International Trade

2020 Yearbook: The footwear industry was already in slowdown before the COVID-19 pandemic

Jul 31, 2020 / World Footwear Yearbook

2019 saw a worldwide slowdown in the footwear industry. That slowdown will certainly continue throughout 2020, given the reality of COVID-19. In 2019 footwear production and exports grew by 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively. Data are taken from the World Footwear 2020 Yearbook just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

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Indian leather sector: exports hit by COVID-19 suffers decline

Jul 14, 2020 / India

Exports of the leather sector have been severely affected so far this financial year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aqeel Ahmed Panaruna, Chairman of the Council for Leather Exports stated

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Bangladesh’s leather exports down by 22%

Jul 10, 2020 / Bangladesh

Total exports of the leather industry in Bangladesh in fiscal year 2019-20 declined by more than 20%, with drops across all categories. Exception made by exports of other footwear (non-leather)

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Brazil: footwear exports increased in June compared to May

Jul 9, 2020 / Brazil

After four consecutive months of decline, footwear exports from Brazil increased in June compared to the previous month, in both volume and value. When compared to similar period last year, the decline rate in pairs and revenue was above 40%

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Italy with a steep drop in exports and domestic sales

Jul 8, 2020 / Italy

According to Confindustria Moda Research Centre data for ASSOCALZATURIFICI in March footwear exports declined by 33.7% in volume and by 30% in value. In the first four months of the year, domestic sales were also down roughly by 30%

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Vietnam's footwear exports down by 6.7%

Jul 8, 2020 / Vietnam

According to Xinhua, citing the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in the period run from January 2020 to June 2020 Vietnam registered 8.1 billion US dollars of footwear exports revenue, resulting in a decline of 6.7% year-on-year

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Pakistan's footwear exports up by 4.29%

Jun 29, 2020 / Pakistan

Footwear exports of the Asian country increased by 4.29% during the first eleven months of current financial year (2019-20) as compared to the corresponding period of last year

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Brazilian footwear exports decreased by 66% in May

Jun 22, 2020 / Brazil

Data prepared by the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) indicates that 2.7 million pairs were shipped in May, generating 23.9 million US dollars of revenue. This resulted in decreases both in volume (-64.7%) and in value (-66%)

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European Union Vietnam FTA ratified by Vietnam’s National Assembly

Jun 11, 2020 / Vietnam

On the 8th of June, Vietnam’s National Assembly ratified the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA)

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Brazil: Covid-19 pandemic shrinks footwear exports

Jun 4, 2020 / Brazil

The Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) believes the COVID-19 pandemic played an essential role in the decline registered in footwear exports during the first four months of the year

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Micam prepares September edition

May 14, 2020 / Italy

The Milano-held trade fair announced the coming edition to be held at the Rho trade-fair centre from the 20th to the 23rd September as an opportunity for the industry to get restarted after Covid-19

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EU-Japan EPA: a practical guide for footwear companies

Premium ContentMay 13, 2020 / Japan

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Pakistan: footwear exports increase by 15.86%

May 12, 2020 / Pakistan

In the first nine months of the current financial year, footwear exports of Pakistan grew by 15.86%, with leather footwear being the main category and growing by 11.26% in value

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Latin America: footwear associations raise their concerns

Apr 30, 2020 / Latin America

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela got together and issued a statement with their concerns arising from the impact of Covid-19 on the footwear industry

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FDRA talks about unprecedented times in the US

Apr 28, 2020 / United States

With the US fast approaching the 1 million people infected with the new coronavirus, the country is facing an unprecedent time. We spoke with the FDRA to learn how this is impacting the footwear industry