In 2021, global footwear production amounted to 22.2 billion pairs, which gives 2.8 pairs of shoes for each human on Earth. That year, the global footwear market value was estimated at USD 373.19 billion and is predicted to grow in size in future years. The five leading countries in terms of shoe production are China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Brazil. China is responsible for over 50% of global footwear manufacturing. In the article below, we give the best tips on importing shoes from China to the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China is the biggest footwear manufacturer in the world in terms of pairs of shoes produced in a year, with 12 billion pairs in 2021. Most of the producers are accumulated in the eastern part of the country, mainly in Wenzhou<\/a> (Zhejiang<\/a> province). This region houses more than 3,000 factories manufacturing footwear, mostly for domestic needs. Dongguan city (Guangdong<\/a> province) is another leader in this area. Located here are around 1,500 factories, which produce 65% of shoes manufactured in China. Another important city is Jinjiang (Fujian<\/a> province), which is known for advanced production technology. Jiangsu province also plays an important role in the footwear industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paying the tariff is an obligation of every importer that imports from China. TARIC<\/a> system helps get to know what actual rates in the European Union are. Below, we prepared a list with some products and their tariffs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you need to check tariff rates for other products, you can check it in the official schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As can be seen in the examples above, tariff rates for imported Chinese footwear are relatively high and can be between 3% and 17%, depending on the materials it is made from and its purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to get to know what certain producers have to offer and make business contacts with them, it is best to attend fairs connected to a certain industry. Below is a list of footwear fairs in China that may interest shoe importers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Footwear is one of those products that should be carefully checked for compliance with norms and laws before putting them on the market. Otherwise, there is a danger of losing a big sum of money and being forced to send imported products back to China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Footwear imported to the European Union has to fulfill the requirements that can be found in documents such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides fulfilling the requirements mentioned above, you should also consider such matters as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2021, global footwear production amounted to 22.2 billion pairs, which gives 2.8 pairs of shoes for each human on Earth. That year, the global footwear market value was estimated at USD 373.19 billion and is predicted to grow in … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[498,91,95,351,63,64,241,660,208],"class_list":["post-7539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-import","tag-china","tag-duty-rates","tag-duty-rates-from-china","tag-footwear","tag-import-from-china","tag-import-to-the-eu","tag-importers-obligations","tag-shoes","tag-trade-fairs-in-china","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7539"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9077,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7539\/revisions\/9077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}EU customs duty rate on footwear from China<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Footwear fairs in China<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Shanghai International Footwear Exhibition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Canton Fair<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Shoes & Leather Guangzhou<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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DFM – Greater Bay Area Int’l Footwear Machinery & Material Industry Fair<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Footwear importer\u2019s obligations in the EU<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Footwear regulation in the European Union<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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