Under The Burden Of The American Tariff Surge That Is Already Halting Shipments To The U.S., Argentina And Paraguay Step Up As Protagonists And Boost Footwear Sales With Increases Of 68% And 41%

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 16/09/2025 at 10:40

Updated on 16/09/2025 at 14:54

Exportações de calçados ao Brasil despencam nos EUA após tarifaço, mas Argentina e Paraguai elevam compras em 68% e 41%,

241 pessoas reagiram a isso.

While the United States Impose Tariffs of 50% That Crush Brazilian Exports, South American Neighbors Increase Their Purchases and Alleviate Sector Losses.

Data released by the Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries (Abicalçados) in August reveals a challenging scenario for the sector.

Brazilian exports continue to decline, while imports are increasing, mainly those from China, exacerbating competition in the domestic market.

In August, exports totaled 7.64 million pairs, generating US$ 77 million. The figures represent a decrease of 0.5% in volume and 9.1% in revenue compared to the same month last year.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Impact of US Tariffs

The performance in August was mainly affected by the US market, the primary international destination for Brazilian footwear.

In the month, 803.7 thousand pairs were exported for US$ 21.4 million, declines of 17.6% in volume and 1.4% in revenue compared to August 2024.

Even with this negative result for the month, the accumulated year still shows growth. A total of the US received 7.7 million pairs, which generated US$ 156.3 million, an increase of 10.7% in volume and 5.8% in revenue compared to the same period last year.

“The tariff imposed by the United States, which accounts for more than 20% of the total generated by Brazilian footwear exports, was already felt in August. In September, when we will have a full month of the additional tariff in effect, this setback is expected to be even greater,” says the executive president of Abicalçados, Haroldo Ferreira.

According to him, the applied tariffs make Brazilian exports “practically unviable” in light of the strong competition from Asian producers, especially the Chinese, in the North American market.

Argentina and Paraguay in Focus

While the US records a decline, other destinations showed growth. Argentina, the second-largest buyer, imported 1.63 million pairs of Brazilian footwear in August, spending US$ 18.44 million, increases of 68% and 11.6%, respectively, compared to August 2024.

In the accumulated year, Argentinians purchased 9.35 million pairs for US$ 135.68 million, a growth of 37.4% in volume and 5.3% in revenue over the same period last year.

Paraguay ranks third among the destinations. In August, it imported 876.9 thousand pairs of Brazilian footwear for US$ 4.3 million, an increase of 41.4% in volume and 23.5% in revenue compared to the same month last year.

From January to August, Paraguayans bought 5.95 million pairs, paying US$ 27.7 million, a result that represents an increase of 8.7% in volume and a decrease of 1.7% in revenue compared to the same interval in 2024.

Performance of Exporting States

The data from Abicalçados also detail the results by exporting state. Rio Grande do Sul leads, with 21.4 million pairs exported and revenue of US$ 315 million in the accumulated year, a growth of 1.1% in volume and a decrease of 4% in revenue.

Next is Ceará, with 21.33 million pairs and US$ 127.73 million, an increase of 8.4% in volume and a decrease of 5% in revenue compared to the same period last year.

São Paulo occupies the third position, with 4.73 million pairs sent abroad and revenue of US$ 68.2 million, a growth of 26.5% in volume and 18.6% in revenue compared to the accumulated figures of 2024.

Imports Surge and Pressure Domestic Market

While exports face difficulties, imports continue to rise, generating concern in the sector. The influx of Chinese footwear is cited by Abicalçados as a factor disrupting the domestic market.

“With the tariff imposed by the United States on Chinese products, producers in that country have been offloading their surpluses into other markets, including Brazil, at very low prices,” explains Ferreira. According to him, this practice causes losses to the domestic industry.

In August, 492 thousand pairs from China arrived in Brazil, for which US$ 3.7 million was paid. The figures represent a growth of 41.5% in volume and 67.2% in revenue compared to August 2024.

In the accumulated year, imports of Chinese footwear totaled 8.45 million pairs and US$ 31.18 million, with increases of 9% and 14.1%, respectively, compared to the same period last year.

In total, Brazil imported 3.55 million pairs in August, with expenditures of US$ 49.27 million, increases of 23% in volume and 18.4% in revenue compared to the same month in 2024.

From January to August, imports accumulated 30.13 million pairs, totaling US$ 387 million, a growth of 26.9% in volume and 28.8% in revenue compared to the same period last year.

0 Comentários

Mais recente

Mais antigos Mais votado

Feedbacks

Visualizar todos comentários

Under The Burden Of The American Tariff Surge That Is Already Halting Shipments To The U.S., Argentina And Paraguay Step Up As Protagonists And Boost Footwear Sales With Increases Of 68% And 41%

While the United States Impose Tariffs of 50% That Crush Brazilian Exports, South American Neighbors Increase Their Purchases and Alleviate Sector Losses.

Impact of US Tariffs

Argentina and Paraguay in Focus

Performance of Exporting States

Imports Surge and Pressure Domestic Market

At just 14 years old, a boy creates a system without energy, using steel pipes buried in the ground, that irrigates seedlings with moisture from the air, to combat the water scarcity threatening reforestation in northern China.

Where there was only sand and wind at 40 degrees, China built a megacity of 500,000 inhabitants with farms, wineries, and universities in the middle of the desert using melted glacier water from hundreds of kilometers away.

At over 8,800 meters above sea level, the summit of Mount Everest is made up of rocks that originated at the bottom of an ocean about 500 million years ago and were pushed to the highest point on Earth by the collision of tectonic plates.

With earth, bamboo, straw, and lime mortar, a specialist builds a house for just over $460 and draws attention for its cost being much lower than traditional construction.

Starlink breaks the barrier of 10,000 satellites in orbit and takes its expansion to an unprecedented level, with a direct impact on global internet, technological competition, and the race for space.

NASA photographed a nearly perfect square with 3 km sides on Mars, 13 times larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza, but the official explanation is natural erosion; still, no one has explained why the four sides have almost identical lengths.

350-year mystery may have been solved: remains of a soldier who inspired the hero of The Three Musketeers found beneath a church in the Netherlands.

Russia has broken the U.S. maritime blockade to send oil to Cuba and is now loading a second ship while Trump says that “Cuba is next” in a possible military action against the island.

Volkswagen unveiled the 2027 Atlas with a 282-horsepower EA888 turbo engine, a 15-inch screen, massage seats, and a completely new interior to finally elevate the three-row SUV built on the MQB platform to a new level.

After China, it’s now the turn of the USA to ‘secure’ a share of Brazil’s natural resources: the country buys critical rare earths for R$ 3 billion and enters the center of the global technology dispute.

Historic building in the United States reports electrical fire, calls firefighters, and exposes an issue with an appliance that most Brazilians also have at home.

Discovery of a 15-kilometer labyrinth beneath the buildings of Rome raises alarm for collapses and reveals the largest underground network ever found in the Italian capital.

Under The Burden Of The American Tariff Surge That Is Already Halting Shipments To The U.S., Argentina And Paraguay Step Up As Protagonists And Boost Footwear Sales With Increases Of 68% And 41%

While the United States Impose Tariffs of 50% That Crush Brazilian Exports, South American Neighbors Increase Their Purchases and Alleviate Sector Losses.

Impact of US Tariffs

Argentina and Paraguay in Focus

Performance of Exporting States

Imports Surge and Pressure Domestic Market

At just 14 years old, a boy creates a system without energy, using steel pipes buried in the ground, that irrigates seedlings with moisture from the air, to combat the water scarcity threatening reforestation in northern China.

Where there was only sand and wind at 40 degrees, China built a megacity of 500,000 inhabitants with farms, wineries, and universities in the middle of the desert using melted glacier water from hundreds of kilometers away.

At over 8,800 meters above sea level, the summit of Mount Everest is made up of rocks that originated at the bottom of an ocean about 500 million years ago and were pushed to the highest point on Earth by the collision of tectonic plates.

With earth, bamboo, straw, and lime mortar, a specialist builds a house for just over $460 and draws attention for its cost being much lower than traditional construction.

Starlink breaks the barrier of 10,000 satellites in orbit and takes its expansion to an unprecedented level, with a direct impact on global internet, technological competition, and the race for space.

NASA photographed a nearly perfect square with 3 km sides on Mars, 13 times larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza, but the official explanation is natural erosion; still, no one has explained why the four sides have almost identical lengths.

350-year mystery may have been solved: remains of a soldier who inspired the hero of The Three Musketeers found beneath a church in the Netherlands.

IPTU exemption for seniors in 2026: see how to secure the benefit.

The institute that trained the greatest aerospace engineers in Brazil has just opened its first campus outside São Paulo after 75 years: ITA Ceará will have R$ 445 million, new courses in energy and systems, and classes are expected to start in 2027.

Luciano Hang, owner of Havan, goes to Juiz de Fora after the tragedy in February, brings R$ 1 million, hands out R$ 2,000 cards, and donates up to R$ 15,000 to victims in the region.

The Brazilian passport allows legal residence in dozens of countries without the need for a prior visa, and most Brazilians are unaware that they can apply for residency directly upon arriving in nations in South America, Africa, and even Europe.

Petrobras sends a message to Brazilian truck drivers after fuel collapse and reveals plan to have 100% domestic diesel.

Russia has broken the U.S. maritime blockade to send oil to Cuba and is now loading a second ship while Trump says that “Cuba is next” in a possible military action against the island.

Volkswagen unveiled the 2027 Atlas with a 282-horsepower EA888 turbo engine, a 15-inch screen, massage seats, and a completely new interior to finally elevate the three-row SUV built on the MQB platform to a new level.

After China, it’s now the turn of the USA to ‘secure’ a share of Brazil’s natural resources: the country buys critical rare earths for R$ 3 billion and enters the center of the global technology dispute.

Historic building in the United States reports electrical fire, calls firefighters, and exposes an issue with an appliance that most Brazilians also have at home.

Discovery of a 15-kilometer labyrinth beneath the buildings of Rome raises alarm for collapses and reveals the largest underground network ever found in the Italian capital.