Legal & Institutional
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ArticleEU introduces €3 duty on parcels worth less than €150
The member states of the European Union have agreed to introduce a temporary €3 customs duty per item on e-commerce parcels valued below €150, starting on July 1, 2026. If a parcel has several items of the same product the tax will only apply once. But if it contains different ...
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ArticleTod’s obtains postponement on ruling regarding advertising ban
A Milan-based court has granted a request by Tod’s to postpone a hearing on whether its advertising should be banned for six months due to concerns over alleged labor abuses within its supply chain. A hearing on the matter scheduled for Dec. 3 has been postponed to Feb. 23 after ...
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ArticleIndian labor reform seen cutting red tape but hiking cost of hiring
India’s labor reform should ease the compliance burden for businesses, but the cost of hiring may rise, according to the Japanese brokerage Nomura. On Nov. 21, the country launched four new labor codes, resulting in the largest overhaul of workers’ laws in decades in an effort by the government to ...
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ArticleBirkenstock wins a copyright lawsuit in the Netherlands against Scapino
Birkenstock said that the District Court of Midden-Nederland, located in the Dutch town of Utrecht, has ruled in its favor a copyright case against the local shoe retailer Scapino. The German company said that the decision ”stands out” because the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled in February ...
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ArticleBioShoes4All project nears finish line with campaign to promote conscious consumption
BioShoes4All, an initiative to bolster the sustainability of Portugal’s footwear supply chain launched in 2022, is nearing the finish line, with the Portuguese footwear industry association Apiccaps announcing in mid-October that 85 percent of BioShoes4All projects had been completed and unveiling an international campaign to promote the conscious consumption of ...
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ArticleTrump plans to increase tariffs on Chinese imports to 130%
The US President, Donald Trump, wrote on the social network Truth Social that he plans to increase US tariffs on Chinese imports by 100 percentage points on Nov.1, lifing the duties to 130 percent from 30 percent currently. The US will also introduce new controls on “any and all critical ...
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ArticleItalian prosecutor seeks to put Tod’s under court administration
Paolo Storari, a Milan-based public prosecutor, is seeking to put Tod’s under judicial administration for having allegedly facilitated poor working conditions in its supply chain. The Italian luxury goods group is accused of using suppliers operating workshops where workers lived “in conditions of quasi-slavery with wages of €2.75 per hour,” ...
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ArticleEU and Indonesia sign free-trade deal
The agreement is welcomed by European sporting goods and footwear industry associations
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ArticleEU plans to finalize a free trade agreement with India by year end
The European Union (EU) said that it is committed to finalizing a trade agreement with India by the end of 2025. ”Europe is already India’s biggest trading partner and we are committed to finalising our Free Trade Agreement by the end of the year. Europe is open for business. And ...
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ArticleTrump extends tariff truce with China for 90 days
The US president, Donald Trump, has extended the trade tariff truce with China for 90 days, which was due to expire Aug. 12. The new deadline for the world’s two largest economies to reach a trade agreement is now Nov. 10. “I have just signed an Executive Order that will ...
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ArticlePortuguese shoemakers see US tariffs as an opportunity
The Portuguese footwear association Apiccaps said the US import duties announced by the US President, Donald Trump, “could be an opportunity for Portugal.” It noted that the round of tariffs released on July 31 by the US administration, and due to come into effect on Aug. 7 unless bilateral trade ...
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ArticleUK and India sign a free trade agreement
India and the UK, estimated to respectively the 5th and 6th largest economies in the world, have signed a free trade agreement (FTA). “A new chapter begins today in the India–UK economic partnership! The signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) reflects our shared commitment to enhancing trade, ...
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ArticleUS threatens Brazil with a 50% tariff
The US President Donald Trump said that starting Aug. 1 Brazilian exports to the US will face a 50 percent tariff. The levy, referred to as a reciprocal tariff, is ”separate from all sectoral tariffs,” according to a letter sent to the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The ...
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ArticleThe US and Vietnam reach a trade agreement
The US has reached a trade agreement with Vietnam which is seen as open to intepretation and detrimental to China. It is the second trade deal struck by the North American powerhouse, after the agreement with the UK, since the US administration announced a review of arrangements with its trade ...
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ArticleUS and China reach a trade framework deal
The US and China have reached a trade framework deal aimed at facilitating rare earth exports to the US and lifting restrictive measures against Beijing, according to a statement released by China’s ministry of commerce on June 27. The economic and trade teams of the two countries held economic and ...
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ArticleUS court rules Trump cannot impose trade tariffs
The United States Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump did not have the authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose on April 2 so-called reciprocal tariffs on a string of countries. It also rejected separate tariffs imposed on China, Mexico and Canada related ...
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ArticleTrump postpones plan to introduce 50% tariff on EU to July 9
The US President Donald Trump has postponed the deadline to introduce a 50 percent import tariff on goods from the European Union to July 9 from June 1, after speaking with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. “I received a call today from Ursula von der ...
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ArticleUS court rules that Iconix improperly terminated the Pony license with Fashion Footwear
A New York Appellate Court ruled that Iconix’s decision to end a footwear license agreement regarding the Pony brand with New York-based Fashion Footwear was “unlawful”, according to a statement released by Oved & Oved LLP, the law firm counseling Fashion Footwear. The law firm pointed out that it will ...
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ArticleChina and US to suspend part of tariffs for 90 days starting May 14
China and the US have jointly announced a 90-day suspension of certain tariffs starting on May 14, following talks in Geneva between the parties. The US said it would lower its reciprocal tariff on Chinese goods to 10 percent from 125 percent, while China said it would cut its tariff ...
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ArticleUS footwear brands call for tariff exemption
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has addressed an open letter to the US President, Donald Trump, asking the removal of reciprocal tariffs for footwear. The letter was signed by 76 brands, including the sneaker giants Nike, Adidas, Puma and Skechers. The letter dated April 29 started by ...
