FOOTWEAR

21 August 2019

The mainland’s footwear market increasing steadily. The total value of mainland footwear sales in 2018 was RMB411.3 billion, a 7.7% year-on-year increase. By 2021, it is estimated that the mainland footwear market will be worth around RMB522.3 billion. As the low-carbon, eco-friendly trend is drawing more and more public attention, various brands are introducing low-carbon products using green raw materials, energy conservation and recyclability. More

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U.S. Apparel Industry Counters Administration’s Claim that Tariff Delay Will Help Holiday Season Shoppers

19 August 2019

The American Apparel & Footwear Association is trying to dispel the notion that the Trump administration’s decision to delay until 15 December the imposition of an additional 10 percent tariff on a range of products from mainland China will alleviate the impact of the tariffs on Christmas holiday shoppers in the United States. More

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Chemicals in Consumer Goods Could See Broader Shift Towards Increased Restrictions Under New “Group Approach”

10 July 2019

Hong Kong traders involved in the manufacturing of non-stick coatings, plastic casings, electronic displays and the production of food and feed may like to take note of three recent European regulatory developments. More

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New EU Regulation Strengthens Market Surveillance of EU-made and Imported Products

09 July 2019

Hong Kong exporters may like to be informed that EU Member States will begin strengthening market surveillance of products being imported into the internal market to ensure their compliance with consumer, workplace, and public health and safety requirements. More

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Textiles Come into Focus of EU Circular Economy Strategy

28 June 2019

EU officials, environment experts and industry representatives suggest making textiles the next priority for the EU circular economy strategy. The EU wants to explore potential measures for making textiles more sustainable and to change the ways European consumers use their clothes. More

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U.S. Footwear Distributors Ask Trump to Reconsider Additional Tariffs

27 May 2019

On 20 May, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America sent a letter to President Trump providing an extensive argument against a proposal currently under consideration that would impose additional duties of up to 25 percent on a range of critical consumer products from mainland China, including all footwear shipments from the mainland. More

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Proposal Is Tabled to Restrict Placing on the Market of Textile and Leather Articles Containing Skin Sensitising Substances

14 May 2019

It is reported that on 29 April 2019 Sweden and France have submitted a “restriction proposal” to the European Chemicals Agency, aimed at putting in place the restriction of skin sensitising substances in textile, leather, hide and fur articles. More

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Mexico Amends Minimum Estimated Prices for Textiles, Apparel and Footwear

30 April 2019

The Mexican government recently amended the minimum estimated prices in place on a range of textile, apparel and footwear products. Estimated prices are used for the valuation of certain goods subject to automatic licencing in order to avoid undervaluation as well as tax evasion. More

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Argentina Temporarily Lifts Import Restrictions on Certain Alligator Hides

11 April 2019

Argentina’s Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development has issued a regulation that allows for a period of one year the temporary importation of whole, raw hides of the species Caiman crocodilus and Caiman yacare, subject to certain conditions. More

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Mexico Temporarily Raises Duties on 100 Apparel, Textile and Footwear Products

11 April 2019

Mexico issued two decrees on 10 April modifying its MFN import duties on 100 apparel, textile and footwear products and creating new tariff breakouts within a range of subheadings. More

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