EU anti-dumping big stick to pound Chinese shoes

The European Commission proposed the day before, to impose long-term anti-dumping duties of 16.5% and 10%, respectively, in order to replace the current temporary anti-dumping measures on imports of leather shoes from China and Vietnam.Due to a large number of shoes imported into the European Union, the proposed long-term anti-dumping measures on behalf of the children 's shoes, children's shoes are also included. EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson had previously proposed the program, but was the opposition of the majority of EU member states on August 3. The shoes case is the maximum amount of EU anti-dumping in the history of an EU ruled in early April that the Chinese shoes, the existence of dumping, and a phased introduction of a progressive temporary tariff of 4.8% to 19.4% since April 7 on my shoes.June 2 rate to 9.7%, the tax rate from 14 July to 14.5%. Provisional anti-dumping measures do not need to be approved by the EU member states, the long-term anti-dumping measures need approval before taking effect of all the EU member states. China's Ministry of Commerce said, Supra Shoes. Case closed period is extended may be small, the EU set at the last minute compromise to come up with the final ruling program. Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the vicinity of small and medium-sized labor-intensive private enterprises after and did not give all employees subject to social insurance, therefore, the implementation of the new law in 2008, the labor costs of these enterprises will rise further to pay social security for employees.New regulations on overtime pay in the new law also constitute some upward pressure on labor costs.In addition, some of the companies surveyed said that the implementation of the new law so that the sharp increase in the potential risk of labor disputes, recruitment and employment plans be affected. Some respondents also said that private enterprises, due to the high mobility of migrant workers, the Social Security not to do national network, is not able to achieve the original intention to provide old-age security to migrant workers; most migrant workers, reducing its cash income individuals have to pay rather than insurance. Rising labor costs "policy may not completely transfer to the product price.Labor-intensive industries is not high tech, low barriers to entry in the industry, the same industry is very competitive.In the survey, we learned that, despite the prices of raw materials continued to rise in recent years, rising labor costs, the majority of small and medium-sized private enterprises is not to raise prices, to transfer the increased costs to consumers, usually progress through efficiency to digest the increased cost of this part.The majority of small and medium-sized private enterprises in the "narrow margin" business. However, in the medium and long term, be adversely affected due to the profits of small and medium enterprises, may increase the large mergers and acquisitions and consolidation opportunities in the industry, and improve industry concentration, and finally transmitted to the prices of the products, the medium and long term the new law For the price pressure still can not be ignored.