Exports
How COVID-19 affected the 10 largest footwear exporters
After analysing the impact in the main footwear importers, today we focus on the influence the pandemic and subsequent restrictions of movements and lockdowns had on the main footwear exporters in the first half of the current year
Leather footwear particularly hit by COVID-19
With the restrictions of movement imposed by the dissemination of the pandemic across the globe, exports of leather footwear were particularly hit, declining month over month until April
Global footwear exports down by 31.1% in the first half of 2020
In the first semester of 2020, global footwear exports have fallen almost a third (-31.1%) compared with similar period in the previous year, reflecting the impacts of the dissemination of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe
The world's largest trade agreement
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was signed by China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia, plus ten Southeast Asian economies, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei
Vietnam’s rise in footwear trade
The World Footwear’s Panel of Experts is forecasting Vietnam’s share of footwear exports to reach 11.5% in 2025. Last year Vietnam exported roughly 1.4 billion pairs of shoes
COVID-19 to lead to a 22.2% decline in footwear consumption in 2020
The World Footwear' experts panel, gathering specialists from all over the world, is foreseeing a drop in global footwear consumption of 22.2% in the current year, a figure in line with the previous edition forecast (22.5%)
Brazil expects 1.2 million US dollars from digital networking meetings
According to Abicalçados the digital business networking meetings held by 20 Brazilian footwear brands with buyers from Latin America between the 24th of August and the 25th of September will likely generate 1.2 million US dollars in businesses
Bangladesh’s leather industry with declining quarter
In the first 3 months of the current year, Bangladesh’s leather industry registered a total of 225.15 million US dollars’ worth of exporting revenue, which represented a decline of 11.49% over the performance in similar period in the previous fiscal year
Brazilian footwear exports lower as imports rise
According to Abicalçados, 8.1 million pairs were sent abroad in September, 19% less than in similar month last year. As for imports in the ninth month of the year, they have reached 2.9 million pairs, 10.5% more than in the same month of 2019
Pakistan's footwear starts financial year with declining exports
Exports of footwear by Bangladeshi companies declined by 20.68% in volume and by 16.05% in value in the first two months of the current fiscal year. Value of exports of tanned leather also decreased in the period, while leather manufactures exports increased
Tunisia aiming to double leather and footwear exports
Last year, the country attained roughly 550 million euros from exports of leather and shoes. The aim is double the amount by 2030 by adding value and attracting foreign investors
Vietnam almost doubled its market share over the last decade
While China's market share has been steadily declining over the last decade, Vietnam, the second largest exporter, is moving in the opposite direction. Read these and many other relevant facts on the World Footwear 2020 Yearbook
Bangladesh’s leather exports down by double digits
Total exports of the leather industry in Bangladesh in the first two months of the current fiscal year were on red, declining by 16.54% compared to the previous year. Exports of other footwear increased by 28.32%
Textile footwear represents one third of all traded footwear
The steep increase in the importance of textile footwear has been a remarkable feature of the evolution of international footwear trade over the last decade. Read all about it in the World Footwear 2020 Yearbook launched by APICCAPS
Luís Onofre: We will need to do more
Onofre has been re-elected as APICCAPS’ President in what he considers to be one of the “most difficult periods for the Portuguese footwear industry”. This was the starting point of an interview for APICCAPS’ Newspaper, which we bring you here today-
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