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India & Bangladesh outperform China in footwear supply to US

US footwear imports from China were valued at $**.*** billion in ****, higher than the **** figure of $**.*** billion. Imports peaked at $**.*** billion in **** but dropped to $**.*** billion in ****. The COVID-** pandemic in **** led to a steep decline in imports, falling to $*.*** billion, according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro. 

Nevertheless, US footwear imports from Bangladesh rapidly recovered after COVID-related disruptions in ****. Imports fell to $***.*** million in **** from $***.*** million in ****, but they surged to $***.*** million in **** and further rose to $***.*** million in ****. The trade volume increased *.** times from $***.*** million in ****.