EU extends anti-dumping on leather shoes
22/12/2009
The European Union has decided to extend anti-dumping duties on imports of leather shoes from China and Vietnam.
The duties have been in place since 2006 because European footwear manufacturers have been able to prove accusations of falsely low export prices against competitors from the two Asian countries. The levies of 16.5% against Chinese imports and 10% against those from Vietnam have been under formal review since last year.
Many northern members of the 27-state European Union have been vocally opposed to the anti-dumping measures, as have some big name sports footwear brands, while those in the south, where most of Europe’s footwear manufacturing jobs are, have borne the brunt of amassing documentation to prove that Chinese and Vietnamese footwear brands are receiving enough help from their governments to allow their shoes to sell for a lower price in Europe than in their domestic markets.
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