The EU is considering enacting a new labeling law in the first half of 2011. The report stated that in order to ensure that people clearly know the origin of imported goods (such as leather, furniture and shoes) that are sold in Europe, the representative of the European Union passed the law of the country of origin labeling method last week at a voting rate of 525 to 49.
Southern European countries (eg, Italy and Spain) seek to protect the European market from low-cost imported goods, especially Asian goods, and have already tried to promote this legislation earlier. However, some countries (for example, the United Kingdom and Sweden) are opposed to this proposal. They think that this legislation is protectionism and will compete with the competition.
This source-origin labelling method has the same features as the United States Lacey Act, and both imposes strict requirements and strict requirements on the origin and environmental performance of imported products. For Chinese wooden furniture, the issuance of these two bills will have a major impact on the export of wood furniture, solid wood flooring and other products in China. Experts in the industry have suggested that Chinese furniture and flooring companies should conduct forest certification in order to cope with the ever-changing international market and boycott conditions of Chinese furniture.
For domestic companies, the cost of forest certification is high, and it is very difficult to carry out. They may choose to export to domestic sales, or choose a new export market to ease business pressure. However, this is not a long-term solution. How should we deal with the increasingly stringent regulations in the European and American markets? Chinese companies should also start with their own, strengthen the adjustment of their product chains, complete international certifications such as forest certification, and adapt to international needs, and establish a long-term foundation. In the international market.