Although the ink shoe industry increased by 1.2% in 2009, in order to meet the stringent technical standards of European countries, the cost of raw materials used in shoe making has increased by 15-20%, which has seriously damaged the competitiveness of the ink shoe industry.

In order to achieve the goal of exporting 70 million pairs of shoes by 2020, the Mexican footwear industry hopes that the government can implement the stimulus plan for related industries and conduct a profound review of the tariff adjustment plan, because many other countries have implemented non-tariff barriers to protect their own footwear industry. For example, Brazil has imposed a tariff of $18.15 on shoes that exceed the import quota, Argentina also imposes tariffs of $15.3. In addition, the Mexican footwear industry also requested the government to reconsider the exemption of the current anti-dumping duties on Chinese footwear products.

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