The Origin Of Textiles Exported To Europe

Recently, the European Parliament voted by hand to pass the second reading of EU textile origin identification agreement.

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In May last year, the EU began to consider the "origin label" system, based on the high attention paid by EU consumers to product quality and working environment.

After 4 months, the EU Council adopted a political agreement on the draft textile label, but the agreement did not include provisions requiring producers to indicate origin in textile labels.

To this end, Italy, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe strongly voiced the initiative to accede to the provision.

In February 17th this year, in the second reading of the draft, the European Parliament clearly stated that the label of textile products should be marked with the country of origin. If the product is packaged, it should be marked on the package.

Other commercial documents showing the origin of products can not be used as labels. "

Until recently, the European Parliament voted to adopt the resolution, and after the signing of relevant agreements by European Member States, the rules of origin will eventually come to the ground.

Despite the fact that the export of European textiles has not yet been equipped with the "shackles" of the origin designation, some interest groups within the European Union have already been established.

Ye Ray Lars, a European Parliament official, has indicated that the mandatory provisions of the country of origin can help.

The positive attitude of European businessmen to promote the implementation of the bill seems to indicate that they hope that this regulation will play a double driving role in the production and sale of domestic textile and garment industries in member countries.

Export of European textiles or multiple obstacles

"Labels of origin are small, but they are very important."

It is generally accepted by the industry that the importance of origin labels to textile and garment producers, brands, retailers, consumers and any part of the industrial chain is self-evident.

The EU market is the main export area of textile and clothing in our country. If the EU implements the textile and clothing logo of origin, it will not only increase the production cost of China's textile enterprises, but also increase the difficulty of export to European textiles.

The direct impact of the implementation of the country of origin logo is to occupy the textile quota of EU countries.

For example, some textile enterprises in Vietnam or India have production and processing plants. They have outsourced fabric and clothing back track processing procedures to local factories. In the past, the "Made in India" logo or unlabeled products will be occupied by China's export quota to the EU after being forced to trace the origin.

For textile enterprises directly exporting to the European Union, only the products processed in Europe will no longer be highly exempted from EU countries.

Because of the EU's origin act, there are at least two links in the manufacturing process of spinning, weaving, finishing or sewing of textile products.

Second, the hidden trade barrier set by the European Union is likely to spawn new trade frictions and create obstacles to China's efforts to liberate and normalize trade.

As the difficulty of export increases, the export of European textiles may cause the export products to be notified abroad or even returned to the customs because of the absence or non-standard of origin labels.

In actual market sales, the implementation of the bill will also lead to a partial loss of consumers who focus on the origin of products. Some consumers who focus on "economic nationality" of products are likely to abandon the consumption of other countries' products under the impetus of the EU's advocacy of consumption of domestic products.

Export enterprises should guard against anticipated risks

Although the EU's origin mark will bring a lot of impact on the textile trade in Europe, the textile exporters who are entangled in cotton prices, labor costs and power resources are not concerned about it.

In view of the new EU origin label system, the reporter interviewed several textile and garment import and export enterprises responsible persons, who generally expressed no understanding of the relevant circumstances.

Zhang Junli, manager of Tianjin garments import and Export Co., Ltd. explains: "generally, we are processed according to orders, and foreign businessmen ask to label" Made in China "on the label.

The information on changes in such export GB signs is usually communicated by customers.

Zhang Junli said that at present, European customers have not raised relevant requirements, so the company's label printing on european garments is not much different from before.

In addition to the factors of passive access to information, export enterprises' doubts about policy implementation also lead to the lag of their information.

"The trade policy of the United States and the European Union has changed repeatedly as a barometer, and after some regulations have been issued, the enterprises have not yet been able to implement them, or there are new regulations in the implementation process.

Unless there are formal documents issued by the higher authorities, we usually pay less attention to such information. "

Jiangsu Wujiang textile company sales manager said.

However, whether the proposal will eventually be implemented, EU trade protectionism has been on the rise.

According to the relevant personages, facing the adverse effects of EU origin label legislation, textile enterprises should take precautions against possible market risks and take precautions to remove obstacles to the smooth entry of export goods into the EU market.

Zhang Yu, Jiangsu Nantong entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, reminded relevant enterprises that they should take the initiative to deal with foreign technical regulations, such as country of origin marking, etc., and should communicate and coordinate with customers as soon as possible for products that are not in conformity with the laws of origin. New orders should be clearly identified in the contract and similar problems should be avoided to avoid losses.

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It can be expected that in the future, with the rise of new non-tariff trade barriers such as "origin label", China's exports will face new challenges.

However, as Feng Lei, an expert in the Institute of Finance and Trade Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said, although the "origin label" may increase the difficulty and cost of exporting, it is not necessarily a bad thing for Chinese textile enterprises.

In the face of EU standards' international competition pressure, textile enterprises are required to improve their competitiveness and adjust their product mix.

Only in this way can Chinese textile enterprises become more stable internationally.