Look At The Importance Of EU Regulations From The Frustration Of The Export Of Two Hundred Thousand Leather Shoes

Authorities in the industry predict that more than 90% of trade between China and Europe will be affected after the implementation of the REACH regulations. The industry generally believes that the high cost registered by the REACH regulations will lead to an increase of about 5% of the cost of products exported to the EU in the future. Since a German company in Germany requested to provide a test report on products containing no high attention substances and restrictive substances, 200 thousand pairs of leather shoes exported by a Nanjing company suffered from a "red light". This is the first light industry enterprise in Nanjing that failed to detect in accordance with EU REACH regulations and thus affected exports. It is understood that the company is a large footwear manufacturer in Nanjing, and signed a deal with a German company a few months ago to export 200 thousand pairs of leather shoes. Subsequently, the company organized workers to work overtime, finished the shipment on schedule, and was ready to export to Germany in early February this year. Where the other party refused to import, the reason was that the leather shoes did not confirm the chemical composition of the raw materials according to the EU REACH regulations, and could not provide test reports to prove that the rubber shoes and leather contained no aromatic substances and six chromium compounds. At present, the leather shoes are still in detention in Nanjing, and Nanjing entry exit inspection and quarantine bureau is conducting relevant tests. From June 1st last year to November 30th, it is the pre registration period for the EU to open REACH regulations to enterprises. Those who need pre registration include mainly Minmetals and chemical production enterprises. According to the regulations, if the enterprise fails to complete the REACH pre registration between June 1, 2008 and December, it will not be able to export products to the EU from January 1, 2009 to December. The industry authorities predict that after the implementation of the REACH regulations, more than 90% of the trade between China and Europe will be affected. According to the introduction, in the future registration of REACH regulations, only administrative costs will need 20 thousand to 30 thousand euros (about 200 thousand to 300 thousand yuan), and the relevant cost of safety data detection is inestimable. The industry generally believes that the high cost registered by the REACH regulations will lead to an increase of about 5% of the cost of products exported to the EU in the future. Pre registration of REACH regulations In 2008 and October 15th, according to the data obtained from the China Inspection and quarantine REACH solution center, according to the official statistics released by the European Chemicals Administration (ECHA), the number of pre registration materials has reached 205710 in the 3 month pre registration period, the total number has exceeded 180 thousand of the estimated ones before ECHA, and the number of pre registration from China has reached more than 500. But the leather shoes industry will be cold in the pre registration of REACH regulations. The main reason is that leather shoes enterprises have vague understanding of the scope of pre registration and registration. According to the introduction, the EU does not charge for pre registration, but agencies need to collect fees, usually in 3000~5000 yuan. It is only when registered that a large amount of money is required. Moreover, pre registration is not as complex as expected. At that time, leather footwear enterprises contacted the agency as soon as possible, reporting a technical file including the registered chemical substances and their inherent attributes. Even the complex materials could complete pre registration in about 2 weeks. Pre registration is only the qualification to export products to the European Union. Enterprises without pre registration will not be able to export to the EU from 2009, and the pre registration enterprises will have a corresponding buffer registration period and continue to export to the European Union. Nanjing's 200 thousand pairs of leather shoes are eaten without registration. Wang Xiaonan: editor in charge