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EC drive ahead on China shoe tariffs

31 Aug '06
1 min read

The European Commission (EC) has pushed for new measures against leather shoes from China and Vietnam despite member states' representatives having rejected two previous proposals this summer.

A proposal by trade commissioner Peter Mandelson to levy a 16.5 percent duty on 'leather upper' shoes entering the EU market from China and 10 percent duty on those from Vietnam was adopted by the commission on Wednesday (30 August).

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