"Sunset Review" China Shoe Enterprises Urgently Seek Countermeasures

The EU announced in March 26th that anti-dumping measures against Chinese and Vietnamese leather shoes will expire in October 7th of this year. EU related enterprises may submit a "sunset review" Application in advance 3 months before the expiration date. The European Commission will examine whether to extend the original anti-dumping measures accordingly.

According to EU regulations, if EU related enterprises do not apply for sunset review at that time, anti-dumping measures will be terminated in October 7th.

However, according to relevant media in Italy, Soldini, chairman of the Italy footwear Federation, recently announced that the EU will extend the anti-dumping period to the EU as the EU's anti-dumping measures against China and Vietnam are about to expire.

In this regard, some experts believe that Italy has been in the forefront of the EU anti-dumping investigation on Chinese shoe products, which is based on the interests of Italy's domestic footwear industry.

Italy is a famous shoemaking country in Europe. Due to the high labor cost, small scale, low technology content and low internationalization level, Italy's enterprises' international competitiveness is not strong, so once the anti-dumping measures on Chinese leather shoes are terminated, Italy shoe manufacturers will have a strong impact.

Since 2007, China's foreign trade enterprises have been struggling under the multiple pressures of the export tax rebate rate reduction, RMB appreciation, the labor contract law and credit tightening.

Many export shoe enterprises are also facing the test of survival and death.

In response to the EU's upcoming anti-dumping review on leather shoes, the China Light Industry Arts and crafts import and Export Association recently convened talks with Wenzhou foreign trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau and Wenzhou shoe leather industry association in Wenzhou.

Dongyi, Tamar, Jindi, Jill, AOKANG, Kangnai and other 6 major export enterprises believe that the EU's anti-dumping duties have led to the shrinking of China's footwear exports to Europe, which has also affected the domestic market.

Since 2007, domestic shoe making enterprises, including export shoe enterprises, have already closed down nearly 1000 enterprises, and the number of Dongguan enterprises has accounted for nearly 1 / 4.

The EU is one of the 3 largest export markets for Chinese shoe enterprises. If anti-dumping measures are to be maintained, the future of domestic shoe enterprises will be even more painful.

The above 6 export shoe enterprises have expressed their willingness to join hands to cope with the upcoming anti-dumping review.

Link: in October 7, 2006, the EU began to take anti-dumping measures against our leather shoes. In addition to the anti-dumping duty rate of a market economy enterprise, it was 9.7%, and the other enterprises had a tax rate of 16.5%, with a duration of 2 years. This is also the largest anti-dumping case ever made by the European Union against China.