Us Product Barriers Escalate &Nbsp; Domestic Exporters Are Under Pressure.

Recently, Ningbo The WTO Office of the entry-exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau was informed that two bills were being considered by the United States House of Representatives. Domestic exports Business has a considerable impact.

The first bill proposes the reform of the control law on toxic substances, limiting the potential harmful substances such as chemicals and chemical mixtures, including ensuring chemical safety audits, data submitted by chemicals to EPD, unclassified information submitted to the public, public access to dangerous chemicals, etc. The second bill, the foreign producers' legal accountability act, was passed by the energy and Commerce Committee in July 21st. The bill stipulates that the export of consumer goods to the United States must be entrusted to the registered American agent. The registered agent must be an American permanent resident or a local enterprise, and authorize the agent to receive legal proceedings on behalf of the manufacturer in the civil proceedings of the state level and the federal court, otherwise the product is prohibited from entering the United States. After registration, it means that the products of overseas manufacturers are also included in the jurisdiction of the United States. Once the quality problems arise, they will be held accountable for legal responsibility. Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives has recently proposed the toxic metal protection act to the house of Representatives as the next initiative to limit the content of toxic heavy metals in children's products. The newly proposed toxic metal protection law stipulates the limits of toxic heavy metals on four kinds of products intended for children's use: Antimony is 60ppm, barium is 1000ppm, cadmium is 75ppm, chromium is 60ppm.

Inspection and quarantine experts pointed out that two items bill The proposal on toxic metal protection law for children's products will involve a large number of chemical raw materials industry and the downstream products industry using chemical products. The foreign manufacturers' legal accountability act, except chemicals, is clearly listed in the list of products under the jurisdiction of drugs, medical equipment and cosmetics, biological products, consumer goods, pesticides, automobiles or automobile equipment, and children's products include all articles related to children's clothing, food and shelter. Under the influence of the United States Bill, domestic manufacturers will usher in a more severe trade environment, which will cause greater burden and pressure on some enterprises. In particular, the registration agent will greatly increase the cost of entering the US market, form additional restrictions on terms of trade, and weaken export advantages.

The United States has always been a traditional export power in the Ningbo region. According to the Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in the 1-7 month of this year, the total volume of goods exported to the United States in Ningbo was more than 50 thousand batches, with a value of 1 billion 460 million US dollars, representing an increase of 36% and 43% over the same period last year. Under the influence of the above bill, more than ten kinds of export products such as textiles, coatings, rubber, chemical fiber, household appliances and children's products will be affected to varying degrees.

To this end, the inspection and Quarantine Department reminded the relevant export enterprises to respond positively as soon as possible, and strengthen the collection and understanding of relevant situations. First, we should speed up product structure adjustment, improve environmental protection requirements, formulate strict product review procedures and compulsory testing procedures to improve product quality, safety and competitiveness. Two, we should adopt high and new technology and clean technology to popularize green industrial production, find safer chemical substitute products and enhance product renewal ability in product manufacturing. Three, we should step up contact with us importers, understand the latest progress of the bill, and conduct relevant audit and registration procedures as soon as possible. Finally, if a product quality incident occurs, it is necessary to strengthen the coping ability of product accountability, timely report and avoid negative effects, improve product's ability to resist risks, and prevent products from being extended without permission when they are subjected to legal accountability.

The United States Consumer Safety Council has repeatedly informed me that the total number of toys exported to the United States exceeded the lead level.

This year, the consumer safety committee of the United States has repeatedly informed me that the total number of toys exported to the United States exceeded the total lead level. In February 2, 2010, Chinese toy jewelry sets were recalled because of the total lead content of metal connectors exceeding 300PPM. In February 9, 2010, the Chinese toy "information bear" was put off the shelves due to excessive lead in leather materials. The inspection and quarantine department reminds enterprises to attach great importance to it.

Lead is a heavy metal element that seriously endangers human health. Children are especially sensitive to lead poisoning. When exposed to lead containing toys, lead enters the body through the respiratory tract and digestive tract, and it deposits in the skeleton and spreads throughout the body with blood flow, causing toxic reactions such as diarrhea, anemia, vomiting and so on, and has great influence on children's development, intelligence and growth. The US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which came into effect in August 14, 2008, raised stringent safety requirements for the total lead in toys and children's products. First, the scope of detection was extended to any touches on toys. Second, the total amount of lead in toy materials decreased step by step. From August 14, 2009, the total lead content was adjusted from 600ppm to 300ppm, and then dropped to 100ppm in August 14, 2011. The lead content in surface coating materials such as paint and toys in toys and children's products decreased to 90ppm after August 14, 2009. The bill further enhances the threshold for Chinese toys to enter the US market.

The United States is an important export market for toys and children's products in Ningbo. In 2010 1-4, the 1117 batch of toys exported to Ningbo was exported in the month of 2010, accounting for 21 million 97 thousand US dollars, accounting for 22.8% and 21.2% of the total export volume and amount respectively. In order to prevent the export recall of toys exported to Ningbo, the enterprises suffered economic losses and affected the reputation of toys exported to us. For this reason, the inspection and Quarantine Department reminded the relevant enterprises to strengthen the awareness of laws and regulations and standards, increase the collection, learning and response efforts of the US CPSIA bill, ensure that the export toys and children's products meet the relevant requirements of the latest laws and regulations of the United States. Two, we should improve the self inspection and self control system, strengthen the management of raw materials suppliers, and manage the raw materials containing artificial leathers and other potentially lead-free materials into high-risk raw materials. At the same time, we should effectively check the raw materials and accessories, further improve the quality of toys and children's products, eliminate the occurrence of unqualified products in the lead control and other links, and earnestly safeguard the good reputation of "made in China".