Bags / Shoes & Accessories

According to the Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report, Asaad Al Qawasmi, the representative of Jordan's clothing, footwear, fabric and jewelry industry, called on the government to reduce the current 16% sales tax to 8%. At the press conference held on Sunday, Assad said that tariffs and sales taxes accounted for 38% of the cost of clothing and 37% of the cost of footwear. At present, the sales promotion and discount of clothing and footwear cannot stimulate the sales of footwear products, Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation reported.

Assad pointed out that 2022 is one of the most severe summers in the past five years, because tourism and foreign tourists have not promoted the sales of their own shoes and clothing market. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Assad said that by the middle of September, the total amount of clothing and shoes imported by merchants was 200 million dinars, compared with 156 million dinars in the same period last year, an increase of 27%. The increase in imports does not represent an increase in the purchasing power of consumers, but reflects the signs and aspirations of the market to recover again, Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation reported.