The European Commission’s decision to exclude raw hides and leather (tariff headings 4101, 4104 and 4107) from Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR) represents a substantive change in environmental traceability requirements for the global footwear, leather goods and tanning value chain.The change ...

The European project RECYCLING SHOE began its activity with ...

As of 1 July 2026, the European Union will temporarily apply a customs charge of € 3 to e-commerce shipments valued below € 150, following a political agreement among its Member States.The fee will vary according to the composition of the parcel: it will be charged once when it includes multiple units ...

The upcoming mandate of the European Council, which will run ...

In early December, the European Council and the Parliament reached ...

COTANCE (The European Leather Industry), together with CEC (European Footwear Confederation) and other entities, urged the ratification of the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.The request was made through a letter to the authorities, highlighting the benefits of this treaty. Commercially, ...

​The Spanish Rosana Perán, president of FICE and vice president ...

The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) held its annual general meeting on November 25th. There, positive projections were generated for 2022, with a reactivation of the sector that emphasizes the manufacture of high-quality footwear. An initiative that, according to the CEC, should be accompanied ...

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At the initiative of APICCAPS, the World Footwear Business Conditions ...