Dominica, A New Source Of Footwear Brand Sourcing In The US

Jos Ram Ram n Peralta, Minister of leather and footwear, the government of the Republic of Dominica, recently announced that the footwear industry and leather industry will grow significantly in the year to come.

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Peralta disclosed that last year the Republic of Dominica exported more than 10 million pairs of shoes to the United States, an increase of 10.5% over the same period last year. The Republic of Dominica footwear manufacturers currently employ more than 17 thousand people in the special free port area of the country.

At present, the Republic of Dominica has more than 50 free trade industrial parks, more than 500 manufacturing companies operate in the industrial park, produce finished products through imported raw materials and can be exported tax-free (usually exported to the United States market, shipping for about 3 days).

Considering the advantages of convenience, delivery time and cost, many well-known shoe brands and footwear manufacturers have begun to set up factories in Dominica.

Through the Central American Free Trade Agreement, Dominica's shoe exports to the United States do not need to pay customs duties.

In 2013, the total output of Dominica Republic shoes was

The export revenue is US $425 million.

It is reported that there are a number of American shoe brands and shoe manufacturers in Taiwan of China in Dominica.

Extended reading:

Republic of Dominica

(English: The Dominican Republic; Spanish: La Rep blicainicana blicainicana).

The name of the country is "Sunday, rest day".

The old saying that Columbo arrived here on a Sunday in the late fifteenth Century, was named Santo Domingo, capital of Dominica.

Dominica is located in the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, West to Haiti, South Caribbean, north to the Atlantic, and East Mona strait with Puerto Rico, covering a total area of 48442 square kilometers.

Dominica internal medicine diera mountain range is divided into three parts: Central, northern and Eastern.

The central Duarte peak is 3175 meters above sea level, the highest peak in the West Indies.

The central and northern part is the valley of the svalo, and there are large arid deserts in the West.

In the southwest, Lake Enrico is the first largest lake. It is the lowest point in Latin America. The lake is more than 40 meters below sea level.

North and East belong to tropical rain forest climate, southwest part of the tropical grassland climate.

In 1844, Dominica officially declared independence from the governance of Haiti.

In 1865, the Spanish invasion was defeated.

Dominica did not establish diplomatic relations with China, but maintained its so-called "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan.

Geographical environment

Location context

Dominica is located in the island of Hispaniola, which accounts for 64% of the total area of the island, with a total area of about 48734 square kilometers.

The West borders on Haiti, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Atlantic to the north.

The coastline is 1350 kilometers long.

Topography and geomorphology

Islands and Sandbanks

There are several small islands and sandbanks in the open sea of Dominica. The two largest islands are Southeast.

The island of SW and the Beth island in the southwest.

The 100 kilometers away from the north and 200 kilometers away from the sea, there are three quite large sandbars, which are mainly extended from the northern Bahamian archipelago. They are called Christmas bars, silversand bars and Mouchoir sandbanks.

The former two are Dominica's sovereign rights.