EU Import Tariff Rates For Non Leather Footwear Products Have Declined.

The EU has stepped up tariff barriers on imports of shoes and shoes. This year, EU countries have stepped up restrictions on imports of footwear.

The 15 member states of the European Union have imported certain leather shoes from China, India and Thailand. Besides the standard import duty, they also stipulate that the minimum import price should not be less than 5.7 European monetary unit as an anti-dumping measure.

But the import tax rate for non leather footwear decreased, from 18.2% to 17.6%, of which some women's shoes fell from 6.2% to 5.6%.

The upper parts of cowhide and cow leather are reduced to 6.6% and 3.3% respectively.

In accordance with the preferential tariff system (GSP), a discount of 30% on import tariffs to developing countries has also been made. There are also new changes: leather and raw leather imported from Brazil, China, India, Pakistan, Argentina and Thailand; and some of the plastics and rubber products imported from Indonesia and Malaysia have not been given the above discount since 1998.

All goods imported from Hongkong, Singapore and South Korea have not been granted the above offer since May 1998.