The End Of The Anti-Dumping Duty Is The Name Of China'S Leather Shoes In The International Market.

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Review of anti-dumping cases

Since 2005, the European Union has launched an anti-dumping lawsuit involving US $730 million in China's leather shoes products.

In April 2006, a temporary anti-dumping duty was imposed on Chinese leather shoes. In October of the same year, it decided to impose a two-year anti-dumping duty on China's leather shoes.

In October 2008, two years of anti-dumping duty expired, and the expiration of the review was completed. During the review period, 16.5% of the anti-dumping duties were still implemented.

In December 2009, the meeting of the chairman of the European Commission finally decided to extend the 16.5% anti-dumping duty for 15 months by voting. It will be implemented from January 2010 until March 31, 2011.

In this regard, the Chinese government also appealed to WTO in April 8, 2010 to set up an expert group's request on the EU's anti-dumping measures against China's leather shoes, and formally launched the WTO dispute settlement expert group's hearing procedure.

Shoe enterprises' pain of dependence on foreign trade

All along, the leather shoes produced in China are constantly encountering trade frictions in the European market.

Data show that as of November 2009, a total of 19 countries and regions launched two "anti two guarantees" trade relief investigations against China, including 103 anti-dumping cases, 67 countervailing measures, 16 protective measures, and 7 special guarantees.

As early as 1995 to 2005, some European countries joined forces to protect their footwear industry and maintain the name of the price, launching a "barrier action" to restrict the entry of China's footwear industry into Europe, and impose "import quotas" restrictions on Chinese leather shoes.

Since 2006, the anti-dumping duty has become a "black cloud" over the many export shoe companies in China. The leather shoes produced in China have also been blocked in the EU market, the export situation has been seriously frustrated, and the pressure on enterprises to survive has increased.

The international financial crisis, which broke out in 2008, made it even worse for the depressed export and consumption market. Many domestic export shoe enterprises had to pform into domestic sales.

Learn from pain and learn from it.

This lawsuit around the "dumping and anti-dumping duty" has been going on for many years.

At the beginning of the dispute, the Leather Association of China and the trade associations of shoe manufacturers such as Wenzhou, Guangzhou and Quanzhou, as well as the shoemaking enterprises represented by AOKANG group, took the lead in carrying out the protest against the EU's anti-dumping duty on the leather shoes products of China, and continuously making unremitting efforts for the fate of thousands of shoe making enterprises in China.

Today, the international trade war, which lasted more than five years, is about to end.

The "black cloud" that has long been wrapped up in many export oriented shoe companies on the mainland will also vanish. To greet the local shoe making enterprises will be a warm and gorgeous "sunshine", which has to be heartening news.

However, we should also understand that China's annual output of about 10000000000 pairs of footwear products account for more than 70% of the world's footwear production, most of which are exported to the international market. The current situation of dependence on exports can not be changed in the short term. The only thing we can change is changing ourselves.

As Wang Zhentao, chairman of AOKANG group, said, in the future international trade, we need to rely on quantity to win, to win by quality, to understand the rules of participation in international competition, not to leave a handle in the process of international competition, and to make more efforts in the aspects of "product quality, product skill level, product technology content" and so on. Only in this way can our products have room for development in the international market.

To win the initiative, we must strengthen the brand and strengthen the brand. It is the best way for the Chinese shoe industry to win the initiative in the international market.

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In addition, for many local entrepreneurs, the termination of high anti-dumping duties does not mean that the market prospect is optimistic. Dealing with the relationship between short-term interests and long-term benefits is crucial. Do not put all eggs in one basket. It will be easy to lose all.

Enlightenment from anti dumping

The five year resistance process is long and difficult, and the price we pay can not be measured by the exact number, and the lesson is very profound - economic globalization does not mean the disappearance of international trade protectionism, on the contrary, it will exist in a more concealed form.

The EU's abolition of anti-dumping duties does not mean that the door of China's shoe companies to enter the international market has been completely opened. On the contrary, we should understand that this is only a stage victory, and we will face more challenges later.

As the largest private shoe making enterprise in the country, this anti-dumping protest, AOKANG also used five years' insistence to tell us a reason: international trade litigation is not terrible, and the most important thing is to have the spirit of facing difficulties and resolute confidence.

Just like Wang Zhentao, chairman of AOKANG group, held in Wenzhou in March 3, 2011, "the foreign Conference on trade frictions with Chinese products", "honor and status are not earned by others, but by themselves."

For enterprises, we must be self reliant. "

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China shoes encounter EU anti dumping memorabilia

On the 7 th of 2005, the European Commission carried out anti-dumping investigation on China's labor safety shoes and some leather shoes.

By the end of November 2005, the European Union completed the anti-dumping sampling inspection of 13 leather shoes enterprises and 4 labor insurance shoes enterprises in China. Among them, leather shoes hit the hardest hit area in Guangdong, and Wenzhou shoes accounted for the main part.

In February 23, 2006, the European Commission recommended that a provisional anti-dumping duty be imposed on leather shoes from China and Vietnam for a period of six months from April 7th.

In March 8, 2006, Wenzhou, Guangzhou and Quanzhou, the three largest shoe Producers Association, jointly established the "anti dumping response alliance" and issued a preliminary position document in Guangzhou.

In March 16, 2006, the 25 countries of the European Union voted to decide whether to impose anti-dumping duties on leather shoes from China and Vietnam.

In March 23, 2006, EU members voted to impose a 4.8% tariff on all leather shoes exported to the EU from April 7th and increase to 19.4% by October.

In October 7, 2006, the European Union formally launched a 2 year anti-dumping duty on leather shoes originating in China.

In October 2008, two years of anti-dumping duty expired, and the expiration of the review was completed. During the period, anti-dumping was still implemented.

January 2009, the European Commission sent an investigation team to AOKANG and other Chinese shoe enterprises to conduct on-site field verification.

In December 2009, the meeting of the chairman of the European Commission decided to extend the 16.5% anti-dumping duty by 15 months.

In April 8, 2010, the Chinese government appealed to WTO to start the WTO dispute settlement expert group proceedings.