World Footwear

Exports

Drop in Brazilian leather exports

Aug 3, 2015 / Brazil
The Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) has announced the figures for international trade during the first semester of the year, marked by a decline in exports

World Footwear Yearbook: 2015 edition is now available

Jul 30, 2015 / World
During a press conference held on the 30th of July in Düsseldorf at the GDS trade fair, APICCAPS revealed the most recent figures for the 2014 worldwide footwear industry

Leather footwear exports with dynamic growth in India

Jul 17, 2015 / India
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 2 277.5 million US dollars in the first eleven months of the fiscal year, growing 11.9% from similar period in the previous year

Footwear exports in Pakistan return to growing path

Jul 14, 2015 / Pakistan
In the first eleven months of the year, Pakistan registered sales abroad of 12.74 million pairs of shoes, declining 10.92%. Value of exports was up by 11.90% reaching 120.34 million US dollars

Spanish footwear exports up by 18.4%

Jul 7, 2015 /
The footwear industry in Spain registered another record in exports during the first three months of the current financial year. FICE announced the relevant numbers for the quarter

US footwear industry satisfied with the AGOA renewal

Jul 4, 2015 / United States
The House of Representatives passed a renewal of the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference program in June (397 votes against 32)

Leather footwear exports up by 11.9% in India

Jun 29, 2015 / India
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 2 277.5 million US dollars during fiscal year 2014-15, growing 11.9% from the previous year

Fraudulent shoe imports cause losses to Sri Lanka

Jun 25, 2015 / Sri Lanka
The local footwear association is calling for the authorities' intervention to minimize the impacts of illegal and undervalued footwear imports impacting the industry in Sri Lanka

US House of Representatives passes the TPA bill

Jun 19, 2015 / United States
The Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill, a six-year renewal of the trade promotion authority, was approved. The Senate follows. This could fast forward the TPP negotiations

Brazilian footwear exports with two digits decline

Jun 15, 2015 / Brazil
According to the Brazilian Footwear Association, in the first five months of the year revenue from footwear exports was 12.2% below the value registered in similar period last year

India with two digits growth in leather footwear exports

Jun 9, 2015 / India
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 1 933.8 million US dollars in the first ten months of the fiscal year, growing 16.3% from similar period in the previous year

Leather footwear exports with good progress in Bangladesh

Jun 8, 2015 / Bangladesh
According to the local association LFMEAB, sales abroad of leather footwear in the period July 2014-March 2015 have represented 109% of the target established for the period

Footwear exports in Pakistan with mixed results

Jun 2, 2015 / Pakistan
In the first ten months of the year, a decline in volumes exported was registered (down by 8.9%). At the same time the value of exported footwear increased by 12.9%

The end of low cost footwear?

Jun 2, 2015 / World
The study Footwear Consumer 2030 predicts that in the next 15 years the price of footwear will increase as a reflection of the growing production costs in China and as a result of a lack of alternative suppliers of low cost workforce

Cleto Sagripanti is CEC’s new President

May 28, 2015 / CEC
The election occurred on the 27th of May during the General Assembly of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) in Istanbul
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