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The duty extensions, expected to come into force on Jan. 1, 2010 will apply to middle and high-end leather shoesthe major export staples of Vietnam s leather and footwear industry that are currently offered at a Christian Louboutin shoes sale competitive price than those from other countries.Early information suggested that ten countries voted in favour of the duty extension, including France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Greece and Slovenia. There were 13 nations voting against the plan, yet the decision was taken because of abstention votes by four nations Germany , Austria , Christian Louboutin studded boots and Latvia, which would be considered as supportive of the plan. The European Commission - the legislative arm of the EU - is currently imposing an anti-dumping tariff rate of 16.5 per cent on Chinese and 10 per cent on Vietnamese leather shoes.The imposed tax on Vietnam's exported shoes over the past three years caused serious impacts on Vietnamese footwear makers employing more than 650,000 workers.Earlier, the EU anti-dumping advisory committee that is composed of senior trade officials from 27 member states, voted on Nov. 19 not to extend the tariffs. The EC first imposed the anti-dumping duties in 2006 after European shoe manufacturers complained that they were unable to compete against low-cost producers in China and Vietnam.Punitive taxes on imported shoes created us Christian Louboutin strong division within EU members since its introduction to limit the market share of cheap Chinese and Vietnamese shoes.Many EU member states described these duties as protective of European shoemakers community from foreign competition. Famous retailers such as Clarks, Adidas and Puma also voiced against ECs protective measures.
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