Huaian Footwear Exports 2010 First Quarter Increase Of 41%

In the first quarter of 2010, the Huaian entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau received a total of 1002 batches, 6 million 100 thousand pairs and 19 million 116 thousand US dollars of all kinds of export footwear products. The batch, quantity and amount all reached a record high, which increased by 16.7%, 21.8% and 41% respectively compared with the same period last year.

The main exports of footwear in the quarter were plastic shoes, cloth shoes (including craft shoes), rubber shoes and leather shoes. Leather shoes grew the most among them. Batches, quantities and amounts increased by 218.2%, 219.6% and 934.4% respectively.

The major trading countries and regions are ranked by the EU, Japan, the United States, the Middle East, Canada and Australia.

The main reasons for the rapid growth of footwear export are: on-site supervision and management is constantly strengthened, quality problems in the production process are eliminated in time, the quality management level of enterprises is improved, the quality of footwear products has been significantly improved, the export footwear products have been continuously reduced, the variety of leather shoes and plastic shoes has increased, the grades of products have been improved, the scope of foreign trade choices has been expanded, the export enterprises have increased the opportunity to choose orders, the increase of unit price has increased greatly, the awareness of enterprise innovation has been significantly enhanced, and efforts have been made to produce new varieties of footwear for the needs of the international market.