The European Commission has proposed a 10 per cent anti-dumping duty on leather shoes made in Vietnam. Deputy Minister of Trade Phan The Rue answered media’s questions on the viewpoint of the Ministry of Trade about the event.
What’s the viewpoint of Vietnam’s Ministry of Trade on European Commission’s proposal to impose anti-dumping duty on leather upper shoes made in Vietnam?
The anti-dumping lawsuit against Vietnamese leather upper shoes imported to the EC filed by European shoes producers and the European Commission’s proposal to impose anti-dumping duty goes against the spirit of free trade advocated and promoted by the EC, against the objectives of hunger and poverty elimination supporting programmes which the European Commission and its member countries have granted to Vietnam and is not in accordance with fine relationship between Vietnam and the EC. Therefore, some EC member countries have rejected the lawsuit. We highly appreciate these countries’ attitude.
What’s the viewpoint of Vietnam’s Ministry of Trade on the EC’s latest proposal of 10 per cent anti-dumping duty on leather upper shoes imported from Vietnam?
This is a high rate and it is sure to cause difficulties to Vietnamese shoe making enterprises.
First, most Vietnamese shoe makers and exporters only carry out outsourcing contracts for foreign distributors. Thus, profit is low.
Secondly, the 10 per cent anti-dumping rate and the current tariff will make up a total tariff of over 14 per cent. This will cause great difficulties for Vietnamese shoe making enterprises in both fields: low competitiveness in the EC market and low profit which will heavily affect poor workers, mostly female, working in the shoe making industry in Vietnam and also the interest of consumers in the EC.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Trade therefore asks the European Commission to reduce this 10% anti-dumping duty to a more reasonable rate.
Earlier, in its preliminary decision, the European Commission excluded children leather-upper shoes out of the list of products imposed with anti-dumping rate. In its latest proposal, children leather upper shoes are also included. What is the viewpoint of the Ministry of Trade about this?
It was correct that the European Commission excluded children’s leather-upper shoes from of the list of products imposed with anti-dumping rate in its preliminary decision. Thus, it is unreasonable and unfounded that in its latest proposal, the European Commission includes children leather-upper shoes in the list of categories imposed with anti-dumping duty. This will create more difficulties for Vietnam shoe businesses and affect the interest of consumers in the Europe.
The Ministry of Trade of Vietnam asks the European Commission to exclude children leather upper shoes out of the list of categories being imposed with anti-dumping duty like in its preliminary decision.
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