Law may lower shoe prices

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But if federal lawmakers pass what's known as the Affordable Footwear Act, those prices may be even lower.

The act would eliminate tariffs on many types of foreign-made, low-cost shoes -- the bulk of what most people buy -- which often can add several dollars per pair at the register.

The measure is hoofing its way through the U.S. Senate.

"I'm a big lover of shoes," said 17-year-old Myriesha Bell of Melbourne, shopping last week at a local Payless Shoe Source, "so I'm in support of anything that lowers their cost. I probably buy 10 pairs of shoes a year."

Trade associations and their members, such as Payless Shoe Source and Nike Inc., have been lobbying lawmakers to pass bill.

They say certain footwear tariffs can run higher than 60 percent, a cost that's passed on to the consumer.

That means a $15 pair of young girls' canvas shoes might have more than $4 of duty included in the price.

The groups created a website -- EndtheShoeTax.org -- to raise awareness on the issue.

For shoes in particular, the tariffs go back to the 1930s as a way to save U.S. manufacturing jobs.When you think of air max shoes for women, one of the first things to people's mouth is the Nike Shox Navina What has happened over the years, however, is that production of most of the world's footwear shifted to China and other low-labor-cost Asian countries.

The few remaining U.S. footwear manufacturers successfully focus on niche items. Footwear made by New Balance and Chippewa Boots, for example, would not be affected by the law.

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