World Footwear

Exports

APICCAPS with bi-monthly TV program

Jan 14, 2016 / Portugal
TV program What´s Up - Olhar a Moda (What´s Up - Look Fashion) launched by the Portuguese Footwear, Components and Leather Goods Manufacturers’ Association (APICCAPS) in 2014 will be broadcasted every two weeks in several TV channels

Brazilian footwear exports grew in November

Jan 12, 2016 / Brazil
According to data released by the Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association, footwear exports registered an increase of 4.7% in November in comparison with the previous month. From January to November, sales abroad declined by 11.3% compared to similar period last year

Leather exports slowdown in Bangladesh

Jan 8, 2016 / Bangladesh
According to data released by the Export Promotion Bureau in Bangladesh, sales abroad of leather products in the period July - December have represented 97.7% of the target established for the period

EU and Vietnam finalise trade deal

Dec 15, 2015 / European Union
Talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), marking the end of the negotiating process between the two regions, were concluded now

Tax cuts proposed for footwear and textile companies in Indonesia

Dec 14, 2015 / Indonesia
The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has proposed income tax cuts to support the labor-intensive footwear and textile industries

Portuguese Shoes launches 2016 campaign

Dec 14, 2015 / Portugal
Actress Victoria Guerra is the face of the Portuguese Footwear Industry’s new campaign for 2016

Cambodia denies month-long factories closures

Dec 9, 2015 / Cambodia
Cambodia's Ministry of Labor denied the rumors that the country's garment and footwear factories would be closed for a month. A call was made for cooperation

Russia bans exports of semi-finished leather

Dec 4, 2015 / Russian Federation
The measure will be in place for the period running from the 30th of November to the 30th of May 2016

Colombian footwear exports up by 5.8%

Dec 1, 2015 / Colombia
According to data released by ACICAM, the Colombian Association of Footwear, Leather and Leather Goods, Colombian footwear continues to consolidate its position in the international markets, but with a decelerating rhythm

Brazilian footwear exports back to the declining trend

Nov 24, 2015 / Brazil
After the recovery in the month of September, footwear shipments fell again in October. The tenth month of 2015 totaled 71.3 million US dollars’ worth of exports, down by 16.1% from similar period in 2014

China’s footwear exports down

Nov 16, 2015 / China
According to numbers recently released by CLIA, the China Leather Industry Association, footwear exports declined by 3.5% in the first eight months of the current year

The impacts of the TPP

Nov 13, 2015 / Mexico
We have spoken with Mr. Javier Plascencia, President of CICEG -  Chamber of the Footwear Industry of the State of Guanajuato, to know his views  and expectations about the Trans Pacific Partnership

Declining leather footwear exports in India

Nov 10, 2015 / India
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 962.75 million US dollars in the first five months of the fiscal year, declining by 4.7% from similar period in the previous year

Brazil increases destinations for its leather-footwear sector

Nov 4, 2015 / Brazil
Assintecal, the Brazilian Association of Companies of Components for Leather, Footwear and Manufactured Goods, confirmed Brazilian leather-footwear now reaches 152 countries

Declining footwear exports in Pakistan

Nov 2, 2015 / Pakistan
In the first three months of the new financial year, Pakistan registered sales abroad of 2.84 million pairs of shoes. Value of exports was down by 26.97% reaching 26.13 million US dollars
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