Kunshan lamps export contrarian growth in response to the EU LED lighting new regulations

According to the Kunshan inspection and Quarantine Bureau statistics, in July this year, exports of $17 million 470 thousand lamps and lanterns in Kunshan, an increase of 36.81% this year, total exports of $103 million 20 thousand, an increase of 21.09%. It is understood that the Kunshan lighting companies continue to increase the proportion of exports of LED lamps and lanterns, profit is higher than the traditional lamps around 30%, so in the context of the current unfavorable foreign trade environment, still achieved contrarian growth.

In view of the increasing maturity of LED lighting technology, in recent years, the United States, Japan, the European Union and other developed countries have developed relevant standards, the LED product safety, performance, energy efficiency and other aspects of the requirements to be standardized.

It is worth noting that the upcoming September 1st, the EU LED lighting products the latest energy efficiency requirements will be implemented. The EU is the highest demand for imports of LED products. LED products into the EU market, must comply with the safety requirements of the low voltage directive, Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive electromagnetic compatibility requirements, RoHS and WEEE directive environmental requirements and energy efficiency requirements of the ErP directive. In addition, LED products also need to comply with the relevant provisions of the law of conformity assessment procedures, the only way to add CE logo, the smooth entry into the EU market.

According to the ErP directive, the EU stage developed energy efficiency requirements of different lamps, launched in 2009 for the non directional light source (mainly halogen lamp, fluorescent light) after lamp EC244/2009, fluorescent lamp, ballast and so on the EC245/2009, and in December 2012 launched for all LED lighting and directional light source EU1194/2012. This directive will come into force on September 1, 2013, and implemented in 3 phases, then, the implementation of this requirement is the second phase of the September 1, 2014, the third phase is in the year of September 1, 2016.