AOKANG And Other Seven Shoe Companies Were Caught In "Sunset Review".

Core tip: China's shoe industry, which is suffering from severe winter, has suffered heavy losses again.

The Morning Post reporter was informed yesterday that 7 shoe companies, including Zhejiang AOKANG group, were recently picked up by the European Commission. They will represent the Chinese footwear industry and accept the "sunset review" of the EU's anti-dumping duties on leather shoes.

China's shoe industry, which is suffering from severe winter, has suffered heavy losses again.

The Morning Post reporter was informed yesterday that 7 shoe companies, including Zhejiang AOKANG group, were recently picked up by the European Commission. They will represent the Chinese footwear industry and accept the "sunset review" of the EU's anti-dumping duties on leather shoes.

The "sunset review" is also called "full review", that is, the administrative review of the products after the expiration of the anti-dumping duty.

This means that the review of whether to extend the anti-dumping time limit for Chinese leather shoes has been initiated.

In October 2006, the EU began to impose a 16.5% anti-dumping duty on Chinese leather shoes for a period of 2 years.

At the beginning of October, when Chinese shoe companies looked forward to the cancellation of the measures, the EU announced anti-dumping review on imported leather shoes from China to decide whether to extend anti-dumping measures.

During the review period, the anti-dumping duty is still applicable.

Under the mobilization of the Ministry of Commerce, more than 60 shoe companies submitted complaint materials.

The EU decided to take a sample survey as the respondent enterprises created the most number of enterprises responding to the EU anti-dumping investigation. Zhejiang AOKANG, Fujian Jian Yue and Yuyuan industries in Guangdong, Panyu Chuangxin shoes industry, Huajian, Tong Jia shoes industry and Foshan Nanhai golden shoe 7 were selected to enter the written defense procedure.

Yesterday, AOKANG Group Import and export company told the Morning Post reporter, has received the European Union's "People's Republic of China and Vietnam produce specific leather shoes anti-dumping investigation form".

The 80 page questionnaire covers almost every aspect of the company's exports to the European Union.

The survey authorities stipulate that the sampling enterprise shall submit the form before December 8th.

It is reported that the investigation procedure usually takes 12-15 months.

This means that the EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese leather shoes should be extended for at least 12-15 months.

Despite the fact that only 7 companies are being pumped, other shoe companies are involved in various ways.

"Enterprises involved in the sample shall be the core of the complaint, and the industry shall have no injury defense."

The AOKANG attorney is also the Chinese lawyer's principal representative for the "sunset review".

The latest news from China Leather Association shows that China should deal with the EU's "sunset review" in two parts: first, the enterprises should participate in the litigation within the prescribed time to show their attitude towards the investigation; two, the China Leather Association, the China Light Industry Chamber of Commerce, and the Zhejiang, Guangdong and Fujian footwear industry associations, including the Wenzhou shoe leather association and the Guangdong shoe alliance, etc., will represent the Chinese shoe enterprises to carry out the industry's no harm defense.

It is understood that in addition to engaging the senior anti dumping lawyer Pu Ling Wu team of the law firm, the collective defense also recruited 2 European law firms as acting agents to complete the defense.

"We are fighting for the future of Chinese leather shoes."

Wang Zhentao, President of AOKANG group, said that although the result is still hard to judge, the Chinese shoe industry is "looking for a change" and is worth looking forward to.

For example, he took anti-dumping measures against my leather shoes two years ago. When considering the strong internal and external opposition, the anti-dumping measures were changed from the usual 5 years to 2 years.