Source: Yiwu sourcing agent Author: Helan Date: 2009-03-03
With the worsening of world financial crisis ,the tendency of global trade protectionism is on the increase . This new trade protectionism is now spread ing from developed countries to developing ones . So China's exportation is facing more and more trade barriers , to which foreign trade enterprises in Yiwu should not turn a blind eye.
Last December , the US found f a u l t with China's products for three times . Moreover ," Made i n China " encountered barriers not only in developed countries , but also in more and more developing countries. The restrictions from India and Brazil have great impact on some products made in Yiwu. On the 23rd of January, India declared a six-month ban of toys imports from China.
Chenghai toy enterprises mainly exporting products to India have already been influenced a lot . Recently , Yiwu has exported more and more toys to India . There are many Indian purchasers in Yiwu and India is a very important market for Yiwu enterprises . " The ban will exert great effect on Yiwu's toys export industry ",said Lou Qijin , vice-director of Yiwu
Toys Industry Association . Along with the tendency of trade protectionism , technology trade barriers have gradually become
the main approaches of trade protectionism . Statistically, in recent years 60% of export enterprises have undertaken foreign technology trade barriers in China. Nowadays, the major means to restrict China's export is standards of the developed countries . Standards are the leading cards for global trade protect ionism, which China's enterprises should not ignore .
Of late , information on standards of foreign commodities aroused the attention from traders in Yiwu. Yiwu Municipal People 's Government has been promoting the construction of standard information . Once dealers login on the information service plat form(yiwu.zjtbt.gov.cn) , or use Electronic Touch Screen or LED screen in the International Trade Mart , you will get the latest pre-cautions on international trade barriers as well as their corresponding counter-measures .
According to the person in charge of Market Department of Yiwu Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision , trade frictions often emerge due to varied standards . After the opening of standard information service platform , dealers will comprehensively know the specific standards in importing countries , thus innovate the technology and improve the quality so as to reduce the risks and avoid trade barriers .
China Commodity City Standards Service Platform has collected over 500 ,000 pieces of information from around the world, including safety instructions , technological regulations of different countries . This platform has offered professional services for commodities in ornaments , toys,glasses, electrical appliances , electrical tools , cosmetics ,food ,and packing containers . It also provides special services for technological standards ,regulations ,market accesses as well as customs declaration and failure of exports . Users who have registered on the platform can download the text information
of domestic standards , claim foreign text information and inquire references on standard .
China Commodity City Standards Service Platform is set up by joint efforts of Zhejiang In stitute of Standardization ,Yiwu Bureau o f Quality and Technical Supervision and Shangcheng Group.
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