather, rubber, plastic, fabric, sports, safety, and fashion shoes
  
  

• Accessories like soles, heels, insoles, and gaiters
  
  

✅ India is a large producer and exporter of leather footwear, sandals, safety shoes, and EVA/rubber footwear.

🔹 6401 – Waterproof Footwear (Rubber/Plastic Uppers & Soles)

6401.10.00 Footwear with metal toe-cap (e.g., safety)

6401.91.00 Covering ankle but not knee

6401.99.00 Other waterproof footwear

🔹 6402 – Footwear with Rubber or Plastic Soles and Uppers (Non-Waterproof)

6402.12.00 Sports shoes with plastic uppers

6402.19.00 Other footwear (e.g., sandals, floaters)

6402.20.00 Footwear with straps or toes

✅ India exports PU sandals, PVC chappals, EVA slippers in this category.

🔹 6403 – Leather Footwear (Soles & Uppers of Leather)

6403.20.00 Footwear with outer soles of leather

6403.40.00 Leather footwear with metal toe-cap (safety)

6403.59.00 Other leather footwear

✅ A premium category used in formal, ethnic, and high-end fashion.

🔹 6404 – Footwear with Textile Uppers (Rubber, Leather, or Plastic Sole)

6404.11.00 Sports footwear (e.g., canvas, mesh)

6404.19.00 Other textile upper footwear

🔹 6405 – Other Footwear (Wood, Cork, Paper, etc.)

6405.10.00 With uppers of leather

6405.20.00 With uppers of textile materials

6405.90.00 Other materials (cork, synthetic, etc.)

✅ Covers fashion sandals, orthopaedic footwear, cork slippers.

🔹 6406 – Parts of Footwear: Soles, Heels, Insoles, Gaiters

6406.10.00 Uppers and parts thereof

6406.20.00 Outer soles and heels

6406.90.00 Other parts (e.g., inner soles, gaiters)