Vietnamese leather-capped shoes exported to the EU will not have the 10 percent anti-dumping tariff imposed on them as of April 1. However, they will still be strictly supervised for one year, which could cause risks for many of them. The EU is still the major importer of the Vietnamese footwear products and accounts for [...]
The Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association on March 10 held a seminar to build capacity for Vietnamese leather and footwear businesses. European experts provided participants with in-depth reports on international trade and various ways to improve their competitiveness and penetrate the EU markets. In 2010, the sector’s export turnover reached more than US$6 billion of [...]
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has approved a master plan to develop Vietnam’s leather and footwear industry through 2020 with a vision to 2025. Under the plan, the leather and footwear industry will enter a new development period with orientations and targets to ensure sustainable development. The sector will continue to boost exports, hold [...]
One of the leading sectors in terms of export revenue, the Vietnamese leather footwear sector is strengthening its position on the international market. However, Diep Thanh Kiet, the vice president of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association, said that the leather footwear sector still shows weaknesses that hinder its sustainable growth, so this sector is [...]
Leather and footwear exports in 2010 are expected to reach US$5.4 billion, announced the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association. In the first 9 months of this year, the sector’s export revenue is estimated to have reached US$3.6 billion, an increase of 23.1 % over 2009. The EU remains the leading importer, followed by the US, [...]
Vietnam earned US$2.75 billion from exporting leather and footwear products in the first seven months of 2010, an increase of 13.8 percent from the same period of last year Vietnam earned US$2.75 billion from exporting leather and footwear products in the first seven months of 2010, an increase of 13.8 percent from the same period [...]
Vietnam Leather & Footwear Association (Lefaso) reported that the country’s total leather and shoe export turnover in August continued maintaining high growth rate at over $450 million, raising the accumulative export turnover in the whole industry to $3.221 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19 percent. Especially, export of handbags, wallets, suitcases an umbrellas brought in [...]
Leather and footwear exports rose 13.8 per cent in the first seven months to US$2.75 billion, according to the Viet Nam Leather and Footwear Association. Nguyen Van Khanh, its general secretary, said the country remained the world’s fourth largest footwear producer and exporter. Viet Nam turns out 800 million pairs of shoes of various kinds, [...]
Achieving this year’s export target of US$5.3 billion as well as future targets would be difficult, leather footwear industry executives told a seminar held in HCM City on Monday. Last year exports fell nearly 16 per cent to $4 billion and the Government is hoping they will grow by 30 per cent this year. But [...]
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