Footwear
Bangladesh exported US$1.22 billion of footwear in FY2025-26, from leather shoes to trainers with textile uppers. Brazil imported US$629 million of footwear in 2025, and Bangladesh's share was 0.32% — room to grow.
Key figures
- Bangladesh's footwear exports in FY2025-26, leather and non-leather
- US$1.22 bn
- Source: Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh · FY2025-26 (July 2025–June 2026); published Jul 2026
- footwear with textile uppers (HS 6404) Bangladesh exported in FY2025-26
- US$299 m
- Source: Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh — product-wise exports · FY2025-26 (July 2025–June 2026); published Jul 2026
- Brazil's footwear imports (HS 64) in 2025
- US$629 m
- Source: ComexStat, Brazil's official foreign-trade statistics (MDIC/Secex) — HS 64 · 2025 data; database updated 6 Oct 2026
- Brazil's import duty on 29 of the 36 footwear tariff lines (HS 64)
- 35%
- Source: MDIC/Camex tariff file (TEC) and TIPI, Brazil · Tariff file dated 4 Nov 2026
The sector in detail
HS chapters
- 64
Brazil's NCM codes begin with these Harmonized System chapters. Confirm the full code of each product with a customs broker.
Bangladesh's footwear exports reached US$1.22 billion in FY2025-26: US$692 million of footwear with leather uppers and US$531 million of other footwear, including US$299 million with textile uppers. Sales to Brazil were US$1.9 million, mostly shoes and trainers with textile uppers.
Brazil imported US$629 million of footwear in 2025, and Bangladesh supplied 0.32% of it. In footwear with textile uppers, Brazil's largest footwear import line, Bangladesh ranked seventh among Brazil's suppliers.
Brazil's import duty is 35% on most footwear lines (29 of 36), including leather footwear and sports shoes with textile uppers, with 0% IPI on both; the additional COFINS-Importação applies to footwear. No Brazilian trade-defence measure names Bangladeshi footwear.
Portuguese-language labelling is mandatory for imported products, so agree label content with your buyer before production.
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