"Import Cotton Inspection And Supervision Measures" Formally Promulgated In June.

With the increase of cotton imports in recent years, the quality of imported cotton is not up to standard, and the quality of imported cotton has been significantly reduced.

In response to this problem, the AQSIQ drafted and promulgated the "import cotton inspection supervision and management measures (public draft)", standardized and strengthened supervision and management of imported cotton inspection, and made relevant feedback feedback. It is reported that the AQSIQ is currently conducting a summary of the opinions and coordinating the contents of the draft. The "import cotton inspection and supervision measures" will be formally promulgated in June this year.

　　 Imported cotton quality Frequent problems

Cotton prices have dropped sharply since 2011. In March 2nd, the international cotton index (M) representing the average price of the main port of China imported cotton was calculated on the basis of 1% tariffs. The import cost of the folded renminbi was 16275 yuan / ton, which was lower than the domestic market of 3374 yuan / ton, and calculated by sliding duty, was lower than the domestic market 2871 yuan / ton. Compared with India, Pakistan and other countries three level cotton price 10300~12500 yuan / ton, it is formed a huge price gap of 8000 yuan / ton.

Cheap imported cotton has attracted many textile enterprises. Despite the impact of the Spring Festival holiday, China's cotton imports dropped in January 2012, but according to the General Administration of customs statistics, in September 2011 ~2012 January, China imported 2 million tons of cotton, an increase of 724 thousand tons compared with the same period last year, an increase of 56.7%.

Although a large number of imported cotton has eased the needs of enterprises to some extent, some foreign cotton traders have imported large quantities of cotton from China, and some enterprises are not familiar with the rules of international trade rules. They are adulterated, adulterated, and even add unreasonable clauses in claims. The quality of imported cotton is not up to standard, and the quality of the imported cotton is increased. The coincidence rate of weight and quality is obviously reduced.

Cotton imports from Zhanjiang port ranked the top three in Guangdong province. Since 2011, the Zhanjiang inspection and Quarantine Bureau has not only found rats in foreign cotton, but also detected many kinds of pests such as saw Valley pirates, red grain beetles and beetles. Recently, the Zhanjiang inspection and quarantine department also found a large number of foreign fibers including polypropylene, silk, rags, hemp and wool chips from a batch of imported cotton and contained harmful materials such as straw rods. The average foreign fiber content of the batch was 36.90 g / ton, and the impurity content of cotton was 8%.

The main reason for the decline in the quality of imported cotton, Zhangjiagang inspection and Quarantine Bureau cotton inspection expert Gu Xiaobin, the first is that the contract performance of foreign cotton suppliers has declined. An important reason for this is the credibility of imported cotton suppliers. Some foreign cotton suppliers who are not very reputable have had less delivery or cross over delivery and even adulteration.

Second, cotton contract index is too high, resulting in the spot quality can not meet the requirements. With the development of cotton international trade, the scope of importing cotton trade is also expanding. Because of the different cotton varieties, picking methods, processing and preservation methods, the quality of imported cotton is also different. Some imported cotton grades have a large degree of degradation, a high proportion of downgrading, fiber fineness is coarse or thin, and the problem of low strength is still quite prominent. When importing cotton from other countries, some domestic cotton enterprises do not understand the quality and characteristics of cotton in the country. They have to request cotton grades and specifications to be executed according to the grade of the US cotton standard in the contract. The quality of the cotton in the country is not up to the requirements of the contract, causing some cotton indicators to be unqualified.

According to a large scale cotton The relevant person in charge of import and export enterprises: at present, the cotton products in Australia and the United States are good in packaging and quality. In India, Pakistan, Mexico and other countries, cotton is not well packaged, and there are many impurities. Regarding the problem of the decline in quality of imported cotton, the official said he hoped to tighten up the inspection and Quarantine of imported cotton and ensure the quality of imported cotton.

Draft clear credit level

In order to strengthen the inspection and supervision of imported cotton, improve the quality of imported cotton and maintain normal trade order, AQSIQ drafted the inspection and supervision of imported cotton (public draft) at the end of last year. According to the quality credit, the issued draft is divided into three levels, namely, A, B and C, among which the A-level is the overseas supplier which is registered by AQSIQ. According to the quality credit level of the overseas suppliers, the inspection and quarantine institutions shall conduct inspection according to the following ways: inspection of the imported goods declared by a consignee at the level a overseas supplier, and the inspection of the destination of the B grade overseas supplier shall be carried out at the time of the consignee's inspection. The destination inspection and quarantine institution shall enforce the additional inspection on the basis of the normal sampling quantity. For the C grade overseas supplier, the inspection and quarantine agency shall impose a strict inspection on the average quantity of sampling on the basis of the normal sampling amount at the port of entry.

According to the amendment, when inspecting imported cotton, the inspection and quarantine organ will check the batch, specification and marking of imported cotton to confirm the conformity of the cargo certificate; check whether the packing is in conformity with the relevant requirements of the contract, whether the package is damaged or not, check whether there is any damage to the goods, foreign fibers, adulteration, adulteration and so on. For containers loading, check whether container seals are intact. If the situation does not meet the relevant requirements, the inspection and quarantine institution will inform the consignee of the relevant inspection results. Without the permission of the inspection and quarantine organ, the consignee shall not sell or use imported cotton.

"The AQSIQ issued draft opinion that the state should further strengthen the inspection and Quarantine of imported cotton, and import cotton inspection work with more standardized standards." The content of the draft was positively evaluated by the insiders, and more constructive suggestions were put forward. For example, we hope to increase the inspection strength and efficiency of the quality inspection system for imported cotton, and increase the intensity of the third party inspection. We will draw up a new cotton inspection system, and inspect different cotton importing countries according to different standards. {page_break}

Import enterprises should attach importance to quality acceptance

In response to this draft, experts suggested that cotton importers should also strengthen the quality inspection, preferably in the exporting country for pre inspection, and submit the inspection to the inspection and quarantine authorities immediately after arrival.

First of all, cotton importers should carefully select trade partners and fully inspect the quality of foreign cotton.

In March 15, 2009, AQSIQ The registration management and quality credit rating management system for imported cotton suppliers in mainland China will be formally implemented. Domestic enterprises can choose reputable cotton traders as trading partners according to the credit situation of the overseas cotton suppliers enterprises issued by the AQSIQ, reducing the cotton quality risk caused by the credit problems of traders. When importing cotton, enterprises should know more about the characteristics and quality of cotton, and import suitable cotton according to their own needs and purposes. Before shipment, the cotton importing enterprises shall entrust the statutory overseas inspection bodies of our country to carry out pre shipment inspection and apply for supervision of shipment when conditions permit. Imported cotton belongs to the legal inspection goods in our country. The arrival of cotton should be applied for inspection in time, so that the inspection and quarantine department can timely verify the claims for foreign claims.

Second, we should refine the terms and conditions of import cotton quality and weight, and clarify the relationship between powers and responsibilities.

In the import cotton trade contract, it is necessary to clearly define the cotton purchase clause, and use the CCIQ certificate as the basis for the settlement of the two sides. For example, the calculation method of imported cotton weight has net settlement, public reversion settlement and restricted reversion settlement. In view of the high cotton regain rate in India, when importing India cotton, it can increase the restriction terms of moisture regain, and reduce the loss caused by the high moisture regain of cotton. In addition, the contract should clearly state that the final result of the inspection by the Chinese statutory inspection institution is the basis for settlement, so as to avoid extending the contract claim period as far as possible.

When the quality problems of cotton imported by enterprises occur, enterprises should provide foreign codes to facilitate checking when reporting for inspection. After the quality and weight problems arise, they will actively feedback information to the inspection and quarantine departments and minimize the losses.