United States improve forest products entry threshold for China's furniture exports Enterprise trapped

The past month, the National Institute of standards and technology (Shenzhen) co., Ltd. technical barriers to trade, Deputy Director of the Institute Limeng busy in various furniture export enterprise research.

Not what he expected, in the United States the Reis Act amendment formally implemented this month, confusion and fear of the future situation have been plaguing furniture export enterprises.

"Furniture export enterprises, the potential risks. "Yesterday (27 September), limeng in national business news reporter expressed his worries.

1 September, the United States the Reis Act amendment took effect. Where exported to the United States, Particleboard, Fiberboard, plywood, wood pulp and paper and forest products, wood furniture must indicate the type and source of wood, or the United States will deny access to these products.

"A lot of wood furniture industry are suppliers layer changed hands, sometimes even the dealers themselves don't clear wood sources. "Limeng road out of the current most furniture export enterprises.

In addition, the Reis Act also requires the use of plant species in the callout Latin name, number and size, and value. If a violation of the Act on the amendment, Juárez may have to pay a high price. Under the Act, to engage in illegal trading of personal or company will be subject to civil and administrative penalties, forfeitures, criminal punishment or up to 5 years ' imprisonment.

"The race Act amendment is hanging in the furniture export enterprises of a sword, you never know when will fall off, don't drop it, an it suffered heavy losses. "A bit reluctant to anonymous analysts said, although still not obvious, but hidden risk is very high.

In a press interview process, many furniture exporters might therefore be larger losses. "Small business of perhaps even greater", Sino-American furniture (Shenzhen) co., Ltd. is responsible for marketing the editor-in-Chief Pam told national business news reporter, Bill introduced, those without qualifications or qualification of enterprise will suffer greater impact.

Limeng analysis said that, if the enterprise does not comply with the race Act amendments, with luck, ready to face significant fines or even imprisonment; if enterprises comply with the Act, forest products source information gets program complex, and expensive, not strength of SMEs is likely to be eliminated. In addition, mark plant species, size and value of the additional burden is in effect, which in turn affect profitability.

Be wary of is that the United States the Reis Act amendments introduced maybe is just the beginning. In fact, in July this year, the Union has reached an agreement that requires the enterprise to track their timber harvesting at the source, the policy is expected to be implemented in 2013.

Customs published data show that China's furniture exports in the first half of this year, the amount of $ 157.90 billion, an increase of 32.68%. China's furniture exports amount to 11.51 million, an increase of 11.7%. China's furniture exports perhaps the year will amount to us $ 30 billion or more, when the United States and the EU are implementing relevant policies, on China's furniture exports enterprises are affected the immeasurable.