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    <periodOfReport>2018-02-13</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000103379</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>V F CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>VFC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001235567</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BAILEY KEVIN</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1></rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity></rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>VP &amp; Group Pres. - APAC</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Commom Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>39491.228</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>2017 Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>53.47</value>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>35479</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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        <derivativeHolding>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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        <derivativeHolding>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>19796</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
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                <value>36.40</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2022-02-20</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>2018 Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
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                <value>74.80</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F7"/>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Commom Stock</value>
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                    <value>32752</value>
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        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This option vests as follows: 11,827 shares vest on 02/22/2018; 11,826 shares vested on 02/22/2019; and 11,826 shares vested on 02/22/2020.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This option vests as follows: 7,100 shares vested on 02/23/2017; 7,100 shares vest on 02/23/2018; and 7,099 shares vest on 02/23/2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This option vested as follows: 6,028 shares vested on 02/18/2016; 6,027 shares vested on 02/18/2017; and 6,027 shares vested on 02/18/2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This option vested as follows: 4,845 shares vest on 02/19/2015; 4,845 shares vested on 02/19/2016; and 4,845 shares vested on 02/19/2017.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This option vested as follows: 6,599 shares vest on 02/20/2014; 6,599 shares vested on 02/20/2015; and 6,598 shares vested on 02/20/2016.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This option vested as follows: 5,000 shares vested on 02/21/2013; 5,000 shares vested on 02/21/2014; and 5,000 shares vested on 02/21/2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">This option vests as follows: 10,918 shares vest on 02/21/2019; 10,917 shares vest on 02/21/2020; and10,917 shares vest on 02/21/2021.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Executed signing authority attached.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Mark R. Townsend for Kevin D. Bailey (Pursuant to attached Signing Authority)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
