Vietnam exported footwear to the tune of US$2,199 million in December, up from US$2,076 million in November, a change of 5.90 percent, according to preliminary data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year to date, Vietnam had exported US$24,204 million worth of footwear by the end of December.
The USA accounted for US$882 million worth of Vietnam’s footwear exports in December. This was up from US$721 million in footwear exports in November, a change of 22.38 percent. Year to date, Vietnam has shipped US$9,030 million worth of footwear to the USA.
After the USA was Netherlands making up US$156 million worth of Vietnam’s footwear exports in December. This was down from US$177 million in footwear exports in November, a change of -12.14 percent. Year to date, Vietnam has shipped US$1,826 million worth of footwear to Netherlands.
Next was China taking US$130 million worth of Vietnam’s footwear exports in December. This was down from US$166 million in footwear exports in November, a change of -21.85 percent. Year to date, Vietnam has shipped US$1,608 million worth of footwear to China.
Following China was Japan representing US$118 million worth of Vietnam’s footwear exports in December. This was up from US$97 million in footwear exports in November, a change of 20.81 percent. Year to date, Vietnam has shipped US$1,196 million worth of footwear to Japan.
Rounding out the top five was Belgium constituting US$90 million worth of Vietnam’s footwear exports in December. This was down from US$97 million in footwear exports in November, a change of -8.01 percent. Year to date, Vietnam has shipped US$1,224 million worth of footwear to Belgium.
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Vietnam exports of footwear in December, US$m
| December | November | MoM | YTD | |
| Total | 2,198.64 | 2,076.19 | 5.90% | 24,203.50 |
| Other | 488.83 | 504.14 | -3.04% | 5,611.77 |
| USA | 882.16 | 720.86 | 22.38% | 9,029.69 |
| Netherlands | 155.68 | 177.18 | -12.14% | 1,825.98 |
| China | 129.71 | 165.96 | -21.85% | 1,608.05 |
| Japan | 117.58 | 97.33 | 20.81% | 1,196.16 |
| Belgium | 89.52 | 97.32 | -8.01% | 1,224.47 |
| UK | 82.94 | 85.80 | -3.33% | 1,058.12 |
| Germany | 70.76 | 65.56 | 7.94% | 737.82 |
| South Korea | 64.50 | 56.07 | 15.04% | 625.90 |
| France | 60.35 | 51.59 | 16.99% | 646.53 |
| Canada | 56.61 | 54.40 | 4.06% | 639.02 |
| Mexico | 53.85 | 50.34 | 6.96% | 700.99 |
| Italy | 48.45 | 63.10 | -23.21% | 589.06 |
| Spain | 48.04 | 42.33 | 13.49% | 525.39 |
| Australia | 43.75 | 40.89 | 7.00% | 459.03 |
| UAE | 20.93 | 22.74 | -7.94% | 252.44 |
| Brazil | 20.83 | 22.31 | -6.64% | 240.11 |
| Taiwan | 14.98 | 16.21 | -7.58% | 154.86 |
| Panama | 14.51 | 11.05 | 31.37% | 145.52 |
| India | 14.16 | 10.70 | 32.39% | 114.76 |
| Indonesia | 13.90 | 10.78 | 28.97% | 131.20 |
| Thailand | 12.87 | 8.87 | 45.13% | 117.25 |
| Chile | 12.63 | 16.12 | -21.61% | 174.40 |
| South Africa | 11.78 | 9.68 | 21.63% | 121.26 |
| Singapore | 11.49 | 10.43 | 10.12% | 113.97 |
| Poland | 10.90 | 11.06 | -1.47% | 111.06 |
| Turkey | 10.47 | 12.26 | -14.62% | 136.05 |
| Argentina | 10.15 | 11.90 | -14.70% | 162.40 |
| Malaysia | 9.90 | 9.95 | -0.48% | 105.75 |
| Philippines | 9.79 | 8.73 | 12.10% | 108.89 |
| Hong Kong | 9.60 | 12.86 | -25.38% | 112.09 |
| Sweden | 9.09 | 10.69 | -14.98% | 87.58 |
| Czech Republic | 8.87 | 8.82 | 0.57% | 93.14 |
| Israel | 8.08 | 10.55 | -23.46% | 83.53 |
| Peru | 5.55 | 8.10 | -31.57% | 94.55 |
| New Zealand | 5.00 | 4.73 | 5.70% | 53.17 |
| Luxembourg | 3.56 | 4.62 | -22.95% | 48.90 |
| Colombia | 3.23 | 4.66 | -30.53% | 43.03 |
| Denmark | 3.04 | 3.21 | -5.52% | 27.33 |
| Greece | 2.98 | 3.59 | -16.95% | 29.19 |
| Norway | 2.91 | 2.18 | 33.36% | 21.25 |
| Switzerland | 2.81 | 3.27 | -14.11% | 27.43 |
| Russia | 1.81 | 2.29 | -20.76% | 22.05 |
| Ukraine | 1.46 | 1.90 | -23.30% | 25.05 |
| Austria | 1.43 | 2.48 | -42.24% | 25.33 |
| Hungary | 1.37 | 0.13 | 974.58% | 2.67 |
| Romania | 1.27 | 0.85 | 49.62% | 19.90 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.59 | 0.35 | 65.67% | 7.68 |
| Slovakia | 0.56 | 0.87 | -35.00% | 13.45 |
| Finland | 0.40 | 0.73 | -45.77% | 6.74 |
| Portugal | 0.21 | 0.54 | -61.06% | 4.22 |
| Cyprus | 0.19 | 0.11 | 76.89% | 1.36 |
| Armenia | 0.00 | 0.06 | -100.00% | 0.24 |
| Iceland | 0.00 | 0.04 | -100.00% | 0.64 |
Vietnam footwear news
Recent developments in footwear in Vietnam include:
Fake Nike, Adidas, Puma seizure
Hanoi market inspectors and police seized nearly 6,500 clothing items suspected of counterfeiting Nike and Adidas during a raid on 8 December.
Officials found 5,200 sets labelled Nike, 1,200 sets labelled Adidas and 14 shirts labelled Puma, mostly sold online.
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Vietnam’s footwear industry
Vietnam is one of the world’s largest footwear manufacturing hubs, supplying major global brands, like Nike and Adidas, through an export-oriented, labour-intensive production base in Vietnam.
The industry benefits from deep integration into global value chains, competitive labour costs, and preferential market access under multiple free trade agreements.
Footwear production in Vietnam is concentrated around foreign-invested enterprises, while domestic firms increasingly participate in supporting industries and contract manufacturing.
Ongoing investment in automation, sustainability standards, and supply-chain traceability is reshaping the sector as buyers demand higher compliance and resilience.