Review Of China'S Textile And Apparel Trade Protection In 2010

Review of international economy and finance in 2010

High barriers to policy trade protectionism in 2010

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Commerce, in 2010, China's textile and garment industry suffered 40 cases related to anti-dumping, and the quantity was basically the same as that in 2009.

Similar to 2009, anti dumping countries are still mainly concentrated in the United States, the 27 European Union countries, India, Turkey, Argentina and other countries and regions.

Among them, the most involved countries were the United States, up to 11, followed by 7 in India, and 5 in the European Union and Turkey.

The financial crisis has made developing countries and regions take more and more frequent trade protectionism actions against China.

According to WTO statistics, the anti-dumping investigation launched in Argentina has 1/4 against our products.

In recent years, the number of anti-dumping investigations against India has exceeded that of Europe and the United States, accounting for 1/5 of all WTO members in the same period.

In 2010, the United States was the fastest growing country to take anti-dumping measures against China. The number of cases doubled in the same period last year, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the total number of cases in the same period.

Countervailing: the only dual case in 2010

The Obama administration is probably the most protectionist tendencies of recent US presidents.

As soon as he took office, he continued to make various protectionist moves. The US media even called Obama a "protectionist president".

In 2010, the only double case in the textile industry was initiated by the United States.

In July 13, 2010, the US Department of Commerce issued a notice to make a countervailing final ruling on the narrow ribbon woven from China.

Among them, Yao Ming ribbon ornaments Co., Ltd. used legal means to actively respond to the lawsuit, and finally got the "double anti" zero tax final ruling.

Special safeguard measures: cases not launched for China's textile industry

In 2010, countries and regions did not launch special safeguard measures against China's textiles and clothing. Compared with 2009, the number of special safeguard cases in China for textile and clothing in 2009 was significantly reduced compared with that in 2009. In 2009, the main sponsor of India did not continue to investigate special safeguard measures for Chinese textile products.

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Technical barriers to trade become the main body

WTO-TBT: there is a decreasing trend in notification cases.

In 2010, the world's technical barriers to trade bulletin, involving textiles and clothing industry, a total of 30 items, compared with the same period in 2009.

It is noteworthy that in 2010, EU Member States did not issue WTO-TBT notification cases.

Countries and regions launched the most important content is the safety and testing of children's clothing and supplies.

The developed countries attach great importance to the safety of children's clothing and articles, and should attract the attention of the relevant enterprises.

In addition, the latest regulations and standards of textile technology in India, Vietnam and some ASEAN countries deserve the attention of export enterprises.

Canadian Department of health: recall notification increased significantly

In 2010, the Canadian Department of health's recall and notification of textiles and clothing products in China increased significantly.

A total of 23 notifications were issued in 2010, 7 in 2009 and 5 in 2008.

In 2010, the Canadian Department of health's voluntary recall of Chinese textiles and clothing products was mainly implemented.

The most popular products are children's clothing, followed by adult sportswear and some special purpose clothes.

The main reason for children's clothing recall is that attachments may cause mechanical damage to children.

Us CPSC: recall notification growth is very obvious

In 2010, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued 402 recall notifications worldwide, covering 218 reports on products from mainland China.

Among them, the textile and clothing products were reported 37, an increase of 54.17% over the same period, the growth is very obvious.

The proportion of textiles and clothing products in the total recall to China has also increased year by year, in 2008 it was 10.41%, and in 2009 it was 11.27%, which reached 16.97% in 2010.

This can also be seen as an attitude of the Obama administration to Chinese spinning products, which must be highly concerned.

Most of the recalled products were children's clothing or children's products. The reasons for the recall were almost the same as that of the Canadian Department of health.

EU RAPEX recall

In 2010, the European Commission's non food rapid alert system (RAPEX) issued 2008 recall recalls worldwide and 1149 notified China.

Among them, a total of 304 recall notice were issued to China textile products, an increase of 42.72% over the same period last year.

The proportion of China's spinning and clothing products in the recall system of the European Union's RAPEX system has been increasing. In 2008, it was 6.23%, rising to 21.80% in 2009, and rising to 26.46% in 2010.

All along, children's clothing, including some sportswear and costumes, is the main product category recalled by the European Union RAPEX in China.

In 2010, China's children's clothing products were recalled by RAPEX for a total of 239, accounting for 78.62% of the total number of textile products in China.

The main reason for the announcement is that it does not meet the European standard EN14682.

Including the length of drawstring on children's clothing, the easy falling off of clothing accessories, and the violation of REACH regulations.

Actively improving the discourse power of industrial enterprises

According to the data in 2010, the developed countries have used their rule discourse power to raise relevant international trade standards and implement trade protectionism policies.

In addition to policy related trade protection measures, various technical standards, recall notification and other technical trade protection measures have resulted in an increase in the cost of China's textile and clothing exports, a decrease in market share and the impact of international reputation.

In addition, the EU proposes to impose "carbon tariffs" on imported products, and the US advocates green economy, social responsibility, intellectual property rights and so on, all of which imply the motive of strategic trade protection.

It is foreseeable that 2011 will continue to be a year of "bullets" of trade protectionism.

Therefore, we should give full play to the leading role of the government and strengthen the study of western countries' trade protection policies, regulations and technical barriers to trade, and standards, so as to provide information consulting and training for enterprises, and ensure the rapid response to foreign trade protection measures.

We should establish and perfect the product standard system and speed up the pace of China's standards in line with international standards.

Enterprises should enhance product safety awareness and strengthen training of relevant personnel in domestic and international standards.

We should accelerate the pace of technological progress, increase R & D input, ensure product quality from the source and enhance international competitiveness.

At the same time, we must strengthen the rapid reaction mechanism of enterprises, and be good at using international regulations and regulations to protect their legitimate rights and interests.