Chinese Shoes Suddenly "Freeze" In Russia

On the evening of September 11th, Russian officials raided the market in the Moscow area on the grounds of "gray customs clearance", sealing up the daily necessities of shoes, clothing, socks and other daily necessities in Chinese warehouses. The value of the products was as high as 2 billion US dollars, of which the amount of Sichuan shoe products being sealed was over 100 million dollars.

In this incident, how much impact on Chengdu shoe enterprises?

Will Chengdu shoe factory owners abandon the Russian market?

The reporter made a special investigation for this purpose.

After the incident, the Chinese government responded quickly, and the Ministry of Commerce's foreign trade division, the European division and the General Administration of Customs immediately launched an investigation.

In September 22nd, the Ministry of Commerce held a special forum on this incident in Wenzhou. As the number and amount of the seizure involved is quite large, the Ministry of commerce is actively consulting with the Russian side. Relevant officials of the Ministry of Commerce revealed that at present, the state has taken various measures, and vice Minister of Commerce Yu Guangzhou will also meet with the Russian ambassador to China in recent days.

It is understood that at present, in addition to some of the enterprises who have entered the Russian market through regular channels, they have received returns. Most of the shoe factories and agents in Chengdu are still in a wait-and-see state. Many of the Chengdu shoe factory owners who have been temporarily detained products have made a special trip to Russia to understand the situation.

The total loss of shoe enterprises is not big. "The loss of Chengdu shoe enterprises is not the biggest, but the biggest loss is Wenzhou."

Talking about the seizure of the Asian market, a female employee of the Chinese women's shoes said that the incident did not have a great impact on the shoe factories in Chengdu, because the major footwear manufacturers in Chengdu chose regular customs clearance, so the shoes exported would not experience similar seizure.

According to her understanding, only 5% to 10% of shoes exported from Chengdu to Russia were seized.

At the same time, the staff said that even if some of Chengdu's shoes were seized and seized, the largest loss was the agents of these shoes, not the local shoe manufacturers in Chengdu.

Of course, some small shoe factories may be hit hard, or even fail because of the fragmentation of the capital chain.

But small shoe factories may still be able to cash in on them, so the impact is not immediately apparent.

We will not give up the Russian market. Although some Chengdu shoe companies have suffered losses in this incident, the reporters have learned that most of them do not intend to abandon the Russian market completely.

Ms. Wang, a dealer who has worked hard for many years, said he had done business in Russia for nearly 10 years. Now, giving up suddenly is not a way. Only by standardizing the operation of the market can we solve the worries of the future.

"It's not just me. I'm afraid the boss of the whole Chinese shoemaking company has to reflect on how to adjust the export direction in the future."

Sun Shun, Chengdu Shun Yong Shoes Co., Ltd.

Mr. Liu, head of a small shoe factory in Shuangliu Jinhua Town, also said that because Russia is actively joining the world trade organization, its domestic trade market will surely be adjusted, so we should think more about the pformation of factory products in the future, and try to avoid the possible risks of exporting the Russian market.

Although this incident has little impact on Chengdu shoe enterprises, it has triggered an earthquake in Chengdu shoe enterprises.

How should we adjust our overall management mentality?

To this end, in the upcoming China Women's shoes capital international procurement Festival, relevant departments will organize activities such as "Sino Russian economic and trade development and International Conference on safety logistics" and "one to one trade matching Association" and other activities to help Chengdu shoe manufacturers expand overseas markets.

Asta's (ACT) market is Russia's largest commodity wholesale market. Since the 90s of last century, it has become a gold rush for Chinese businessmen. It also brings together a large number of Chengdu shoe dealers. Every year, more than ten million pairs of Chengdu shoes flow to Moscow and Eastern Europe.

The vast majority of commodities in the market are entered through "grey customs clearance". In order to avoid complex customs formalities, specialized customs clearance companies will take other ways to evade Customs duties, in essence, it is also an illegal activity.

From April 1, 2007 onwards, the Russian government began to promulgate a series of new policies, including banning foreigners from engaging in retail operations in the open market, and severely affecting tens of thousands of Chinese businessmen there.

However, due to the fact that there is still a lot of controversy over the policy in Russia, specific measures have been delayed.