The EU's new energy efficiency regulations have led to higher costs, and many companies want to switch to the domestic market.

Since the beginning of this month, the EU's "Energy Efficiency Regulations for LED Lighting Products" has come into effect, requiring all LED lighting products exported to Europe to comply with new energy efficiency standards, and gradually improve the energy efficiency standards of LED lighting products in three phases in the next three years.

   A few days ago, the Commercial Daily reporter learned in an interview that for many LED lighting export enterprises in Chongqing, this new regulation means that the production cost will increase by about 20%. Under such circumstances, many companies intend to switch to the domestic market.

Energy efficiency requirements are 2.2 times of China's standard

According to the reporter of the Business Daily, according to the EU's latest energy efficiency regulations for LED lighting products, LED lighting products without energy efficiency labels will not be available in the EU market starting from September 1 this year. In order to obtain the label, relevant test technical documents must be provided to support it. At the same time, the EU will also take samples for inspection and verification in the market supervision and spot check enforcement.

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

Nearly 100 companies have exported products

“According to the previous requirements, most export enterprises can meet the standards. However, after the new regulations come into effect, many enterprises need to invest more costs to improve the energy efficiency of products.” September 10, Chongqing LED Lighting R&D and Industry Alliance In the interview with the Commercial Daily reporter, the person in charge of the Qinqin said that there are nearly 200 LED companies in Chongqing, accounting for about 50% of the export business. The market is mainly concentrated in the EU, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. The Commercial Daily reporter learned from Chongqing Customs that the annual export volume of lamps and lighting fixtures in Chongqing last year reached 1.31 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 20.6 times.

The person in charge of the above-mentioned Qin surname told the Commercial Daily that most LED enterprises in Chongqing are small and medium-sized enterprises, many of which are engaged in OEM processing, and the core technology is still in the hands of foreign manufacturers. Large enterprises can get orders based on the advantages of technology, resources and capital, and SMEs are relatively difficult. After the new regulations came into effect, the LED industry is polarized or more obvious.

Some enterprises will increase production costs

"The impact on us may not be too great." For the new EU regulations, on September 11, the largest lighting company in China, NVC lighting public relations department told the Commercial Daily reporter, "The company has established a complete production in the UK. The base and sales team recently signed a contract with French distributors to fully enter the French market." It is understood that NVC will accelerate the expansion of overseas markets and expand into emerging markets such as India, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa.

Li Wei, head of overseas sales of Chongqing Tianhai Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., told Business Daily that with the technology of medical LED chips, in recent years, the company has gradually started to develop commercial fields, and developed excellent temperature-adjustable LED street lamps, 48% concentrated in the EU. market.

Li Wei said that after the new regulations come into effect, the certification and spot check fees for each specification product will be above 10,000 yuan to meet the standard, which will directly lead to the production cost of LED lamps increased by more than 20%, because enterprises need to purchase according to the new standards. Good raw materials. "If you transfer the rising cost to the customer and lose the price advantage, it will cause more difficulties for the already depressed export." Li Wei said.

Zhang Bo, general manager of Chongqing Duoduo Lighting Co., Ltd. told the Commercial Daily that in the case of increasingly high export technology thresholds and increasing domestic LED demand, moving to domestic sales may be one of the short-term responses. At present, the company intends to reduce its export business, focusing on the markets of the three northeastern provinces.

Zhang Bo said: "Now the cost of export is high, and the profit is reduced. You can do a good job in the domestic market first, and then attack the foreign market after the strength is mature."

Earlier, Chen Hao, president of the Chongqing Municipal Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said in an interview with the Commercial Daily that as more and more "Chongqing made" went to the international market, various technical barriers faced also faced. In the short term, this may cause some SMEs to face a “painful period”, but in the long run, it can make technological advances in the entire industry and raise industry standards.

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