China'S Textiles Break Through Barriers And Continue To Change And Upgrade

In the first nine months, 1027 batches of textile and clothing exported by China were returned from abroad, with a value of US $56.093 million, up 36.2% and 69.5% year on year. The export risks of the textile industry need urgent attention.

　 Children's clothing The "security barrier" for goods such as

The safety of children's clothing has become the focus of attention of major trading countries due to the particularity of its users. According to statistics, in the first nine months of this year, the European Union, the United States and Canada reported a total of 174 cases of unqualified textiles and clothing in China, and 166 cases of children's clothing, accounting for 95.4% of the total number of notifications. Among them, the risk of strangulation and suffocation caused by the presence of ropes in children's clothing and the risk of small parts in clothing accessories became the main problems to be notified. In the first nine months of this year, WTO members issued 45 TBT notifications on textiles and clothing, a year-on-year increase of 28.5%. The safety requirements of developing countries on textiles, including children's clothing, have gradually been in line with those of developed countries, making it more difficult to deal with them.

　 The "green barrier" of ecological textiles is becoming increasingly harsh

International environmental protection Textile Association The 2014 version of ecological and environmental protection textile testing standards and limit values has officially come into force since April 2014. The new standard has stricter requirements on the content of perfluorooctanoic acid, nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylate and other substances. For example, the limit of nonylphenol and octylphenol has been tightened from 50 mg/kg in 2013 to 10 mg/kg. Due to technical level and cost reasons, nonylphenol and other substances are still widely used in China's textile industry. According to statistics, the annual amount of domestic nonylphenol used in washing industry, textile and garment washing, printing and dyeing and other processes is 47000 tons. The use of environment-friendly additives will not only increase costs, but also require a large amount of investment in process and equipment upgrading, which is difficult to popularize in the short term. In addition, the EU's requirements for pentachlorophenol, biological pesticides and other projects extend the management of enterprises to textile raw materials, product storage and transportation and other links, putting great pressure on small and micro enterprises that do not have a mature quality management system.

　　 Continuous escalation of "tariff barriers" against China

In recent years, Brazil, Indonesia, Egypt and other emerging market countries have launched a series of anti-dumping investigations against Chinese textile raw materials such as yarn and staple fiber, and finished products such as clothing, and trade restrictions have been constantly introduced, which has seriously affected the pace of Chinese textile enterprises to explore new markets. Taking Peru, an emerging market country, as an example, China has exported more than 180 million pieces of clothing to Peru every year, but the Peruvian Bureau of Fair Competition and Intellectual Property Protection has started to pay attention to China since December last year shirt The anti-dumping duties of US $0.14/piece and US $1.00/piece for 34 textile and clothing products in 5 categories, accounting for 51% of China's total clothing exports to Peru. According to the conservative forecast of Peru's official data, China's enterprises will pay more than US $25 million in additional tariffs to Peru every year.

　 Implement "Three Stricts" and break through barriers

pursuit spin The environmental protection and safety of clothing and other consumer goods are the inevitable trend of economic development. The increasingly stringent market threshold is not only a challenge to enterprise development, but also an opportunity for enterprise transformation and upgrading. The inspection and quarantine department reminds export enterprises that they can start from three aspects to deal with barriers. First, strictly carry out the study of product safety standards. The design department and production department shall design and produce in accordance with the product safety standards. For children's clothing and other commodities, safety risks caused by pulling ropes and small accessories shall be strictly prevented. Second, strictly control raw and auxiliary materials. Enterprises should speed up the research on the application of environment-friendly raw and auxiliary materials, reduce and eliminate the use of toxic and harmful substances, constantly improve the production process, and improve product quality. Third, pay close attention to emerging market developments. Enterprises should strengthen the diversified development of the international market, and timely adjust product types according to market dynamics to avoid trade risks caused by too single market.