Ayakkabılar: Kanada Dampingi Tekrar Hesapladı

Kanada Sınır Hizmetleri Ajansı 23 Şubat 2010 tarihli bir duyuru aracılığıyla Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti menşeli tabanı plastik veya lastikten su geçirmez ayakkabılar ve tabanlarına ilişkin olarak yürürlükte bulunan dampinge karşı önlem çerçevesinde yeniden soruşturmasını tamamladığını belirtti.

Buna göre Çin menşeli ürünler karar tarihinden itibaren % 49'a varan oranlarda dampinge karşı vergiye tabi olacak.

Kösele Ayakkabılar: AB'den Nihai Gözden Geçirme

Avrupa Birliği (AB) 3 Ekim 2008 tarihli Avrupa Birliği Resmi Gazetesi'nde (2008/C 251/21) yayınlanan bir duyuru aracılığıyla Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti ve Vietnam menşeli üstü kösele belirli ayakkabılara ilişkin olarak yürürlükte bulunan dampinge karşı önleme dair bir sona erme gözden geçirmesi (nihai gözden geçirme soruşturması) başlattığını beyan etti. Makao'yu kapsayacak şekilde genişletilmiş bulunan bu önleme tabi ürünler 6403 kombine nomenklatür kodu altında sınıflandırılıyor.

Gözden geçirme Avrupa Ayakkabı Sanayisi Konfederasyonu CEC tarafından 30 Haziran 2008 tarihinde yapılan başvuru üzerine başlatılmış durumda. Orijinal soruşturmada işbirliğine girmeyen tarafların soru formu istemek için 15 günlük süresi var. Formlara yanıt vermek veya diğer bilgileri iletmek için ise süre 40 gün. Avrupa Komisyonu soruşturmada örneklem alma yöntemini kullanmayı planlıyor. Örnekleme girmek isteyen tarafların gerekli bilgileri arz etmek için 15 günü, soru formlarına yanıt vermek için 37 günü bulunuyor.

Dampinge ve sübvansiyona karşı önlemlerin süresi beş yıl. Önlemin sona ermesinin damping veya zararın tekrar ortaya çıkmasına neden olacağı iddiasıyla bir başvuru yapılması üzerine nihai gözden geçirme soruşturması açılabiliyor. Soruşturma süresince önlem askıda kalıyor. Nihai gözden geçirme sonucunda önlemin bir beş yıllığına daha uzatılması, değiştirilerek uzatılması veya sona erdirilmesi kararları çıkabiliyor.

Financial Times: "Let us not trade protection for protectionism "

By Horst Widmann
Published: September 8 2008 12:23 Last updated: September 8 2008 12:23

In the coming weeks Brussels will have to decide whether it wants to reopen the bitter and divisive debate on trade defence that has been a recurring feature of recent years. By launching a review of anti-dumping duties on shoes from China and Vietnam, Europe will be putting off a long overdue departure from an outdated vision of global trade. Prolonging the shelf-life of ill-conceived policies in the name of protecting European industry demonstrates a complete disregard for economic reality. Protectionism in the name of protection makes no sense at all.

The shoe industry is not the only sector under the European Union’s spotlight. However, the footwear case neatly illustrates the dilemma faced by all European companies doing business on a global scale.

Operating between Europe and emerging markets presents both abundant opportunities and formidable challenges. The EU’s ability to compete will be conditioned by the way in which it responds to those challenges. It is clear that bringing down long-standing barriers to free trade better serves the interests of European businesses and consumers than erecting new ones.

This is not to underestimate the might of the emerging economies – China, for one, has undergone a staggering evolution over the past few decades. But to assume that one region’s economic success comes at the expense of another’s is a fallacy.

China’s rapid economic development certainly would not have been possible without the steady dismantling of barriers to international trade and investment that characterises today’s global economy.

The fortunes of the European footwear industry have been intimately linked to China’s economic surge and have contributed to the country’s transformation. At the same time, our industry and our employees have been among its main beneficiaries while European consumers have enjoyed an ever-widening choice of products at increasingly favourable prices.

The footwear industry is a prime example of how modern European businesses, big and small, position themselves between Asia and Europe to succeed. On the one hand, they expand their capacity in Europe to excel in product research and development, marketing, distribution, advertising, retailing and global corporate strategy. On the other hand, they invest in efficient global production and supply chains to deliver affordable goods to consumers both in Europe and in the rapidly expanding consumer markets in emerging economies, not least China.

Other parts of our industry have specialised in the production in Europe of such high-technology or high-quality products that they can compete internationally despite competitive pressures from Asia and other emerging markets.

For Europe to be globally competitive, its industry needs to find ways to harness the benefits of the Asian miracle. The European footwear industry identified this imperative more than 20 years ago. As a result, our brands are among the most successful in the world. Today, our companies are global market leaders which have consistently increased their investment in quality, high added-value jobs in Europe. This is not despite our engagement in China, but because of it.

It is wrong, therefore, to pose the choices facing many companies and industries as a strategic dilemma between “Europe or China”. They will need both in a partnership of solid mutual interest.

Peter Mandelson, the EU trade commissioner, said in a recent speech that “there is no longer a drawbridge to lift up between ‘them’ and ‘us’.” Indeed, Europe and China are now better placed than ever before to secure the huge opportunities and benefits that are within our grasp.

For Europe to continue delivering jobs and innovation and give consumers access to the quality, choice and prices they deserve, EU policymakers have to draw the right conclusions from China’s growth and success. In the footwear sector, and elsewhere, this means finally letting go of some archaic notions about how successful businesses operate and compete in today’s world.

The first misconception is that European companies only compete against Chinese or other foreign companies. Our brands, many of them European, compete with each other – in all markets across the globe – but we all depend on suppliers in China and their highly developed production know-how. This is a fact of global competition.

The second myth is that production in China occurs at the expense of production in Europe. Indeed, whenever manufacturing is outsourced to other parts of the world, it is Europe that creates product value, from research & development and design to marketing, distribution, retailing and advertising. These activities generate investment at home, growth in quality employment and cutting-edge technology embodied in footwear products that meet the expectations of the modern consumer.

Equally false as the idea that offshore production is a zero-sum game is the notion that China produces only for Europe and America. China’s 1.3bn people do not only produce, they also consume. And they consume more every day. European manufacturers with a presence in China have direct access to the most important consumer market of the future. Investment in China adds strength to the European economy rather than weakening it.

As the prospects for global and European economic growth become increasingly dependent on the continued success of the Chinese economy, Europe needs to build on its strengths and make China’s success its own. Above all we must avoid falling into the “us versus them” trap. It is the responsibility of policymakers, business leaders and decision makers to communicate to citizens the growing interdependencies in today’s world economy and what they mean for Europe’s own interests.

The writer is president of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry and vice president of Puma. He is supported by Adidas Group, Asics, Nike and Timberland.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/328f6bce-7d98-11dd-bdbd-000077b07658.html

AFP: "EU to extend anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes: source"

BRUSSELS (AFP) — The European Union is to extend anti-dumping tariffs on shoes from China and Vietnam into next year, an EU source said Monday.

The anti-dumping measures were introduced in 2006 to combat an influx of leather shoes into Europe from the two Asian countries that Brussels said unfairly benefited from state aid.

The measure has been strongly attacked in Asia and, at the time they were imposed, the tariffs were supported by the smallest majority of EU states, with 13 of the 25 nations in favour.

The tariffs were originally imposed for two years and were due to expire next month.

Now, the source close to the dossier said, they will be extended into 2009 or beyond.

The EU anti-dumping measures involve import duties of 16.5 percent on Chinese shoes with leather uppers and 10 percent on the same kind of shoes from Vietnam.

The step provoked strong opposition from Chinese shoemakers and the government in Beijing, which said the measures did not conform with EU and World Trade Organization regulations.

Asked about the possibility of a tariff extension, a spokesman for EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson refused to comment.

However a report in the London Sunday Times cited a senior official working in Mandelson's department as saying that the commission would call for an expiry review when the current tariff period ends next month.

That would in effect extend the tariff period for a year or more after Mandelson tells his fellow commissioners about his decision this week, said the official, who was speaking to reporters posing as industry lobbyists.

The original two-year tariff period was a compromise to get the measures passed after the European Commission had proposed a five-year penalty.

The main vote faultline ran between Europe's economically liberal north, hostile in principle to anti-dumping measures, and the more protectionist south, sympathetic to the views of EU producers.

The tariffs were imposed after a commission investigation found that shoemakers in China and Vietnam unfairly benefited from state aid in the form of soft loans, tax breaks and cheap rents.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixKOFAgJQfglfW6F9eqkuO4_BNPA

Reuters: "EU set to extend dumping duties on Asian shoes"

Mon Sep 8, 2008 9:00am EDT

BRUSSELS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - European Union anti-dumping duties on shoes from China and Vietnam are set to be extended into 2009 or longer, rather than expire in October as originally scheduled, people familiar with the situation said on Monday.

In a controversial case in 2006, the leather shoe duties were introduced for two years, despite opposition from the Asian countries, some EU governments and leading international footwear companies that make shoes in China and Vietnam.

The European Commission now plans to review whether the duties should be introduced for a second period or dropped after Italian shoemakers earlier this year formally asked for them to be renewed, people familiar with the case said.

A review may last as long as 15 months, during which time the duties remain in place.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSL87068720080908

The duties stand at 16.5 percent for leather shoes from China and 10 percent for Vietnam.

Normally, EU anti-dumping dissent last five years but the shoes case created so much controversy, with EU countries split down the middle on whether they were justified or merely protectionist, that a two-year compromise was approved instead.

Critics of the decision said at the time that the possibility of an expiry review meant the duties were likely to be in place for more than three years.

Trade experts from EU member states are due to discuss the Commission's plan for a review on Sept. 17 but have no power to block it, the people familiar with the case said. (Reporting by William Schomberg; Editing by Matthew Jones)

Avrupa Birliği Ayakkabılara Anti-Damping Vergisi Uygulamaya Devam Edecek

Avrupa Komisyonu'nu sarsan anti-damping soruşturmaları konusunda içeriden bilgi sızdırma skandalı (http://antidamping.blogspot.com/2008/09/avrupa-komisyonu-anti-damping.html) aynı zamanda Avrupa Birliği'nin Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti ve Vietnam menşeli ayakkabılara yönelik olarak uygulamakta olduğu dampinge karşı vergilerin süresinin uzatılacağını da ortaya çıkardı. Zira suçlamaların odağında yer alan Komisyon'un Ticaret Genel Müdürlüğü'nde görevli Fritz-Harald Wenig kendilerini lobici olarak tanıtan The Sunday Times muhabirlerine bu yönde açıklamada bulunmuştu.

Avrupa Birliği ayakkabılara ilişkin anti-damping vergisini 2006 yılında karara bağlamıştı. Ancak önlemin alınma süreci çok sancılı olmuş, hem hedefteki ülkelerden hem de bazı Avrupa Birliği Üye Devletleri'nden tasarılara sert tepkiler gelmişti. Puma, Adidas ve Nike gibi büyük markalar önleme karşı cephe almış, buna karşılık Birlik'in büyük çaplı ayakkabıcılık sektörlerine sahip olan güney ülkeleri, özellikle İspanya ve İtalya verginin arkasında sağlam durmuştu. Sonuç olarak normalde olduğu gibi beş yıllık değil, Ekim 2008'de sona erecek iki yıllık bir vergi getirilmişti.

Fakat Wenig'in açıklamaları ve bunun üzerine Avrupa basınında yer alan haberler bu verginin süresinin 2009 yılına, belki de daha ilerisine kadar uzatılacağını iddiasını atıyor ortaya. Aslında şaşırtıcı bir gelişme olmaz bu, ancak ortaya çıkış şeklinin gelecek tepkileri arttırıcı bir etkisi olduğu açık.

Konuyla ilgili haberler için bakınız:

http://antidamping.blogspot.com/2008/09/reuters-eu-set-to-extend-dumping-duties.html

http://antidamping.blogspot.com/2008/09/afp-eu-to-extend-anti-dumping-duties-on.html

Bir de yorum, Avrupa Spor Malzemeleri Sanayisi Federasyonu adına ve önlemin uzatılmasına karşı:
http://antidamping.blogspot.com/2008/09/financial-times-let-us-not-trade.html

AB Ayakkabıda Önlemlerin Etkisiz Kılınmasını Engelledi

Avrupa Birliği Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti menşeli bazı yüzü deriden olan ayakkabılara karşı yürürlükte bulunan dampinge karşı önlemin yine Çin'e bağlı olan Makao Özel Yönetim Bölgesi'nden yapılan ithalatlar aracılığıyla etkisiz kılındığı şikayeti üzerine başlattığı önlemlerin etkisiz kılınması soruşturmasını tamamladı.

Soruşturmada Çin'den yapılan ithalatlardaki azalma ile Makao'dan yapılan ithalatlarda görülen artış arasında parallellik bulunduğu ve yapılan incelemelerde önlemin Makao üzerinden sevkiyat veya bu bölgede malların menşesini değiştirmeye yeterli olmayacak bir katma değer yaratan montaj aracılığıyla etkisiz kılındığı tespit edildi.

1 Mayıs 2008 tarih ve L/117 sayılı Avrupa Birliği Resmi Gazetesi'nde yayınlanan (AT) 388/2008 sayılı Konsey Tüzüğü ile daha düşük bir marjin alan biri hariç tüm Çinli üreticilere Ekim 2006'da getirilen % 16.5'luk dampinge karşı verginin Makao menşeli ithalatları kapsayacak şekilde genişletilmesi hükme bağlandı.

Önlemin kapsadığı ürünlerin Topluluk Kombine Nomenklatür kodları aşağıdaki şekilde:

ex 6403 20 00, ex 6403 51 05, ex 6403 51 11, ex 6403 51 15, ex 6403 51 19, ex 6403 51 91, ex 6403 51 95, ex 6403 51 99, ex 6403 59 05, ex 6403 59 11, ex 6403 59 31, ex 6403 59 35, ex 6403 59 39, ex 6403 59 91, ex 6403 59 95, ex 6403 59 99, ex 6403 91 05, ex 6403 91 11, ex 6403 91 13, ex 6403 91 16, ex 6403 91 18, ex 6403 91 91, ex 6403 91 93, ex 6403 91 96, ex 6403 91 98, ex 6403 99 05, ex 6403 99 11, ex 6403 99 31, ex 6403 99 33, ex 6403 99 36, ex 6403 99 38, ex 6403 99 91, ex 6403 99 93, ex 6403 99 96, ex 6403 99 98 ve ex 6405 10 00.