Mercosur footwear manufacturers want to stop the 'flood' of Asian shoe imports

Monday, April 13th 2015 - 07:45 UTC

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Paraguay with a population of six million imports annually 25 million pairs of shoes, something considered 'incredible' and totally out of proportion with the economic situation and poverty levels of the country, claimed Mercosur members' footwear chambers and related industries. Read full article

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Chicureo
We all know that many products imported to Paraguay end up in neighboring countries. For the poor, buying shoes for their children is no longer a problem, nor for themselves. Now that China is becoming a close “partner” Argentina and Brazil will have to open their markets more.
Wait till the cars and trucks start arriving from China...
Apr 13th, 2015 - 09:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Quite a hilarious action on the part of dumb and dumber mercosur. It was so funny that I had to get out of my chair and visit my wardrobe. It seems that I have 29 pairs of shoes. And I'm male! How many pairs might a woman own?Is there a law about how many pairs of shoes a Paraguayan woman can own? Who has a footwear industry in mercosur?
Apr 13th, 2015 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Klingon
They are ending up in Argentina in barrio's like Once being sold on the sidewalk.
No one wants to pay tax and the government doesn't have a backbone to enforce it.
Apr 13th, 2015 - 11:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Room101
Poor soles.
Apr 13th, 2015 - 01:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
The SA manufacturers have nobody but themselves to blame.

In Uruguay shoes go for 2,000 - 3,000 UYPesos (U$D 80 - 120) and a lot of them are made in Brazil. They are worthless to a European because they are so narrow it makes me wonder if they bind the feet of babies from birth to make them fit.
Apr 13th, 2015 - 05:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Klingon
@5 Same with the shoes here. The quality is terrible. A new pair of shoes here last 3 weeks.
I always buy my shoes online and get someone to bring them to Argentina.
Apr 13th, 2015 - 09:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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