EU To Keep China, Vietnam Shoe Import Duties Pending Review
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission may extend anti-dumping duties on shoe imports from China and Vietnam, as it prepares to start a review that could last more than a year, a spokesman said Monday.
The commission will decide by Oct. 1 whether to start a review to assess if the duties are still justified, and "the duties currently in place will continue" as long as that is being done, said Peter Power, spokesman for Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson.
The commission aims to conclude the review "as quickly as possible," Power added, but he acknowledged that "it is impossible to predict the timing."
It usually takes 12 to 15 months to carry out such a review.
The commission will decide by Oct. 1 whether to start a review to assess if the duties are still justified, and "the duties currently in place will continue" as long as that is being done, said Peter Power, spokesman for Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson.
The commission aims to conclude the review "as quickly as possible," Power added, but he acknowledged that "it is impossible to predict the timing."
It usually takes 12 to 15 months to carry out such a review.
