Technical Barriers To Trade Step By Step, Shoemaking, Etc.

September 4th, new technology in the first half of the year

Children's product safety is highly valued.

In the past ten years since China's entry into the WTO, the international community's requirements for the safety of children's products have been increasing year by year, especially in the first half of this year.

In the first half of the year, the United States, the European Union, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates made mandatory standards and limits on toxic and harmful substances for baby walkers, cots, children's jewelry, clothing, toys and school supplies.

At the same time, the research on bisphenol A (BPA) in developed countries has made further progress. Denmark, France and the 6 states in the United States have banned the use of BPA in baby bottles and sports kettle.

The United States, the European Union and other places are the main destinations for export toys in our city.

From January to July this year, the Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau examined 13 thousand and 200 batches of children's products, including toys, children's cars, children's beds, etc., amounting to US $226 million, accounting for 3.99% and 2.34% of the total exports respectively.

The deepening of technical barriers to trade since the first half of this year is bound to have a great impact on many toy manufacturers in our city.

Safety and energy efficiency are our export products.

In the first half of this year, safety and energy conservation is the core of all the technical trade measures launched by various countries, and safety and energy conservation are also the key to the quality of our export products.

According to the State General Administration of quality inspection received by the Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in the first half of this year, the EU, the United States and Canada issued 820 non conforming notifications for China's export of non food products, an increase of 13.10% over the same period in 2009, of which more than half of children's products accounted for more than half. For small parts and rope pulling, the risk of suffocation and strangulation was high, and the content of toxic and harmful substances such as lead and o-phenyl two formate exceeded the standard. About 20% of the electromechanical products accounted for 20% of the risks. The risk was mainly caused by electric shock, fire and burns.

During this period, 61 of Ningbo's export products were reported unqualified abroad, representing an increase of 51.22% over the same period last year, of which 38 were produced in Ningbo, and the reasons for being unqualified were basically consistent with the situation in the whole country.

In response, the Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau said: "the enterprises in our city should respond to foreign technical barriers to trade, especially in children's products, electrical and electronic products, textile and clothing and food, enhance the technological content of mechanical and electrical products, and enhance their environmental protection and energy efficiency."