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New Balance to Vans size conversion

New Balance and Vans sizes side by side for the same US size, men's and women's. The EU and UK labels come from each brand's own size chart. They compare size labels and do not assess product fit.

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Men's

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New Balance and Vans men's sizes by US size
US	New Balance EU	Vans EU	New Balance UK	Vans UK
3.5	35 1/2	34 1/2	3	2.5
4	36	35	3.5	3
4.5	37	36	4	3.5
5	37 1/2	36 1/2	4.5	4
5.5	38	37	5	4.5
6	38 1/2	38	5.5	5
6.5	39 1/2	38 1/2	6	5.5
7	40	39	6.5	6
7.5	40 1/2	40	7	6.5
8	41 1/2	40 1/2	7.5	7
8.5	42	41	8	7.5
9	42 1/2	42	8.5	8
9.5	43	42 1/2	9	8.5
10	44	43	9.5	9
10.5	44 1/2	44	10	9.5
11	45	44 1/2	10.5	10
11.5	45 1/2	45	11	10.5
12	46 1/2	46	11.5	11
13	47 1/2	47	12.5	12
14	49	48	13.5	13
15	50	49	14.5	14
16	51	50	15.5	15

Women's

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New Balance and Vans women's sizes by US size
US	New Balance EU	Vans EU	New Balance UK	Vans UK
5	35	34 1/2	3	2.5
5.5	36	35	3.5	3
6	36 1/2	36	4	3.5
6.5	37	36 1/2	4.5	4
7	37 1/2	37	5	4.5
7.5	38	38	5.5	5
8	39	38 1/2	6	5.5
8.5	40	39	6.5	6
9	40 1/2	40	7	6.5
9.5	41	40 1/2	7.5	7
10	41 1/2	41	8	7.5
10.5	42 1/2	42	8.5	8
11	43	42 1/2	9	8.5
11.5	43 1/2	43	9.5	9
12	44	44	10	9.5
12.5	45	44 1/2	10.5	10
13	45 1/2	45	11	10.5
13.5	46	46	11.5	11

Questions

Is a New Balance EU size the same as a Vans EU size?: Not always. For 22 of 22 shared US men's sizes, the EU label differs. For example, US 9 is EU 42 1/2 at New Balance and EU 42 at Vans.
What is a New Balance US 9 in Vans?: At Vans, US 9 men's is EU 42 and UK 8. At New Balance, it is EU 42 1/2 and UK 8.5.
Which sizes does the table cover?: Men's: US 3.5 to US 16 (22 sizes). Women's: US 5 to US 13.5 (18 sizes). The table shows only the US sizes that both charts list.
Does this table tell me how a shoe fits?: No. It compares the size labels of the New Balance and Vans charts. Fit depends on the model; check the maker's guide for the model you want.