Quanzhou Footwear Industry Exported $1 Billion 782 Million In The First Half Of 2013, An Increase Of 20.03%

This year, Quanzhou's < a target= "_blank" href= "http://www.91se91.com/" > shoes < /a > industry has overcome the unfavorable factors such as the European debt crisis, RMB appreciation, labor shortage, rising raw material costs, high international trade barriers and other unfavorable factors. It has continued to grow, consolidating the status of China's third largest footwear export base after Guangdong Dongguan and Zhejiang Wenzhou.

Reporters learned from the Quanzhou entry exit inspection and quarantine bureau that in the first half of 2013, the Bureau inspected 43919 batches of export footwear and 1 billion 782 million US dollars, representing an increase of 10.92% and 20.03% respectively over the same period.

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< p > it is understood that at present, there are more than 3000 footwear production and supporting enterprises in Quanzhou, of which more than 700 are export enterprises, forming children's children's shoes to adult shoes, from sports shoes, slippers to leather shoes, and export varieties are relatively complete, of which sports shoes account for more than 80%, mainly exported to more than 160 countries and regions in the world.

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< p > first of all, the traditional market in Europe and America is getting warmer.

This year, the European debt crisis has improved, the US unemployment rate has gradually declined, consumer confidence has recovered and purchasing power has gradually picked up.

In the first half of this year, Quanzhou exported $431 million to us footwear, an increase of 24.58% over the same period last year, and exports to the EU $561 million, up 20.04% from the same period last year.

The combined total of US $992 million has accounted for 55.67% of the total export value, and the high-end market in Europe and the United States has become the main position of Quanzhou's footwear exports.

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< p > followed by the opening up of emerging markets.

While the European and American markets have stabilized, Quanzhou footwear enterprises have stepped up the pace of developing new markets and achieved remarkable results.

Under the influence of Russia's accession to the WTO tariff reduction, Quanzhou shoe enterprises seize opportunities and export volume has increased significantly.

In the first half of this year, exports to Russia amounted to US $76 million, an increase of 43.68% over the same period last year, of which the number of exporting Russian enterprises increased from 111 last year to 164 in the same period this year.

At the same time, exports to the Middle East amounted to US $123 million, an increase of 33.17% over the same period last year.

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< p > third is the continuous improvement of quality management level.

It is understood that there are 23 footwear enterprises in Quanzhou. Among them, 3 enterprises such as XTEP, PEAK and Huanqiu are also honored by the State export free inspection enterprises.

Famous brands such as PEAK, Anta and XTEP have achieved remarkable results in developing the international market. The price per unit is 1 times higher than the average export price, with the highest unit price of each pair reaching US $69.

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