Anti-dumping latest: new denial from Vietnam
26/09/2008
Following the visit to Europe by deputy prime mnister, Pham Gia Khiem, during the recent shift in the debate over extending anti-dumpoing measures on imports of leather footwear, Vietnam's deputy minister of industry and trade, Le Danh Vinh, has issued a firm denial that Vietnam, one of the countries subject to the measures, engages in the practice of helping footwear producers sell for a higher price overseas than in the domestic market.
Mr Le said: "I can affirm that Vietnam does not dump shoes and it does not follow the policy of dumping products on the world??s markets. The fact that some shoe producers in the European Union asked for a review of the anti-dumping tax on Vietnam’s leather shoes does not reflect the common viewpoint of European shoe companies."
He said most companies in the European Union footwear industry did not want to renew the measures, which expire on October 6, because they were not in keeping with "the trade liberalisation trend the EU is pursuing", and pay too little attention to the benefits consumers receive from having access to cheaper footwear.
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