Shoe Companies Should Rely On Themselves To Win The EU'S Market Economy Status.

The EU anti-dumping case against China's leather shoes, which amounts to US $700 million, has recently launched a sunset review.

The Ministry of Commerce held the EU's anti-dumping review on Chinese leather shoes in Wenzhou, Zhejiang on the 8 th, after meeting the coordination meeting, and convened Guangdong shoe enterprises in Guangdong Zhongshan to hold a meeting. It will also hold a mobilization meeting in Fujian Quanzhou, calling on the three shoe manufacturers to go all out to respond actively, and strive to cancel the 16.5% anti-dumping duty. Otherwise, Chinese shoe enterprises will be taxed for 12 to 15 months.

But as of 12, no shoe companies in Zhongshan still protested the EU's "sunset review".

Statistics show that in the first half of this year, the EU will replace the United States to become the second largest trading partner of Zhongshan's shoes and clothing exports. As far as footwear export structure is concerned, the proportion of Zhongshan's footwear exports to the EU is far lower than that of the United States and Hongkong.

Such a situation is not related to the EU's levying anti-dumping duties on Chinese leather shoes, but it has much to do with the fact that many shoe companies voluntarily give up the EU market.

The head of a shoe enterprise in Zhongshan has even said that because the EU market order is smaller than that of the United States, even if it continues to extend anti-dumping duties, the impact on the enterprise will not be great. There is absolutely no need to protest against a small order of materials.

However, the serious dependence on the US single market has brought a heavy blow to Zhongshan shoe enterprises since the beginning of this year.

With the deepening of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, the number of American enterprises in Zhongshan is decreasing. Compared with the same period last year, some enterprises even reduced by nearly 60%.

Just as Zhongshan shoe enterprises have given up collective action, the overall preparations for Wenzhou shoe enterprises have made the industry see its firm determination to win market economy status.

After the EU announced the anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes, with the active appeal of trade associations, AOKANG, Kangnai, Dongyi, Tamar and other leading footwear enterprises first entered the "ready to war" state.

Up to now, most shoe enterprises in Wenzhou have indicated that they will form an enterprise alliance, collectively answer suit, and apply to the EU for market economy status.

In fact, Wenzhou shoe enterprises are not very sure about winning the lawsuit.

In 2006, the EU put forward anti-dumping measures against China's leather shoes, and more than 140 shoe enterprises in China participated in the lawsuit. Finally, only one shoe company in the South China Sea was recognized by the EU's market economy status, which disappointed many shoe companies.

However, it can be affirmed that not responding to a lawsuit means the abandonment of the EU's market economy status.

In the year, the final result of appeals against the United States anti-dumping duty case by Chinese apple juice concentrate enterprises was that 6 of the 10 responding enterprises received "zero tax rate", and 4 received the weighted average tax rate of 3.38%%, while the rate of the non respondent enterprises was 51.74%%.

In the face of international trade disputes and more and more anti-dumping lawsuits, Chinese enterprises should make concerted efforts to face up to them and make full use of legal means to protect their legitimate rights and interests.

Practice has proved that in the face of anti-dumping, the only enterprise that can save Chinese shoe enterprises is the enterprise itself. The establishment of the EU's market economic status depends on the enterprise's own efforts, and can not rely on others, and can not retreat without fighting.