The president of Ukraine’s League of Footwear Producers, Oleksandr Borodynia, has said that 70% of artificial leather shoes in the country are imported from China.

“Last year, Ukraine imported 109 million pairs of Chinese shoes, of which only 6% were made of genuine leather,” Mr Borodynia said. He continued to explain that 70% of all footwear in the market is from China and it is almost all made of artificial leather.

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