subject: Multiple Factors, Footwear Exports Plummet Extrusion Guangdong - Shoes, Export, Customs - Footwear [print this page] Latest data show that the first two months this year, shoe exports in Guangdong plummet Jinsan Cheng. This shows that with the deterioration of the environment of foreign trade, export-oriented shoe industry is facing an unprecedented PRD severe test.
According to latest statistics from Guangzhou Customs, 1 to 2 months of this year, Guangdong exported 490 million pairs of shoes than the same period last year (the same below) decreased 27.5%, worth 1.59 billion U.S. dollars, down 0.6%. Among them, Guangdong private enterprises exported 190 million pairs of shoes, down 41.1%; foreign Investment Enterprises export 190 million pairs of shoes, down 8.9%. The two together account for the same period exports of Guangdong's total footwear exports 77.6%.
Export squeeze multiple factors Guangzhou Customs in charge of that person, 1 to 2 months of this year, Guangdong exported shoes mainly by export tax rebate rate down to adjust, the Pearl River Delta significantly reduced footwear export enterprises, the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis and the foreign Anti-dumping Superposition of four major factors affecting trade barriers.
U.S. footwear exports in Guangdong's largest market. The person in charge about, since last March the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, the United States Consumption Index once fell, affected enterprises in Guangdong shoe exports to the U.S. slowed down accordingly. Guangdong's exports to the U.S. in 2007 1.08 billion pairs of shoes, a small decline of 3.4%; 1 to 2 months this year, Guangdong's exports to the U.S. footwear continued to decline, exports to the U.S. 190 million pairs of shoes, down 12%.
Exports to the EU anti-dumping duty on leather shoes are subject to influence. In 2007, Guangdong's exports to the EU 77.77 million pairs of shoes, a decrease of 6.5%; 1 ~ 2 months of this year, Guangdong's exports of leather shoes is still down the EU, export 13.3 million pairs, down 17.5%. At the same time, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela, Canada and other countries have also taken on my shoes anti-dumping measures.
With the new "Labor Contract Law," The introduction of foreign tax burden increase as well as continued strength of the RMB exchange rate, labor-intensive enterprises Pearl River Delta region gradually suffer from rising costs and increasingly stringent regulation, profit margins severely squeezed, the Pearl River Delta region also significantly reduced footwear export enterprises.
Guangzhou Customs latest statistics show that 1 in February this year, the Pearl River Delta region companies involved in exporting shoes 1512, fell by 1855. Among them, the private sector fell by 1484, reduce the 92 foreign-invested enterprises, state-owned companies to reduce 23. According to Asia Footwear Association's statistics, since last year, Guangdong, Dongguan, Huizhou, more than 1,000 Shoe And supporting the enterprise, or voluntary termination of business due to closure of various factors, or the court seal, or resettlement elsewhere.
Not mass transfer orders Asia Footwear Association Secretary-General Li told reporters, national Purchase Order some cheap business gradually shift from the Pearl River Delta in Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and India and other Asian countries also began to have some PRD shoe companies to set up factories in these countries, but no large-scale relocation of manufacturing in those countries in Asia perfect matching shoes need at least 2 to 3 years.
"This year, shoe exports down in Guangdong, the main products are cheap shoes can not orders, buyers and manufacturers maintain a stalemate in the price. The one hand, many factories because losses do not worry about the cost of substantial increase in dare to take cheap orders, on the other hand is reluctant to purchase due to a sharp price increases can not find the right factory in China. Some traders will be part of the low order transfer to neighboring China, Vietnam and other Asian countries, but the feedback back The situation is not ideal, because these countries have yet to perfect the shoe industry, delivery and quality and so difficult to guarantee, for the time being can not carry a lot of orders. "Li said," to break the current impasse, the Pearl River Delta enterprises to improve product value to the overall price increase, will experience pain in the process, will continue some low value-added shoe was eliminated due to inability to raise prices. "
Shoes Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Panyu Chong, chairman of Wuzhen Chang said the letter, by multiple factors, footwear enterprises increasingly slim profit margins, some shoes are gradually raising prices to help ease the pressure. Nike and other brands due to processing, the profit is relatively maintained at a certain level. Currently the company has not Production Line Relocation to other countries or regions, but have been to India, Vietnam and other localities, do not rule out the possible relocation of some production lines.
