International Trade

Abicalçados and Apex-Brasil renew agreement

Jul 4, 2019 / Brazil

During the latest edition of the Francal trade fair, the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) announced the renewal of the agreement to maintain the Brazilian Footwear program, developed in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil)

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EU and Mercosur reach agreement on trade

Jul 2, 2019 / European Union

The European Union and Mercosur announced the new political agreement for a new trade framework as an important tool for the consolidation of the strategic partnership of both parties and as having the ability to boost sustainable growth

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US-China Trade war: new tariffs on hold

Jul 1, 2019 / China

President Trump and President Xi agreed Saturday to hold off on imposing new tariffs and continue trade negotiations, after meeting on the occasion of the G-20 Summit in Osaka

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US China meeting to take place this weekend

Jun 28, 2019 / United States

President Trump and President Xi are expected to meet this Saturday in Osaka (Japan) during the G-20 Summit and the international trade topic is hot on the agenda

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Crocs to reduce sourcing from China

Jun 14, 2019 / United States

The footwear company known for the iconic clogs says the amount of US products sourced from China will be below 10% for 2020. Currently, Crocs imports 30% of its US product from China

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India’s leather footwear exports up by 1%

Jun 6, 2019 / India

According to the Council for Leather Exports in the first 10 months of the fiscal year exports of leather footwear increased by roughly 1%. Exports of the overall leather industry are declining

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Footwear industry leaders joined forces against tariffs

Jun 5, 2019 / United States

Last week, the leaders of 5 industry associations in the US signed a letter addressed to President Trump, opposing the proposed tariffs on shoes and other accessories coming from China

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The new chapter of the US-China trade war

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President Trump announced and applied increases on the China tariff rates on List 3 (200 billion US dollars in Chinese-made goods) from 10% to 25%. Remaining goods, including footwear, could be hit with tariffs shortly as a new list was announced

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Where do shoes come from?

May 10, 2019 / World Footwear Yearbook

The recent developments on the trade war US-China made us look into the trade relations of both countries in terms of footwear and curious conclusions about consumption in each of the markets arose. Check them here

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Rise in fake goods trading

Mar 29, 2019 / World

Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods has risen steadily in the last few years and now stands at 3.3% of global trade, according to a new report by the OECD and the EU’s Intellectual Property Office

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Vietnam: footwear exports up by 10.5%

Feb 19, 2019 / Vietnam

The Asian country continues to step up its footwear exports, while it absorbs some of the business moving away from China. In 2018 Vietnam's exports crossed the 16 million US dollars threshold and growth reached double digit

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American footwear industry applauds trade war ceasefire

Dec 10, 2018 / United States

The Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) applauded the move by the Trump administration to suspend new trade tariffs

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European Commission adopts FTA with Vietnam

Oct 17, 2018 / European Union

Today the European Commission adopted the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements, paving the way for their signature and conclusion. The Commission is committed to putting these agreements in place as soon as possible

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Miscellaneous Tariff Bill signed into law

Sep 14, 2018 / United States

Last night President Trump signed the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) into law. The MTB will provide temporary tariff cuts for certain items not made or available in the US including 65 different types of footwear. The House and Senate passed the bill with overwhelming bipartisan support

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Global footwear together for free and fair trade

May 24, 2018 / World

Wishing to give a strong signal against the protectionist movements recently emerging in several parts of the globe, representatives of footwear national associations and industry chambers of various continents signed a joint declaration in support of free and fair trade