What Will Be The Impact Of EU'S Nickel Standard On China'S Textile And Apparel Exports To Europe?

< p > recently, from the Nanjing entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the EU has adjusted the nickel content standard of < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp > > textile > /a > metal accessories and accessories, and has been officially implemented since March of this year.

What are the specific changes of the new standard? What impact will the adjustment of this standard on our textile and apparel export to Europe? For this reason, the reporter has made an in-depth understanding of the relevant industry organizations and enterprises.

Some textile "a href=" http://www.91se91.com/news/index_f.asp "clothing > /a" import and export enterprises said that at present, the adjustment of nickel content standard has little impact on enterprises, and enterprises can deal with it calmly.

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< p > < strong > the new regulation came into force in March, < /strong > /p >

More than p years ago, people knew about the harmful effects of nickel on skin.

In Europe, nickel is one of the most common causes of allergy. If the skin contacts with some nickel materials for a long time, it will absorb the released nickel ions, leading to allergies.

At present, if the use of nickel containing metals, such as a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_cj.asp" > excipients "/a", for export to Europe, such as spectacles, jewellery, clothing and other daily necessities, buyers generally require testing reports of nickel standard release.

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< p > according to Hou Yufeng, Nanjing textile and light inspection bureau of the entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the European Union promulgated the standard for measuring the release of nickel EN 1811 and EN12472 as early as 1998, and constantly updated and updated the two standards.

In March 2011, the European Union promulgated the latest standard EN 1811:2011, and asked the EU Member States to pform the standard into national standard before September 2011, requiring that the former standard be completely replaced before March 2013.

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< p > EN 1811:2011 requires a nickel release limit of 0.5 micrograms per square centimeter per week for products that are directly exposed to skin.

If the test result is less than 0.28 micrograms per square centimeter / week, the sample is qualified; if the test result is greater than or equal to 0.88 micrograms per square centimeter / week, the sample is not qualified; if the result of sample test is 0.28~0.88 microgram / square centimeter / week, there is no definite conclusion.

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< p > < strong > the new standard is strictly ten times < /strong > < /p >.

< p > reporter from the Jiangsu inspection and Quarantine Bureau industrial product testing center laboratory testing director Dr. Ding Youchao learned that the new EN 1811:2011 and previous standards of the main technical differences are mainly two parts: first, release the solution pH value adjustment solution is different.

According to the standard requirements, the samples should be soaked in a certain pH release solution for 7 days, so the release of the solution will have a great impact on the final detection results.

EN 1811:2008 stipulates that the pH value of the release solution should be adjusted by ammonia solution. The new standard EN 1811:2011 requires sodium hydroxide solution to regulate the pH value of the release solution.

Because metal nickel is more easily precipitated in sodium hydroxide solution, the same sample is soaked in the new and old two standard release solutions, and the amount of nickel released in the new standard release solution is larger.

Two, the calibration of the test results is different.

The old standard requires that the final test result be multiplied by a calibration coefficient of 0.1, and the result after calibration will be judged according to whether the standard value is exceeded.

The new standard does not require multiplying the calibration coefficient. Therefore, the same sample releases nickel under the same conditions. But according to the results of the two standards, the final result of the new standard is equivalent to 10 times that of the old standard.

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< p > and what kind of result will this technology difference bring? Based on the above technical differences, the old standard EN 1811:2008 is used to detect the samples which are not exceeding the standard. According to the new standard EN 1811:2011 test results may exceed the standard.

In the laboratory, the new standard EN 1811:2011 was used to detect the nickel release from the sample.

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< p > < strong > experts recommend adjusting the process < /strong > < /p >.

< p > according to the information provided by the inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the state will have different sampling rates for different types of enterprises according to the regulations. For example, the person in charge of the entry-exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Nantong has a sampling rate of 5% for the first-rate clothing import and export enterprises and 15% for the three grade enterprises.

That is to say, the lower the level of the enterprise, the higher the sampling rate.

Because the EU's laws on market regulation are very strict, the products that do not conform to the standards will be announced in the recall system. If they are faced with the consequences of being returned, discounted or disposed of locally, the enterprises will suffer a whole single economic loss and will have a certain degree of impact on the reputation of our products.

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< p > because more and more consumers are concerned about the safety of clothing quality, Hou Yufeng also said: "the EU's adjustment of the nickel release standard indicates that the European market has put forward higher requirements for the quality of products imported from abroad. If the enterprises fail to meet the requirements of the standard, the products will be recalled and returned."

For this adjustment, he suggested that clothing export enterprises should strengthen the understanding of the limited standards for the release of nickel content in metal accessories and accessories of clothing, and put forward requirements for suppliers of garment accessories and accessories that may contain nickel, strengthen control over the procurement of raw materials and accessories, and actively adjust production processes, appropriately adjust product prices, and produce products that meet relevant standards.

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< p > aiming at the limited adjustment of the nickel content standard, reporters also interviewed several trade companies specializing in exporting garments to EU countries.

Most of the executives interviewed said that the adjustment of the EU's nickel emission standard is not very significant for the export of the manufacturers at present. Although the manufacturers will adjust the production process accordingly, the production cost will rise correspondingly, and the average export price will be very small.

In addition, the EU has a pitional period from the promulgation of the new standard to the formal implementation (September 2011 to March 2013), and it also provides time for enterprises to actively adjust and respond.

Enterprises now face increasingly fierce international competition, and their requirements for their product quality are becoming stricter and stricter. Strict inspection and procurement of products in strict accordance with national standards and relevant international laws and regulations can basically deal with the attack of "nickel" standard.

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