EU's Textile And Apparel Should Take "ID Card" &Nbsp;

As an important textile export market in Shaoxing County, the implementation of the origin label law will undoubtedly have an impact on the textile trade between Shaoxing and Europe. Many people in the industry believe that the "origin label" is quite good. Trade barrier It will increase the difficulty of export and the cost of export, but it will also force enterprises to take the road of independent brand.

Recently, the European Parliament voted by hand to pass the second reading of EU textile origin identification agreement. For a while, the issue of "madeinwhere" once again became the focus of textile and garment export enterprises.

"Label" to release.

Once the European Union Member States formally sign the relevant agreement, the EU textile origin identification will become a mandatory legislation to decide the origin of imported textiles and garments. In early March of this year, new regulations were also issued on labels for textile and clothing exported to the United States. Besides requiring the use of English signs, the requirement of origin identification was also restated.

All along, Europe and the United States are Shaoxing textile and garment export important market, accounting for half of Shaoxing textile and clothing exports.

It is in these two important markets that Shaoxing textile and clothing are likely to face the situation of "labeling". The reporter learned from the Keqiao visa point of the Shaoxing Council of trade promotion, that in the past, Shaoxing county enterprises mainly applied Middle East countries to apply for certificates of origin, and the certificate of origin has increased since this year. About 18 thousand copies of certificate of origin were issued this year, which is higher than the same period last year. "European and American markets need to be labelled", which is one of the factors that increase the certificate of origin. The visa point staff said.

Short-term Export cost Will increase

After exporting "American textiles to the origin label", the export of European textiles will also encounter the stipulation of "certificate of origin". Many export business executives said that this will increase the cost and difficulty of textile exports to Europe and the United States.

"Tag of origin" will definitely increase the export cost of some enterprises. Although the cost of certificate of origin is not high, the premise for processing the certificate is to issue relevant product inspection sheets, and the cost of product inspection is relatively high. A self produced and self-produced printing and dyeing enterprise leader in Lanting Pavilion said that some export enterprises did not carry out qualified testing before the products. All these need to be repaired. If concentrated in a short time, the cost of enterprises will increase a lot.

In addition to concerns about raising export costs and extending the time of customs clearance at ports of entry, more heads of enterprises are more worried that export textile and clothing products have been notified abroad or even returned because of lack or non-standard origin labels. The most fundamental reason for these worries is that most export companies believe that the so-called "origin label" is quite a trade barrier.

In the short term, "stickers" can be released to a certain extent. Enterprise export The difficulty of this is undoubtedly a heavy test for the export textile and garment industry of Shaoxing County, which is suffering from recruitment difficulties and multiple prices of raw materials.

Long term forced enterprises to take the road of brand

In addition to worrying about costs, more industry insiders believe that in the long run, this is actually an opportunity for exporters to go from "behind the scenes" to "platform". "Label of origin" has become the "international identity card" of export enterprises, forcing Shaoxing textile and clothing to export its own brand from the processing of "dressing for others".

Enterprises such as Bao textile printing, Shu Mei knitting and other enterprises have already made full use of the certificate of origin in the field of cooperation with self operated export and international key customers, and confirmed that in the long run, the use of "origin label" is beneficial. {page_break}

According to Shu Mei knitting operator Zhang Guohua, when exporting to some Middle East countries, it has always used the certificate of origin. The certificate of origin is like an identification of the company. "The certificate of origin that we have always used will also indicate the name of the place of production and manufacturer, which is beneficial for exporting enterprises to build" enterprise brand ". By doing market research, businessmen can clearly understand: what kind of products are good at and what the quality is. Even if we haven't made our own brand in the international market, we can also become famous for "enterprise brand". Zhang Guohua said.

The relevant person in charge of the County Commerce Bureau also said, "the label of origin" is like the "international identity card" of the enterprise. With the increasing demand for "origin visa" in the European and American markets, it is more and more difficult for Shaoxing textile enterprises to simply go on processing. This is bound to force the enterprises to improve their quality. From the positive aspect, the label of origin will help Shaoxing county enterprises further standardize export matters and brand operation and become famous in the international market.