EU imports of LED lighting products into effect the cost of rising enterprises

This month, the EU "LED lighting products, the latest energy efficiency regulations" came into effect, all exported to Europe LED lighting products must meet the new energy efficiency standards, and is divided into three stages in the next 3 years to gradually increase the energy efficiency standards of LED lighting products. Yesterday, the Chinese commercial news reporters in an interview that, for the city's LED lighting export enterprises, this new regulation means that the cost of production will rise by about 20%. In this case, a number of Chongqing enterprises intend to fight the domestic market.

Energy efficiency requirements for China's standard 2.2 times

Chinese commercial news reporter learned that, according to the EU LED lighting products, the latest energy efficiency regulations, starting in September 1st this year, there is no energy efficiency label LED lighting products will not be sold in the EU market. And to get the label, must provide relevant technical documents to support the test, while the EU will also be in the market supervision and inspection of law enforcement, the sample was tested to verify.

In addition, the EU will gradually improve the LED energy efficiency standards in three phases: September 1, 2013, September 1, 2014 and September 1, 2016. Among them, in September 1, 2014, the energy efficiency index above 0.2 LED light can enter the EU market. This standard is 2.2 times the implementation of China's current standards.

Nearly a hundred companies have products export

"In accordance with the previous requirements, most of the export enterprises can reach the standard. However, after the new regulations come into effect, many companies need to invest more in order to improve the energy efficiency of products. "Yesterday, Chongqing LED lighting industry alliance and the development of Qin official said in an interview with daily reporter, Chongqing has nearly 200 LED enterprises, involved in the export business accounted for about 50% of the market is mainly concentrated in the European Union, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. The Chinese commercial news reporters learned from the Chongqing customs, last year, the city's lighting, lighting fixtures exports amounted to $1 billion 310 million, an increase of 20.6 times.

The responsible person surnamed Qin told the Daily reporter, most of our LED enterprises are small and medium-sized enterprises, many of which are engaged in OEM processing, the core technology is still in the hands of foreign manufacturers. Large enterprises can rely on technology, resources, capital and other advantages to get orders, small and medium enterprises is relatively difficult. After the new regulations come into effect, LED industry polarization or increasingly obvious.

Part of the enterprise production costs will rise

"It may not be too big for us. "The EU rules, yesterday, the largest domestic lighting enterprises, NVC PR department told the Daily reporter," the company in the UK has built a complete production base and sales team, has also recently signed the French distributor, to fully enter the French market". It is understood that the NVC will accelerate the expansion of overseas markets, develop new markets in India, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa etc..

Chongqing Tianhai Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. overseas sales manager Li Wei told the Daily reporter, with the help of LED chip in medical technology in recent years, the company gradually began to develop the commercial area, LED lamp color temperature adjustable research, 48% concentrated in the EU market.

Li Wei said that the new regulations came into effect, each product specifications are standard and certification checks cost more than 10 thousand yuan in order, which will lead directly to the LED lamp production costs increased more than 20%, because companies need to purchase raw materials in accordance with the new standards better. "If the cost of the transfer to the customer, the loss of price advantage, the recession has already caused the export will be more difficult. Li Wei said.

Zhang Bo, general manager of Chongqing, a large number of lamps, told the daily news reporter, in the export technology threshold is getting higher and higher, the domestic demand for LED is growing, the domestic market is probably one of the ways to deal with short-term. At present, the company intends to reduce export business, the main market in the three northeastern provinces.

Zhang Bo said: now the high cost of exports, profit reduction, you can do a good job in the domestic market, such as strength, and then attack the foreign market. "

Previously, Chongqing city council president Chen Yu said in an interview with reporters in the business, more and more "made in Chongqing" to the international market at the same time, various technical barriers are also rushing. In the short term, this may make some small and medium enterprises face labor pains, but in the long run, can make the industry's technological progress, improve industry standards.