Vietnam footwear industry is faced with technical barriers to trade on the European market, especially in the context of international integration, deeper and Vietnam are preparing Trade Agreement free Vietnam – EU.
At the inception workshop of the project “Support businesses Leather – Footwear better meet the product safety rules” took place 30-9, the experts, the footwear industry Vietnam many limitations such as lack of information and insights about regulation, legal standards and private standards in the EU market, as well as the lack of criteria for ecological safety, …
Difficulties and challenges are many
At the seminar, Institute of Environment Nguyen Van Thong’s difficult to identify the footwear business is now less of customers, sourcing of materials, chemicals, tools difficult. As for the EU, Mr Thong said that footwear export enterprises of Vietnam is facing many challenges such as lack of information and insights about regulation, legal norms and standards in the private market the EU; test results and certificates of Vietnam has been recognized by the international buyers.
In addition, Vietnam has no clue management, provides an updated system and comply with the requirements of the import market, the business is still worried about the cost of exports; the risk of losing market share, market penetration difficult when domestic manufacturers mainly imported raw materials, …
According to the ecological criteria for product safety footwear, the survey found that the proportion of firms not interested in the high criteria, focusing primarily on enterprise group producing raw materials, leather and footwear production target domestic use. The percentage of enterprises meet the safety norms of the EU eco-products is very low, the majority of enterprises are not interested in this issue.