EU EXTENDS ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CHINA, VIETNAM LEATHER SHOES
December 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) controversial anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Vietnamese-made leather shoes will probably be extended for another 15 months, after the European Commission concluded they should remain. It has asked the EU Council of Ministers for a formal extension, although it is far shorter than the usual five years. The duties are 16.5% on Chinese shoes and 10% on Vietnamese shoes. When they were first imposed in 2006, they were opposed by many northern European member states who feared increases in the retail price of imported ...
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