Vietnam ranked second in footwear export to Colombia with export revenues reaching more than 28 million USD, making up 16 percent of the Southern American country’s total footwear import value in the first five months of this year.
However, the Southeast Asian nation ranked fourth in terms of export volume with more than 1.16 million pairs of shoes.
According to the Colombian Association of Footwear and Leather Manufacturers ( ACICAM ), the country imported almost 25.7 million pairs of shoes worth 177.2 million USD in the first five months of 2012. China was the Southern American country’s largest footwear exporter with more than 19 million pairs of shoes worth over 105 million USD.
Last year, Vietnam exported almost 2.87 million pairs of shoes worth 66 million USD to the market, ranking fourth in export volume and second in value./.