Imports
The end of low cost footwear?
The study Footwear Consumer 2030 predicts that in the next 15 years the price of footwear will increase as a reflection of the growing production costs in China and as a result of a lack of alternative suppliers of low cost workforce
China cuts taxes on imported consumer goods to boost domestic spending
Local authorities have announced that import duties on goods such as footwear will be reduced in order to stimulate internal consumption
Matt Priest, President of the FDRA, live on World Footwear
A reflection about the worldwide footwear industry and the US market, without forgetting the future expectations for the sector’s development
China’s footwear exports increase by 11.8%
Despite the positive performance of the footwear industry in other Asian countries, China continues to grow at an impressive pace
Peter Geisler, Managing Director of Arbesko and of the Swedish Shoemakers Association, live on World Footwear
A conversation about the state of the footwear industry and the future expectations for the sector’s development
Duncan Ingram, from the New Zealand Footwear Industry Association, live on World Footwear
Aiming to get an updated view of the state of the footwear industry in New Zealand, we spoke to the sector's association
Nike plans to create up to 10 000 US jobs if TPP is approved
The company announced its intention to accelerate investment in advanced footwear manufacturing in the US, if TPA is passed and the TPP agreement is finalized
FDRA and AAFA push TPA
The Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) and the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) are calling for their members' support to raise Congress awareness about the Trade Promotion legislation
American footwear industry pleased with West Coast ports labor agreement
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports
FDRA publishes US footwear imports ranking
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association of America (FDRA) published its annual list ranking the ten largest footwear manufacturing countries importing into the US market
German footwear imports with two digits growth
According to the Federal Association of the German Footwear and Leather Goods Industry (HDS/L), imports of footwear grew up by 12.8% during 2014
Footwear industry import's tax bill outpaces sales growth in the US
According to the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the footwear’s industry’s trade association, tariffs on footwear have hit another all-time high, with nearly 2.7 billion US dollars paid
Americans worried with tensions at US ports
Matt Priest from the FDRA, Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, is concerned with the impacts of a work stoppage at the West Coast ports, the key US entering points for footwear imports-
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