The footwear industry in Mexico celebrated on Wednesday the imposition of compensatory quotas against original products from China, considering that it is a historical step to stop ‘dumping’ practices that for years affected production and damaged more than 22,000 jobs in the sector.
The president of the Chamber of the Footwear Industry of the State of Guanajuato (CICEG), Juan Carlos Cashat Usabiaga, described the resolution as “a transcendental triumph for the Mexican footwear industry”, as it establishes a reference price of $ 22.58 per torque, while imports that enter lower value must pay a compensatory quota equivalent to the difference.
“More than 500 exporters will be subject to these measures, which guarantees more fair competition, equity of conditions and the defense of thousands of Mexican jobs and families,” he said.
This Wednesday the Ministry of Economy published a decree by which compensatory quotas of between 0.54 and 22.5 dollars to imported shoes from China are imposed, after an investigation that began in 2024, which included tests and technical studies that demonstrated the affectation to the sector.
The sectoral leader emphasized that the evidence has shown similarities between Chinese and Mexican footwear, as well as a drop in production, reduction of internal sales, loss of market share and deterioration in the operating margins.
Jobs at risk and recovery
According to data from the Ministry of Economy (SE), between 2018 and 2025 more than 22,000 jobs were lost in the footwear industry due to unfair competition.
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“These 22,000 jobs can recover them, because it is also an industry where we have capacities, investment, we design, we have technology (…) Mexico has to recover these industries,” said the Undersecretary of Industry and Commerce of the SE, Vidal Llerenas.
Alejandro Malagón Barragán, president of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin), said that this achievement is the result of the joint work between entrepreneurs and government.
“The industrialists are always prepared to compete, but to compete in a even floor,” he said.
León, epicenter of footwear, also celebrates
In the city of León, Guanajuato, the decision was received as a support for the main producing city of the country.
The secretary for the economic reactivation of the municipality of León, María Fernanda Rodríguez, stressed that the measure protects more than 100,000 local jobs.
“Defending footwear is defending the employment, economy and future of our city,” he said.
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The mayor of the main footwear producing city, Alejandra Gutiérrez, insisted that the resolution will allow local entrepreneurs “to continue growing and selling nationally and internationally with a couple competition among all.”
Also, authorities and the sector underlined that the challenge will now be to accompany the fees with greater customs surveillance and promote campaigns to encourage the consumption of footwear made in Mexico.
“We have to continue working together with legality, innovation and vision of the future so that the footwear industry continues to be the engine of prosperity of our country. Today we won a battle and win it together,” concluded Cashat Usabiaga.
With EFE information.
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