Footwear Producers Call for Slashed Tariffs, Better Customs Procedures in TTIP
Footwear producer trade associations expressed support for optimized customs procedures, immediate reciprocal tariff elimination, rules of origin flexibility, mutual recognition, and an end to other non-tariff barriers within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership framework, according to a joint statement…
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from the groups (here). Quantities of EU shoe exports to the U.S. increased 9 percent, and values climbed 19 percent, between 2014 and 2015; additionally, quantities of U.S. exports to the EU rose 14 percent and values spiked by 27 percent in the same time frame, said the leaders of the American Apparel and Footwear Association, the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry, and the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America. “The T-TIP can foster greater footwear industry partnerships, consumer value, and job creation by eliminating high footwear tariffs (which can range up to 67.5 percent),” the groups’ presidents said. “In addition, the T-TIP provides an opportunity to streamline customs procedures and harmonize product safety and labelling regulations, which will confer important trade benefits as well.”