EU launches anti-dumping review investigation into Chinese leather shoes and boots

On October 3, 2008, at the request of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC), the European Commission initiated an anti-dumping sunset review investigation into leather shoes and boots originating in China and Vietnam. . The customs codes of the products involved are 64032000, ex64035105, ex64035111, ex64035115, ex64035119, ex64035191, ex64035195, ex64035199, ex64035905, ex64035911, ex64035931, ex6403593 5. ex64035939, ex64035991, ex64035995, ex64035999, ex64039105, ex64039111, ex64039113, ex64039116, ex64039118, ex64039191, ex64039193 , ex64039196, ex64039198, ex64039905, ex64039911, ex64039931, ex64039933, ex64039936, ex64039938, ex64039991, ex64039993, ex64039996, ex64039998, ex6 4051000. The dumping investigation period in this case is from June 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. In this case, the European Commission initially selected Brazil as a substitute country for calculating the normal value of the Chinese products involved.
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In July 2005, the EU launched an anti-dumping investigation into leather and cotton shoes and boots originating in China and Vietnam; in October 2006, the EU made a positive final ruling on the case.