American Shoe And Hat Traders Always Welcome Chinese Products.

Although the US government has escalated tariff threats to China, the US footwear and footwear manufacturers have recently agreed that they always welcome goods from China, and that it is unrealistic to find alternatives for "made in China".

During the Las Vegas international shoes exhibition held recently, Matt Priest, chairman of the wholesalers and Retailers Association of the US footwear industry, strongly opposed tariffs on footwear. He said that for us and Chinese businesses, they should focus on strengthening business relations. In particular, global company, which serves global consumers, needs to establish good global relations, especially with China.

Priestly said that finding alternatives for "made in China" is not a viable option. He explained that shoemaking is a labor-intensive industry while laying stress on design and details. China's footwear industry has accumulated rich experience in this area and has built a complete ecosystem.

Therefore, if manufacturers want to leave China, they have to face a series of problems such as moving production lines, finding new partners, quality control and so on, and these problems are difficult to solve in a short time. Priestly stressed: "long-term business cooperation established with Chinese suppliers for decades has been irreplaceable."

Christopher Griffin, President of the Las Vegas International Footwear Exhibition Organizing Committee, said that the US business community attached importance to Chinese partners and established good relations with China. The Organizing Committee of the international footwear exhibition is looking forward to working with China to ensure the success of both sides in the future.

The Las Vegas international shoes exhibition is held two times a year. This shoe exhibition was held in from August 11th to 14th. China Chamber of Commerce for the import and export of light industrial arts and crafts held China footwear brand promotion activities during the shoe exhibition, attracting a large number of American businessmen to discuss ordering.

The international shoe show is part of the Las Vegas fashion week. Tricia Barglev, director of the "discount merchandise Exhibition" held by another exhibition, told Xinhua that China is very important to the US discount industry. Thanks to its cheap goods from China, the US discount industry can flourish.

Rafael Shane, an online retailer from Losangeles, says his company sells plain clothes from Vietnam, but high-quality clothing comes from China. Despite the US government's tariff increase measures, his company will mitigate the negative impact by improving packaging and services, without considering replacing suppliers. He stressed: "the United States and China will become a win-win situation if they become friends. Trade wars will only lead to double losses."

Adam Alan, from a hat wholesale company in Florida, told Xinhua that the main suppliers of his company came from Chinese cities like Shenzhen, Yangzhou and Qingdao. The company has been doing business with China for 30 years and has established a long-term good relationship.

Rick Helfenba, President of the Federation of clothing, footwear and footwear industries in the United States, said that 41% of clothing, 72% of shoes and 84% of the accessories in the US market came from China. American consumers attach great importance to quality, safety, durability and other issues. China has accumulated rich experience in these areas, which is unmatched by other countries.