Trade Remedy Measures For Leather Industry In China

Due to the shrinking demand in the international market and the rise of trade protectionism, at the end of 2009, the EU decided to extend the time limit for anti-dumping duties on Chinese leather shoes, which exacerbated the difficulties faced by China's shoe manufacturers.

The EU Council of ministers decided in December 22, 2009 to extend the time limit for anti-dumping duties imposed on Chinese leather shoes: from January 2010 onwards, the anti-dumping duty on Chinese leather shoes will be extended for another 15 months.

The European Commission said that footwear manufacturers in EU countries are currently undergoing structural adjustment, extending the deadline to provide structural adjustment time for EU shoe makers so that they can adapt to international competition.

The European Union also decided to extend the period of anti-dumping duties imposed on leather shoes in Vietnam for 15 months.

More importantly, the EU's anti-dumping actions not only harmed the interests of Chinese enterprises and ordinary consumers of the European Union, but also attracted the imitation of other regions.

At present, anti-dumping investigations on China's leather export products have spread from developed countries to developing countries.

Since January 2009, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Canada and other countries have launched anti-dumping investigations on some shoe products in China, which have adverse effects on the development of emerging markets in China's leather enterprises.

Brazil launches anti-dumping investigation on my footwear products

In January 5, 2009, the Trade Protection Bureau (DECOM) of the Brazil development industry Trade Secretariat sent a letter to my Embassy in Brazil, which informed the Brazil Footwear Association (ABICALCADOS) that it had decided to conduct anti-dumping investigations on footwear products from China. The shoes with the tax code of 6402 to 6405 were numbered 6402.12.00 and 6402.20.006403.12.00 and 6403.20.00 were not included in the anti-dumping investigation.

The investigation period was 1~12 31 January 2007. Brazil chose Italy as an alternative country.

But the shoe making industry in Italy is at a high level. The average price of export to Brazil is 31.96 US dollars / double, while the average price of China's exports to Brazil is 5.97 US dollars / double. The calculated dumping rate is as high as 435.7%, which means that if the Brazil investigation authority finds that the shoes imported from China are harmful to its industry, it will impose a 435.7% anti-dumping duty.

Argentina launches anti-dumping investigation on Chinese footwear products

According to the 42 resolution issued by the State Secretariat of industry, trade and small and medium-sized enterprises in February 26, 2009, the Arab side launched anti-dumping investigations on shoes originating in China, the Deputy State Secretariat of trade management and policy of the Ministry of production of Argentina said.

The survey covers all footwear products sold outside Argentina except skiing shoes.

Specific information for the investigation: male, female and children's daily, social or sports use, natural and / or synthetic shoe upper and outsole boots, excluding orthopaedic shoes outside the common market's tax code 6401-6405, and ice skating and ski practice shoes with Mercosur market tax numbers 6402.12 and 6403.12.

In February 23, 2010, I received a note from the Deputy State Secretariat of the Ministry of industry and tourism of Argentina: in order to finalize the investigation and make final decisions, we decided to extend the anti-dumping investigation period for shoes, steel wheels and elevator hoists which were originally made in China, and the investigation period of shoes will be extended for 3 months.

Canadian anti-dumping investigation on plastic footwear products made in China

In February 27, 2009, the Canadian Border Services Department launched an anti-dumping investigation on the export of waterproof plastic shoes (6401 tax items).

It is reported that the Canadian Border Services Department has sent an anti-dumping investigation questionnaire to the export enterprises. After receiving the questionnaire, the relevant enterprises will submit the questionnaire to the respondent within 37 days from the date of the independence case.

In February 23, 2010, the Canadian Border Services Department issued a notice to make a final review of the anti-dumping period of the waterproof shoes and soles originating in China.

In the course of the investigation, 6 enterprises provided questionnaire responses. The 6 enterprises were C-Robert Enterprise Co. Ltd., Chuangxin shoes industry Co., Ltd. (Chu-Shun Shoes), Genfort Shoes Ltd., Mudanjiang Baiyue Shoemaking Company (Mudanjiang Baiyue Mudanjiang), and Co., and so on. Therefore, the export of waterproof shoes and soles for these 6 enterprises has determined the specific normal value, and the normal value has come into effect since February 23, 2010.

And other enterprises that did not provide questionnaires responded to an anti-dumping duty of 49% of the export price of the products involved.

Peru levying provisional anti-dumping duties on imported Chinese shoes

In March 2, 2009, the Peru state monopoly and protection intellectual property Bureau Commission on dumping and subsidies released the No.033-2009/CFD-INDECOPI resolution, decided that the price of CIF imported from China was less than or equal to 5.97 US dollars / pairs, and the provisional anti-dumping duty was 0.31 USD / double with casual shoes and sports shoes made of textile materials as upper surfaces.

The resolution came into force on the next day after the second official announcement of the Peru people's official newspaper "Peru Ren Bao".