EU CONSIDERS RE-IMPOSING ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CHINESE SHOEMAKERS
March 1st, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is contemplating reintroducing an anti-dumping duty (at 16.5%) on five China and Hong Kong-based shoemakers. The proposal – that would apply to standard footwear made with leather uppers in mainland China by Brosmann Footwear, Seasonable Footwear, Lung Pao Footwear, Risen Footwear and Zhejiang Aokang Shoes - was submitted to the EU Council of Ministers on February 19 by the European Commission. “We'll have a clearer picture on the possible approval by the council in the coming weeks,” council spokesperson Victor Flavian told ...
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