In November, Fujian's furniture fell against the market to become a major obstacle to the rise of red and green barriers

According to customs statistics, from January to November this year, the country’s exports of furniture and its parts (hereinafter referred to as “furniture”) totaled 22.24 billion US dollars, which was 7.9% lower than the same period of last year. In the same period, the export of furniture by Fujian Province was 1.6 billion US dollars. 11%; mainly presents the following features:

First, the monthly export value rose wavy and hit a record high in November. In January, Fujian Province exported 130 million U.S. dollars worth of furniture, an increase of 4.8%, after which the monthly export value rose wavy. After China raised the tax rebate for furniture exports to 15% in June, the monthly export value in July and November was above 150 million U.S. dollars. In November, the export value hit a record high, reaching 190 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 46.8% year-on-year and an increase of 24.4% month-on-month.

Second, exports are mainly trade-related, and processing trade has dropped significantly. From January to November, Fujian Province exported 1.33 billion U.S. dollars of furniture by general trade, up 18.8%, accounting for 83.2% of the total value of furniture exports of the province during the same period; in the same period, processing trade exported 210 million U.S. dollars, down 31%. 13.1%.

Third, foreign-invested enterprises' exports have decreased, and private enterprises' exports have increased significantly. From January to November, foreign-invested enterprises in Fujian Province exported 780 million U.S. dollars worth of furniture, down 11.5%, accounting for 48.8%; private enterprises exported 670 million U.S. dollars, a substantial increase of 60.7%, accounting for 42.1%; state-owned enterprises exported 140 million U.S. dollars, up 6.7%. .

Fourth, the main exports to the United States and the European Union, doubled exports to ASEAN. From January to November, Fujian Province exported 620 million U.S. dollars worth of furniture to the United States, a decrease of 3.5%; exports to the EU totaled 410 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 1.6%; both combined accounted for 64.1% of the total value of furniture exports in Fujian during the same period. During the same period, it exported 110 million U.S. dollars to ASEAN, an increase of 2.7 times.

5. Exports of wooden furniture have increased, and exports of metal furniture have declined. From January to November, Fujian Province exported 650 million U.S. dollars worth of wooden furniture, an increase of 31.2%; and exported metal furniture was 630 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 9.4%.

The main factors driving the growth of furniture exports:

First, the country has successively introduced a series of furniture export encouragement policies. In order to support the export of furniture, the state increased the export tax rebate rate of some furniture products to 11% or 13% on November 1, 2008; on December 1st of the same year, the export tax rebate for all furniture categories was further raised to 13%; Suspended the “reversal” policy of restricted deposits on processing trade restrictions, and from June 1 onwards, increased the export tax rebate rate for some furniture from 13% to 15%.

Second, the recovery of real estate sales in the United States has driven the growth in demand for furniture. The US’s existing home sales in October increased by 10.1% from the previous period, the highest level since February 2007, which was much higher than the 2.3% expected by economists. New home sales also increased significantly, by 6.2% from the previous quarter and 5.1% from the same period of last year. The housing utilization rate increased by 8.9% in November, the largest increase since May of this year; the annual rate of building permits increased by 6%, the highest since November of last year. In addition, US consumer spending data has risen for five consecutive months.

The following conditions are worth noting:

First, changes in the policy of major timber exporting countries will lead to higher production costs. In recent years, Russia has constantly raised timber export tariffs. In July 2007, the timber export tariff was raised from 6.5% to 20%; in April 2008, it was increased from 20% to 25%. At the end of 2008, Russia had announced that in 2009 it would raise the export timber tariff to over 80%, but due to the international financial crisis, this policy was suspended until 2010. In addition, China’s largest importer of tropical timber, Papua New Guinea, will cancel the export of logs in 2010. All logs must be processed locally before being exported. The Gabonese government also decided to ban the export of logs from January 2010.

The second is the continuous emergence of trade protection measures. The EU Timber and Wood Products Regulation and the New Environmental Design Directive Proposal require all manufacturers on the timber production and processing sales chain to submit to the EU the origin of the wood, the country and the forest, the volume and weight of the wood, and the name of the log supplier. Address, etc. Basic information that proves the legality of the source of the wood. The United States "Consumer Product Safety Amendment Act" has significantly increased the safety requirements for children's furniture, including the heavy metal content of paints, and imposed stricter new standards for formaldehyde limits on wood products and furniture. Starting from April 1, next year, the scope of application of the United States "Layers Act" (2008 amendment) will be extended to the furniture industry. The Act requires that all timber products exported to the United States should provide a legal source of timber supply, including the Latin name of the plant species used, the countries harvested, the quantity and market size, and value. This means that in the future, wooden furniture exported to the United States must provide a series of legal documents for the source of timber, otherwise it will not be able to be sold in the United States market.

Suggestions for this: First, guide enterprises to pay attention to the changes in international technical regulations, strengthen the tracking and docking of international markets, ensure product quality, and meet the standards and regulations of importing countries; second, encourage enterprises to actively explore emerging markets and avoid the United States. And the EU's over-reliance on the market; the third is to increase the design and technical innovation of the furniture industry, increase the proportion of high-end products, the implementation of brand strategy, improve the overall level of the furniture industry.