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No refunds for Deichmann's Chinese shoes, court opinion says

By Poppy Carnell ( July 20, 2017, 13:13 GMT | Insight) -- Tariffs paid by German shoe importer Deichmann on Chinese and Vietnamese footwear shouldn't be refunded, according to an opinion for the EU's highest court. A move by EU investigators to retroactively impose the duties, which had been annulled by a previous court ruling, was both "logical and necessary," the opinion's author said. The case affects other legal challenges by shoe retailers such as Clarks, Puma, Nike and Timberland.Tariffs paid by German shoe importer Deichmann on Chinese and Vietnamese footwear shouldn't be refunded, according to an opinion for the EU's highest court....

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