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Where does China get its footwear? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $5.6 billion of footwear (133 thousand tonnes), 3.8% of the world total. Its main sources were Vietnam (49%), Italy (16%) and Indonesia (16%). China was the world’s 5th-largest importer of footwear.

Summary

Value
$5.6billion
Tonnes
133thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.8%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Vietnam2.7Tonnes: 81,777USD per tonne: $33,40148.5%Land
Italy0.91Tonnes: 3,450USD per tonne: $263,38816.1%Air
Indonesia0.91Tonnes: 23,369USD per tonne: $38,76216.1%Sea
France0.2Tonnes: 822USD per tonne: $240,4503.5%Air
India0.12Tonnes: 3,027USD per tonne: $39,3452.1%Land
Cambodia0.12Tonnes: 4,849USD per tonne: $23,7362%Sea
Poland0.06Tonnes: 1,513USD per tonne: $42,9221.2%Sea
Thailand0.06Tonnes: 1,881USD per tonne: $33,6431.1%Sea
United States0.06Tonnes: 1,075USD per tonne: $54,9181.1%Sea
Germany0.05Tonnes: 624USD per tonne: $81,3850.9%Air
United Kingdom0.05Tonnes: 1,425USD per tonne: $34,6940.88%Sea
Spain0.05Tonnes: 424USD per tonne: $111,3090.84%Air
South Korea0.05Tonnes: 1,416USD per tonne: $32,4480.82%Sea
Japan0.03Tonnes: 683USD per tonne: $44,8310.54%Air
Bangladesh0.03Tonnes: 1,053USD per tonne: $26,4550.49%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 277USD per tonne: $65,0590.32%Air
Portugal0.02Tonnes: 315USD per tonne: $53,3560.3%Sea
Slovakia0.02Tonnes: 258USD per tonne: $58,2710.27%Air
Belgium re-exports0.01Tonnes: 365USD per tonne: $39,1190.25%Sea
Austria0.01Tonnes: 346USD per tonne: $37,7200.23%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Vietnam has been its main source since 2002

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Vietnam 2.7
  • Italy 0.91
  • Indonesia 0.91
  • France 0.2
  • India 0.12

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Vietnam< 0.012.7
Italy< 0.010.91
Indonesia< 0.010.91
France< 0.010.2
India< 0.010.12

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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