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Where does the United States get its footwear? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $27.4 billion of footwear (764 thousand tonnes), 18.6% of the world total. Its main sources were China (35%), Vietnam (33%) and Indonesia (10%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of footwear.

Summary

Value
$27.4billion
Tonnes
764thousand tonnes
Share of world total
18.6%
World rank
1st
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
China9.5Tonnes: 319,801USD per tonne: $29,61734.6%Sea
Vietnam9.1Tonnes: 229,208USD per tonne: $39,60533.2%Sea
Indonesia2.6Tonnes: 73,148USD per tonne: $35,6069.5%Sea
Italy1.8Tonnes: 28,640USD per tonne: $63,9126.7%Air
Cambodia0.93Tonnes: 32,401USD per tonne: $28,6673.4%Sea
Mexico0.7Tonnes: 11,721USD per tonne: $59,8902.6%Land
India0.45Tonnes: 10,332USD per tonne: $43,9841.7%Air
Germany0.44Tonnes: 10,319USD per tonne: $43,0521.6%Air
Bangladesh0.25Tonnes: 6,842USD per tonne: $36,7000.92%Air
Brazil0.23Tonnes: 6,229USD per tonne: $37,6140.86%Sea
Spain0.22Tonnes: 3,489USD per tonne: $61,7070.79%Air
Portugal0.18Tonnes: 3,556USD per tonne: $51,5560.67%Air
France0.14Tonnes: 1,652USD per tonne: $85,0060.51%Air
Dominican Republic0.12Tonnes: 5,306USD per tonne: $21,9380.43%Sea
Thailand0.1Tonnes: 3,465USD per tonne: $29,8680.38%Sea
Canada0.07Tonnes: 3,613USD per tonne: $17,2250.25%Land
Philippines0.05Tonnes: 921USD per tonne: $55,0150.19%Air
Romania0.04Tonnes: 730USD per tonne: $61,3860.16%Air
Myanmar0.04Tonnes: 1,258USD per tonne: $33,9830.16%Air
United Kingdom0.03Tonnes: 608USD per tonne: $55,5490.12%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China was its main source throughout the period

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

  • China 9.5
  • Vietnam 9.1
  • Indonesia 2.6
  • Italy 1.8
  • Cambodia 0.93

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China5.99.5
Vietnam< 0.019.1
Indonesia0.972.6
Italy0.881.8
Cambodia00.93

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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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