Chinese shoe manufacturers exported more than 2.1 billion pairs of footwear of all kinds in the first three months of 2025, bringing in revenues of $10.25 billion.

These figures represent falls of 0.7% in volume and of 11.2% in value compared to the same months in 2024.

These exports included 120 million pairs of leather footwear, which brought in $1.75 billion. This means shipments were up in volume by 1%, but down in value by 2.3% year on year.

Traders and retailers in China imported 12.75 million of leather shoes and boots in the three-month period, with a value of $560 million. This means imports of leather footwear fell by 22.4% in volume and 20.9% in value.

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