FOOTWEAR

Delivering Sustainability: Going the Extra Mile

13 July 2022

Footwear manufacturing suffers from a bad reputation, seen by many as polluting and exploitative. By contrast, a Hong Kong-based is on a mission to “offer simple, high quality, sustainable and ethical sneakers”, using recycled materials and supporting fair labour practices. More

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Implementation Strategy for the New US Forced Labour Prevention Act

22 June 2022

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force has unveiled a strategy to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This, combined with CBP’s operational guidance, provides the framework by which the US government began full implementation of the legislation effective 21 June 2022. More

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Operational Guidance for the New US Forced Labour Prevention Act

17 June 2022

The new Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA), signed into law on 23 December 2021, will come into effect on 21 June 2022. This article details the operational guide for traders issued by the US Customs and Border Protection. More

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China Aims to Boost Business Through ‘Quality-related Technical Assistance’

13 May 2022

The State Administration for Market Regulation recently announced plans to improve the quality of products “through quality-related technical assistance”. Key tasks include resolving quality and safety problems related to consumer goods such as toys, stationery and children’s furniture, as well as hazardous chemicals and industrial goods such as electric wire and cables. More

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Delivering Sustainability: A High-Performance Local Footwear Brand

20 April 2022

To contribute to the sustainability of the fashion industry, two brothers with deep roots in the footwear industry founded a high-performance footwear brand in Hong Kong. Since its 2017 inception, the brand has focused on developing shoes for everyday athletes using sustainable materials that not only work well but look and feel great for both the wearer and the planet. More

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BANGLADESH: Single Bond Licence Now Covers Multiple Leather Production Units

17 January 2022

Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) announced on 15 December 2021 that it will allow leather goods manufacturers with several production units to obtain a single bond licence. More

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China’s Footwear Market

19 November 2021

With the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world economy, figures from the National Bureau of Statistics reveal that the value-added of China’s footwear manufacturing in 2020 was down 12.8% year-on-year. Compared to 2019, China produced two billion fewer pairs of shoes in 2020. In terms of global market share, China’s footwear output was 1 percentage point down from that of 2019. More

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INDIA: Uniform 12% GST Tax Introduced for Textile and Footwear Sectors

04 October 2021

A flat rate of Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 12% is to be introduced for both footwear and textiles (except for certain cotton products) as of 1 January next year. More

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U.S. Government Continues to Urge Firms to Avoid Xinjiang Forced Labour in Supply Chains

14 July 2021

Six U.S. government agencies on 13 July issued an updated advisory for U.S. businesses whose supply chains run through mainland China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This document updates advice originally provided in a 1 July 2020 interagency memo and more emphatically enjoins the business community to avoid forced labour in their supply chains. More

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Successful Pandemic E-Commerce: The UK

17 March 2021

The Covid pandemic has driven the development of e-commerce at an even more breakneck speed than before. The UK is the world’s third-largest e-commerce market and has been the transit station for e-commerce goods from Hong Kong entering the EU single market. After Brexit, however, the customs clearance procedures and other rules businesses have to follow will inevitably become more complicated. More

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