Saudi Arabia Implements New Rules For Imported Shoes

Saudi Arabia has issued new regulations. Wenling shoe enterprises are hard and difficult.

In January of this year,

That is, the Saudi customs will impose mandatory testing on entry footwear products, and those who are unqualified will not be allowed to enter the country or will be returned.

More than four months later, as the main production area of footwear exports in Taizhou, many Wenling shoe companies specializing in the Saudi market have been "cautious" and "trembling with fear".

In the workshop of Wenling's Wistar shoes factory, workers are rushing to make a wholesale order to Saudi Arabia.

As the main export market of the company, Saudi Arabia accounts for 50% of the total business volume of the company.

According to statistics, there are 153 footwear manufacturers in Saudi Arabia in Wenling.

2014

Footwear exports amounted to US $1 billion 127 million, of which Saudi Arabia's market was about US $40 million, accounting for 3.55% of the total market of Wenling's footwear exports, accounting for 7.87% of the total exports of Saudi Arabia.

However, since January this year, Saudi Arabia has implemented a new SASO inspection rule for imported shoes, that is, the Saudi customs implements compulsory testing of entry footwear products, and those who are unqualified will not be allowed to enter or even return products.

Saudi Arabia's market has been greatly affected, and many export Saudi enterprises have lost their way.

According to the statistics of Taizhou customs, the total export of Saudi Arabia's footwear exported to Saudi Arabia in the 1 to April quarter was 16 million 390 thousand yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 56.1%, of which the export volume in March dropped by 94.2% compared with the same period last year, and the export volume in April dropped by 91.3% over the same period last year.

Although the new regulation has great impact on enterprises, Taizhou's shoe companies have been actively dealing with the new deal in various ways.

Jiang Yu Tong, general manager of Wenling Mocha import and Export Co., Ltd.: "some of them can be tested, then we have been tested according to the original policy, or we have not."

Wu Jinzhong, general manager of Wistar shoes: "there are a lot of quality requirements for the main materials. If we raise too much, the cost will probably rise by 30% to 50%."

For example, a pair of 20 yuan adult men's shoes, for example, to replace the material, then the cost rise, the price reached 30 yuan per pair.

This first broke the price advantage of the former Saudi Arabia market in Wenling.

In the face of the new deal, for the shoe enterprises, the future is uncertain.

Jiang Yu Tong, general manager of Wenling Mocha import and Export Co., Ltd.: "as in previous years, I am producing this season, and the next season guests will have to prepare the order. But now we just have the goods on hand, but we do not have a list in 78."

Wu Jinzhong, general manager of Wistar shoes, "is their testing equal to our domestic test?"

Why is the new rule of Saudi Arabia having such a huge impact on shoemaking enterprises in Wenling? The main reason is that the new rules in Saudi Arabia are not only high standard but also very harsh.

The Saudi market is Wenling because of its special climate.

Saudi Arabia's shoes are basically sandals.

At present, there are basically two kinds of dragging sandals used for exporting Saudi Arabia in Wenling, one is PU injection with machine injection, the other is PVC cold sticky.

Jiang Yu Tong, general manager of Wenling Mocha import and Export Co., Ltd. "and after the Saudi Arabia new deal came out, it means that our original part of PVC is cold and sticky, but it doesn't pass the Saudi Arabian test. And PU injection also needs to make many changes on the material before it can pass."

Even if the material changes, for Wenling's shoe enterprises, the risk is still huge.