Furniture export growth down furniture industry restructuring inevitable

According to customs statistics, from August 1 Ningbo port exports of furniture and parts Total 1.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 46%, by lowering the tax rebate rate, an increase over the same period last year dropped 2.3 percentage points.

With the price advantage the Chinese furniture, continued growth in exports, while also facing the problem can not be ignored: First, trade barriers restricting exports into the main bottleneck. By the end of 2004, the United States lost the Chinese wooden bedroom furniture America to be levied 0.83% ~ 198% from the anti-dumping duties. EU furniture enterprises in 2006 on China's exports of software anti-dumping complaint against furniture, and in June 2007 started "on chemicals registration, evaluation, authorization and restrictions system", furniture manufacturing as a direct application of chemical products related industries will be affected. Secondly, the middle and lower ends of furniture exports Plentiful, trade order was irregular. On the one hand, the current phenomenon of furniture imitation delay our furniture brands process, and restricted the export of value-added products. On the other hand, the rapid growth of market demand, the majority of furniture export enterprises to pay attention to the quality rather than the quantity of growth, resulting in excessive exports middle and lower ends, the lower the average price, the market less competitive.

In addition, the state regulatory policy frequently introduced, the furniture industry is also facing a new test.

To this end, Customs proposed that: First, to intensify the development of high value-added products and the intensity of the products from quantitative expansion to qualitative upgrading; Second, strengthening the furniture industry guidance and standards contain furniture exports disorderly competition, actively dealing with trade frictions, open up new markets, Europe and the United States to avoid market excessive dependence.