European Footwear Confederation

The Voice of the European Footwear Industry: promoting its interests and values

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21000

Companies

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The European Footwear Industry handicrafted and innovative a key part of the fashion industry concerned about safety durability and high standards respecting the environment always looking towards differentiation

Latest Publications

Joint Statements, News A €2 Handling Fee Will Not be Enough To Protect Consumers, Nor Protect EU Business from Unfair Competition
18 June 2025

A €2 Handling Fee Will Not be Enough To Protect Consumers, Nor Protect EU Business from Unfair Competition

  • consumer safety
  • EU
  • EU businesses
  • handling fee
  • product safety
  • unfair competition
News, Press Releases, Projects From Heritage to Innovation: METASKILLS4TCLF Builds Skills for Tomorrow’s TCLF Industries
12 May 2025

From Heritage to Innovation: METASKILLS4TCLF Builds Skills for Tomorrow’s TCLF Industries

  • education
  • Erasmus+ Blueprint
  • EU Textiles Ecosystem Platform
  • METASKILLS4TCLF
  • Pacts for Skills
  • Pirmasens
  • skills gaps
  • TCLF
  • VR
News, Press Releases, Projects Learning by Doing: A New Era for Leather Goods Training in Europe
17 April 2025

Learning by Doing: A New Era for Leather Goods Training in Europe

  • education
  • Erasmus +
  • Iasi
  • Learning Factories
  • Leather Goods
  • Training
  • VET
Joint Statements, News Ensuring Legal Clarity in the ESPR: A Joint Call for a Transitional Regime
19 March 2025

Ensuring Legal Clarity in the ESPR: A Joint Call for a Transitional Regime

  • Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation
  • ESPR
  • European Commission
  • Joint Statement
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Events

1 July 2025 - 2 July 2025

AEQUALIS4TCLF Transnational Project Meeting

Hybrid meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
23 September 2025 - 25 September 2025

SHOE 5.0 Final Dissemination Event

SIMAC Fair - Milan, Italy
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Calendar

Worldwide trade shows and other events

Ecodesign Guide for Footwear Industry

This short guide provides strategies to assist footwear companies in the development of footwear products with lower environment footprint

Working together towards a TCLF Pact for Skills!

The EU Pact for Skills for the Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear (TCLF) sectors

Trade Barriers

Drop us a message here to report a trade barrier you are facing or any Market Access issues related to footwear.

Access2Market Portal

Exporting from the EU, importing into the EU, Rules of Origin Self Assessment tool - all you need to know.

Where to study?

Tell us your specific interest, and we will guide you through the offer of European High Education and VET providers. See also the list proposed.

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Everything you need to know about EU-UK footwear trade and future relations

Ongoing Projects

Single Market Programme

TCLF SkillBridge

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Erasmus+

AEQUALIS4TCLF

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Erasmus+

Learning Factories

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Erasmus+

MetaSkills4TCLF

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Erasmus+

VETting Green

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Erasmus+

SHOE 5.0

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Past Projects

Erasmus+

SHOEGAME

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Erasmus+

Digital FABLAB

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Erasmus+

DiaSHOE

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Interreg

Success Road

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European Social Dialogue

Implementing best practices to increase the attractiveness of the Footwear Sector (Second part)

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Erasmus+

SciLED

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LIFE

LIFE GreenShoes4All

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Erasmus +

Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030

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