British paper criticizes EU imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese and Chinese shoes
European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson was quoted as saying that the initial tariff rate of 4 percent will take effect as of April 7 and will be raised to 19.4 percent and 16.8 percent for leather shoes imported from
The paper confirmed that the decision not only “dealt a devastating blow to the Vietnamese economy” but also the European leather shoe industry including Clarks firm from the
The paper said half of 27 million leather pairs of shoes from Clarks sold in Europe annually are being produced in