Turkey continues to increase its footwear exports, aiming to reach $2022 billion in footwear exports by the end of 1,3. It is noted that Russia was the leader in the list of Turkish footwear importers in the first quarter of 2022, export sales of shoes from Turkey to Russia amounted to $25,8 .XNUMX million
Russia's share in Turkey's total exports is 7,9%. These figures are listed on the website. cumhuriyet.com.tr, citing data from the Turkish Footwear Manufacturers Association (TASD). It was assumed that the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine would affect the reduction in the supply of Turkish shoes to the Russian Federation, and indeed, in March there was a partial decrease in exports by 0,3%.
The second in the list of countries importing Turkish shoes in the 1st quarter of 2022 is Germany, the volume of exports of shoes from Turkey to Germany amounted to $25,7 million. It is followed by Spain ($17,9 million), Italy ($16,8 million) and Libya $16,4 million. The top ten importers of Turkish shoes also include Iraq, Romania, Poland, Israel and the UK.
In the reporting period, the export of Turkish shoes to Libya increased significantly (122,9%). But growth was also observed in all European markets: Poland (115,4%), Italy (68,1%), Spain (45,9%), Great Britain (47,5%). In general, Turkey's leather and leather goods exports increased by 27% between January and March to reach $502,8 million, Turkey's footwear exports increased by 22,2% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2021. year, reaching $328 million.
President of the Turkish Association of Footwear Manufacturers (TASD) Berke Ichten noted that the current political and economic situation in the world has allowed the Turkish shoe industry to move one step forward.
The trade embargo that some countries have imposed on Russia has turned it towards Turkey, and now the question of how payments will be made in Turkey's trade with Russia has come to the fore.
Also, as a positive moment, Ichten noted that he is considering the issue of cooperation between the Turkish exhibition AYMOD Fair and the Russian shoe exhibition Euro Shoeswhich has been held in Moscow for 17 years.
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