Argentina Will Suspend Export Of Unprocessed Leather

C Pita Niki, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Argentina government, said recently that the Argentina government will temporarily suspend its unfinished work. Leatherwear (including wet blue skin) to protect domestic tanning. shoes Category, leather goods and clothing And other raw materials supply of leather products manufacturing industry. To this end, the government will also set up a special committee to conduct regular inspections of the industry every quarter.

The international market price of leather is on the rise. In 2009, the price of leather was $0.4 / kg, which has risen to 1.5 US dollars per kilogram, which is too high for the leather manufacturing industry in the country. The slaughtering manufacturers of Egyptian leather raw materials suppliers believe that the government has imposed a 15% export tax on raw and pickled leather exports, aiming to encourage deep processing of raw materials, increase the added value of products and reduce the export ratio of raw materials, so as to protect the development of leather manufacturing industry in the country. But this measure to a certain extent affects the price of domestic leather, and ultimately will harm the interests of the breeding industry. George, Minister of industry, said that the annual gross output value of leather semi finished products is about 800 million dollars a year, and the leather as raw materials should be converted into leather shoes or leather products to improve the level of industrial processing and increase the added value of products. It is reported that in 2007, the export volume of API products reached $140 million, while at present it was only $34 million.

　　 Brazil Spin Industry faces internal and external competition

According to the statistics of Brazil textile and Apparel Association (ABIT), in 2013, Brazil imported 6 billion 700 million dollars of textile and clothing, an increase of 2.4%. compared with the same period last year, of which clothing imports amounted to 2 billion 370 million US dollars, an increase of 9.1%. compared with the same period last year. In 2013, the export of textiles and garments in Brazil was 1 billion 260 million US dollars, down from the same period last year. The newly elected Brazil textile and Garment Association chairman Rafael Cervone said that besides the intense competition from Asian goods and the pressure of tax burden, Brazil's textile industry is also faced with internal challenges, such as domestic inflation, rising interest rates, stagnation of retail sales, slow growth of manufacturing production and so on, hindering the growth of textile investment and production. According to the data, in 2013 1~11, the output of Brazil's textile industry decreased by 1.82% compared with the same period last year, and the output of garment industry dropped by 2.43% compared with the same period last year.

　　 Bolivia's textile imports have increased by 91% in recent 6 years.

According to the Bolivia foreign trade association statistics, in 2013, Bolivia textile and clothing imports $48 million, of which China is Bolivia's largest source of imports, accounting for 39%. of textiles and clothing imports, followed by Brazil accounted for 23%, Peru accounted for 12%, Columbia accounted for 8%.2013, Venezuela is the main export market for Bolivia's textiles and clothing, accounting for 51%. of Bolivia's total exports, followed by Chile's 11%, Argentina 8%, Paraguay 6%, and the United States 5%.

In 2008~2013, Bolivia's textile imports totaled $219 million, an increase of 91%, while exports of textiles and clothing were 251 million US dollars. In 2010, Bolivia exported 57 million US dollars of textiles and garments and imported 37 million US dollars. In 2011, exports dropped to US $41 million and imports 39 million US dollars; in 2012, we exported 39 million US dollars and imported 50 million US dollars; in 2013, exports dropped to US $30 million and imports 48 million US dollars.