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Dongguan shoe industry is hard to find export

the EU has imposed an anti-dumping duty of 16.5% on Chinese leather shoes for four years or at least 15 months. Wang Shengpei, President of Dongguan leather and shoes Association, said that the anti-dumping duty had once brought a lot of negative effects on the export of Dongguan’s shoes industry. 1f it continues to be levied, the export of Dongguan’s leather and shoes industry will still be restricted

the “sunset review” of EU’s anti-dumping duty on Chinese shoes will announce the final results in the near future. According to Reuters on October 7, the European Union proposed to extend the current 16.5% anti-dumping duty for at least 15 months. This time, Vietnamese shoes will not be included in the list of punitive duties. 1n an interview with the media, a person in charge of the Fair Trade Bureau of the Ministry of commerce also said that from the current situation, the situation is not optimistic< 1n July 2005, the EU decided to impose an anti-dumping duty of 16.5% on Chinese leather shoes. This tax rate makes many Chinese shoe enterprises have to give up the EU shoe market, leading to a sharp decline in exports. According to the statistics of Guangzhou Customs, from January to July this year, the average export price of Guangdong shoes was US $2.9/pair, down 6.4% year on year; Total exports fell 5.7% to US $5.74 billion the “sunset review” of EU’s anti-dumping duty on Chinese shoes has always been the focus of Dongguan shoe enterprises. As early as last year, on the occasion of the 7th China Dongguan 1nternational Footwear Exhibition – shoe machinery exhibition, Ms. Wang Ying, Secretary General of footwear branch of China Chamber of Commerce for import and export of light industry and crafts, went to Houjie, Dongguan to jointly hold a forum with Asian Footwear Association on shoes enterprises in Guangdong. The forum was presided over by Mr. Xie Jiuhua, marketing director of Asian Footwear Association. More than 100 people, including senior leaders of more than 30 shoemaking enterprises, including panamon, Adidas, Yuyuan shoes, Li consultant of Zhongshan Xinyi Shoes Co., Ltd., general manager of Dongguan Quanli Shoes Co., Ltd., Huizhou Hongkai Shoes Co., Ltd., attended the forum. During the meeting, Yuyuan shoes, Zhongshan Xinyi Shoes Co., Ltd. and other major export enterprises put forward their own suggestions on how to deal with the EU review since they took the measures, and reached a consensus on how to work together to cope with the upcoming anti-dumping review< However, Dongguan shoe enterprises are dissatisfied with the EU's proposal to extend the current 16.5% anti-dumping duty. Wang Shengpei, President of Dongguan leather and shoes Association, said that the anti-dumping duty once had a negative impact on the export of Dongguan's shoes. 1f it continues to be levied, the export of Dongguan's leather and shoes will still be restricted" We have expressed our opinions through the provincial Trade Bureau many times, but the European Union still insists on going its own way, and we have nothing to do. " Wang Shengpei said it is reported that this proposal of the European Union has also been protested by global shoe manufacturers and large European retailers. According to industry analysis, the EU’s final decision is likely to make some compromise. The new proposal will propose that the punitive tariff period should be 15 months instead of the conventional five-year period. Children’s shoes and sports shoes may also be excluded from the scope of punitive tax commodities

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