From 2019 to 2020, exported leather shoes depreciated by -11.4%.
The 5 biggest exporters (China, Vietnam, Italy, Germany, Belgium) of this commodity generated well over half (56.3%) of worldwide shipments of leather footwear by value.
Among continents, European countries sold the highest dollar value worth of exported leather shoes with shipments valued at $25 billion or 51.9% of worldwide export sales for this commodity. Asian exporters were close behind, exporting $21.5 billion worth or 44.7% of the global total.
Smaller percentages came from North America (1.3%), Latin America (1.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (0.9%) and Oceania (0.1%) mainly Australia.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for leather footwear is 6403.
Leather Shoes Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of leather shoes during 2020.
- China: US$7.4 billion (15.4% of exported leather shoes)
- Vietnam: $7.3 billion (15.2%)
- Italy: $6.6 billion (13.6%)
- Germany: $3.3 billion (7%)
- Belgium: $2.5 billion (5.1%)
- Indonesia: $2.2 billion (4.6%)
- France: $1.9 billion (3.9%)
- Netherlands: $1.6 billion (3.3%)
- Portugal: $1.5 billion (3.1%)
- Spain: $1.4 billion (2.9%)
- India: $1.3 billion (2.8%)
- Poland: $1.1 billion (2.4%)
- United Kingdom: $962.2 million (2%)
- Hong Kong: $921.9 million (1.9%)
- Bangladesh: $605.5 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 84.4% of global leather shoes exported in 2020.
Among the top exporters, 3 expanded their international sales of leather shoes from 2019 to 2020 namely: Vietnam (up 30.7%), Belgium (up 13.1%) and Poland (up 1.5%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported leather shoes sales were led by: Hong Kong (down -34.6%), India (down -29.3%), China (down -20.5%), Bangladesh (down -20.5%) and Spain (down -19%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for leather shoes during 2020. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s leather shoes exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Vietnam: US$7.2 billion (net export surplus up 29.3% since 2019)
- China: $5 billion (down -29.1%)
- Italy: $4 billion (down -21.7%)
- Indonesia: $2.2 billion (up 0.03%)
- India: $1.29 billion (down -28.7%)
- Portugal: $1.27 billion (down -13.8%)
- Bangladesh: $597.3 million (down -20.9%)
- Belgium: $417.7 million (up 321.4%)
- Cambodia: $397.4 million (down -31.7%)
- Spain: $312.1 million (down -15.3%)
- Albania: $268.8 million (down -21.2%)
- Tunisia: $253.3 million (up 0.3%)
- Brazil: $213.3 million (down -35.3%)
- Turkey: $198.6 million (down -18.2%)
- Slovakia: $192 million (down -13.7%)
Vietnam generated the highest surplus in the international trade of leather shoes. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Vietnam’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for leather shoes during 2020. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s purchases of imported leather shoes and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$8.2 billion (net export deficit down -24.7% since 2019)
- Germany: -$1.6 billion (up 0.1%)
- France: -$1.5 billion (down -8.1%)
- United Kingdom: -$1.4 billion (down -20.4%)
- Russia: -$1.2 billion (down -20.9%)
- South Korea: -$13 billion (down -2.4%)
- Japan: -$12 billion (down -16.8%)
- Canada: -$701.2 million (down -29.8%)
- Switzerland: -$657.4 million (up 6%)
- Australia: -$597.2 million (down -23.5%)
- Netherlands: -$526 million (up 6.3%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$319.7 million (down -33.1%)
- Austria: -$301.1 million (down -9.4%)
- Poland: -$278 million (up 8.2%)
- Israel: -$259.1 million (down -8.1%)
The United States of America posted the highest deficit in the international trade of leather shoes. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for leather shoes-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Leather Shoes Exporting Companies
Below is a list of leading shoe manufacturers from countries that are major players in the international trade of leather footwear. Shown within parenthesis is the country where the shoe maker is headquartered.
- Belle International (China)
- Luigi Voltan Shoe Company (Italy)
- Erich Rohde GmbH (Germany)
- Camper (Spain)
- Brantano Footwear (Belgium)
- Foreva – Comércio de Calçado, S.A. (Portugal)
- Liberty Shoes Limited (India)
- Berluti (France)
- John Lobb Bootmaker (United Kingdom)
- Allen Edmonds (United States)
Searchable List of Leather Shoes Exporting Countries in 2020
The 100 key exporters of leather shoes in the database below generated 99.98% of all leather shoes sold on international markets during 2020.
| Rank | Exporter | Leather Shoes Exports (US$) | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $7,398,203,000 | -20.5% |
| 2. | Vietnam | $7,324,188,000 | +30.7% |
| 3. | Italy | $6,566,847,000 | -18.7% |
| 4. | Germany | $3,349,310,000 | -11.2% |
| 5. | Belgium | $2,452,313,000 | +13.1% |
| 6. | Indonesia | $2,231,371,000 | -1.6% |
| 7. | France | $1,899,245,000 | -13.5% |
| 8. | Netherlands | $1,583,226,000 | -10.8% |
| 9. | Portugal | $1,486,730,000 | -15.3% |
| 10. | Spain | $1,377,226,000 | -19% |
| 11. | India | $1,333,495,000 | -29.3% |
| 12. | Poland | $1,134,367,000 | +1.5% |
| 13. | United Kingdom | $962,174,000 | -18.2% |
| 14. | Hong Kong | $921,943,000 | -34.6% |
| 15. | Bangladesh | $605,484,000 | -20.5% |
| 16. | Switzerland | $494,830,000 | -19.7% |
| 17. | Austria | $450,077,000 | -19.6% |
| 18. | Romania | $413,731,000 | -22.3% |
| 19. | Cambodia | $400,176,000 | -31.6% |
| 20. | Slovakia | $399,561,000 | -13.4% |
| 21. | Turkey | $356,049,000 | -15.4% |
| 22. | Mexico | $324,327,000 | -20.9% |
| 23. | Denmark | $314,774,000 | -15.5% |
| 24. | Czech Republic | $290,624,000 | +0% |
| 25. | Sweden | $282,696,000 | +7.9% |
| 26. | Albania | $276,708,000 | -20.8% |
| 27. | Hungary | $275,112,000 | -23.4% |
| 28. | Brazil | $268,979,000 | -33.5% |
| 29. | United States | $266,584,000 | -36.3% |
| 30. | Tunisia | $265,780,000 | +0.9% |
| 31. | Thailand | $232,715,000 | -20.7% |
| 32. | Croatia | $185,360,000 | -1.5% |
| 33. | Dominican Republic | $180,723,000 | +211.5% |
| 34. | Myanmar | $160,605,000 | +29.6% |
| 35. | Singapore | $140,408,000 | -18.1% |
| 36. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $134,380,000 | -20.1% |
| 37. | Serbia | $114,198,000 | -18.1% |
| 38. | Morocco | $104,649,000 | -9% |
| 39. | Pakistan | $103,685,000 | -9.1% |
| 40. | Russia | $90,688,000 | -15% |
| 41. | Slovenia | $86,503,000 | -3.8% |
| 42. | Laos | $75,438,000 | +52.2% |
| 43. | South Korea | $75,266,000 | -23.1% |
| 44. | Australia | $51,337,000 | +14.9% |
| 45. | Belarus | $51,202,000 | -60.6% |
| 46. | Malaysia | $49,588,000 | -5.8% |
| 47. | Canada | $45,762,000 | -46.7% |
| 48. | Greece | $45,509,000 | -28.2% |
| 49. | Bulgaria | $43,450,000 | -31.8% |
| 50. | Lithuania | $42,816,000 | -26.2% |
| 51. | Finland | $40,290,000 | -30.1% |
| 52. | South Africa | $35,113,000 | -32.5% |
| 53. | Ukraine | $26,084,000 | -20.3% |
| 54. | Estonia | $22,846,000 | -9.5% |
| 55. | Philippines | $22,508,000 | -42.2% |
| 56. | Ireland | $19,992,000 | -19% |
| 57. | Latvia | $16,985,000 | +5.1% |
| 58. | Guatemala | $16,399,000 | +26.7% |
| 59. | United Arab Emirates | $15,533,000 | -94.5% |
| 60. | Taiwan | $14,817,000 | -11.9% |
| 61. | Japan | $13,347,000 | -2.9% |
| 62. | Israel | $12,442,000 | -29.6% |
| 63. | El Salvador | $12,248,000 | -34.3% |
| 64. | North Macedonia | $11,324,000 | -41.7% |
| 65. | Luxembourg | $11,034,000 | +10.2% |
| 66. | Panama | $10,946,000 | -20% |
| 67. | Moldova | $10,816,000 | -2% |
| 68. | Colombia | $9,839,000 | -39.2% |
| 69. | Peru | $6,244,000 | -44.3% |
| 70. | Norway | $6,017,000 | -11.3% |
| 71. | Georgia | $5,151,000 | +70.7% |
| 72. | Cyprus | $5,041,000 | -31% |
| 73. | Uzbekistan | $4,918,000 | +86.2% |
| 74. | Sri Lanka | $3,726,000 | -18.6% |
| 75. | Chile | $2,957,000 | +104.8% |
| 76. | Macao | $1,910,000 | -92.3% |
| 77. | Oman | $1,763,000 | +9.4% |
| 78. | Kuwait | $1,707,000 | -70.7% |
| 79. | Argentina | $1,690,000 | -54.4% |
| 80. | Uganda | $1,682,000 | -21% |
| 81. | Qatar | $1,569,000 | -55.2% |
| 82. | Bahrain | $1,420,000 | -64.2% |
| 83. | Paraguay | $1,233,000 | -62.6% |
| 84. | Ethiopia | $1,071,000 | -72.5% |
| 85. | Egypt | $1,058,000 | -67.4% |
| 86. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,042,000 | -93.2% |
| 87. | Lesotho | $996,000 | -31% |
| 88. | Andorra | $902,000 | +362.6% |
| 89. | British Virgin Is | $857,000 | +3796% |
| 90. | Nicaragua | $785,000 | -66.5% |
| 91. | Armenia | $746,000 | +52.6% |
| 92. | Kenya | $693,000 | -62.3% |
| 93. | Azerbaijan | $680,000 | +1.2% |
| 94. | Aruba | $626,000 | +128.5% |
| 95. | US Minor Outlying Is | $626,000 | +29.3% |
| 96. | Lebanon | $620,000 | -90.7% |
| 97. | Burundi | $559,000 | 0% |
| 98. | Costa Rica | $513,000 | -57% |
| 99. | New Zealand | $503,000 | +19.5% |
| 100. | Montenegro | $464,000 | +39.8% |
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns above. The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of exported leather shows from 2019 to 2020. An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2019 data was available.
See also T-shirt Exports by Country, Cotton Exports by Country, Cotton Imports by Country and Top Exported Baby Clothing Sales
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on June 29, 2021
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on June 29, 2021
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on June 29, 2021
Wikipedia, Shoe companies by country. Accessed on June 29, 2021
Zepol’s company summary highlights by HTS code. Accessed on June 29, 2021
