Shenzhen Port exports 2.2 billion pairs of shoes throughout the year

The reporter learned from Shenzhen Customs yesterday that during the whole year of 2009, a total of 2.22 billion pairs of shoes were exported through Shenzhen ports, up 17.6% year-on-year; worth US$5.12 billion, up 9.7% year-on-year.

According to reports, more than 80% of Shenzhen port shoe exports are for general trade exports. For the whole year of 2009, the Shenzhen Port exported 1.84 billion pairs of shoes by general trade, an increase of 26.6%, which was 9 percentage points higher than the overall increase, accounting for 82.9% of the total export volume of the Shenzhen Port shoes during the same period (hereinafter the same); Exports of 150 million pairs fell by 9.4% in the contrarian direction; exports to the bonded warehouses exported 210 million pairs, a decrease of 16.9%.

It is worth mentioning that ASEAN has become the largest footwear export market in China. Throughout 2009, the Shenzhen port exported 490 million pairs of shoes to ASEAN, a rapid increase of 1.1 times. For other Asian, African and Latin American markets, there has also been a relatively rapid growth, of which exports to Panama are 200 million pairs, an increase of 72.9%. Exports to the United Arab Emirates and South Africa were all over 90 million pairs, with an increase of 48.5% and 40.9%, respectively. The U.S. and EU markets declined, with exports of 380 million pairs and 240 million pairs in the year, a year-on-year decrease of 8.8% and 1.7% respectively.