China'S Footwear Exports Grew Steadily In 2007

Customs statistics show that in the past 07 years, 8 billion 170 million pairs of Chinese export shoes, worth 24 billion 140 million US dollars, increased by 6.8% and 14.9% compared to the same period last year, and exports grew steadily.

Among them, the main export provinces are Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang.

According to the Customs General Administration of China on March 4th, customs statistics show that in 2007, 8 billion 170 million pairs of shoes exported to China, worth 24 billion 140 million US dollars, increased by 6.8% and 14.9% respectively over the previous year (the same below).

Its main export characteristics are as follows: first, the general trade export is growing steadily, and the export growth of processing trade is weak.

In 2007, 5 billion 890 million pairs of export shoes under general trade increased by 8.8%, accounting for 72% of the total export volume of shoes in China (the same below); 1 billion 580 million pairs of processing trade exports decreased by 1.1%; and 350 million of the small border trade exports increased by 12.9%.

Two, the export of private enterprises occupies a leading position.

In 2007, private enterprises exported 4 billion 80 million pairs of shoes, an increase of 14.1%, accounting for 49.9%; state-owned enterprises exported 1 billion 550 million pairs, down by 6.6%; foreign-funded enterprises exported 1 billion 330 million pairs, an increase of 9.1%.

Three, plastic shoes and rubber shoes as the main export products, leather shoes exports declined slightly.

In 2007, 4 billion 670 million pairs of shoes made of rubber or plastic shoes were increased by 7.1%, accounting for 57% of the export outsole and uppers, and 1 billion 440 million pairs of shoes made of textile or rubber materials at the end of export, an increase of 12.1%; 1 billion 310 million pairs of leather shoes exported, 5.7%.

Four, the United States, the European Union and Hongkong are the main export markets.

In 2007, I exported 1 billion 990 million pairs to the United States, down 0.7%, accounting for 24.3%; exports to the European Union 1 billion 350 million pairs, an increase of 14.3%, accounting for 16.5%; exports to Hongkong 920 million pairs, down 7.3%, accounting for 11.2%.

Five, the main export provinces are Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang.

In 2007, Guangdong exported 3 billion 470 million pairs, an increase of 10.9%, accounting for 42.4%; Fujian's exports 1 billion 660 million pairs, an increase of 9.8%, accounting for 20.3%; Zhejiang's exports 1 billion 200 million pairs, an increase of 10.1%, accounting for 14.7%.

Although the export of footwear products in China is still growing steadily, the further expansion of exports is faced with the following factors: first, the impact of EU anti-dumping on leather shoes still exists.

In October 7, 2006, the EU imposed anti-dumping sanctions against Chinese leather shoes and imposed a 16.5% anti-dumping duty on leather shoes originating in China for a period of 2 years.

Affected by this, in 2007, China exported 180 million pairs of leather shoes to the EU, down 8.9%, leading to a decline in the overall export volume of China's leather shoes.

Two, the reduction of export tax rebate rate has increased the pressure of business operation.

Since July 1, 2007, the state has reduced the export rebate rate of footwear products by 2 percentage points.

Because the profit margins of shoemaking enterprises themselves are relatively low, the reduction of export tax rebate rate has further increased the operating pressure of enterprises.

The three is the rising price of raw materials.

Because of the high international oil prices, the price of plastic raw materials has been rising.

At present, plastic shoes are still the main products of China's footwear export. The rising price of raw materials has increased the operating costs of enterprises, but the price of shoes products is difficult to rise simultaneously, which further squeezes the development space of enterprises.

Four, competition pressures from Vietnam and other countries are on the rise.

At present, Brazil, Vietnam, India and other countries continue to increase shoe production, and strive to explore the international market, especially Vietnam's footwear industry continues to mature, coupled with its low production cost advantages, and China's shoes products in the international market has formed a strong competition.

Therefore, it is suggested that domestic shoe manufacturers should be encouraged and guided to strengthen brand awareness, implement "brand internationalization strategy" and enhance the added value of products.

At the same time, enterprises should be encouraged to invest more in quality and design, so as to raise the profit rate of products.