The European Commission (EC) re-imposed anti-dumping duties on imported leather shoes from Việt Nam in the period from 07/10/2006 to 31/3/2011, according to the regulation (EU) 2016/1647 released on September 13, 2016 per the Official Journal of the European Union.
A definitive anti-dumping duty would be re-imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in Việt Nam and produced by Best Royal Co. Ltd, Lac Cuong Footwear Co., Ltd, Lac Ty Co., Ltd, Saoviet Joint Stock Company (Megastar Joint Stock Company), VMC Royal Co Ltd, Freetrend Industrial Ltd and its related company Freetrend Industrial A (Vietnam) Co, Ltd, Fulgent Sun Footwear Co., Ltd, General Shoes Ltd, Golden Star Co, Ltd, Golden Top Company Co., Ltd, Kingmaker Footwear Co. Ltd, Tripos Enterprise Inc., Vietnam Shoe Majesty Co., Ltd,.
Việt Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said in 2005, the EC announced anti-dumping investigations against leather shoes from Việt Nam and China.
In 2006, the EC issued a decision on imposing anti-dumping duty at 16.5 per cent for China and 10 per cent for Việt Nam. The anti-dumping measures were terminated for Việt Nam and a number of Chinese companies since 2011.
Source: http://vietnamnews.vn
Key words : EC, re-imposes, AD duty, on shoes.
