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Lu Hua (CLIA): The Chinese domestic market is an opportunity for all brands

Oct 20, 2025 / World Footwear Voices
During the last edition of the UITIC Congress, we spoke with Lu Hua, Deputy Secretary General of CLIA, the China Leather Industry Association. A nice conversation about the Chinese footwear industry and the UITIC Congress. Watch it here today

Global footwear trade: China loses ground, US imports rise in value

Oct 15, 2025 / World
Year-to-date Chinese footwear exports are down, while Vietnam and Indonesia have grown. EU exports increased modestly, with Portugal performing better than Spain and Italy. US imports increased in value

Japan Retail: mixed signs for the footwear sector

Premium ContentSep 26, 2025 / Japan
Sales of apparel and footwear remain sluggish, with monthly declines compared to 2024. However, while clothing prices in Japan have outpaced general inflation (which is higher than usual for the country’s economy), footwear inflation has remained relatively stable, hovering just above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target. This suggests that, while households are reducing discretionary spending, footwear is less susceptible to price volatility. Nevertheless, rising import costs and exchange rate fluctuations could alter this situation

Brazilian footwear exports decline as Chinese imports surge

Sep 17, 2025 / Brazil
While Brazilian footwear exports declined in August, mainly due to the impact of the 50% tariff imposed by the United States on Brazilian goods, imports from China surged

Italian footwear exports grow in volume but shrink in value

Sep 10, 2025 / Italy
According to the latest data released by the Italian footwear association (Assocalzaturifici), exports grew in volume by 3.2% but decreased in value by 2.7% in the first five months of 2025

Domestic demand fuels modest growth for the German footwear industry

Sep 5, 2025 / Germany
The German footwear industry saw a 1.3% year-on-year increase in sales in the first half, driven solely by domestic demand. Foreign sales fell by 11%, highlighting market challenges, according to HDS/L

Abicalçados proposes additional measures to mitigate the impact of US tariffs

Sep 4, 2025 / Brazil
The Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) has welcomed the 5.5 billion USD credit line to support local companies affected by US import tariffs, but says that additional measures to protect jobs are needed

After a Decade of Steady Growth, the Average Export Price of Footwear Dipped to $11.47 in 2024

Premium ContentSep 2, 2025 / World Footwear Yearbook
This is one of the key conclusions of the data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2025, recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association. Get access to all relevant facts and figures of the industry

Footwear production rebounds in 2024

Premium ContentAug 26, 2025 / World Footwear Yearbook
Last year, global footwear production recovered, increasing by 6.9% and regaining the 1.5 billion pairs lost in 2023. This is one of the key conclusions of the data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2025, recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

Global Footwear Exports Increase in 2024 and China Continues to Lose Share

Premium ContentAug 19, 2025 / World Footwear Yearbook
This is one of the main conclusions of the data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2025, recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

Gradual Growth in Asian Footwear Consumption Endures

Premium ContentAug 12, 2025 / World Footwear Yearbook
This is one of the key findings of the data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2025, just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association. Get access to your copy today

Footwear production rebounds in 2024

Aug 5, 2025 / World Footwear Yearbook
Last year, global footwear production recovered, increasing by 6.9% and regaining the 1.5 billion pairs lost in 2023. This is one of the key conclusions of the data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2025, just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

2024: footwear production rebounds, exports rise in volume but not in value

Jul 31, 2025 / World Footwear Yearbook
In 2024, global footwear production recovered, increasing by 6.9% and regaining the 1.5 billion pairs lost in 2023. Footwear exports also improved in volume, rising by 4.6% compared to the previous year. However, the total export value remained nearly flat, growing by just 0.1%. These are some of the key conclusions of the data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2025, just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

Portuguese footwear industry gears up for defence investment

Jul 21, 2025 / Portugal
In light of the anticipated increase in defence spending by NATO countries, the Portuguese footwear industry is gearing up to increase its production of technical footwear

Bangladesh: leather and non-leather footwear exports on the rise in 2024-2025

Jun 20, 2025 / Bangladesh
Data from the Export Promotion Bureau reveals that Bangladesh’s footwear sector has shown an upward trend between July 2024 and May 2025, across both the leather and non-leather segments
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