Chinese shoes face EU anti-dumping "sunset review"

The closely watched EU "sunset review" on anti-dumping duties on Chinese footwear entered a "countdown." October 12, the European Commission issued a leather shoe anti-dumping review final disclosure documents, it is recommended that China and Vietnam shoes anti-dumping measures to be extended for 15 months. The reporter learned yesterday that the Chinese enterprises are now stepping up their plans to deal with the final opinion of the European Commission. The case will be finalized early next month. "Sunset review" refers to the administrative review before the expiration of the anti-dumping duties on the levied products. In this case, if the investigating authorities ruled to terminate the anti-dumping measures, the Chinese shoe enterprises will regain their fair chance of entering Europe. In October 2006, the European Commission imposed a 16.5% anti-dumping duty on Chinese leather shoes, leaving many Chinese shoemakers to bid farewell to the EU market. However, the final proposal of the European Commission and the wishes of Chinese shoe prices far. According to the opinion of the European Commission, the anti-dumping measures against leather shoes in China will be renewed again and the tax rate will remain unchanged. Fujian Province, a big footwear industry, will obviously become the hardest hit by this round of EU anti-dumping. It is said that there may be over 100 Fujian enterprises affected. "We have just received the European Union morning notice." Aokang Group has been involved in anti-dumping litigation related parties said in an interview yesterday, the EU's final decision has been made some compromise, the new proposal that punitive tariffs for a period of 15 Month instead of the usual 5 years. According to the source, according to the relevant procedures, the European Commission will invite all interested parties to submit comments to the European Commission by November 3, including those involved in the business in China, and ultimately make rulings based on the opinions of the member states. " Our lawyers are preparing the relevant response plan in Brussels, and we still have time. "Earlier, the European Union imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes China shoe exports suffered a serious setback. Statistics from the China Leather Industry Association show that the previous anti-dumping duties led to a 20% reduction in the output of leather shoes from China. As a result of the reduction of about 40 million pairs of shoes exported to the European Union, this alone caused the loss of some 20,000 workers in China. The proposal of the European Commission to renew anti-dumping duties has also been collectively opposed by European retailers. In this regard, the China Leather Association official said that after the imposition of anti-dumping duties, a direct result of the European market prices of Chinese shoes increased at least 20%, undermining the interests of European consumers. Multi-party data show that in the anti-dumping duties imposed three years, did not make the European shoe-making enterprises out of the woods. The association resolutely opposes the European Union in any form of anti-dumping duties to extend the practice in the coming days, the association will work together with enterprises for favorable results.