In the first half of 2019, Hong Kong’s total exports of spectacles, lenses and frames slid by 1% year-on-year to HK$10.3 billion. The EU and the US, accounting for nearly 60% of the total, were the two biggest markets. More
Brazilian authorities have announced the addition of 897 items to a list of foreign capital goods and information technology and telecommunications goods that benefit from duty-free treatment under the Ex-Tarifario regime, down from 14 or 16 percent. Many of these goods could potentially be imported from mainland China and/or Hong Kong. More
China is not just the world's leading manufacturer of spectacles but also the largest potential consumer. It is estimated the retail sales of spectacles in China increased by 6% to RMB63.8 billion in 2018. China has one of the highest myopia rates in the world, the rate of myopia occurrence exceeds 80% in senior high schools and approaches 36% in primary schools. The on-going specialisation of China’s eyewear industry have led to the rise of the custom-made market. More
3DNA is a retail technology company that simplified the eyewear-creation process, from concept to design to production, letting practitioners deliver one-of-a-kind custom glasses to each and every customer. More
Topics: Brazil May Extend Suspension of AD Duty Order on Graphite Electrodes; Argentina Issues Results of AD Anti-Circumvention Reviews of Sunglasses. More
Topics: Argentina Begins AD Investigation on Electric Ovens; Argentina Issues Results of AD Anti-Circumvention Reviews of Sunglasses and Frames for Glasses; Brazil Sets Deadline for Final AD Determination on Cast Iron Pipe. More
Argentina has adopted new technical requirements for domestically-produced and imported sunglasses and frames for glasses. These requirements will enter into force on 9 December 2019 although stocks of unmarked sunglasses and frames of glasses may be sold through 8 December 2022. More
Topics: Brazil Amends Terms of Price Agreement for Imported Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts; Canada Concludes AD Review of Certain OCTG and Seamless Casing; Argentina Issues Results of AD Anti-Circumvention Review of Sunglasses. More
The founders of ethical start-ups producing clothes and accessories with a lighter environmental footprint may be inspired by their own beliefs – but they’re also catering to consumer demand. More
