Exports
Challenges loom for the Brazilian footwear industry in 2025
With tax reform and trade protection as priorities, Brazil's footwear industry expects pressing challenges in 2025, including payroll tax changes, high interest rates and import competition
Footwear imports pressure South African manufacturers
South Africa's footwear imports surged by nearly 35% this year, while local production fell by 15%, prompting SAFLIA and unions to seek solutions to the challenges faced by local manufacturers
Mauro Bergozza takes the helm of Assomac at a challenging time for the industry
Mauro Bergozza, CEO of Bergi, has been chosen to succeed Maria Vitoria Brustia at the helm of Assomac at a time when exports of footwear and leather machinery are in decline
Brazilian footwear industry eyes recovery despite growing trade pressures
The Brazilian footwear industry is expected to surpass pre-pandemic production levels in 2025. However, rising low-cost competition from imports poses challenges to local manufacturers
Sustained trend in Spanish exports
Despite the difficult international context, which has negatively impacted competitor countries such as Italy, Spain continues to record growing export figures in both volume and value terms
Brazilian footwear exports show slight signs of recovery as export declines ease
Brazilian footwear exports fell by 7% in volume and 3.3% in value in September, but there are signs of stabilisation as growth picks up in key markets such as Argentina and the US
German leather goods and luggage industry expects challenging second half
Falling sales and imports in the first half of 2024 show the difficult moment the German leather goods industry is experiencing, with little hope of a turnaround in the second half of the year
Cambodian garments, footwear and travel goods exports on the rise
In the first eight months of 2024, Cambodian’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods increased by 22.8% as compared to the same period of last year
Italian footwear sector hits the brakes in the first half of the year
The latest snapshot from the Confindustria Accessori Moda Research Centre for Assocalzaturifici shows that the footwear sector saw its turnover, exports and production fall in the first half
Vietnam discusses the creation of a raw materials centre to boost the leather and footwear industry
The creation of a raw material development centre could contribute to the sustainable growth of Vietnam's leather and footwear industry, which is mainly a low-value-added processing industry
Brazilian footwear: trade balance falls by 30% up to August
Brazilian footwear exports continue to fall, while imports continue to rise, leading to a 30% drop in the sector’s trade balance. Low international consumption and competing Asian players are behind the decline, says Abicalçados
Asia accounts for more than half of the global footwear consumption
The dominance of the Asian continent in the consumption of footwear continues, according to data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2024, as recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association
German footwear industry at a standstill
The German footwear industry remains cautious, according to the industry association HDS/L, and does not expect an upturn in the second half of the year
Leather footwear leads exports in value, but rubber & plastic leads in volume
Leather footwear accounts for 38% of the total value. In terms of volume, rubber & plastic footwear commands the pole position, accounting for half of the global exports, according to the latest World Footwear Yearbook
Asia accounts for more than half of global consumption
The dominance of the Asian continent in the consumption of footwear continues, according to data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2024, as recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association-
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