The industry association decided to revise downwards the numbers of exports in 2014 because it identified a number of operations “strange” exports of synthetic and fabric shoes, originally from China, and had a final destination in Spain and Italy. These operations that had average prices of 1.82 euros order, but that in some cases, were even by 77 cents a pair. “For these prices, you can not produce in Portugal. This value can not even pay the insole,” noted João Maia, director general of APICCAPS.
In addition to the unusually low average price, which made awaken the association of curiosity for these operations, was the fact that they are coming from municipalities with little, if any, tradition in the sector, such as Guard and Mafra. “The data indicate that the INE provides us exports by type of footwear and home county. And also give us the list of top exporters by county. Crusades information, We detected the existence of a number of very recent businesses with no more than two or three years of activity – some of them have even closed the activity – and who used Portugal as a mere port of “transhipment” in their China operations import and re-export to Spain and Italy and, although we do not know. who are the owners, we know that managers are all foreigners, especially Chinese and Spanish, “explains this responsibility.
João Maia points out that the footwear imported from China usually has a very low average, but not as low. “We are talking about synthetic and textile footwear footwear, namely plastic and fabric, whose usual average price, which originated in China, is around six or seven euros per pair. Clearly, this is of subfaturado and footwear admit that . customs authorities have identified the problem because nothing indicates that it is to repeat this year “
The association justifies this operation with the need to avoid distortions in the real numbers of the production and export of Portuguese industry:” The APICCAPS assumes you want to be the international reference of the footwear industry, the sophistication and creativity. This strategy means strengthening the Portuguese exports, sustained on a national, sustainable and competitive production base. “
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