Increased safety inspection of children's clothing in EU clothing exports

After experiencing the test of the international financial crisis, Zhongshan City's apparel exports re-emerged in the spring of 2010. According to the statistics released by the Zhongshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, as of the end of November 2010, a total of 62,601 batches of garments and 918 million pieces of garments (cases and sets) were exported during the first 11 months of Zhongshan, with a value of 1.897 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%. 24%, 16.8%,the summer and autumn is the peak period of purchasing apparel, and therefore apparel export industry shows a warming trend.

■ According to statistics from the Zhongshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the largest share of the EU’s exports has reached nearly 700 garment export enterprises in Zhongshan City, of which more than US$50 million are exported each year, 36 are US$10 million and US$10-10 million. About 250 companies, with less than one million U.S. dollars in exports, account for more than half of the total number of companies. SMEs still dominate the market, and the main trade mode is processing trade.

It is understood that the types of clothing exported to Zhongshan City are mainly casual wear, denim, underwear, wedding dresses, and baby clothes. In the post-financial crisis period, professional clusters with certain regional characteristics and industrial comparative advantages were formed centered on the townships of Shaxi, Siu Lam, the Triangle, the people, and Dayong, which re-invited the return of merchants, thus stimulating the entire garment export industry. Quickly warm up.

From the statistics of export value in 2010, the Zhongshan garment export market is still dominated by the five regions of the European Union, the United States, Hong Kong, Australia, and Japan, which account for more than 80% of the city’s export share. In contrast to the past, the rankings of the major export regions of clothing have changed. The EU replaced Hong Kong as Zhongshan’s largest garment export region. The United States ranked second, Hong Kong dropped to third place, and Australia replaced Japan as fourth place.

■Exported children's clothing safety performance inspections In order to strengthen the overall recovery of garment exports, international buyers have also raised higher and higher production requirements for companies, especially in the field of baby clothing, Zhongshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has been starting from 2010, comprehensive Increased the intensity of spot checks.

According to Wang Yuxiang, chief of the Chemical Spinning Section of Zhongshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, infant clothing used to be illegally seized goods and was not covered by the Zhongshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. Until the second half of 2009, Zhongshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau carried out tests on the safety performance of ropes and small parts for exporting baby clothes, and strengthened the inspection of the safety performance of infant ropes and small parts.

Since most of the requirements for the safety performance of children's clothing are newly introduced internationally in recent years, many companies know little or nothing about it and the situation is not optimistic. At present, it is found that after production companies produce products according to the standards provided by the merchants, they still do not meet the national export standards, resulting in returns.

"Enterprises must compare the relevant international standards with the requirements of merchants and conduct production in accordance with the highest standards in order to ensure smooth export," Wang Yuxiang reminded.