Vietnam'S Footwear Exports Increased By 22.22% In The First 8 Months.

In the first 8 months of Vietnam, footwear exports increased by 22.22% compared with the same period last year, and the total export volume of footwear reached US $6 billion 690 million, which is expected to achieve an export goal of US $12 billion for the whole year, August. Exit Exports fell, but exports to Britain and Ukraine increased by 158.32% and 197.65% respectively.

The United States is Vietnam. footwear industry The largest consumer country, in August, the number of shoes exported to the United States increased by 13.66%, 23.76% in the first 8 months, and 2 billion 130 million in total exports. In the first 8 months, Vietnam's exports to China accounted for 31.82% of the total exports, reaching 2 billion 130 million dollars.

Vietnam is relatively low. The labor The cost advantage has attracted many foreign investment and a large number of international buyers' orders. Vietnamese shoe manufacturers also need to make full use of the advantages of preferential trade agreements and changes in market demand to actively expand production and increase the added value of export products.

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For Prada designer Miuccia Prada and other influential people in the industry, China makes no difference. But for Chinese brands and designers, it is rather troublesome to produce high-end clothing in China. Trade barriers, brand awareness and the purchase of certain fabrics have become their stumbling blocks in international competition.

Wang Zhi, a famous designer in China, said her business was 40% in China and 60% in Italy. Work including sample production is completed in Shanghai, headquarters. But she will spend half a year in Milan, overseeing production and dealing with suppliers.

The main reason for the sale is that the import and export tax is a key issue: "the price of a garment made in China will be increased by 30%." If the clothing is imported high-tech fabrics, and will be subject to tariffs, additional costs will be higher.

Even if trade barriers disappear, she is unlikely to move production to China. "From the point of view of clothing, quality, basic tailoring and sewing, China has done a good job. But the fabric is still 100% imported from Italy. I must say that China's level in this respect is not enough.

7 years ago, Kenneth Chan, chief executive of Ports Design Ltd, said that international fashion brands should be made in China. Armani, Burberry, Prada and other brands were later discovered through practice that this is indeed a good choice. Miuccia Prada told the Wall Street journal in 2011: "sooner or later, all brands will do this because they are great."

It is worth noting that in the brand which did not respond to Kenneth Chan, it includes his own sub brand, Baozi 1961. The brand moved its headquarters from New York to Milan two and a half years ago, and is making itself "more Italy than Italy".

Salim Cibani, chief executive of the brand, said: "we want to be gorgeous and we are good at making use of expensive fabrics. We are producing in Italy, and handcraft in high-end design is not feasible in China.