Guangdong'S Rapid Growth In Exports To European Shoes In The First 10 Months Of 2007

Recently, from the customs, it was learned that in 2007 1~10, Guangdong exported 280 million pairs of shoes and boots to the EU, worth 1 billion 20 million US dollars, 27.4% and 17.5% respectively over the same period last year, and the average export price was 3.6 US dollars / double.

According to customs analysts, the EU is the third largest market for footwear exports in Guangdong province. In the 1~10 months of this year, Guangdong footwear exports to the EU accounted for 9.4% of the total export volume of footwear exported to Guangdong in the same period, showing two main characteristics: first, general trade exports grew rapidly and accounted for over 5 of the total exports.

In the 1~10 months of this year, Guangdong province increased 44% of the total 150 million pairs of shoes exported to the EU by way of general trade, accounting for 51.5% of the total export volume of footwear exported to Guangdong in the same period (the same below).

In the same period, processing trade exports 100 million pairs, an increase of 7.7%, accounting for 36%.

Two, private enterprises have become the main force of export.

In 1~10 months this year, private enterprises in Guangdong province increased 46.3% of the 120 million pairs of shoes exported to the EU, accounting for 41.3%.

In addition, foreign-invested enterprises exported 85 million 570 thousand pairs to the European Union, an increase of 14.8%, accounting for 30.3%, and state-owned enterprises exported 56 million 390 thousand pairs to the EU, an increase of 8.8%, accounting for 20%.

According to the insiders, although Guangdong footwear exports to the EU show rapid growth, there are two major factors directly affecting the survival and development of footwear manufacturers in Guangdong Province: first, frequent trade barriers such as EU anti-dumping and anti circumvention investigations have led to the tightening of the external environment of China's footwear export enterprises.

Two, the reduction of export tax rebate led to the reduction of export profits of many enterprises, and the management situation is not optimistic.

In addition, the continued rise in the RMB exchange rate, rising labor costs and rising prices of producer goods have directly reduced the profit margins of footwear export enterprises.