São Paulo – The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade announced today (9th) the placing of antidumping regulation on the import of shoes and tyres from China. According to the Ministry, the decisions were taken by the Foreign Trade Board (Camex) and published in the Federal Official Gazette.
Resolution number 48 of the Camex, according to the Ministry, forecasts the application of a surcharge of US$ 12.47 per pair of shoes imported from China.
Excused from the surcharge are beach sandals, shoes for exclusive use in some sports, dance shoes, disposable shoes, safety shoes, slippers, shoes fully made out of textile material, baby shoes whose upper is made out of fabric and shoes made out of natural leather, with the upper in strands.
According to the Ministry, the investigation regarding dumping practices was opened in December last year, at the request of the Brazilian Association of Shoe Manufacturers (Abicalçados).
Resolution 49, in turn, forecasts the application for up to five years of a surcharge of US$ 0.75 per kilogram of tyres imported from the Asian country. The penalty is for tyres in the 65 and 70 series, for 13” and 14” rims.
In this area, the investigation, according to the Ministry, began in July 2008, at the request of the Brazilian Tyre Industry Association (Anip).
*Translated by Mark Ament
