04 December, 2025
TARIFF & TRADE
Current trade data & resources
SHOE-IN SHOW
Podcast with experts, on business trends
SHOE SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability education & empowerment
BLACK FOOTWEAR FORUM
Influence, leadership, creativity
FASHION FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION OF NY
Serving the industry in NYC
SHOES FOR A CURE
The footwear industry uniting to fund breast cancer research
FOOTWEAR INNOVATION
The footwear industry’s think tank
SOURCING & COMPLIANCE
Data, costs, compliance
FDRA’s ShoeTube
Dynamic Industry Insights
INDUSTRY EVENTS CALENDAR
Industry show dates
FOOTWEAR CUSTOMS
Importing, duty rates, regulations
CONGRESSIONAL SNEAKER CAUCUS
A bipartisan movement
FOOTWEAR TESTING GUIDE
Contact us for requirements by country
FIGHT FOOTWEAR FAKES
Educating on IP issues, eradicating counterfeits
SHOE TRACEABILITY
The industry’s data architecture standard for shoe traceability
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING
Stats, reports, stories
BREWS & SHOES
Connecting the footwear community for a cause
SOLES 4 THE DISTRICT
Providing shoes to kids experiencing homelessness
Footwear Industry News
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04 December, 2025
Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Draws a Record 203 Million Shoppers
FDRA in the News
16 November, 2025
WATCH: US footwear companies want to expand cooperation in the Vietnamese market | VOVLive
15 November, 2025
US footwear industry businesses wish to expand cooperation in Vietnam
22 October, 2025
Shoes for a Cure Kicks Off Big Week in New York With Intimate Saks Cocktail
21 October, 2025
WATCH: Extra TV – Shoes for a Cure 2025
FOOTWEAR BY THE NUMBERS
A closer look at footwear consumption and production throughout the United States
~237,000
Total U.S. Footwear
Employment
6.3
Average Pairs Imported
Per Person in 2024
~25 Million
Total Pairs Made in
America in 2024
$113.7 Billion
Total U.S. Personal Spending
on Footwear in 2024