Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$6.8 billion$6.8B
vs 2010
0.9× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
78%
Busiest portTop port
Los Angeles, CA

The US buys the most leather shoes from Vietnam: 36% of $6.8 billion.

Italy is second at 17%. Dress and casual leather-upper shoes.

Where US leather shoes come from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $6.8B the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Vietnam$2.45B36.3%
  2. 02Italy$1.13B16.7%
  3. 03Indonesia$0.85B12.6%
  4. 04China$0.82B12.1%
  5. 05Germany$0.29B4.3%
  6. 06Cambodia$0.26B3.9%
  7. 07India$0.24B3.6%
  8. 08Portugal$0.14B2.1%
  9. 09Brazil$0.13B1.9%
  10. 10Spain$0.13B1.9%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $0.31B4.5%

Total US leather shoes imports by year · $7.2B in 2010 to $6.8B in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2010 to 2025

2025Press play to replay the ranking

Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US leather shoes imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US leather shoes imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Vietnam15% → 36%
Indonesia7% → 13%
Italy12% → 17%
Germany0.5% → 4.3%
Cambodia0.7% → 3.9%
Portugal0.8% → 2.1%
Brazil1.7% → 1.9%
Spain1.9% → 1.9%
India3.9% → 3.6%
China50% → 12%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's made

Bigger circle = more value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

Most imported leather shoes are made in Southeast Asia. Vietnam and Indonesia send 49% between them, and China, Cambodia and India add another 20%. Italy, Germany and Portugal send 23% from Europe.

0102030405060708
0102030405060708
  1. 01Vietnam
  2. 02Italy
  3. 03Indonesia
  4. 04China
  5. 05Germany
  6. 06Cambodia
  7. 07India
  8. 08Portugal

Where it lands

US port where it entered, 2025. Letters match the list.

78% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through West and East Coast ports. Los Angeles alone takes 36%. Newark and Long Beach follow at 21% and 8%.

ABCDEF
ABCDEF
  1. ALos Angeles, CA $2.41B
  2. BNewark, NJ $1.40B
  3. CLong Beach, CA $0.54B
  4. DJFK Airport, NY $0.41B
  5. ENorfolk, VA $0.37B
  6. FCharleston, SC $0.27B
More detail: states listed on entry paperworkMore detail: states on paperwork

This is the destination written on customs forms, often a warehouse or distributor near the port. It is not where the leather shoes is used.

One state is listed for over $1B.

  1. 01California$1.87B
  2. 02New York$0.79B
  3. 03New Jersey$0.60B
  4. 04Massachusetts$0.46B
  5. 05Pennsylvania$0.36B
$1B+$400M–1B$100–400M$10–100MUnder $10M

Counted under HS 640359, 640399. How we count.