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- Footwear, leather goods will mostly NOT be duty free from Africa – for nowWith little fanfare, SAFLIA, the DTIC and the unions have managed to persuade the SA Government to keep most footwear and leather goods tariff lines out of the soon-to-be-implemented African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which will see most products traded duty free between African countries.So far.AfCFTA’s aim is to create ...moreLocal production up, imports down, pressure on pricesSafety footwear has so far survived the pandemic relatively unscathed - no life support from government, and apparently no casualties. ...moreS&V Publishers: Looking back, planning ahead
S&V has been a window onto the soul of the leather, footwear and leather goods industries for decades, and like them, has reinvented itself many times This is an anniversary year for S&V. An 85th anniversary. I very much doubt many other industries in South Africa have a trade publication which has published continuously for ...more2021 Forecast - SAFLIA - Footwear manufacturing, imports and exports dropped by over 30 percent in first half of 2020Durban, KZN, SA - Footwear production during the first 2 quarters of 2020 fell by 34.84% by comparison with the same period in 2019, according to the SAFLIA Digest for January to June, released last month.Pairage dropped from 24.4 million pairs to 15.9 million.The value of ex-factory sales dropped by 31.2%, from R2.7 billion to close to R ...moreSAFLIA: What we need is clarityCape Town, W Cape, SA - The rules imposed on most footwear manufacturers wishing to restart manufacturing under the government's 'Level 4' lockdown "will discourage most from re-opening", SAFLIA executive director Jirka Vymetal said last week. "There are a lot of rules and requests that make it difficult," he said. &qu ...moreLimited restart for footwear manufacturing and retail, no word yet on leather goods, more leeway for tanning industryFrom today, the leather and footwear sectors, and their suppliers, may resume limited business, from manufacturing to retail, subject to various safety measures. Subject to clarification, it appears that ANY closed footwear qualifies. So far, no mention has been made of leather goods. In Government ...moreRestarting manufacturing and retail: Details expected this weekCape Town, W Cape, SA – Following the announcement that the manufacture and retail of 'winter clothing' will be allowed from May 1, a Government Gazette spelling out the conditions is expected to be published this week. "We're busy writing a lot of motivations and product lists wh ...moreUIF: Few payments to Leather Bargaining Council employers so farSeveral manufacturers have said they have yet to receive money from the UIF for their employees.Moda Shoes is a family footwear retailer with 3 stores in Pretoria. "It seems that UIF payments have started to filter through to some factories," SAFLIA director Jirka Vymetal said, "but ...moreExport Charter: SAFLIA 'a key supporter'The Southern African Footwear & Leather Industries Association (SAFLIA) was also a signatory to the export charter unveiled at the SA Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) AGM in July. In the report in the last S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine, John Comley was listed as a ...moreSAFLIA AGM to remain in KZNDurban, KZN, SA – The SAFLIA AGM and dinner will be held at Zimbali, north of Durban, on August 6. This is the same venue as last year. "Traditionally, SAFLIA has rotated its AGMs between KZN and the Western Cape," executive director Jirka Vymetal said. "However, since there a ...moreUndervalued safety footwear focus of SARS-industry discussions but less progress on imports flouting country of origin marking rules
Cape Town, SA - Country of origin marking and reference pricing again dominated the second meeting of the SARS Footwear and Leather Task Team on November 7, which included representatives from SA Revenue Services, SAFLIA, NULAW and SACTWU, and the Foschini Group. The DTI was not represented. There was some progress on reference pricing, a ...moreSAFLIA: Import forum ‘going nowhere’The Southern African Footwear & Leather Industries Association (SAFLIA) had already lost confidence in the SARS. Late last year executive director Jirka Vymetal told the CTFL Industry Forum – a body chaired by SARS and intended to discuss illegal/undervalued imports and similar issues – that he would no longer attend its m ...moreDTI to spend R1billion on TCLF industriesPretoria (SA) – The Department of Trade & Industry has allocated R1 billion to the textiles, clothing, leather & footwear (TCLF) sector for incentives in its 2017/18 budget, according to Abisha Tembo, chief director, IDD Textiles, Clothing, Leather & Footwear at the DTI. This is out of total incentives budget of R5.5 bil ...moreEAC proposal for duty-free footwear rebuffedJohannesburg (SA) – SAFLIA has so far successfully lobbied against a proposal by the East African Community (EAC) that footwear trade between it and South Africa through the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) be zero-rated. Following ongoing negotiations at NEDLAC, the standard 30% duty, which applies to all footwear imports, rem ...more© S&V Publications
