EU Commission approves dumping duties on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes

The European Commission has formally approved the introduction of provisional anti-dumping duties on leather shoes imported from China and Vietnam. As of April 7, Brussels will impose duties of 16.8 percent on shoes from Vietnam and 19.4 percent from China to be phased in over a period of five months. Sports shoes and footwear for children will be exempted from the duties. Czech footwear producers, though, are doubtful that these measures will help reduce their profit losses caused by cheap imports from Asia.