Mexico Government Restricts Imports Of China'S Footwear Products To Protect Domestic Industry

In September 8, 2011,

The federal authorities in Mexico have signed an agreement with Guanajuato and the state of the state of Mexico to realize the domestic footwear products.

In a statement, the Ministry of economic affairs of Mexico pointed out that when monitoring the excessive increase in imports from China, the Mexico government will implement temporary restrictions on import measures based on industry information.

At the same time, in an emergency situation, after in-depth investigation of China's imports, the Mexico government may levy a "temporary safeguard tax" for 20 days.

The Guanajuato shoe industry association said in a statement that unfair competition from China has brought a significant disadvantage to Mexico's industry.

In 2000~2010 years, Mexico imported 475% of China's footwear products.

Since 2011, the import of footwear products to China has increased by 32%.

If this import trend continues, the output of footwear products in Mexico will drop by 51% in the 2011~2015 year, and nearly 111 thousand jobs will be lost in the industry.

The government of Mexico has also simplified its investigation procedures for unfair trade practices.

Although Mexico quotas for 750 kinds of Chinese imports have expired in 2008, the two countries signed it from December 2011 to December 2011.

These products include textiles,

In recent years, there have been many trade disputes between Mexico and China, and even the situation that China has been referred to WTO, even though China is its second largest trading partner.

In 2010, Mexico imported $4 billion 560 million from China, while exports amounted to only US $420 million.

At the same time, Alberto Seraro, chairman of the Argentina Footwear Industry Association recently said that he hoped the Argentina government would continue to restrict the import of footwear products and promote the sustained recovery of the footwear industry in the country.

At present, the financial crisis in the United States and Europe has caused the consumption of the European and American markets to drop. Some Asian countries are looking for an alternative market for the export of footwear products. Therefore, the Argentina government needs to strengthen its protection of its domestic market.