China Toy Exports Face Several Big Problems

China Toy Exports Face Several Big Problems :

(1) comprehensive cost rising and currency fluctuations, toy exports are less competitive. World oil prices remain high in 2013, combined with the recent world economic gradually stabilising picks up on the international oil price formation at the bottom of the support.At the same time, labor costs continue to rise in 2012, the national total of 23 areas has raised the minimum wage standard, since 2008 the national minimum wage by an average of 12.6%, In 2013, since New Year’s day four provinces and cities in henan, shaanxi, zhejiang, Beijing once again raised the minimum wage. Rising labor costs, raw material cost is high and volatile, coupled with the appreciation of the renminbi and other factors, lead to a significant rise toys comprehensive cost, makes the china toy industry profit margins, exports trade less competitive.

(2) countries compete on standard, china toy exports are increasing the threshold. Recent multiple toys new standard intensive effective implementation, the electronic electric toys (E&E) harmful substances (RoHS2 directive 2011/65 / EU, and Japan’s new toy standards (ST) 2012 was put into operation in January 2013. Recent work and the European Union “regulations of wood and wood products, and new environmental protection design instruction” and Hong Kong phthalates in children’s toy box supplies limited regulations. On January 3, 2013, the European commission to the WTO secretariat on the G/TBT/N/EU / 83, mainly involving the new toy directive (2009/48 / EC) annex II of the barium content of set limit to of section III. At the same time, the new standards of various countries to emulate the European toys toys new rule: the United States released a study of a small magnet, strong magnetic device implements the new federal standards for notice of the proposed legislation; Canada will ban used in children under the age of three with products containing three (2 – ethyl chloride) phosphate ester (TCEP) of polyurethane foam (PUF); The united Arab emirates (uae) on the GCC conformity assessment procedures updated draft of the toy; Taiwan intends to soluble heavy metal will be limited in children’s products greatly increased to 19, the new revision of the children’s products and toys standard implemented in 2014, is expected to vary plastic floor puzzle is often check out the new standard of formamide (formamide), raw water toys bacteria content, plasticizer specification will also be increased from current six to eight. In addition, Brazil will toy 35% import duties postponed until December 31, 2014. Toys toy export trade barriers are increasing, which leads to the difficulty of overall exports increased.

(3) the small parts is easy to fall off, our product design and safety consciousness is not strong. In December, Our china toy safety consciousness is not strong result in product design small parts easy to fall, some products do not accord with standard of export market for toys, products have been notification and recall the European and American countries, the quality of the product safety levels remains to be further improved.